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1998 80th PGA Championship at Sahalee CC, Seattle WA
1998 59th PGA Seniors Golf Championship 1997 79th PGA Championship: Davis Love III shoots a 269 at Winged Foot GC 1997 Greg Norman wins PGA St. Jude Classic 1997 58th PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Hale Irwin 1997 PGA Seniors Championship 1996 Jim Colbert and Bob Murphy wins Diner's Club Senior PGA Golf Matches 1996 Tom Lehman and Duffy Waldoff wins Diner's Club PGA Golf Matches 1996 78th PGA Championship: Mark Brooks shoots a 277 at Vallhalla Golf Club Kentucky 1996 57th PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Hale Irwin 1995 77th PGA Championship: Steve Elkington shoots a 267 at Riviera California 1995 56th PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Ray Floyd wins 1994 76th PGA Championship: Nick Price shoots a 269 at Southern Hills Tulsa 1994 55th PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Lee Trevino wins 1993 75th PGA Championship: Paul Azinger shoots a 272 at Inverness Club Oh 1993 54th PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Tom Wargo 1992 74th PGA Championship: Nick Price shoots a 278 at Bellerive St. Louis 1992 53rd PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Lee Trevino 1992 Tiger Woods, 16, becomes youngest PGA golfer in 35 years 1991 Chip Beck ties PGA lowest 18 hole score of 59 1991 73rd PGA Championship: John Daly shoots a 276 at Crooked Stick Ind 1991 52nd PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Jack Nicklaus 1991 Phil Mickelson wins PGA Northern Telecom Golf Open 1990 51st PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Gary Player 1990 72nd PGA Championship: Wayne Grady shoots a 282 at Shoal Creek Ala 1990 Jack Nicklaus wins 1st start on Senior PGA tour 1989 71st PGA Championship: Payne Stewart shoots 276 at Kemper Lakes Golf Club Illinois 1989 50th PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Larry Mowry 1988 70th PGA Championship: Jeff Sluman shoots a 272 at Oak Tree Golf Club Edmond 1988 49th PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Gary Player 1987 69th PGA Championship: Larry Nelson shoots 287 at PGA National Palm Beach 1986 68th PGA Championship: Bob Tway shoots a 276 at Inverness Club Toledo 1985 67th PGA Championship: Hubert Green shoots 278 at Cherry Hills Denver 1984 66th PGA Championship: Lee Trevino shoots a 273 at Shoal Creek Ala 1983 25th Ryder Cup: U.S., 14 -13 at PGA National Golf Club Florida 1983 65th PGA Championship: Hal Sutton shoots a 274 at Riviera CC LA 1983 PGA inaugurates all-exempt tour 1982 64th PGA Championship: Ray Floyd shoots a 272 at Southern Hills Tulsa 1981 63rd PGA Championship: Larry Nelson shoots a 273 at Atlanta AC Ga 1980 62nd PGA Championship: Jack Nicklaus shoots a 274 at Oak Hill, New York 1980 PGA begins a senior golf tour 1979 61st PGA Championship: David Graham shoots a 272 at Oakland Hills, Michigan 1978 60th PGA Championship: John Mahaffey shoots a 276 at Oakmont CC PA 1977 59th PGA Championship: Lanny Wadkins shoots a 282 at Pebble Beach Cal 1976 58th PGA Championship: Dave Stockton shoots a 281 at Congressional MD 1975 57th PGA Championship: Jack Nicklaus shoots a 276 at Firestone Akron 1974 56th PGA Championship: Lee Trevino shoots a 276 at Tanglewood NC 1973 Joe Angel Acosta, Jr., SD California, PGA golfer, 1995 Greater Milwaukee-3rd 1973 55th PGA Championship: Jack Nicklaus shoots a 277 at Canterbury, Cleveland 1972 54th PGA Championship: Gary Player shoots a 281 at Oakland Hills, Michigan 1972 Garry Player wins PGA golf tournament 1972 Justin C G Leonard, born in Dallas, Texas, PGA golfer, 1994 Anheuser-Busch-3rd 1971 Bobby Jones, Jr., PGA golfer (Grand Slam 1930), dies at 69 1971 David Robert Duval, born in Jacksonville, Florida, PGA golfer, 1995 Bob Hope 1971 Stuart Appleby, Cohuna, Australia, Nike golfer, 1994 Victorian PGA 1971 53rd PGA Championship: Jack Nicklaus shoots a 281 at PGA National Florida Jack Nicklaus wins his 2nd golf grand slam 1970 52nd PGA Championship: Dave Stockton shoots 279 at Southern Hills OK 1970 Jonathan Andrew Kaye, born in Denver, Colorado, PGA golfer, 1995 Quad City-2nd 1970 Phil A. Mickelson, born in San Diego, California, PGA golfer, 1991 Northern Telecom 1970 James Michael Furyk, West Chester, Pennsylvania, PGA golfer, 1994 Las Vegas-5th 1969 Paul Francis Stankowski, Oxnard California, PGA golfer, 1994 Las Vegas-5th 1969 Theodore Ernest Els, Johannesburg South Africa, PGA golfer, 1994 U.S. Open 1969 Walter Hagen, PGA golfer (U.S. Open 1914, 19), dies at 76 1969 51st PGA Championship: Ray Floyd shoots a 276 at NCR Golf Club Dayton, Ohio 1969 Patrick Alfred Bates, born in St. Louis, Missouri, PGA golfer, 1994 NIKE Dakota Open 1969 Richard Fletcher Pride III, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, PGA golfer, 1994 Fed Exp 1968 Christian Dean DiMarco, Huntington, New York, PGA golfer, 1994 Deposit-3rd 1968 David Bradley Stockton, Jr., born in Redlands, California, PGA golfer, 1994 Canon-3rd 1968 50th PGA Championship: Julius Boros shoots a 281 at Pecan Valley, Texas 1968 Robert Anthony Gamez, born in Las Vegas Nevada, PGA golfer, 1990 Nestle 1968 Robert David Burns, Mission Hills, California, PGA golfer, 1994 Buick-5th 1968 29th PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Chandler Harper 1967 Charles Christopher Rymer, Cleveland, Tennessee, PGA golfer, 1995 Shell-3rd 1967 49th PGA Championship: Don January shoots a 281 at Columbine CC Colorado 1967 Steven C Stricker, Edgerton WI, PGA golfer, 1994 Northern Telecom-2nd 1967 William Michael Heinen, Jr., Rayne, Louisiana, PGA golfer, 1994 Shell Houston 1967 Ted N Tryba, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, PGA golfer, 1995 Anheuser-Busch Golf 1967 David Wayne Toms, Monroe, Louisiana, PGA golfer, 1992 Northern Telecom-3rd 1966 Douglas Allan Martin, Bluffton, Ohio, PGA golfer, 1995 Buick-2nd 1966 Craig David Parry, Sunshine Victoria, PGA golfer, 1994 Honda-2nd 1966 Jerry Patrick Kelly, Madison WI, PGA golfer, 1995 Greater Milw-34th 1966 Thomas Louis Tolles, Jr., Ft. Myers, Florida, PGA golfer, 1995 Bob Hope-3rd 1966 Stephane Talbot, born in Greenfield Park, Quebec, golfer, 1992 Quebec PGA 1966 William Fred Mayfair, born in Phoenix, Arizona, PGA golfer, 1993 Greater Milw Open 1966 48th PGA Championship: Al Geiberger shoots a 280 at Firestone CC Akron 1966 Michael John Bradley, born in Largo, Florida, PGA golfer, 1993 Kemper Open-3rd 1966 John Patrick Daly, born in born in Sacramento, California, PGA golfer, 1995 British Open 1966 Clark Sherwood Dennis, born in Houston, Texas, PGA golfer, 1990 Hawaiian Open-3rd 1966 Jose Maria Olazabal, born in Fuenterrabia, Gipuzkoa, Basque country, Spain, professional golfer, 6 PGA Tour wins, 23 European Tour wins, 2 Japan Golf Tour wins 1966 Bob Alan Estes, Graham, Texas, PGA golfer, 1994 Texas Open 1965 Scott Edward Gump, Rockledge, Florida, PGA golfer, 1991 International-2nd 1965 Glen Edward Day, Mobile AL, PGA golfer, 1994 Anheuser-Busch-2nd 1965 Michael Paul Springer, born in San Francisco, California, PGA golfer, 1994 Greater Milwaukee 1965 47th PGA Championship: Dave Marr shoots a 280 at Laurel Valley Golf Club Pennsylvania 1965 Dave Marr wins PGA title 1965 Scott Michael McCarron, born in Sacramento, California, PGA golfer, 1995 Las Vegas-3rd 1965 Michael Charles Brisky, Brownsville, Texas, PGA golfer, 1995 Buick-2nd 1965 Jesper Bo Parnevik, born in Stockholm, Sweden, PGA golfer, 1995 Nestle-5th 1965 James David McGovern, Teaneck, New Jersey, PGA golfer, 1993 Shell Houston Open 1964 Nolan Jay Henke, Battle Creek, Michigan, PGA golfer, 1990 BC Open 1964 Skip [Jules I] Kendall, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, PGA golfer, 1993 International-8th 1964 Guy Donald Boros, born in Ft. Laud, Florida, PGA golfer, 1994 Deposit Guaranty-3rd 1964 Lee MacLeod Janzen, Austin, Minnesota, PGA golfer, 1993 U.S. Open 1964 Grant Osten Waite, Palmerston New Zealand, PGA golfer, 1993 Kemper Open 1964 46th PGA Championship: Bobby Nichols shoots a 271 at Columbus CC Ohio 1964 Brett J Ogle, born in Paddington Austral, PGA golfer, 1993 AT&T Pebble Beach 1964 Scott Rachal Verplank, born in Dallas, Texas, PGA golfer, 1985 Western Open 1964 Paul David Goydos, born in Long Beach, California, PGA golfer, 1994 BC Open-7th 1964 Michael Dean Standly, Abilene, Texas, PGA golfer, 1993 Freeport-McMoRan 1964 Kelly Michael Gibson, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, PGA golfer, 1995 Bob Hope-7th 1964 Davis Milton Love III, born in Charlotte, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1987 MCI Heritage 1964 Gregory Thomas Kraft, born in Detroit, Michigan, PGA golfer, 1993 Walt Disney-2nd 1964 Jeffrey Allan Maggert, Columbia, Missouri, PGA golfer, 1993 Walt Disney 1964 Emlyn Aubrey, PGA golfer, 1995 Nestles-25th 1964 Woody Austin, born in Tampa, Florida, PGA golfer, 1995 Buick Open 1964 William Thomas Andrade, Fall River, Massachusetts, PGA golfer, 1991 Kemper Open 1963 Marco T Dawson, Freising Germany, PGA golfer, 1995 Greater Milw-2nd 1963 Brian H Henniger, Sacramento California, PGA golfer, 1994 Deposit Guaranty 1963 45th PGA Championship: Jack Nicklaus shoots a 279 at Dallas AC Dallas 1963 Steven David Rintoul, born in Bowral, Australia, PGA golfer, 1994 Buick-2nd 1963 Vijay Singh, Lautoka Fiji, PGA golfer, 1993 Buick Classic 1962 Rocco Anthony Mediate, Greensburg, Pennsylvania, PGA golfer, 1991 Doral-Ryder 1962 Stephen John Elkington, Inverell Australia, PGA golfer, 1990 Kmart 1962 John Samuel Inman, Greensboro, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1993 Buick South Open 1962 Dennis Paulson, San Gabriel California, PGA golfer, 1994 Freeport-McMoRan-4th 1962 Grady Neal Lancaster, born in Smithfield, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1994 Byron Nelson 1962 Richard Elliott Fehr, born in Seattle, Washington, PGA golfer, 1986 BC Open 1962 Gene Craig Sauers, Savannah Georgia, PGA golfer, 1986 Bank of Boston 1962 Duffy James Joseph Waldorf, Jr., born in Los Angeles, California, PGA golfer, 1995 LaCantera Tx 1962 44th PGA Championship: Gary Player shoots a 278 at Aronimink Golf Club Pennsylvania 1962 Brandel Eugene Chamblee, born in St. Louis, Missouri, PGA golfer, 1994 Honda-3rd 1962 Andrew Donald Magee, Paris, France, PGA golfer, 1988 Pensacola Open 1962 Kirk Alan Triplett, born in Moses Lake, Washington, PGA golfer, 1992 Shell Houston-2nd 1962 Patrick Thomas Burke, born in Hollywood, Florida, PGA golfer, 1992 BellSouth-6th 1961 Joel Ashley Edwards, born in Dallas, Texas, PGA golfer, 1992 BC Open-2nd 1961 PGA eliminates caucasians only rule 1961 Christopher J Perry, Edenton, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1987 Kemper Open-2nd 1961 Dillard Pruitt, Greenville, South Carolina, PGA golfer, 1991 Chattanooga Classic 1961 Brian Thomas Kamm, born in Rochester, New York, PGA golfer, 1994 Bell Canadian-6th 1961 Bradford John Faxon, Jr., Oceanport, New Jersey, PGA golfer, 1986 Provident 1961 43rd PGA Championship: Jerry Barber shoots a 277 at Olympia Fields IL 1961 Jim Laver Carter, born in Spring Lake, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1995 Anheuser-Busch 1961 Johnny Ray Huston, Mount Vernon, Illinois, PGA golfer, 1990 Honda Classic 1961 Stephen Robert Pate, Ventura California, PGA golfer, 1987 Southwest Classic 1961 Mark David Brooks, born in Ft. Worth, Texas, PGA golfer, 1994 Kemper Open 1961 James T. Gallagher, Jr., born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, PGA golfer, 1990 Greater Milw 1960 Lee Cross Rinker, Stuart, Florida, PGA golfer, 1995 Greater Milwaukee-6th 1960 Robert Harold Lohr, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, PGA golfer, 1988 Walt Disney 1960 Ian Baker-Finch, Nambour Queensland, PGA golfer, 1991 British Open 1960 James Patrick Delsing, born in St. Louis, Missouri, PGA golfer, 1993 New England-2nd 1960 Stephen Brent Lowery, Birmingham, Alabama, PGA golfer, 1994 Sprint 1960 [James] Kenneth Perry, born in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, PGA golfer, 1991 Memorial 1960 42nd PGA Championship: Jay Hebert shoots a 281 at Firestone CC Akron 1960 Mark John Calcavecchia, Laurel NE, PGA golfer, 1987 Honda Classic 1960 Mark Kevin Carnevale, Annapolis, Maryland, PGA golfer, 1992 Chattanooga 1960 William Lee Glasson, Jr., born in Fresno, California, PGA golfer, 1985 Kemper Open 1960 Joseph Martin Mudd, born in Louisville, Kentucky, PGA golfer, 1988 Federal Express 1960 Paul Azinger, born in Holyoke, Massachusetts, Paul William Azinger, professional golfer, ranked in the top 10 Official World Golf Rankings for 300 weeks between 1988 and 1994, won 11 tournaments on the PGA Tour in 7 seasons, won 1993 PGA Championship 1959 Corey Allen Pavin, Oxnard California, PGA golfer, 1995 U.S. Open 1959 Frederick Stephen Couples, born in Seattle, Washington, PGA golfer, 1983 Kemper Open 1959 David Laurence Frost, Cape Town South Africa, PGA golfer, 1988 Southern Open 1959 Keith Allen Clearwater, born in Long Beach, California, PGA golfer, 1987 Colonial National 1959 41st PGA Championship: Bob Rosburg shoots a 277 at Minneapolis GC 1959 Brian James Claar, born in Santa Monica, California, PGA golfer, 1991 AT&T-2nd 1959 Edward F. Humenik, born in Detroit, Michigan, PGA golfer, 1994 Kmart Greater-2nd 1959 Sam Snead sets PGA record for 36 holes at 122 1959 Robin L Freeman, St. Charles, Missouri, PGA golfer, 1993 Northern Telecom-3rd 1959 Robert Raymond Tway, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, PGA golfer, 1986 Shearson 1959 Thomas Edward Lehman, born in Austin, Minnesota, PGA golfer, 1994 Memorial Tournament 1959 John Arthur Wilson, Ceres California, PGA golfer, 1994 Anheuser-Busch-4th 1958 Curt Allen Byrum, Onida, South Dakota, PGA golfer, 1989 Hardee's Golf Classic 1958 Steven Glen Jones, Artesia, New Mexico, PGA golfer, 1988 AT&T Pebble Beach 1958 Russell Earl Cochran, Paducah, Kentucky, PGA golfer, 1991 Centel Western 1958 Jay Don Blake, St. George, Utah, PGA golfer, 1991 Shearson Lehman Open 1958 Blaine McCallister, Ft. Stockton, Texas, PGA golfer, 1989 Honda Classic 1958 Larry Hogan Mize, Augusta Georgia, PGA golfer, 1987 Masters 1958 Yoshinori Mizumaki, Tokyo, Japan, PGA golfer, 1994 Byron Nelson-2nd 1958 David W. Feherty, Bangor N Ireland, PGA golfer, 1994 New England-2nd 1958 Kenneth J Green, born in Danbury CT, PGA golfer, 1985 Buick Open 1958 40th PGA Championship: Dow Finsterwald shoots a 276 at Llanerch CC PA 1958 Daniel Bruce Forsman, Rhinelander WI, PGA golfer, 1992 Buick Open 1958 Gary George Hallberg, Berwyn, Illinois, PGA golfer, 1983 Andy Williams 1958 Hal Evan Sutton, born in Shreveport, Louisiana, PGA golfer, 1982 Walt Disney 1958 Michael Patrick Hulbert, born in Elmira, New York, PGA golfer, 1989 BC Open 1958 Joseph Paul Sindelar, born in Ft. Knox, Kentucky, PGA golfer, BC Open-1985, 87 1958 John Paul Morse, Marshall, Michigan, PGA golfer, 1995 United Airlines 1958 Alexander W. B. Lyle, Shrewsbury England, PGA golfer, 1988 Phoenix Open 1957 David Allen Ogrin, Waukegan, Illinois, PGA golfer, 1994 Byron Nelson-2nd 1957 John Neuman Cook, born in Toledo, Ohio, PGA golfer, 1981 Bing Crosby 1957 Philip Arnold Blackmar, born in San Diego, California, PGA golfer, 1988 Provident 1957 Fulton Peter Allem, Kroonstad South Africa, PGA golfer, 1993 SW Bell 1957 Mark Charles Wiebe, Seaside OR, PGA golfer, 1985 Anheuser-Busch 1957 Jeffrey George Sluman, born in Rochester, New York, PGA golfer, 1988 PGA Champ 1957 Wayne Desmond Grady, born in Brisbane, Australia, PGA golfer, 1990 PGA 1957 39th PGA Championship: Lionel Hebert at Miami Valley Golf Club Dayton Ohio 1957 Nicholas Alexander Faldo, born in England, PGA golfer, 1992 British Open 1957 Donald William Hammond, born in Frederick, Maryland, PGA golfer, 1986 Bob Hope 1957 William Payne Stewart, born in Springfield, Missouri, PGA golfer, 1983 Walt Disney 1957 Nick Price, Durban South Africa, PGA golfer, 1991 Byron Nelson Classic 1957 Leonard C Clements, Cherry Point, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1994 Bob Hope-2nd 1957 Mark Francis O'Meara, Goldsboro, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1984 Greater Milw 1956 Charles Henry Beck, born in Fayetteville, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1990 Buick Open 1992 1956 38th PGA Championship: Jack Burke at Blue Hill CC Boston 1956 Frederick Funk, born in Takoma Park, Maryland, PGA golfer, 1992 Shell Houston Open 1956 David Wayne Edwards, born in Neosho, Missouri, PGA golfer, 1980 Walt Disney 1955 Scott Mabon Hoch, born in Raleigh, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1982 USF&G Classic 1955 Scott William Simpson, born in San Diego, California, PGA golfer, 1987 U.S. Open 1955 37th PGA Championship: Doug Ford at Meadowbrook CC Detroit 1955 Loren Lloyd Roberts, born in San Luis Obispo, California, PGA golfer, Nestle-1994, 95 1955 Danny Joe Pohl, born in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, PGA golfer, 1986 Colonial 1955 Mike Souchak sets PGA 72-hole record of 257 1955 Greg Norman, born in Queensland, Australia, PGA golfer, 1984 Kemper 1955 Curtis Strange, born in Norfolk, Virginia, PGA golfer, 1989 U.S. Open 1955 Michael James Sullivan, born in Gary, Indiana, PGA golfer, 1980 Southern Open 1954 Bradley Dub Bryant, Amarillo, Texas, PGA golfer, 1995 Walt Disney 1954 36th PGA Championship: Chick Herbert at Keller Golf Club St. Paul Minnesota 1954 Michael Daniel Reid, Bainbridge, Maryland, PGA golfer, 1987 Seiko Tucson 1954 John Greg Adams, born in Scottsdale, Arizona, PGA golfer, 1982 Hall of Fame-2nd 1954 Peter Erling Jacobsen, born in Portland, Oregon, PGA golfer, 1990 Bob Hope 1954 Keith Carlton Fergus, born Temple, Texas, PGA golfer, 1995 Honda Classic-8th 1953 Jay Dean Haas, born in St. Louis, Missouri, PGA golfer, 1978 Andy Williams-San Diego 1953 Mark Will McNulty, Bindwa Zimbabwe, PGA golfer, 1982 Danny Thomas-4th 1953 Jerry Pate, born in Macon, Georgia, PGA golfer, U.S. Open 1976, Canadian Open 1976 1953 Jerry Page, golfer, largest PGA victory margin 1953 35th PGA Championship: Walter Burkemo at Birmingham CC Michigan 1953 Craig Robert Stadler, born in San Diego, California, PGA golfer, Masters 1982 1953 Donald Albert Weibring, Jr., Quincy, Illinois, PGA golfer, 1979 Quad Cities 1953 Edward Ray Fiori, born in Lynwood, California, PGA golfer, 1979 Southern Open 1953 Andy Bean, born in Lafayette, Georgia, PGA golfer, Western 1978, Kemper 1978 1952 34th PGA Championship: Jim Turnesa at Big Spring CC Louisville 1952 David Allen Barr, born in Kelowna BC, PGA golfer, Atlanta Golf Classic 1952 Wayne John Levi, Little Falls, New York, PGA golfer, 1983 Buick Open 1952 PGA approves allowing black participants 1952 Ben Daniel Crenshaw, born in Austin, Texas, PGA golfer, 1976 Bing Crosby 1951 Thomas Warren Purtzer, Des Moines, Iowa, PGA golfer, 1977 Glen Campbell 1951 Fuzzy [Frank] Zoeller, New Albany, Indiana, PGA golfer, Masters 1981 1951 Mark McCumber, born in Jacksonville, Florida, Mark Randall McCumber, golfer, won PGA tour ten times, won World Cup of Golf for the United states with Ben Crenshaw, golf analyst for Fox Sports, golf course architect 1951 Don [Sheldon George] Pooley, Jr., born in Phoenix, Arizona, PGA golfer, 1980 BC Open 1951 Robert Edwin Wadkins, Richmond, Virginia, PGA golfer, 1994 Kemper Open-2nd 1951 Bruce Alan Lietzke, born in Kansas City, Kansas, PGA golfer, 1978 Canadian Open 1951 33rd PGA Championship: Sam Snead at Oakmont CC Oakmont Pa 1950 Robert Bryan Gilder, Corvallis OR, PGA golfer, 1980 Canadian Open 1950 32nd PGA Championship: Chandler Harper at Scioto CC Columbus Ohio 1949 Thomas O Kite, Jr., born in Austin, Texas, PGA golfer, 1978 BC Open, Crosby 1983 1949 Lanny [Jerry Lanston] Wadkins Richmond, Virginia, PGA golfer, 1972 Sahara 1949 Thomas Sturges Watson, born in Kansas City, Missouri, PGA golfer, 1975 Byron Nelson 1949 Douglas Fred Tewell, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, PGA golfer, 1980 Sea Pines 1949 31st PGA Championship: Sam Snead at Hermitage CC Richmond VA 1949 Jimmy Lee Thorpe, Roxboro, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1985 Greater Milwaukee Open 1949 Howard Allen Twitty, born in Phoenix, Arizona, PGA golfer, 1979 BC Open 1948 Allen Michael Doyle, born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, PGA golfer, 1991 Memorial-64th 1948 30th PGA Championship: Ben Hogan at Norwood Hills CC St. Louis 1948 John Drayton Mahaffey, Kerrville, Texas, PGA golfer, 1978 PGA Champ 1947 Edward Matt Dougherty, Chester, Pennsylvania, PGA golfer, 1995 Deposit Guaranty 1947 Larry Gene Nelson, Ft. Payne AL, PGA golfer, 1980 Atlanta Classic 1947 29th PGA Championship: Jim Ferrier at Plum Hollow CC Detroit 1947 Jim Ferrier wins PGA golf tournament 1946 Hubie Green, Birmingham, Alabama, PGA golfer, U.S. Open 1977 1946 Gilmer Bryan Morgan, Wewoka, Oklahoma, PGA golfer, 1977 BC Open 1946 28th PGA Championship: Ben Hogan at Portland Golf Club Portland, Oregon 1945 Robert Hamilton wins PGA golf tournament 1945 27th PGA Championship: Byron Nelson at Morraine CC Dayton, Ohio 1945 Hale S. Irwin, Joplin, Missouri, PGA golfer, 1974 U.S. Open 1944 Buddy Allin, Bremerton, Washington, PGA golfer, 1980 New Zealand Open 1944 26th PGA Championship: Bob Hamilton at Manito G and CC Spokane Wash 1944 Tony Jacklin, born in Scunthorpe, England, PGA golfer, 1970 U.S. Open 1944 Bruce Summerhays, born in St. Louis, Missouri, PGA golfer, Provo Open-1966, 91 93 1944 Graham Vivian Marsh, Kalgoorlie Australia, PGA golfer, 1977 Heritage 1944 Robert Landers, Tarrant County, Texas, PGA golfer, Ft. Worth-1976, 78, 80 1943 Robert Jay Sigel, Narberth, Pennsylvania, PGA golfer, 1994 GTE West Classic 1943 Dave Eichelberger, Waco, Texas, PGA golfer, 1971 Greater Milwaukee Open 1943 Jerry McGee, born in New Lexingon, Ohio, PGA golfer, 1975 Pensacola Open 1943 Calvin Peete, born in Detroit, Michigan, PGA golfer, 1979 Greater Milwaukee Open 1943 Bobby Wayne Mitchell, Chatham, Virginia, PGA golfer, 1971 Cleveland Open 1943 Robert J Murphy, Jr., born in Brooklyn, New York, PGA golfer, 1968 Philadelphia Classic 1942 Bob E Smith, Sacramento California, PGA golfer, 1993 Yanase Cup 1942 Lawrence Allen Gilbert, Fort Knox, Kentucky, PGA golfer, 1994 Dallas Reunion 1942 Thomas Daniel Weiskopf, Massillon, Ohio, PGA golfer, British Open 1973 1942 Amos Tom Wargo, born in Marlette, Michigan, PGA golfer, 1993 PGA Seniors Champion 1942 Ray Floyd, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, PGA golfer, Masters 1976 1942 Raymond Loran Floyd, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1986 U.S. Open 1942 Isao Aoki, Abiko Chiba Japan, PGA golfer, 1983 Hawaiian Open 1942 25th PGA Championship: Sam Snead at Seaview CC Atlantic City NJ 1941 David Knapp Stockton, San Bernardino California, PGA golfer, 1970 PGA 1941 Kermit Zarley, born in Seattle, Washington, PGA golfer, 1970 Canadian Open 1941 Tommy Aycock, Edinburg, Texas, PGA golfer, 1994 Las Vegas Senior-5th 1941 24th PGA Championship: Vic Ghezzi at Cherry Hills CC Denver 1941 Gil [Walter] Morgan, Haddock Georgia, PGA golfer, 1990 Kemper Open 1941 PGA establishes Golf Hall of Fame 1941 Jim Colbert, born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, PGA golfer, 1969 Monsanto Open 1941 C L "Gibby" Gilbert, Jr., Chattanooga, Tennessee, PGA golfer, 1976 Danny Thomas 1940 Jesse Carlyle Snead, Hot Springs, Virginia, PGA golfer, 1972 Philadelphia Classic 1940 23rd PGA Championship: Byron Nelson at Hershey CC Hershey Pa 1940 Simon Hobday, born in Mareking, South Africa, PGA golfer, 1994 U.S. Senior Open 1940 Jim Albus, born in Staten Island, New York, PGA golfer, 1991 Mazda Senior Players 1940 Jack Kiefer, Columbia, Pennsylvania, PGA golfer, 1994 Ralphs Senior Classic 1939 Lee Buck Trevino, born in Dallas, Texas, PGA golfer, U.S. Open 1968, 71 1939 Hugh Delane Thompson, born in Shreveport, Louisiana, PGA golfer, 1991 MONY Syracuse 1939 George Archer, born in San Francisco, California, PGA golfer, 1969 Masters Bing Crosby 1939 DeWitt T Weaver, Jr., Danville, Kentucky, PGA golfer, 1972 Southern Open 1939 22nd PGA Championship: Henry Picard at Pomonok CC Flushing NY 1939 Larry Laoretti, born in Mahopac, New Jersey, PGA golfer, U.S. Seniors Open 1992 1939 Terry Dill, Forth Worth, Texas, PGA golfer, 1992 Bank One Senior Classic 1939 Jim Dent, Augusta, Georgia, PGA golfer, 1989 MONY Syracuse Senior 1939 Mike Hill, born in Jackson, Michigan, PGA golfer, 1977 Ohio Kings Island Open 1938 Tom Shaw, Wichita, Kansas, PGA golfer, 1969 Doral Open AVCO Golf Classic 1938 Rives McBee, Denton, Texas, PGA golfer, 1989 RJR Bank One Classic 1938 21st PGA Championship: Paul Runyan at Shawnee CC Shawnee-on-Del Pa 1938 Homero Blancas, born in Houston, Texas, PGA golfer, 1972 Phoenix Open 1938 Louis Krebs Graham, born in Nashville, Tennessee, PGA golfer, 1975 U.S. Open 1937 Don Bies, Cottonwood ID, PGA golfer, 1975 Sammy Davis Jr 1937 Bruce Devlin, Armidale Australia, PGA golfer, 1964 St. Petersburg Open 1937 Al Geiberger, Red Bluff California, PGA golfer, 1962 Ontario Open 1937 Charles Coody, born in Stamford, Texas, PGA golfer, 1971 Masters 1937 20th PGA Championship: Denny Shute at Pittsburgh FC Aspinwall PA 1937 Dave Hill, born in Jackson, Michigan, PGA golfer, 1967 Memphis 1937 Don Massengale, born in Jackson, Texas, PGA golfer, 1966 Bing Crosby Celebrity 1937 Tommy Aaron, Gainesville Georgia, PGA golfer, 1973 Masters 1936 19th PGA Championship: Denny Shute at Pinehurst CC Pinehurst NC 1936 Larry Mowry, born in San Diego, California, PGA golfer, 1987 Crestar Pepsi Senior 1936 Butch Baird, born in Chicago, Illinois, PGA golfer, 1961 Waco Turner Open 1936 Robert Herman Nichols, born in Louisville, Kentucky, PGA golfer, 1986 Showdown 1936 Bob Charles, born in Carterton, New Zealand, PGA golfer, 1963 Houston Open 1936 Dale Douglass, born in Wewoka, Oklahoma, PGA golfer, 1970 Phoenix Open 1936 John Paul Cain, Sweetwater, Texas, PGA golfer, 1989 Greater Grand Rapids 1935 Gary J. Player, born in Johannesburg, South Africa, PGA golfer, British Open 1959, 1968, 1974 1935 Johnny Revolta wins PGA golf tournament 1935 Chi Chi Rodriguez, Rio Piedras PR, PGA golfer, 1972 Byron Nelson 1935 18th PGA Championship: Johnny Revolta at Twin Hills CC Oklahoma City 1935 Bruce Crampton, Sydney Australia, PGA golfer, 1961 Milwaukee Open 1935 Tommy Jacobs, born in America, professional golfer, golf course owner and operator, played on Champions Tour, PGA Tour 1935 Jimmy Powell, born in Dallas, Texas, PGA golfer, 1990 Southwestern Bell Classic 1934 Dick Rhyan, Columbus, Ohio, PGA golfer, 1994 GTE-5th 1934 Harold Ralph Henning, Johannesburg South Africa, PGA golfer, 1966 Texas Open 1934 Paul Runyan wins PGA golf tournament 1934 17th PGA Championship: Paul Runyan at Park CC Williamsville NY 1934 [Robert] Lee Elder, born in Dallas, Texas, PGA golfer, 1974 Monsanto Open 1934 Ben Smith, born in Atlanta, Georgia, PGA golfer, Ralphs Senior Classic-4th 1933 Orville Moody, Chickasha, Oklahoma, PGA golfer, 1969 U.S. Open 1933 16th PGA Championship: Gene Sarazen at Blue Mound CC Milwaukee 1932 15th PGA Championship: Olin Dutra at Keller Golf Club St. Paul, Minnesota 1932 Gay Robert Brewer, born in Middletwon, Ohio, PGA golfer, 1972 Canadian 1931 14th PGA Championship: Tom Creavy at Wannamoisett CC Rumford RI 1931 Billy Casper, born in San Diego, California, William Earl Billy Casper, Jr., professional golfer, golf course designer, won the PGA Tour 27 times, named 15th greatest golfer of all time by Golf Digest in 2000, considered best putter of his era 1931 Billy Casper, born in San Diego, California, golfer, 3-time PGA Player of Year, '66, '68, '70 1931 Jim [Purvis] Ferree, Jr., Pine Bluff, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1958 Vancouver 1931 Miller Barber, born in Shreveport, Louisiana, PGA golfer, 1968 Byron Nelson Classic 1930 13th PGA Championship: Tommy Armour at Fresh Meadows CC Flushing 1930 Tommy Armour wins PGA golf tournament 1930 Gene Alec Littler, born in San Diego, California, PGA golfer, 1961 U.S. Open 1929 Leo Diegel wins PGA golf tournament 1929 Donald Ray January, Plainview, Texas, PGA golfer, 1960 Tucson Open 1929 12th PGA Championship: Leo Diegel at Hillcrest CC Los Angeles 1929 Arnold Daniel Palmer, Latrobe, Pennsylvania, PGA golfer, 1964 Masters 1928 11th PGA Championship: Leo Diegel at Five Farms CC Baltimore 1927 10th PGA Championship: Water Hagen at Cedar Crest CC Dallas 1927 Walter Hagen beats Joe Turnesa for 4th consecutive PGA title 1926 9th PGA Championship: Walter Hagen at Salisbury Golf Club Westbury, New York 1926 Walter Hagen wins PGA golf tournament 1925 8th PGA Championship: Walter Hagen at Olympia Fields CC Matteson Ill 1925 Walter Hagen wins PGA golf tournament 1924 Paul Runyan wins PGA golf championship 1924 7th PGA Championship: Walter Hagen at French Lick CC Ind 1923 6th PGA Championship: Gene Sarazen at Pelham CC Pelham NY 1923 Jay Herbert, golfer, 1960 PGA winner 1922 5th PGA Championship: Gene Sarazen at Oakmont CC Oakmont Pa 1922 Charles Hoffner wins PGA golf tournament 1921 4th PGA Championship: Walter Hagen at Inwood CC Far Rockaway NY 1920 3rd PGA Championship: Jock Hutchison at Flossmoor CC Flossmoor Ill 1920 Julius Boros, golfer, PGA Champ 1968, U.S. Open 1952, 1963 1919 2nd PGA Championship: Jim Barnes at Engineers CC Roslyn NY 1916 1st PGA Championship: Jim Barnes at Siwanoy CC Bronxville NY 1916 Professional Golfer Association (PGA) forms in New York City 1914 Chandler Harper, golfer, 1950 PGA champ 1912 Ben Hogan, born in Dublin, Texas, PGA golfer, U.S. Open 1950, 51, 53 1912 Sam Snead, Hot Springs, Virginia, PGA golfer, PGA-1963, 65, 67, 70, 72, 73 1912 Byron Nelson, Fort Worth, Texas, PGA golfer, won 19 tournaments in 1945 1902 Bobby Jones, Jr., born in Atlanta Georgia, PGA golfer, Grand Slam 1930 1902 Gene Sarazen, Harrison, New York, PGA golfer, Masters 1935, U.S. Open 1922, 32 1901 Gene Sarazen, golfer, PGA 1922, 23, 33 1892 Walter Hagen, born in Rochester, New York, PGA golfer, U.S. Open 1914, 19 |
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