Today Lee Elder was part of the ceremonial tee shots to start the Masters. He didn’t actually hit the shot. He had oxygen tubes up his nose and wasn’t actually able to do it but he was roundly applauded as he deserved. Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player were the other honorary starters and did actually hit a tee shot but make no mistake this was Lee’s day and he earned it.

Lee Elder was the first black to play in the Masters and he earned his way in. There were a couple of black golfers prior to him who should have been invited, most notably Charlie Sifford, but racism kept them out. Elder who was always a gentleman and had to put up with racial bigotry throughout his career, refused to accept a special invitation and insisted that he would only play if he earned his way in, and he did.

Now I have no doubt that the msm and idiots on left will try to claim that this was some bogus attempt by Augusta National to cover for the controversy surrounding the new Georgia voting laws, but unfortunately for them, the Masters announced last November after the last Masters that Mr. Elder would be honored this year. He deserves it and I always enjoyed watching him play.