Pete Brown (golfer)

Pete Brown (February 2, 1935 – May 1, 2015) was an American professional golfer. He was best known as the first African American to win a PGA Tour event. Brown was born in Port Gibson, Mississippi and grew up in Jackson, Mississippi.

Brown died in Augusta, Georgia on May 1, 2015 at the age of 80 from heart failure and a stroke.

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