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Lee Elder Is An Honorary Starter At 2021 Masters The golf legend was a part of the Honorary Starters Ceremony, along with Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player on the first tee. Published 11 hours ago Written by Paul Meara On Thursday (April 8), Lee Elder was honored by Augusta National chairman Fred Ridley among a cadre of patrons like Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player on the first tee at the Honorary Starters Ceremony at The Masters. Elder, the first Black man to play in the major golf tournament back in 1975, was designated as an honorary starter but didn't participate in swinging a golf ...

April 8, 2021, 2:47 pm Lee Elder joined Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus as an honorary starter ahead of the 85th Masters (Charlie Riedel/AP) Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Lee Elder, who was the first black player to compete in the Masters, said his heart was “soft because of wonderful things” after joining Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player as an honorary starter at Augusta National. Elder made his Masters debut in 1...