James Lacey Dent is an American professional golfer. Dent was born in the golf mecca of Augusta, Georgia, home of the Masters Tournament, though as an African American he wouldn't have been allowed onto the Augusta National course at the time, except as a caddie. He caddied both at Augusta National and at Augusta Country Club as a youth. Dent attended Augusta's historically black Paine College. Dent turned pro in 1966. During his regular career he was Florida PGA Champion three times. However he is mainly notable for his success on the Senior PGA Tour, where he won 12 tournaments between 1989 and 1998.