Calvin Peete - Best Black Golfer Before Tiger Woods

Calvin Peete - Best Black Golfer Before Tiger Woods | Golf Stories

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Despite several obstacles in life, Calvin Peete (a.k.a. Mr. Accuracy) broke through and became not only one of the pioneers for black golfers, but also truly one of the top players on tour during his time.
0:00 Intro
0:44 Calvin’s life & career background
8:22 Ultimate impact
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@anaks247 3 жыл бұрын

In honor of Black History Month, I wanted to shine light on this inspiring story. This video was meant to focus on the positives that Calvin Peete brought to life and golf.

@lanceclayton205 3 жыл бұрын

..."positives!" He took care of his Family.🫀

@razzledazzle8631 2 жыл бұрын

He lead the PGA Tour for 10 straight years in driving accuracy .. I dont think people know how hard that is to do ..

@boogitybear2283 4 ай бұрын

Trust me! I’m a golfer and it’s insanely hard!!

@paulallen286 2 жыл бұрын

Calvin Peete inspired me to take up the game of golf in the '80s. The head pro at the public golf course where I played and practiced was Pete Brown. Today I am a junior golf coach thanks to these two men. Both men passed away in 2015 two days apart. Thank you for making this video.

@anaks247 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching! Great comment and story, really cool to hear how Calvin Peete inspired you.

@mahbrum 3 жыл бұрын

What a great gentleman.

@ben-vf 3 жыл бұрын

It was a great opening few sentences, so true. I would have loved to have a quiet beer with Calvin Peete. He:would talk and I would listen.

@anaks247 3 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Would be like a warm glass of milk before bed 😌

@ben-vf 3 жыл бұрын

@@anaks247 🤣🤣🤣

@HAZE553 9 ай бұрын

Thank you...A.K.A. MR. ACCURACY ETERNAL!

@boogitybear2283 3 жыл бұрын

Calvin Peete was way ahead of his time! He was truly loved and severely missed!

@apogeedata 2 жыл бұрын

10 straight years the most accurate driver on tour that’s an incredible statistics

@ambirdie4163 3 жыл бұрын

thanks so much for another great video! great content! those 80-ish% fairway hits are absolutely incredible

@randybobandy7236 2 жыл бұрын

And didn’t pick up a club until he was 23. Incredible man

@josephpowelliii9169 2 жыл бұрын

Cal was one of the very best...and a super guy...RIP.

@princeok12 2 жыл бұрын

Just took my first golf lesson. Glad to learn about Calvin Pete.

@anaks247 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and great to hear you’re picking up golf more!

@Eric-jx4ti 2 жыл бұрын

How do you become so good only starting at 23 years old that’s god given talent right there amazing

@areguapiri Ай бұрын

No, it's not. He practiced a lot.

@parkermiddletongolf5704 3 жыл бұрын

A true professional. Awesome video as always!

@buffaloben15golf88 2 жыл бұрын

As a metro-Detroit man myself, he’s one of my favorite golfers. It just goes to show how important fairways are. About 260 average drive, but he still won 12 times on tour, probably having to hit long irons and fairway woods into par fours, meaning he couldn’t go for the right pins as much but he still got it done and made birdies cuz his short game was excellent. Every time I watch him I’m mesmerized. Fairway after fairway. It seemed like he couldn’t miss even if he tried. Such an excellent player. I bet the numbers would be in the 90 percent range if he was using today’s clubs.

@paulallen286 2 жыл бұрын

The last time I saw Calvin Peete play in person was a senior tour event in Cincinnati, Ohio. He didn't miss a fairway in the two days I walked with him as a spectator. He was special.

@christopherwatts1092 Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much. This was a great retrospective on Calvin Peete. I didn’t know that he won so many times in the early ‘80s.

@sjweaver125 3 жыл бұрын

I remember starting to follow Calvin Peete rise to stardom in the late 70s via Golf World Weekly. I kept noticing his name popping up on the mini tour leaderboards. What a great story he has. Thanks for sharing about the great Calvin Peete! Great video.

@anaks247 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! That must’ve been cool to see his career blossom from the beginning.

@sjweaver125 3 жыл бұрын

It truly was. I followed him for a few holes at the 1981 Memorial Tournament. He wasn't long off the tee but he could thread a needle with his driver.

@anaks247 3 жыл бұрын

Nice! Yeah, I knew he was accurate, but after researching more about him, those fairways hit percentages are just absolutely insane.

@sjweaver125 3 жыл бұрын

@@anaks247 yes he makes Fred Funk look like a wild stray hitter off the tee 😁

@08jag81 2 жыл бұрын

I followed the Nicklaus / Peete group in the '82 US Open all 18 holes.

@JonathanMoosey 3 жыл бұрын

Other than having the bent left arm, Calvin Peete’s swing is very similar to that of the greatest ball striker of all time, Ben Hogan. I believe that is why he was so accurate.

@Aware2128 2 жыл бұрын

Completely different

@Aware2128 2 жыл бұрын

He had his own unique swing unlike anyone else.

@HAZE553 9 ай бұрын

A Simply Wonderful & Inspirational Presentation, Thank you!

@db-ps1gz 2 ай бұрын

Definitely a ton more character too!!!

@hairybison 6 ай бұрын

I have the same injury as Calvin but have a slice and no distance. Looks like i need to study his swing , I had given up on getting better before I heard about him , this has given me hope.

@aroaris843 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for this 🙏🏽

@franciskringle8048 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely my role model, class, class ,class. Whatva stick

@elonmust7470 Жыл бұрын

My dad really likes Calvin. What an amazing golfer & character!

@vincentwong6710 3 жыл бұрын

Always loved watching Calvin Pete on the PGA tour. Thank you for honoring him. Could you consider doing something about my favorite black golfer named Jim Dent.

@anaks247 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely, I appreciate you for watching! Also, thank you for your input. I can definitely look into Jim Dent’s story more and possibly create a video for him in the future.

@stevering7799 Жыл бұрын

Saw both Dent and Peete play at the Masters

@dundee1434 Жыл бұрын

Hell yeah, brother. What an inspiring guy- you could tell he was genuinely nice and humble even though he was a champion

@igneousflame1347 3 жыл бұрын

Great Video

@florinehill301 18 күн бұрын

Outstanding thanks

@areguapiri Ай бұрын

Calvin was a cool dude, and a "real man".

@mrhardy7660 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the content

@cre_datch 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this. Amazing content and history! He was special and his story is truly motivating.

@trillgolfbrand 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for pulling this together.

@D9Beats 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. One of my favorite golfers for sure

@pauljasin9179 3 ай бұрын

Great Job.

@thegolflibrary7322 3 жыл бұрын

Very nicely done.

@herbgoldstein5 2 жыл бұрын

Nice video, thank you

@coophandluke3697 Жыл бұрын

Happened to meet Calvin, was a very nice man... and boy could he split the fairway!!

@djelalhassan7631 3 ай бұрын

Great, and tanks for the memories Calvin bro

@sugarraysanchez2283 5 ай бұрын

I met Calvin Peete through Lee Elder I followed them three straight in Austin, Texas I thought I hit it Straight, shit Calvin hit the Ball stupid straight OMG, it was something to see up Close Thank you Calvin Peete ❤

@tauruspassmore5313 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome

@paulthrossell7999 6 күн бұрын

interesting the world golf rankings started in 1986. If they had started 3 or 4 years earlier he would almost certainly been a world number 1.

@rodneymcgiveron Жыл бұрын

This is one of the greatest and most inspiring and respectful videos I've ever watched...G'day from Tasmania ,Australia..

@anaks247 Жыл бұрын

Really appreciate that! I definitely tried my best to pay proper respect... Have a good one from Louisiana, USA

@djhalfandhalf8538 3 жыл бұрын

Honestly not sure why you don’t get more views. I love your content, especially your golf videos. Please don’t stop making gold!

@anaks247 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Hopefully, the algorithms pick up eventually. But until then, I’ll keep trying to make the content the best it can be!

@djhalfandhalf8538 3 жыл бұрын

@@anaks247 also huge shoutout to spotlighting Black golfers. There’s not enough of this. It’s much appreciated!!

@anaks247 3 жыл бұрын

@@djhalfandhalf8538 Absolutely! It’s my pleasure, and I hope to do more down the road.

@earlwheeler7083 2 жыл бұрын

AWESOME job, well done. Thank you for bringing this amazing truth to our attention and knowledge.

@Kaddywompous 3 жыл бұрын

So he started at 2 or 3 like Tiger did. No wonder he was good. Oh, 23??? 😱Wth?!

@anaks247 3 жыл бұрын

Yep pretty wild indeed! 😄

@evankolar8957 3 жыл бұрын

Him and Jim Thorpe before Tiger

@anaks247 3 жыл бұрын

Jim Thorpe was a good player but he doesn’t have the same accomplishments as Calvin Peete

@CTRS777 8 ай бұрын

Imagine if Cal Peete would’ve started young and had coaching and not broken his arm

@florinehill301 18 күн бұрын

Only one ball hit OB in his career 12:22

@kc8923 3 жыл бұрын

Pretty much the only black golfer before Tiger? African Americans not even allowed into a lot of US clubs until recently? No official ban in UK but very few black golfers here either.

@anaks247 3 жыл бұрын

There was a few more. I mentioned Charlie Sifford, Pete Brown, and Lee Elder in the video. They were the most known pioneers. Some others to mention include Ted Rhodes, Bill Spiller, Jim Thorpe, Adrian Stills, Charles Owens, and Jim Dent. There also are many more who whose stories are relatively untold. It wasn’t until 1961 when Charlie Sifford was allowed to earn a PGA Tour card, and soon thereafter, the civil rights act was also passed. Slowly, from there, clubs changed their rules too. I partly hoped that this video would inspire more people in general to pick up the game. As said, Calvin Peete had every reason not to succeed, but succeeded anyway.

@maurice2014 3 жыл бұрын

I feel like too many people feel sorry for the people that had obstacles in the past but I notice the people that actually endure the road blocks were just focused no matter what was in their way be it physical handicap, racism, or "how bad things may seem". Seems as if the younger generation of blacks are more sensitive to historical facts than the ones who succeed despite.