A Golfer s Dream Delayed, But Finally Realized At The Game s Highest Level
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Kamaiu Johnson practices ahead of his PGA Tour debut on Thursday at legendary Pebble Beach. Johnson, 27, was discovered by a golf pro at age 13 after he had dropped out of school.
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When Tiger Woods conquered the golf world a couple of decades ago, it spurred a wave of minority participation in a game historically closed to people of color.
That wave still hasn t hit the sport s highest levels.
But some are making inroads, including African American golfer Kamaiu Johnson.
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In January 2020, the AGPA Tour worked with Farmers
® to host its first-ever tournament in conjunction with a PGA TOUR event at the Farmers Insurance Open, an annual PGA TOUR stop at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego, Calif. The 27-hole APGA Tour tournament, dubbed the Farmers Insurance Open Invitational, was held on Torrey Pines North Course during Saturday s third round of the Farmers Insurance Open, played simultaneously on the South Course. It was recently announced that the APGA Tour will return in 2021 to play again on the Saturday of tournament week with 17 players set to tee it up on Torrey Pines North Course this year.