A year after he earned his PGA Tour card in 1963, Brown entered the Waco Turner Open Invitational, a tournament whose founder was one of the most colorful character associated with pro golf.

Pete Brown, the first black golfer to win a PGA Tour event, died Friday morning at Doctors Hospital, family friend Ramona Harriet said. He was 80. Brown, who moved to Evans in 2011, won the Waco ...

In 1964, Pete Brown became the first African-American winner of a PGA Tour event. Like Charlie Sifford, he was a pathfinder for players who came after him.