Amari Avery calls it 'shocking' no black player has ever won on LPGA
No black player has ever won on the LPGA. Amari Avery has had that fact swirling around her head since she was in elementary school. "It's honestly just shocking to think about," said Avery, who recently became only the third black player to win on the Epson Tour , the LPGA's developmental circuit.
View this post on Instagram "But at the same time, I think that's a lot to put on someone's shoulders for sure. I've been hearing it my entire life. I know a bunch of black golfers, men and women, especially women, and they've all felt the extra weight on their shoulders.
I think maybe that could be contributing to why we haven't seen a black golfer win on tour before. " Last Thursday, Avery received an invitation to compete in this week's LPGA Mizuho Americas Open on a sponsor exemption. The 22-year-old currently leads the Epson Tour's Race for the Card points list after finishing 1-2 in her last two events.
She also tops the money list with $77,572. Epson Tour's Race for the Card standings (through May 5): Rank Player Country Points Wins 1 Amari Avery USA 951. 667 1 2 Megan Schofill USA 650.
267 1 3 Jeongeun Lee6 KOR 597. 500 1 4 Mariel Galdiano USA 554. 860 0 5 Carla Bernat Escuder ESP 542.
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