Seven years of a better life, a life with a roof over his head, haven’t dulled the memory for Willie Mack III. “It was real life,” said Mack, 32, who will make his second PGA Tour start at the Genesis Invitational, which begins Thursday. “It was a learning experience,” said Mack, the 2019 APGA Player of the Year who shot 74-75 at Torrey Pines, missing the cut by six strokes. In 2017, the exemption was named in honor of the late Charlie Sifford, the first Black player to compete on the tour. “I’m working from home, so I probably won’t get much work done,” the elder Mack said.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 18, 2021 00:38 UTC