Tee'd Off: The Most Racist Moments in Golf History
By Jose Martinez | Jun 15, 2011 | 12:38 pm | Permalink
Over the last two decades, few sports have changed their racial makeup as drastically as golf. From Tiger Woods' dominance in the 2000s, to the emerging star power of names like K.J. Choi, Vijay Singh, and Jhonattan Vegas—the game done changed.
But while we would love to say that discrimination no longer exists, this would be far from the truth. From golfers being banned from tournament participation to snide bigoted remarks made by players and analysts, golf has some deep-rooted racism that continues to rear its ugly head on occasion. With the 2011 US Open kicking off tomorrow, we take a look at the progress made and the struggles that still exist today in The Most Racist Moments in Golf History...
Kevin June 15th, 2011 at 01:48 PM
I remember in the 'Mo Money, Mo Problems' video when the made fun of that dude and called him Fuzzy Badfeet. LOL
Skip Rip August 27th, 2011 at 09:31 PM
It seems bad but actually it's an asian symbol that means good luck when bent to the left. When bent to the right, that's the symbols the Nazi's used which also had a negative reference, as an upside down cross would symbolize the opposite of God.