Jim Dent Autographs
James Lacey Dent (May 9, 1939 – May 2, 2025) was an American professional golfer. Dent, who was nicknamed "Big Boy" because of his size and long drives, played professionally for more than 40 years on the PGA Tour and PGA Tour Champions. During his PGA Tour career, he won four unofficial tournaments and approximately a half-million dollars. In 1974 and 1975, Dent won the first two World Long Drive Championships. On the PGA Champions Tour, he won 12 tournaments and more than $9 million. In recognition of his career accomplishments, Dent was inducted into the Caddie Hall of Fame, Georgia Sports Hall of Fame, and National Black Golf Hall of Fame, among others.
Dent was born in Augusta, Georgia, home of the Masters Tournament. He was the fourth of six children to Carrie and Tom Dent, who owned farmland near the Augusta Country Club. His mother died when he was six, and his father died when he was 12 years old. After his parents’ death, he was raised by his aunt, Mary Benton, a housekeeper, who inherited four of the Dent children. The family lived in Sand Hills, a predominantly black neighborhood listed on the National Register of Historic Places. As a teenager, he would play golf with friends on The Hill, a modest Augusta course. Following in his older brother Paul's footsteps, he got his first job working as a caddie at the Augusta National Golf Club. Paul Dent would later caddie for President Dwight Eisenhower.
At the age of 15, Dent caddied in his first Masters, carrying the bags for Bob Rosburg in the 1956 tournament. In addition to Rosburg, he caddied for Masters' golfers Bob Goalby, Walker Inman, and Frank Stranahan. When he was 17, he bought his first set of clubs for $30 from Henry Avery, who worked at Augusta Country Club.
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The most expensive item with a signature of Jim Dent (Jim Dent, some players signed TWELVE MIGHTY ORPHANS, 1st/1st, photo, two flyers) was sold in June 2021 for $179.99 while the cheapest item (Jim Dent Signed 1991 Pro Set PGA Tour #255 Card PGA Tour GOLF Auto AU FREE SHIP) found a new owner for $0.38 in November 2024. The month with the most items sold (13) was June 2025 with an average selling price of $9.99 for an autographed item of Jim Dent. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in June 2021 with $149.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was June 2008. In average, an autographed item from Jim Dent is worth $9.99.
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Latest News about Jim Dent
Jim Dent's incredible journey from caddie to champion (02/16/2015): Augusta, Ga., native Jim Dent is a 12-time winner on the Champions Tour. Published: Monday, February 16, 2015 | 1:05 p.m. In the 1950s, Jim Dent was a rangy black kid knocking golf balls around The Hill, a course in a poor Augusta, Ga., neighborhood with crude holes carved out by hand. Jim Dent Joins Ben and Skin (08/18/2014): Author Jim Dent jumps on the show to shed light on his story that Stephen Jones had to force Jerry Jones not to take Johnny Manziel Black golf pioneers Charlie Sifford, Pete Brown and Jim Dent to be honored in Au (06/19/2014): A golf tournament and reception to honor black golf pioneers will be held Saturday at Augusta Municipal Golf Course. After a hardscrabble life as a Tour journeyman, Augusta's own Jim Dent hit it bi (04/08/2014): After a hardscrabble life as a Tour journeyman, Augusta's own Jim Dent hit it big and paid it forward. West column: Jim Dent's book should be read by all students (08/17/2013): PORT ARTHUR — If I could have any sports wish granted today, it would be that every student from seventh grade up in Southeast Texas be required to read Jim Dent’s latest and, without question, most important book — The Kids Got It Right.
