[Golf Topic] 'Long Hitter' Champ "Protesting Racism with Black-and-White Golf Shoes"

Cameron Champ is playing wearing black-and-white golf shoes on the 18th hole during the first day of the BMW Championship 'PO Round 2'. Olympia Fields, Illinois, USA = Getty Images / Multibits

[Asia Economy Kim Hyun-jun, Golf Specialist Reporter] ○…'Long hitter' Cameron Champ (USA) joined the protest against racial discrimination by wearing black-and-white golf shoes...

On the 28th (Korean time), at Olympia Fields Golf Club in Illinois, USA (Par 70, 7,366 yards), during the first day of the second round of the PGA Tour Playoffs (PO), the BMW Championship (total prize money $9.5 million), he appeared wearing different golf shoes on each foot?one white and one black. Following the incident on the 24th where a black man, Jacob Blake, was paralyzed after being shot by police, major U.S. sports leagues such as Major League Baseball (MLB) and the National Basketball Association (NBA) have protested with boycotts and other actions.

Champ also wrote the name Jacob Blake and the phrase "Black Lives Matter" on his golf shoes. Champ is of mixed race, born to a black father and a white mother. He debuted on the PGA Tour in 2019, achieving his first victory at the Sanderson Farms Championship in October, and secured his second win at the Safeway Open in September last year, which was part of the 2020 season. He is especially known as a power hitter competing for the top ranks on the PGA Tour. Emphasizing "It is time for change," he stated, "My actions are a small effort toward change."

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