EditorialStarters at Le Fumarole da Nicola restaurant, including tomatoes, mozzarella, zucchini and basil, near Sant’Angelo on the Italian island of Ischia on May 31, 2023. (Francesco Lastrucci/The New York Times)
EditorialLee Elder waves as he is introduced and applauded by fellow honorary starters Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus, far right, before the ceremonial tee shots to begin the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga., April 8, 2021. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)
EditorialLee Elder waves as he is introduced and applauded by fellow honorary starters Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus, far right, before the ceremonial tee shots to begin the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga., Thursday, April 8, 2021. Lee Elder, who became the first African-American golfer to play in the Masters tournament, a signature moment in the breaking of racial barriers on the pro golf tour, has died. He was 87. The death was confirmed by the PGA Tour on Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. It did not specify when or where he died or give the cause. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)
EditorialLee Elder waves as he is introduced and applauded by fellow honorary starters Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus, far right, before the ceremonial tee shots to begin the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga., Thursday, April 8, 2021. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)
EditorialLee Elder waves as he is introduced and applauded by honorary starters Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus, right, before the ceremonial tee shots to begin the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga., Thursday, April 8, 2021. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)
EditorialLee Elder, who became the first Black golfer to compete at the Masters Tournament in 1975, stands for a portrait on Nov. 9, 2020, at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)
EditorialJockeys and their horses enter the main track during the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y., on Saturday, June 20, 2020. (Victor J. Blue/The New York Times)