▁the ▁P GA ▁tour , ▁he ▁received ▁different ▁comments ▁related ▁to ▁black ▁s tere ot ypes ▁that ▁the ▁other ▁golf ers ▁on ▁the ▁tour ▁did ▁not . ▁ ▁African ▁American ▁participation ▁in ▁golf ▁has ▁been ▁increasing . ▁In ▁a ▁journal ▁titled ▁African ▁American ▁Culture ▁and ▁Phys ical ▁Sk ill ▁Development ▁Program s : ▁The ▁Effect ▁on ▁G olf ▁after ▁T iger ▁Wood s , ▁it ▁says ▁“ Smith ▁( 1 9 9 7 ) ▁reported ▁data ▁from ▁a ▁National ▁G olf ▁Foundation ▁( ND F ) ▁study ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁indicating ▁there ▁are ▁ 6 7 6 , 0 0 0 ▁African - American ▁golf ers ▁( 2 . 7 % ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 4 . 7 ▁million ▁golf ers ). " ▁ ▁As ▁African - American ▁participation ▁increased , ▁Asian ▁participation ▁in ▁professional ▁golf ▁has ▁also ▁increased . ▁According ▁to ▁an ▁article ▁by ▁G olf week ▁titled ▁Record ▁Number ▁of ▁Asian ▁G olf ers ▁Comp ete ▁for ▁Masters ▁Gl ory , ▁there ▁were ▁ 1 0 ▁golf ers ▁which ▁was ▁a ▁tournament ▁record . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁article ▁Where ▁are ▁all ▁the ▁black ▁golf ers ? ▁Near ly ▁two ▁dec ades ▁after ▁T iger ▁Wood s ’ ▁arrival , ▁golf ▁still ▁strugg les ▁to ▁attract ▁minor ities , ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁there ▁were ▁ 2 5 . 7 ▁million ▁golf ers ▁which ▁are ▁composed ▁of ▁ 2 0 . 3 ▁million ▁whites , ▁ 3 . 1 ▁million ▁His pan ics , ▁ 1 .