Bill Wright (golfer)

William A. Wright (April 4, 1936 – February 19, 2021) was an American golfer.

[1][2][3] Wright was born in Kansas City, Missouri and later lived in Portland, Oregon, Seattle, Washington, and View Park in Los Angeles, California .

[1] He played college golf at Western Washington College of Education, winning the 1960 NAIA Men's Golf Championship individual title.

[1][3] Wright turned professional in the early 1960s[3] and played a few PGA Tour events.

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Bill Wright in the early 1960s with wife Ceta, mother Madeline, and father Bob Wright
Trailblazing Black Professional Golfers
Bill Wright, first African American to win a USGA golf championship, photographed with Tiger Woods