- American ▁players , ▁and ▁they ▁were ▁often ▁denied ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁golf . ▁However , ▁many ▁found ▁a ▁way ▁to ▁play ▁the ▁game ▁anyway . ▁According ▁to ▁an ▁article ▁by ▁the ▁African - American ▁Reg istry ▁titled ▁African - Amer icans ▁and ▁G olf , ▁a ▁Br ief ▁History , ▁“ the ▁Professional ▁G olf ▁Association ▁of ▁America ▁( P GA ) ▁fought ▁hard ▁and ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁successfully ▁maintained ▁its ▁all - white ▁status . ▁Black ▁golf ers ▁( then ) ▁created ▁their ▁own ▁organization ▁of ▁tour ing ▁profession als .” ▁ ▁T iger ▁Wood s ▁has ▁had ▁a ▁major ▁impact ▁on ▁the ▁game ▁of ▁golf , ▁especially ▁among ▁minor ities . ▁The ▁article , ▁African - Amer icans ▁and ▁G olf , ▁a ▁Br ief ▁History , ▁states ▁“ With ▁the ▁as cent ▁of ▁T iger ▁Wood s ▁and ▁his ▁golf ▁game ▁comes ▁an ▁increased ▁interest ▁and ▁participation ▁from ▁young ▁minor ities ▁in ▁the ▁game . ▁He ▁himself ▁en vis ions ▁this ▁impact ing ▁in ▁the ▁next ▁ten ▁years ▁as ▁they ▁come ▁of ▁age ▁and ▁develop ▁phys ically ▁as ▁well ." ▁Wood s ▁hopes ▁minor ity ▁participation ▁will ▁continue ▁to ▁increase ▁in ▁the ▁future . ▁ ▁The ▁research ▁surrounding ▁descri ptions ▁employed ▁about ▁White ▁and ▁Black ▁athlet es ▁in ▁the ▁media ▁and ▁how ▁the ▁s tere ot ypes ▁of ▁Black ▁athlet es ▁has ▁affected ▁T iger ▁Wood s ▁in ▁a ▁majority ▁white ▁sport , ▁because ▁T iger ▁Wood s ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁Black ▁gol fer ▁on