Harold Varner III is the just the second African-American golfer to earn his PGA Tour card since Tiger Woods burst onto the scene in 1996 (the first, Joseph Bramlett, earned his PGA Tour card in 2010 only to lose it the following year). He’s the first to earn his card through the Web.com Tour.

The lack of diversity on the PGA Tour is a persistent issue, and one that Varner is very much aware of. He hopes he can play a role in changing that, but speaking to the media before his first round at the Frys.com Open on Tuesday, Varner shied away from the ‘Tiger inspired me to play golf’ narrative:

“I want to inspire all races. I don’t think Tiger really motivated me — I didn’t see Tiger as a black or white thing. I just know he was the best player, and he happened to be black.”

He added that he hopes he can help inspire people from all backgrounds to play golf: