2015 Event Australian golfer Jason Day wins the PGA Championship with a score of 20 under par; American Jordan Spieth wins second place, resulting in a rank of #1 in the world, replacing Northern Irish golf champ Rory McIlroy 2014 Event Rory McIlroy wins the PGA Championship, marking his fourth major championship; McIlroy is now one of only four players in golf history to reach this achievement by age 25 2013 Event Pro golfer Tiger Woods is named the PGA Tour Player of the Year, the 11th time Woods has been honored as the Tour's Player of the Year 2013 Event At the Oak Hill Country Club in Pittsford, New York, American golfer Jason Dufner wins the 2013 PGA Championship 2012 Event The winner of U.S. PGA Championship at Kiawah Island is Northern Ireland's professional golfer, Rory McIlroy 2012 Event In Orlando, Golf pro Tiger Woods wins the Arnold Palmer Invitational tournament; this is his first PGA Tour victory since 2009 2011 Event U.S golfer Keegan Bradley defeats Jason Dufner in a playoff, winning the United States 2011 PGA Championship 1999 Death Payne Stewart, professional golfer, won the U.S. Open, 1991 and 1999, won PGA Championship in 1989, among others, dies in Mina, South Dakota, at age 42, due to hypoxia from depressurization of a Learjet 1998 Death Cary Middlecoff, professional golfer with what is currently known as the PGA Tour in the 1940s, University of Mississippi's first golf All-American 1939, dies in Memphis, Tennessee at age 77 1998 Event 80th PGA Championship at Sahalee CC, Seattle WA 1998 Event 59th PGA Seniors Golf Championship 1997 Event 79th PGA Championship: Davis Love III shoots a 269 at Winged Foot GC 1997 Event Greg Norman wins PGA St. Jude Classic 1997 Event 58th PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Hale Irwin 1997 Event PGA Seniors Championship 1996 Event Jim Colbert and Bob Murphy wins Diner's Club Senior PGA Golf Matches 1996 Event Tom Lehman and Duffy Waldoff wins Diner's Club PGA Golf Matches 1996 Event 78th PGA Championship: Mark Brooks shoots a 277 at Vallhalla Golf Club Kentucky 1996 Event 57th PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Hale Irwin 1995 Event 77th PGA Championship: Steve Elkington shoots a 267 at Riviera California 1995 Event 56th PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Ray Floyd wins 1994 Event 76th PGA Championship: Nick Price shoots a 269 at Southern Hills Tulsa 1994 Event 55th PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Lee Trevino wins 1993 Event 75th PGA Championship: Paul Azinger shoots a 272 at Inverness Club Oh 1993 Event 54th PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Tom Wargo 1992 Event 74th PGA Championship: Nick Price shoots a 278 at Bellerive St. Louis 1992 Event 53rd PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Lee Trevino 1992 Event Tiger Woods, 16, becomes youngest PGA golfer in 35 years 1991 Event Chip Beck ties PGA lowest 18 hole score of 59 1991 Event 73rd PGA Championship: John Daly shoots a 276 at Crooked Stick Ind 1991 Event 52nd PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Jack Nicklaus 1991 Event Phil Mickelson wins PGA Northern Telecom Golf Open 1990 Event 51st PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Gary Player 1990 Event 72nd PGA Championship: Wayne Grady shoots a 282 at Shoal Creek Ala 1990 Event Jack Nicklaus wins 1st start on Senior PGA tour 1989 Event 71st PGA Championship: Payne Stewart shoots 276 at Kemper Lakes Golf Club Illinois 1989 Event 50th PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Larry Mowry 1988 Event 70th PGA Championship: Jeff Sluman shoots a 272 at Oak Tree Golf Club Edmond 1988 Event 49th PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Gary Player 1987 Event 69th PGA Championship: Larry Nelson shoots 287 at PGA National Palm Beach 1986 Event 68th PGA Championship: Bob Tway shoots a 276 at Inverness Club Toledo 1985 Event 67th PGA Championship: Hubert Green shoots 278 at Cherry Hills Denver 1984 Event 66th PGA Championship: Lee Trevino shoots a 273 at Shoal Creek Ala 1983 Event 25th Ryder Cup: U.S., 14 -13 at PGA National Golf Club Florida 1983 Event 65th PGA Championship: Hal Sutton shoots a 274 at Riviera CC LA 1983 Event PGA inaugurates all-exempt tour 1982 Event 64th PGA Championship: Ray Floyd shoots a 272 at Southern Hills Tulsa 1981 Event 63rd PGA Championship: Larry Nelson shoots a 273 at Atlanta AC Ga 1980 Event 62nd PGA Championship: Jack Nicklaus shoots a 274 at Oak Hill, New York 1980 Event PGA begins a senior golf tour 1979 Event 61st PGA Championship: David Graham shoots a 272 at Oakland Hills, Michigan 1978 Event 60th PGA Championship: John Mahaffey shoots a 276 at Oakmont CC PA 1977 Event 59th PGA Championship: Lanny Wadkins shoots a 282 at Pebble Beach Cal 1976 Event 58th PGA Championship: Dave Stockton shoots a 281 at Congressional MD 1975 Event 57th PGA Championship: Jack Nicklaus shoots a 276 at Firestone Akron 1974 Event 56th PGA Championship: Lee Trevino shoots a 276 at Tanglewood NC 1973 Birthday Joe Angel Acosta, Jr., SD California, PGA golfer, 1995 Greater Milwaukee-3rd 1973 Event 55th PGA Championship: Jack Nicklaus shoots a 277 at Canterbury, Cleveland 1972 Event 54th PGA Championship: Gary Player shoots a 281 at Oakland Hills, Michigan 1972 Event Garry Player wins PGA golf tournament 1972 Birthday Justin C G Leonard, born in Dallas, Texas, PGA golfer, 1994 Anheuser-Busch-3rd 1971 Death Bobby Jones, Jr., PGA golfer (Grand Slam 1930), dies at 69 1971 Birthday David Robert Duval, born in Jacksonville, Florida, PGA golfer, 1995 Bob Hope 1971 Birthday Stuart Appleby, Cohuna, Australia, Nike golfer, 1994 Victorian PGA 1971 Event 53rd PGA Championship: Jack Nicklaus shoots a 281 at PGA National Florida Jack Nicklaus wins his 2nd golf grand slam 1970 Event 52nd PGA Championship: Dave Stockton shoots 279 at Southern Hills OK 1970 Birthday Jonathan Andrew Kaye, born in Denver, Colorado, PGA golfer, 1995 Quad City-2nd 1970 Birthday Phil A. Mickelson, born in San Diego, California, PGA golfer, 1991 Northern Telecom 1970 Birthday James Michael Furyk, West Chester, Pennsylvania, PGA golfer, 1994 Las Vegas-5th 1969 Birthday Paul Francis Stankowski, Oxnard California, PGA golfer, 1994 Las Vegas-5th 1969 Birthday Theodore Ernest Els, Johannesburg South Africa, PGA golfer, 1994 U.S. Open 1969 Death Walter Hagen, PGA golfer (U.S. Open 1914, 19), dies at 76 1969 Event 51st PGA Championship: Ray Floyd shoots a 276 at NCR Golf Club Dayton, Ohio 1969 Birthday Patrick Alfred Bates, born in St. Louis, Missouri, PGA golfer, 1994 NIKE Dakota Open 1969 Birthday Richard Fletcher Pride III, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, PGA golfer, 1994 Fed Exp 1968 Birthday Christian Dean DiMarco, Huntington, New York, PGA golfer, 1994 Deposit-3rd 1968 Birthday David Bradley Stockton, Jr., born in Redlands, California, PGA golfer, 1994 Canon-3rd 1968 Event 50th PGA Championship: Julius Boros shoots a 281 at Pecan Valley, Texas 1968 Birthday Robert Anthony Gamez, born in Las Vegas Nevada, PGA golfer, 1990 Nestle 1968 Birthday Robert David Burns, Mission Hills, California, PGA golfer, 1994 Buick-5th 1968 Event 29th PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Chandler Harper 1967 Birthday Charles Christopher Rymer, Cleveland, Tennessee, PGA golfer, 1995 Shell-3rd 1967 Event 49th PGA Championship: Don January shoots a 281 at Columbine CC Colorado 1967 Birthday Steven C Stricker, Edgerton WI, PGA golfer, 1994 Northern Telecom-2nd 1967 Birthday William Michael Heinen, Jr., Rayne, Louisiana, PGA golfer, 1994 Shell Houston 1967 Birthday Ted N Tryba, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, PGA golfer, 1995 Anheuser-Busch Golf 1967 Birthday David Wayne Toms, Monroe, Louisiana, PGA golfer, 1992 Northern Telecom-3rd 1966 Birthday Douglas Allan Martin, Bluffton, Ohio, PGA golfer, 1995 Buick-2nd 1966 Birthday Craig David Parry, Sunshine Victoria, PGA golfer, 1994 Honda-2nd 1966 Birthday Jerry Patrick Kelly, Madison WI, PGA golfer, 1995 Greater Milw-34th 1966 Birthday Thomas Louis Tolles, Jr., Ft. Myers, Florida, PGA golfer, 1995 Bob Hope-3rd 1966 Birthday Stephane Talbot, born in Greenfield Park, Quebec, golfer, 1992 Quebec PGA 1966 Birthday William Fred Mayfair, born in Phoenix, Arizona, PGA golfer, 1993 Greater Milw Open 1966 Event 48th PGA Championship: Al Geiberger shoots a 280 at Firestone CC Akron 1966 Birthday Michael John Bradley, born in Largo, Florida, PGA golfer, 1993 Kemper Open-3rd 1966 Birthday John Patrick Daly, born in born in Sacramento, California, PGA golfer, 1995 British Open 1966 Birthday Clark Sherwood Dennis, born in Houston, Texas, PGA golfer, 1990 Hawaiian Open-3rd 1966 Birthday 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 Birthday Bob Alan Estes, Graham, Texas, PGA golfer, 1994 Texas Open 1965 Birthday Scott Edward Gump, Rockledge, Florida, PGA golfer, 1991 International-2nd 1965 Birthday Glen Edward Day, Mobile AL, PGA golfer, 1994 Anheuser-Busch-2nd 1965 Birthday Michael Paul Springer, born in San Francisco, California, PGA golfer, 1994 Greater Milwaukee 1965 Event 47th PGA Championship: Dave Marr shoots a 280 at Laurel Valley Golf Club Pennsylvania 1965 Event Dave Marr wins PGA title 1965 Birthday Scott Michael McCarron, born in Sacramento, California, PGA golfer, 1995 Las Vegas-3rd 1965 Birthday Michael Charles Brisky, Brownsville, Texas, PGA golfer, 1995 Buick-2nd 1965 Birthday Jesper Bo Parnevik, born in Stockholm, Sweden, PGA golfer, 1995 Nestle-5th 1965 Birthday James David McGovern, Teaneck, New Jersey, PGA golfer, 1993 Shell Houston Open 1964 Birthday Nolan Jay Henke, Battle Creek, Michigan, PGA golfer, 1990 BC Open 1964 Birthday Skip [Jules I] Kendall, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, PGA golfer, 1993 International-8th 1964 Birthday Guy Donald Boros, born in Ft. Laud, Florida, PGA golfer, 1994 Deposit Guaranty-3rd 1964 Birthday Lee MacLeod Janzen, Austin, Minnesota, PGA golfer, 1993 U.S. Open 1964 Birthday Grant Osten Waite, Palmerston New Zealand, PGA golfer, 1993 Kemper Open 1964 Event 46th PGA Championship: Bobby Nichols shoots a 271 at Columbus CC Ohio 1964 Birthday Brett J Ogle, born in Paddington Austral, PGA golfer, 1993 AT&T Pebble Beach 1964 Birthday Scott Rachal Verplank, born in Dallas, Texas, PGA golfer, 1985 Western Open 1964 Birthday Paul David Goydos, born in Long Beach, California, PGA golfer, 1994 BC Open-7th 1964 Birthday Michael Dean Standly, Abilene, Texas, PGA golfer, 1993 Freeport-McMoRan 1964 Birthday Kelly Michael Gibson, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, PGA golfer, 1995 Bob Hope-7th 1964 Birthday Davis Milton Love III, born in Charlotte, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1987 MCI Heritage 1964 Birthday Gregory Thomas Kraft, born in Detroit, Michigan, PGA golfer, 1993 Walt Disney-2nd 1964 Birthday Jeffrey Allan Maggert, Columbia, Missouri, PGA golfer, 1993 Walt Disney 1964 Birthday Emlyn Aubrey, PGA golfer, 1995 Nestles-25th 1964 Birthday Woody Austin, born in Tampa, Florida, PGA golfer, 1995 Buick Open 1964 Birthday William Thomas Andrade, Fall River, Massachusetts, PGA golfer, 1991 Kemper Open 1963 Birthday Marco T Dawson, Freising Germany, PGA golfer, 1995 Greater Milw-2nd 1963 Birthday Brian H Henniger, Sacramento California, PGA golfer, 1994 Deposit Guaranty 1963 Event 45th PGA Championship: Jack Nicklaus shoots a 279 at Dallas AC Dallas 1963 Birthday Steven David Rintoul, born in Bowral, Australia, PGA golfer, 1994 Buick-2nd 1963 Birthday Vijay Singh, Lautoka Fiji, PGA golfer, 1993 Buick Classic 1962 Birthday Rocco Anthony Mediate, Greensburg, Pennsylvania, PGA golfer, 1991 Doral-Ryder 1962 Birthday Stephen John Elkington, Inverell Australia, PGA golfer, 1990 Kmart 1962 Birthday John Samuel Inman, Greensboro, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1993 Buick South Open 1962 Birthday Dennis Paulson, San Gabriel California, PGA golfer, 1994 Freeport-McMoRan-4th 1962 Birthday Grady Neal Lancaster, born in Smithfield, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1994 Byron Nelson 1962 Birthday Richard Elliott Fehr, born in Seattle, Washington, PGA golfer, 1986 BC Open 1962 Birthday Gene Craig Sauers, Savannah Georgia, PGA golfer, 1986 Bank of Boston 1962 Birthday Duffy James Joseph Waldorf, Jr., born in Los Angeles, California, PGA golfer, 1995 LaCantera Tx 1962 Event 44th PGA Championship: Gary Player shoots a 278 at Aronimink Golf Club Pennsylvania 1962 Birthday Brandel Eugene Chamblee, born in St. Louis, Missouri, PGA golfer, 1994 Honda-3rd 1962 Birthday Andrew Donald Magee, Paris, France, PGA golfer, 1988 Pensacola Open 1962 Birthday Kirk Alan Triplett, born in Moses Lake, Washington, PGA golfer, 1992 Shell Houston-2nd 1962 Birthday Patrick Thomas Burke, born in Hollywood, Florida, PGA golfer, 1992 BellSouth-6th 1961 Birthday Joel Ashley Edwards, born in Dallas, Texas, PGA golfer, 1992 BC Open-2nd 1961 Event PGA eliminates caucasians only rule 1961 Birthday Christopher J Perry, Edenton, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1987 Kemper Open-2nd 1961 Birthday Dillard Pruitt, Greenville, South Carolina, PGA golfer, 1991 Chattanooga Classic 1961 Birthday Brian Thomas Kamm, born in Rochester, New York, PGA golfer, 1994 Bell Canadian-6th 1961 Birthday Bradford John Faxon, Jr., Oceanport, New Jersey, PGA golfer, 1986 Provident 1961 Event 43rd PGA Championship: Jerry Barber shoots a 277 at Olympia Fields IL 1961 Birthday Jim Laver Carter, born in Spring Lake, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1995 Anheuser-Busch 1961 Birthday Johnny Ray Huston, Mount Vernon, Illinois, PGA golfer, 1990 Honda Classic 1961 Birthday Stephen Robert Pate, Ventura California, PGA golfer, 1987 Southwest Classic 1961 Birthday Mark David Brooks, born in Ft. Worth, Texas, PGA golfer, 1994 Kemper Open 1961 Birthday James T. Gallagher, Jr., born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, PGA golfer, 1990 Greater Milw 1960 Birthday Lee Cross Rinker, Stuart, Florida, PGA golfer, 1995 Greater Milwaukee-6th 1960 Birthday Robert Harold Lohr, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, PGA golfer, 1988 Walt Disney 1960 Birthday Ian Baker-Finch, Nambour Queensland, PGA golfer, 1991 British Open 1960 Birthday James Patrick Delsing, born in St. Louis, Missouri, PGA golfer, 1993 New England-2nd 1960 Birthday Stephen Brent Lowery, Birmingham, Alabama, PGA golfer, 1994 Sprint 1960 Birthday [James] Kenneth Perry, born in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, PGA golfer, 1991 Memorial 1960 Event 42nd PGA Championship: Jay Hebert shoots a 281 at Firestone CC Akron 1960 Birthday Mark John Calcavecchia, Laurel NE, PGA golfer, 1987 Honda Classic 1960 Birthday Mark Kevin Carnevale, Annapolis, Maryland, PGA golfer, 1992 Chattanooga 1960 Birthday William Lee Glasson, Jr., born in Fresno, California, PGA golfer, 1985 Kemper Open 1960 Birthday Joseph Martin Mudd, born in Louisville, Kentucky, PGA golfer, 1988 Federal Express 1960 Birthday 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 Birthday Corey Allen Pavin, Oxnard California, PGA golfer, 1995 U.S. Open 1959 Birthday Frederick Stephen Couples, born in Seattle, Washington, PGA golfer, 1983 Kemper Open 1959 Birthday David Laurence Frost, Cape Town South Africa, PGA golfer, 1988 Southern Open 1959 Birthday Keith Allen Clearwater, born in Long Beach, California, PGA golfer, 1987 Colonial National 1959 Event 41st PGA Championship: Bob Rosburg shoots a 277 at Minneapolis GC 1959 Birthday Brian James Claar, born in Santa Monica, California, PGA golfer, 1991 AT&T-2nd 1959 Birthday Edward F. Humenik, born in Detroit, Michigan, PGA golfer, 1994 Kmart Greater-2nd 1959 Event Sam Snead sets PGA record for 36 holes at 122 1959 Birthday Robin L Freeman, St. Charles, Missouri, PGA golfer, 1993 Northern Telecom-3rd 1959 Birthday Robert Raymond Tway, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, PGA golfer, 1986 Shearson 1959 Birthday Thomas Edward Lehman, born in Austin, Minnesota, PGA golfer, 1994 Memorial Tournament 1959 Birthday John Arthur Wilson, Ceres California, PGA golfer, 1994 Anheuser-Busch-4th 1958 Birthday Curt Allen Byrum, Onida, South Dakota, PGA golfer, 1989 Hardee's Golf Classic 1958 Birthday Steven Glen Jones, Artesia, New Mexico, PGA golfer, 1988 AT&T Pebble Beach 1958 Birthday Russell Earl Cochran, Paducah, Kentucky, PGA golfer, 1991 Centel Western 1958 Birthday Jay Don Blake, St. George, Utah, PGA golfer, 1991 Shearson Lehman Open 1958 Birthday Blaine McCallister, Ft. Stockton, Texas, PGA golfer, 1989 Honda Classic 1958 Birthday Larry Hogan Mize, Augusta Georgia, PGA golfer, 1987 Masters 1958 Birthday Yoshinori Mizumaki, Tokyo, Japan, PGA golfer, 1994 Byron Nelson-2nd 1958 Birthday David W. Feherty, Bangor N Ireland, PGA golfer, 1994 New England-2nd 1958 Birthday Kenneth J Green, born in Danbury CT, PGA golfer, 1985 Buick Open 1958 Event 40th PGA Championship: Dow Finsterwald shoots a 276 at Llanerch CC PA 1958 Birthday Daniel Bruce Forsman, Rhinelander WI, PGA golfer, 1992 Buick Open 1958 Birthday Gary George Hallberg, Berwyn, Illinois, PGA golfer, 1983 Andy Williams 1958 Birthday Michael Patrick Hulbert, born in Elmira, New York, PGA golfer, 1989 BC Open 1958 Birthday Joseph Paul Sindelar, born in Ft. Knox, Kentucky, PGA golfer, BC Open-1985, 87 1958 Birthday John Paul Morse, Marshall, Michigan, PGA golfer, 1995 United Airlines 1958 Birthday Alexander W. B. Lyle, Shrewsbury England, PGA golfer, 1988 Phoenix Open 1957 Birthday David Allen Ogrin, Waukegan, Illinois, PGA golfer, 1994 Byron Nelson-2nd 1957 Birthday John Neuman Cook, born in Toledo, Ohio, PGA golfer, 1981 Bing Crosby 1957 Birthday Philip Arnold Blackmar, born in San Diego, California, PGA golfer, 1988 Provident 1957 Birthday Fulton Peter Allem, Kroonstad South Africa, PGA golfer, 1993 SW Bell 1957 Birthday Mark Charles Wiebe, Seaside OR, PGA golfer, 1985 Anheuser-Busch 1957 Birthday Jeffrey George Sluman, born in Rochester, New York, PGA golfer, 1988 PGA Champ 1957 Birthday Wayne Desmond Grady, born in Brisbane, Australia, PGA golfer, 1990 PGA 1957 Event 39th PGA Championship: Lionel Hebert at Miami Valley Golf Club Dayton Ohio 1957 Birthday Nicholas Alexander Faldo, born in England, PGA golfer, 1992 British Open 1957 Birthday Donald William Hammond, born in Frederick, Maryland, PGA golfer, 1986 Bob Hope 1957 Birthday William Payne Stewart, born in Springfield, Missouri, PGA golfer, 1983 Walt Disney 1957 Birthday Payne Stewart, professional golfer, won the U.S. Open, 1991 and 1999, won PGA Championship in 1989, among others 1957 Birthday Nick Price, Durban South Africa, PGA golfer, 1991 Byron Nelson Classic 1957 Birthday Leonard C Clements, Cherry Point, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1994 Bob Hope-2nd 1957 Birthday Mark Francis O'Meara, Goldsboro, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1984 Greater Milw 1956 Birthday Charles Henry Beck, born in Fayetteville, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1990 Buick Open 1992 1956 Event 38th PGA Championship: Jack Burke at Blue Hill CC Boston 1956 Birthday Frederick Funk, born in Takoma Park, Maryland, PGA golfer, 1992 Shell Houston Open 1956 Birthday David Wayne Edwards, born in Neosho, Missouri, PGA golfer, 1980 Walt Disney 1955 Birthday Scott Mabon Hoch, born in Raleigh, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1982 USF&G Classic 1955 Birthday Scott William Simpson, born in San Diego, California, PGA golfer, 1987 U.S. Open 1955 Event 37th PGA Championship: Doug Ford at Meadowbrook CC Detroit 1955 Birthday Loren Lloyd Roberts, born in San Luis Obispo, California, PGA golfer, Nestle-1994, 95 1955 Birthday Cary Middlecoff, born in Halls, Tennessee, professional golfer with what is currently known as the PGA Tour in the 1940s, University of Mississippi's first golf All-American 1939 1955 Birthday Danny Joe Pohl, born in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, PGA golfer, 1986 Colonial 1955 Event Mike Souchak sets PGA 72-hole record of 257 1955 Birthday Greg Norman, born in Queensland, Australia, PGA golfer, 1984 Kemper 1955 Birthday Curtis Strange, born in Norfolk, Virginia, PGA golfer, 1989 U.S. Open 1955 Birthday Michael James Sullivan, born in Gary, Indiana, PGA golfer, 1980 Southern Open 1954 Birthday Bradley Dub Bryant, Amarillo, Texas, PGA golfer, 1995 Walt Disney 1954 Event 36th PGA Championship: Chick Herbert at Keller Golf Club St. Paul Minnesota 1954 Birthday Michael Daniel Reid, Bainbridge, Maryland, PGA golfer, 1987 Seiko Tucson 1954 Birthday John Greg Adams, born in Scottsdale, Arizona, PGA golfer, 1982 Hall of Fame-2nd 1954 Birthday Peter Erling Jacobsen, born in Portland, Oregon, PGA golfer, 1990 Bob Hope 1954 Birthday Keith Carlton Fergus, born Temple, Texas, PGA golfer, 1995 Honda Classic-8th 1953 Birthday Jay Dean Haas, born in St. Louis, Missouri, PGA golfer, 1978 Andy Williams-San Diego 1953 Birthday Mark Will McNulty, Bindwa Zimbabwe, PGA golfer, 1982 Danny Thomas-4th 1953 Birthday Jerry Pate, born in Macon, Georgia, PGA golfer, U.S. Open 1976, Canadian Open 1976 1953 Birthday Jerry Page, golfer, largest PGA victory margin 1953 Event 35th PGA Championship: Walter Burkemo at Birmingham CC Michigan 1953 Birthday Craig Robert Stadler, born in San Diego, California, PGA golfer, Masters 1982 1953 Birthday Donald Albert Weibring, Jr., Quincy, Illinois, PGA golfer, 1979 Quad Cities 1953 Birthday Edward Ray Fiori, born in Lynwood, California, PGA golfer, 1979 Southern Open 1953 Birthday Andy Bean, born in Lafayette, Georgia, PGA golfer, Western 1978, Kemper 1978 1952 Event 34th PGA Championship: Jim Turnesa at Big Spring CC Louisville 1952 Birthday David Allen Barr, born in Kelowna BC, PGA golfer, Atlanta Golf Classic 1952 Birthday Wayne John Levi, Little Falls, New York, PGA golfer, 1983 Buick Open 1952 Event PGA approves allowing black participants 1952 Birthday Ben Daniel Crenshaw, born in Austin, Texas, PGA golfer, 1976 Bing Crosby 1951 Birthday Thomas Warren Purtzer, Des Moines, Iowa, PGA golfer, 1977 Glen Campbell 1951 Birthday Fuzzy [Frank] Zoeller, New Albany, Indiana, PGA golfer, Masters 1981 1951 Birthday 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 Birthday Don [Sheldon George] Pooley, Jr., born in Phoenix, Arizona, PGA golfer, 1980 BC Open 1951 Birthday Robert Edwin Wadkins, Richmond, Virginia, PGA golfer, 1994 Kemper Open-2nd 1951 Birthday Bruce Alan Lietzke, born in Kansas City, Kansas, PGA golfer, 1978 Canadian Open 1951 Event 33rd PGA Championship: Sam Snead at Oakmont CC Oakmont Pa 1950 Birthday Robert Bryan Gilder, Corvallis OR, PGA golfer, 1980 Canadian Open 1950 Event 32nd PGA Championship: Chandler Harper at Scioto CC Columbus Ohio 1949 Birthday Thomas O Kite, Jr., born in Austin, Texas, PGA golfer, 1978 BC Open, Crosby 1983 1949 Birthday Lanny [Jerry Lanston] Wadkins Richmond, Virginia, PGA golfer, 1972 Sahara 1949 Birthday Thomas Sturges Watson, born in Kansas City, Missouri, PGA golfer, 1975 Byron Nelson 1949 Birthday Douglas Fred Tewell, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, PGA golfer, 1980 Sea Pines 1949 Event 31st PGA Championship: Sam Snead at Hermitage CC Richmond VA 1949 Birthday Jimmy Lee Thorpe, Roxboro, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1985 Greater Milwaukee Open 1949 Birthday Howard Allen Twitty, born in Phoenix, Arizona, PGA golfer, 1979 BC Open 1948 Birthday Allen Michael Doyle, born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, PGA golfer, 1991 Memorial-64th 1948 Event 30th PGA Championship: Ben Hogan at Norwood Hills CC St. Louis 1948 Birthday John Drayton Mahaffey, Kerrville, Texas, PGA golfer, 1978 PGA Champ 1947 Birthday Edward Matt Dougherty, Chester, Pennsylvania, PGA golfer, 1995 Deposit Guaranty 1947 Birthday Larry Gene Nelson, Ft. Payne AL, PGA golfer, 1980 Atlanta Classic 1947 Event 29th PGA Championship: Jim Ferrier at Plum Hollow CC Detroit 1947 Event Jim Ferrier wins PGA golf tournament 1946 Birthday Hubie Green, Birmingham, Alabama, PGA golfer, U.S. Open 1977 1946 Birthday Gilmer Bryan Morgan, Wewoka, Oklahoma, PGA golfer, 1977 BC Open 1946 Event 28th PGA Championship: Ben Hogan at Portland Golf Club Portland, Oregon 1945 Event Robert Hamilton wins PGA golf tournament 1945 Event 27th PGA Championship: Byron Nelson at Morraine CC Dayton, Ohio 1945 Birthday Hale S. Irwin, Joplin, Missouri, PGA golfer, 1974 U.S. Open 1944 Birthday Buddy Allin, Bremerton, Washington, PGA golfer, 1980 New Zealand Open 1944 Event 26th PGA Championship: Bob Hamilton at Manito G and CC Spokane Wash 1944 Birthday Tony Jacklin, born in Scunthorpe, England, PGA golfer, 1970 U.S. Open 1944 Birthday Bruce Summerhays, born in St. Louis, Missouri, PGA golfer, Provo Open-1966, 91 93 1944 Birthday Graham Vivian Marsh, Kalgoorlie Australia, PGA golfer, 1977 Heritage 1944 Birthday Robert Landers, Tarrant County, Texas, PGA golfer, Ft. Worth-1976, 78, 80 1943 Birthday Robert Jay Sigel, Narberth, Pennsylvania, PGA golfer, 1994 GTE West Classic 1943 Birthday Dave Eichelberger, Waco, Texas, PGA golfer, 1971 Greater Milwaukee Open 1943 Birthday Jerry McGee, born in New Lexingon, Ohio, PGA golfer, 1975 Pensacola Open 1943 Birthday Calvin Peete, born in Detroit, Michigan, PGA golfer, 1979 Greater Milwaukee Open 1943 Birthday Bobby Wayne Mitchell, Chatham, Virginia, PGA golfer, 1971 Cleveland Open 1943 Birthday Robert J Murphy, Jr., born in Brooklyn, New York, PGA golfer, 1968 Philadelphia Classic 1942 Birthday Bob E Smith, Sacramento California, PGA golfer, 1993 Yanase Cup 1942 Birthday Lawrence Allen Gilbert, Fort Knox, Kentucky, PGA golfer, 1994 Dallas Reunion 1942 Birthday Thomas Daniel Weiskopf, Massillon, Ohio, PGA golfer, British Open 1973 1942 Birthday Amos Tom Wargo, born in Marlette, Michigan, PGA golfer, 1993 PGA Seniors Champion 1942 Birthday Ray Floyd, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, PGA golfer, Masters 1976 1942 Birthday Raymond Loran Floyd, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1986 U.S. Open 1942 Birthday Isao Aoki, Abiko Chiba Japan, PGA golfer, 1983 Hawaiian Open 1942 Event 25th PGA Championship: Sam Snead at Seaview CC Atlantic City, New Jersey 1941 Birthday David Knapp Stockton, San Bernardino California, PGA golfer, 1970 PGA 1941 Birthday Kermit Zarley, born in Seattle, Washington, PGA golfer, 1970 Canadian Open 1941 Birthday Tommy Aycock, Edinburg, Texas, PGA golfer, 1994 Las Vegas Senior-5th 1941 Event 24th PGA Championship: Vic Ghezzi at Cherry Hills CC Denver 1941 Birthday Gil [Walter] Morgan, Haddock Georgia, PGA golfer, 1990 Kemper Open 1941 Event PGA establishes Golf Hall of Fame 1941 Birthday Jim Colbert, born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, PGA golfer, 1969 Monsanto Open 1941 Birthday C L "Gibby" Gilbert, Jr., Chattanooga, Tennessee, PGA golfer, 1976 Danny Thomas 1940 Birthday Jesse Carlyle Snead, Hot Springs, Virginia, PGA golfer, 1972 Philadelphia Classic 1940 Event 23rd PGA Championship: Byron Nelson at Hershey CC Hershey Pa 1940 Birthday Simon Hobday, born in Mareking, South Africa, PGA golfer, 1994 U.S. Senior Open 1940 Birthday Jim Albus, born in Staten Island, New York, PGA golfer, 1991 Mazda Senior Players 1940 Birthday Jack Kiefer, Columbia, Pennsylvania, PGA golfer, 1994 Ralphs Senior Classic 1939 Birthday Lee Buck Trevino, born in Dallas, Texas, PGA golfer, U.S. Open 1968, 71 1939 Birthday Hugh Delane Thompson, born in Shreveport, Louisiana, PGA golfer, 1991 MONY Syracuse 1939 Birthday George Archer, born in San Francisco, California, PGA golfer, 1969 Masters Bing Crosby 1939 Birthday DeWitt T Weaver, Jr., Danville, Kentucky, PGA golfer, 1972 Southern Open 1939 Event 22nd PGA Championship: Henry Picard at Pomonok CC Flushing NY 1939 Birthday Larry Laoretti, born in Mahopac, New Jersey, PGA golfer, U.S. Seniors Open 1992 1939 Birthday Terry Dill, Forth Worth, Texas, PGA golfer, 1992 Bank One Senior Classic 1939 Birthday Jim Dent, Augusta, Georgia, PGA golfer, 1989 MONY Syracuse Senior 1939 Birthday Mike Hill, born in Jackson, Michigan, PGA golfer, 1977 Ohio Kings Island Open 1938 Birthday Tom Shaw, Wichita, Kansas, PGA golfer, 1969 Doral Open AVCO Golf Classic 1938 Birthday Rives McBee, Denton, Texas, PGA golfer, 1989 RJR Bank One Classic 1938 Event 21st PGA Championship: Paul Runyan at Shawnee CC Shawnee-on-Del Pa 1938 Birthday Homero Blancas, born in Houston, Texas, PGA golfer, 1972 Phoenix Open 1938 Birthday Louis Krebs Graham, born in Nashville, Tennessee, PGA golfer, 1975 U.S. Open 1937 Birthday Don Bies, Cottonwood ID, PGA golfer, 1975 Sammy Davis Jr 1937 Birthday Bruce Devlin, Armidale Australia, PGA golfer, 1964 St. Petersburg Open 1937 Birthday Al Geiberger, Red Bluff California, PGA golfer, 1962 Ontario Open 1937 Birthday Charles Coody, born in Stamford, Texas, PGA golfer, 1971 Masters 1937 Event 20th PGA Championship: Denny Shute at Pittsburgh FC Aspinwall PA 1937 Birthday Dave Hill, born in Jackson, Michigan, PGA golfer, 1967 Memphis 1937 Birthday Don Massengale, born in Jackson, Texas, PGA golfer, 1966 Bing Crosby Celebrity 1937 Birthday Tommy Aaron, Gainesville Georgia, PGA golfer, 1973 Masters 1936 Event 19th PGA Championship: Denny Shute at Pinehurst CC Pinehurst NC 1936 Birthday Larry Mowry, born in San Diego, California, PGA golfer, 1987 Crestar Pepsi Senior 1936 Birthday Butch Baird, born in Chicago, Illinois, PGA golfer, 1961 Waco Turner Open 1936 Birthday Robert Herman Nichols, born in Louisville, Kentucky, PGA golfer, 1986 Showdown 1936 Birthday Bob Charles, born in Carterton, New Zealand, PGA golfer, 1963 Houston Open 1936 Birthday Dale Douglass, born in Wewoka, Oklahoma, PGA golfer, 1970 Phoenix Open 1936 Birthday John Paul Cain, Sweetwater, Texas, PGA golfer, 1989 Greater Grand Rapids 1935 Birthday Gary J. Player, born in Johannesburg, South Africa, PGA golfer, British Open 1959, 1968, 1974 1935 Event Johnny Revolta wins PGA golf tournament 1935 Birthday Chi Chi Rodriguez, Rio Piedras PR, PGA golfer, 1972 Byron Nelson 1935 Event 18th PGA Championship: Johnny Revolta at Twin Hills CC Oklahoma City 1935 Birthday Bruce Crampton, Sydney Australia, PGA golfer, 1961 Milwaukee Open 1935 Birthday Tommy Jacobs, born in America, professional golfer, golf course owner and operator, played on Champions Tour, PGA Tour 1935 Birthday Jimmy Powell, born in Dallas, Texas, PGA golfer, 1990 Southwestern Bell Classic 1934 Birthday Dick Rhyan, Columbus, Ohio, PGA golfer, 1994 GTE-5th 1934 Birthday Harold Ralph Henning, Johannesburg South Africa, PGA golfer, 1966 Texas Open 1934 Event Paul Runyan wins PGA golf tournament 1934 Event 17th PGA Championship: Paul Runyan at Park CC Williamsville NY 1934 Birthday [Robert] Lee Elder, born in Dallas, Texas, PGA golfer, 1974 Monsanto Open 1934 Birthday Ben Smith, born in Atlanta, Georgia, PGA golfer, Ralphs Senior Classic-4th 1933 Birthday Orville Moody, Chickasha, Oklahoma, PGA golfer, 1969 U.S. Open 1933 Event 16th PGA Championship: Gene Sarazen at Blue Mound CC Milwaukee 1932 Event 15th PGA Championship: Olin Dutra at Keller Golf Club St. Paul, Minnesota 1932 Birthday Gay Robert Brewer, born in Middletwon, Ohio, PGA golfer, 1972 Canadian 1931 Event 14th PGA Championship: Tom Creavy at Wannamoisett CC Rumford RI 1931 Birthday 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 Birthday Billy Casper, born in San Diego, California, golfer, 3-time PGA Player of Year, '66, '68, '70 1931 Birthday Jim [Purvis] Ferree, Jr., Pine Bluff, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1958 Vancouver 1931 Birthday Miller Barber, born in Shreveport, Louisiana, PGA golfer, 1968 Byron Nelson Classic 1930 Event 13th PGA Championship: Tommy Armour at Fresh Meadows CC Flushing 1930 Event Tommy Armour wins PGA golf tournament 1930 Birthday Gene Alec Littler, born in San Diego, California, PGA golfer, 1961 U.S. Open 1929 Event Leo Diegel wins PGA golf tournament 1929 Birthday Donald Ray January, Plainview, Texas, PGA golfer, 1960 Tucson Open 1929 Event 12th PGA Championship: Leo Diegel at Hillcrest CC Los Angeles 1929 Birthday Arnold Daniel Palmer, Latrobe, Pennsylvania, PGA golfer, 1964 Masters 1928 Event 11th PGA Championship: Leo Diegel at Five Farms CC Baltimore 1927 Event 10th PGA Championship: Water Hagen at Cedar Crest CC Dallas 1927 Event Walter Hagen beats Joe Turnesa for 4th consecutive PGA title 1926 Event 9th PGA Championship: Walter Hagen at Salisbury Golf Club Westbury, New York 1926 Event Walter Hagen wins PGA golf tournament 1925 Event 8th PGA Championship: Walter Hagen at Olympia Fields CC Matteson Ill 1925 Event Walter Hagen wins PGA golf tournament 1924 Event Paul Runyan wins PGA golf championship 1924 Event 7th PGA Championship: Walter Hagen at French Lick CC Ind 1923 Event 6th PGA Championship: Gene Sarazen at Pelham CC Pelham NY 1923 Birthday Jay Herbert, golfer, 1960 PGA winner 1922 Event 5th PGA Championship: Gene Sarazen at Oakmont CC Oakmont Pa 1922 Event Charles Hoffner wins PGA golf tournament 1921 Event 4th PGA Championship: Walter Hagen at Inwood CC Far Rockaway NY 1920 Event 3rd PGA Championship: Jock Hutchison at Flossmoor CC Flossmoor Ill 1920 Birthday Julius Boros, golfer, PGA Champ 1968, U.S. Open 1952, 1963 1919 Event 2nd PGA Championship: Jim Barnes at Engineers CC Roslyn NY 1916 Event 1st PGA Championship: Jim Barnes at Siwanoy CC Bronxville NY 1916 Event Professional Golfer Association (PGA) forms in New York City 1914 Birthday Chandler Harper, golfer, 1950 PGA champ 1912 Birthday Ben Hogan, born in Dublin, Texas, PGA golfer, U.S. Open 1950, 51, 53 1912 Birthday Sam Snead, Hot Springs, Virginia, PGA golfer, PGA-1963, 65, 67, 70, 72, 73 1912 Birthday Byron Nelson, Fort Worth, Texas, PGA golfer, won 19 tournaments in 1945 1902 Birthday Bobby Jones, Jr., born in Atlanta Georgia, PGA golfer, Grand Slam 1930 1902 Birthday Gene Sarazen, Harrison, New York, PGA golfer, Masters 1935, U.S. Open 1922, 32 1901 Birthday Gene Sarazen, golfer, PGA 1922, 23, 33 1892 Birthday Walter Hagen, born in Rochester, New York, PGA golfer, U.S. Open 1914, 19
