Meanwhile on the LPGA and Symetra Tours combined as few as 2% of players are Black compared with 55% of White competitors, according to statistics provided by the LPGA. “There are various ways to earn LPGA Tour Membership, including winning an event, advancing through our Qualifying Series, advancing from our developmental tour or earning a certain amount of money in a given year,” added the LPGA. 127 in the LPGA’s priority list for 2021. Of the more than 530 LPGA Tour members, about 220 of whom are active competitors, there is only one Black player with full-time membership - Mariah Stackhouse - the LPGA confirmed to CNN. Players in approximately the top 150 are generally considered full-time as they get into a majority of events, the LGPA confirmed to CNN Sport.

The LPGA says most of its tournaments have approximately 100 to 120 players and fields are based on a “Priority List.” Since 1950, just eight Black players have held full-time membership in LPGA Tour history, according to the organization. She was also known for her seminal tennis career. At the age of 36 Althea Gibson made history after becoming the first African American golfer to earn status on the LPGA Tour.

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