Jim Dent – the Augustan who caddied at the Augusta National Golf Club before embarking on his own successful pro career – has died. He was 85. Dent suffered a second stroke while he was in town for the Masters Tournament in April.

To up his training, Dent moved west to Los Angeles, where many of the best Black players resided, and advanced under the tutelage of Johnny Goodman, renowned for being the last amateur to win the U.S. Open in 1933. Dent also picked up an ardent financial backer in real estate developer Mose Stevens, and he turned pro in 1966.

Jim Dent, who learned the game as a caddie and became one of the best Black golfers of his era, died on May 2, according to his family. He was 85.