[upbeat music] - [Narrator] Charlie Sifford broke down barriers by breaking par.

But getting to play with the best was not easy.

Born in 1922 in Charlotte, Sifford is called the Jackie Robinson of golf.

Jackie even offered Charlie words of encouragement.

Charlie started as a caddy at age 10 and played when no one was watching.

By the time he was 13, he broke par.

And at 17, he moved to Philadelphia, where he could play at the Cobbs Creek Golf Course.

In 1948, Sifford became a professional.

And just four years later, he won the National Negro Open, winning the title for five consecutive years.

While working as the personal golf coach to Billy Eckstein, Sifford entered a French Canadian tournament, where he met Arnold Palmer.

They became lifelong friends.

In 1959, Charlie's golfing pal, Stanley Mosk, Attorney General for California, pushed the PGA to drop their Caucasian only clause.

Two years later, Charlie became the first African American to get his PGA Tour card.

He endured heckler's, racial slurs, and unfriendly courses.

But in 1967, Charlie won The Hartford Open.

And just two years later, he won the Los Angeles Open.

In 2004, Charlie became the first African American inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame.

And at age 92, [audience applauding] he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Tiger Woods calls Charlie's his grandpa and even named his son after him.

Charlie said, "I wasn't trying to do this for me.

I was trying to do this for the world."

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