Broken tee
TGJ Podcast 56

Dr. George F. Grant

Dive into the remarkable life of Dr. George F. Grant—the second African American graduate of Harvard Dental School, and inventor of the wooden golf tee in 1899

“There’s so much history in golf that we need to properly attribute to our black pioneers, our black golfers and our black community. With what’s going on in America, there’s never been a more important time to do our homework.”

Casey Bannon

Before there was the broken tee, there was the original one. Host Tom Coyne and Assistant Editor Casey Bannon dive into the remarkable life of Dr. George F. Grant—the second African American graduate of Harvard Dental School, and inventor of the wooden golf tee in 1899.