PGA tour event to honor Marcus Byrd
Fred Jeter | 2/2/2023, 6 p.m.
Marcus Byrd
Marcus Byrd has been chosen to receive the Charlie Sifford Memorial Exemption for the upcoming PGA Genesis Invitational in Pacific Palisades, Calif.
Event host Tiger Woods made the official announcement.
The PGA tour event will be contested Feb. 16-19 at the Riviera Country Club. The Golf Channel and CBS will provide TV coverage.
A native of Washington, D.C., Byrd is a former standout at Middle Tennessee State and now a regular on the Advocates PGA tour.
Charlie Sifford was the first Black golfer to compete on the PGA regular tour. The exemption in his honor goes each year to an up-and-coming minority golfer.
