Lee Elder was an American professional golfer, famously, the first African-American to play in the Masters Tournament, where he missed the cut. Lee Elder was invited to the tournament after winning the 1974 Monsanto Open.
Lee Elder was born in Dallas, Texas, to Charles and Almeta Elder. He was one among ten children. He did not grow up to spend more time with his parents as his father was killed in Germany during World War II. Lee Elder’s mother died three months later, he was nine years by then.
Lee Elder was born on July 14, 1934, Dallas, Texas and he died on November 28, 2021, in Escondido, California. Lee Elder was aged 87 before his death.
How did Lee Elder lose his eye?
Lee Elder in 1965, experienced a double vision in his left eye after he had come out of the shower in his hotel room in Newport Beach.
Lee Elder first thought perhaps a speck of dirt in the eye but it turned out that it was common among a diabetic.