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1950s

This dimension places an athlete in the years they were actually competing. Wikipedia notes Pele "began playing for the Brazilian club Santos at age 15" and continued until "after retiring in 1977," a career spanning more than two decades. Browsing by active era sets an athlete alongside the rivals who were competing during the same period.

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Why is this Precision Sports category reserved for golfers alone?

Golf is expected to gain substantial future athlete depth on its own, so the category is reserved for golfers rather than broadened.

This subcategory groups athletes who competed in golf, the sport judged on precision striking over an extended course rather than direct athletic confrontation. It is reserved for golf on the same depth-justification the sport type tree gives it: a single discipline expected to gain substantial future athlete depth, not a thin category padded out for its own sake.