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Tiger Woods, Michelle Wie, and other golfers have helped reduce the role of race and gender in golf. It was only in 1961 that the race barrier was broken when Charlie Sifford played in a pro tournament, and 1975 when Lee Elder became the first African American to play in The Masters. Increased television coverage of golf since the 1980s has helped spread the sport's popularity to a larger audience. Whereas Arnold Palmer may have been seen once a week in the 1950s, now there is constant golf coverage across channels like ESPN. Every professional golf tournament today for men, women and seniors is televised. Digital technology has further contributed to golf's urbanization more than any other change.
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