Chris Simkins approached a wall outside of Greensboro’s First Tee building, beaming as he stretched out his arm and touched his late father’s hand. At least, metaphorically speaking.

The two talented young Black golfers have heard about the struggles for inclusion waged by golfers like Pete Brown, Ted Rhodes and Charlie Sifford at a time when the PGA of America had a ...

Awarded annually since 2009, the Sifford exemption represents the advancement of diversity in the game of golf.

List is set to make his PGA Tour debut at the tournament hosted by Tiger Woods, who was List’s golf hero when he was growing up as a kid in Ghana.

“Pretty shocking for the most part,” he said. List, this year’s recipient of the Charlie Sifford Memorial Exemption, awarded annually since 2009 to advance diversity in golf, has an unusual ...

That means if Matsuyama misses the cut and Charlie Sifford Memorial Exemption Danny List of Australia wins (he has yet to earn a dollar on the PGA Tour), List is the new No. 1.