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2006 Dick Cheney accidentally shoots friend in a hunting accident
1997 SWAT team shoots John E Armstrong in Fla, freeing 2 young hostages 1997 79th PGA Championship: Davis Love III shoots a 269 at Winged Foot GC 1997 126th British Golf Open: Billy Ray Brown shoots a 271 at Royal Troon 1997 97th U.S. Golf Open: Ernie Els shoots a 276 Congressional CC Bethesda Md 1996 78th PGA Championship: Mark Brooks shoots a 277 at Vallhalla Golf Club Kentucky 1996 125th British Golf Open: Tom Lehman shoots a 271 at Royal Lytham 1996 96th U.S. Golf Open: Steve Jones shoots a 278 wins at Oakland Hills CC 1996 Martin Bryant shoots and kills 35 in Port Arthur Tasmania 1995 FBI agent Lon Horiuchi shoots at Randy Weaver's cabin in Idaho 1995 77th PGA Championship: Steve Elkington shoots a 267 at Riviera California 1995 124th British Golf Open: John Daly shoots a 282 at St. Andrews Scotland 1995 95th U.S. Golf Open: Corey Pavin shoots a 280 at Shinnecock Hills NY 1994 Man shoots another man on IRT #4 train at Grand Central Station 1994 76th PGA Championship: Nick Price shoots a 269 at Southern Hills Tulsa 1994 123rd British Golf Open: Nick Price shoots a 268 at Turnberry Scotland 1994 94th U.S. Golf Open: Ernie Els shoots a 279 at Oakmont CC in Oakmont Pa 1994 Drunken officer shoots 7 people dead in Falun Sweden 1994 Army shoots to death 23-40 fishermen in Gonaives Haiti 1994 U.S. F-15 accidentally shoots 2 U.S. helicopters down over Iraq, 26 die 1993 Croupier of casino in Bristol England, shoots a 4, a record 8 times 1993 Herve Villechaize, actor (Fantasy Island), shoots self to death at 50 1993 75th PGA Championship: Paul Azinger shoots a 272 at Inverness Club Oh 1993 122nd British Golf Open: Greg Norman shoots a 267 at Royal St. George 1993 93rd U.S. Golf Open: Lee Janzen shoots a 272 at Baltusrol Golf Club New Jersey 1993 Richard Webb, actor (Captain Midnight), shoots himself at 77 1992 74th PGA Championship: Nick Price shoots a 278 at Bellerive St. Louis 1992 121st British Golf Open: Nick Faldo shoots a 272 at Muirfield Gullane 1992 92nd U.S. Golf Open: Tom Kite shoots a 285 at Pebble Beach GL California 1992 Amy Fisher shoots Mary Jo Buttafuoco in Massapequa LI 1991 Indonesian army shoots on funeral possession: 270-520 die 1991 73rd PGA Championship: John Daly shoots a 276 at Crooked Stick Ind 1991 120th British Golf Open: Ian Baker-Finch shoots 272 at Royal Birkdale 1991 91st U.S. Golf Open: Payne Stewart shoots a 282 at Hazeline National Golf Club Minnesota 1990 72nd PGA Championship: Wayne Grady shoots a 282 at Shoal Creek Ala 1990 119th British Golf Open: Nick Faldo shoots 270 at St. Andrews Scotland 1990 90th U.S. Golf Open: Hale Irwin shoots a 280 at Medinah CC in Medinah Il 1990 David Rappaport, 3'11' actor (Wizard, LA Law), shoots himself at 38 1989 71st PGA Championship: Payne Stewart shoots 276 at Kemper Lakes Golf Club Illinois 1989 118th British Golf Open: Mark Calcavecchia shoots a 275 at Royal Troon 1989 Donnie Moore, pitcher (Angels), shoots himself at 35 1989 89th U.S. Golf Open: Curtis Strange shoots a 278 at Oak Hill CC New York 1989 Beijing cop shoots and wounds Chinese priemer Li Ping 1989 Dan Kelly, NHL sportscaster, dies at 52, "He shoots, he scores!" 1988 70th PGA Championship: Jeff Sluman shoots a 272 at Oak Tree Golf Club Edmond 1988 Army in Rangoon shoots on students, 5-10,000 killed 1988 Harry Drake shoots arrow record 1873m 1988 117th British Golf Open: Seve Ballesteros shoots 273 at Royal Lytham 1988 U.S. Navy shoots down Iranian civilian jetliner over Gulf, kills 290 1988 U.S. Vincennes in Strait of Hormoez shoots Iran Airbus A300, kills 290 1988 88th U.S. Golf Open: Curtis Strange shoots a 278 at Country Club Mass 1988 Orville Moodey shoots 63 at Seniors golf tournament 1987 69th PGA Championship: Larry Nelson shoots 287 at PGA National Palm Beach 1987 116th British Golf Open: Nick Faldo shoots a 279 at Muirfield Gullane 1987 87th U.S. Golf Open: Scott Simpson shoots a 277 at Olympic Club in SF 1986 68th PGA Championship: Bob Tway shoots a 276 at Inverness Club Toledo 1986 115th British Golf Open: Greg Norman shoots a 280 at Turnberry Scotld 1986 86th U.S. Golf Open: Ray Floyd shoots a 279 at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club New York 1986 South Yemen President Ali Nasser Mohammed's bodyguard shoots opponents 1985 67th PGA Championship: Hubert Green shoots 278 at Cherry Hills Denver 1985 114th British Golf Open: Sandy Lyle shoots a 282 at Royal St. George 1985 85th U.S. Golf Open: Andy North shoots a 279 at Oakland Hills CC Michigan 1984 Bernhard Goetz shoots 4 black muggers on New York City subway train 1984 Jon-Erik Hexum, accidentally shoots himself on set of "Cover Up" at 27 1984 66th PGA Championship: Lee Trevino shoots a 273 at Shoal Creek Ala 1984 113th British Golf Open: Seve Ballesteros shoots a 276 at St. Andrews 1984 84th U.S. Golf Open: Fuzzy Zoeller shoots a 276 at Winged Foot Golf Club New York 1983 65th PGA Championship: Hal Sutton shoots a 274 at Riviera CC LA 1983 112th British Golf Open: Tom Watson shoots a 275 at Royal Birkdale 1983 83rd U.S. Golf Open: Larry Nelson shoots a 280 at Oakmont CC PA 1983 Doodles Weaver, actor/comedian (Ring of Fire), shoots himself at 71 1982 64th PGA Championship: Ray Floyd shoots a 272 at Southern Hills Tulsa 1982 111th British Golf Open: Tom Watson shoots a 284 at Royal Troon 1982 Patrick Dewaere, actor (Catherine and Co), shoots self at 35 1982 82nd U.S. Golf Open: Tom Watson shoots a 282 at Pebble Beach GL California 1981 63rd PGA Championship: Larry Nelson shoots a 273 at Atlanta AC Ga 1981 110th British Golf Open: Bill Rogers shoots a 276 at Royal St. George 1981 81st U.S. Golf Open: David Graham shoots 273 at Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pennsylvania 1980 62nd PGA Championship: Jack Nicklaus shoots a 274 at Oak Hill, New York 1980 109th British Golf Open: Tom Watson shoots a 271 at Muirfield Gullane 1980 80th U.S. Golf Open: Jack Nicklaus shoots a 272 at Baltusrol Golf Club New Jersey 1979 61st PGA Championship: David Graham shoots a 272 at Oakland Hills, Michigan 1979 108th British Golf Open: Seve Ballesteros shoots a 283 at Royal Lytham 1979 79th U.S. Golf Open: Hale Irwin shoots a 284 at Inverness Club in Toledo 1978 Irani army shoots on Khomeini followers in Teheran, 100s killed 1978 60th PGA Championship: John Mahaffey shoots a 276 at Oakmont CC PA 1978 Gunman shoots his way into Iraqi Embassy in Paris 1978 107th British Golf Open: Jack Nicklaus shoots a 281 at St. Andrews 1978 78th U.S. Golf Open: Andy North shoots a 285 at Cherry Hill CC in Denver 1977 Army shoots on market vendor women in Conakry Guinee 1977 59th PGA Championship: Lanny Wadkins shoots a 282 at Pebble Beach Cal 1977 North Korea shoots down U.S. helicopter, killing 3 1977 106th British Golf Open: Tom Watson shoots a 268 at Turnberry Scotland 1977 77th U.S. Golf Open: Hubert Green shoots a 278 at Southern Hills Tulsa 1977 Freddie Prinze, comedian/actor (Chico and the Man), shoots himself at 22 1976 58th PGA Championship: Dave Stockton shoots a 281 at Congressional MD 1976 105th British Golf Open: Johnny Miller shoots a 279 at Royal Birkdale 1976 76th U.S. Golf Open: Jerry Pate shoots a 277 at Atlanta AC in Duluth Ga 1975 57th PGA Championship: Jack Nicklaus shoots a 276 at Firestone Akron 1975 104th British Golf Open: Tom Watson shoots a 279 at Carnoustie 1975 75th U.S. Golf Open: Lou Graham shoots a 287 at Medinah CC ILL 1974 56th PGA Championship: Lee Trevino shoots a 276 at Tanglewood NC 1974 Chris Chubbock, newscaster, shoots self on air 1974 103rd British Golf Open: Gary Player shoots a 282 at Royal Lytham 1974 74th U.S. Golf Open: Hale Irwin shoots a 287 at Winged Foot Golf Club New York 1974 Taiwan police shoots into crowd 1973 Israel shoots down 13 Syrian MIG-21s 1973 55th PGA Championship: Jack Nicklaus shoots a 277 at Canterbury, Cleveland 1973 102nd British Golf Open: Tom Weiskopf shoots a 276 at Royal Troon 1973 73rd U.S. Golf Open: Johnny Miller shoots a 279 at Oakmont CC PA 1972 54th PGA Championship: Gary Player shoots a 281 at Oakland Hills, Michigan 1972 101st British Golf Open: Lee Trevino shoots 278 at Muirfield Gullane 1972 72nd U.S. Golf Open: Jack Nicklaus shoots a 290 at Pebble Beach California 1971 100th British Golf Open: Lee Trevino shoots a 278 at Royal Birkdale 1971 71st U.S. Golf Open: Lee Trevino shoots a 280 at Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pennsylvania 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 99th British Golf Open: Jack Nicklaus shoots a 283 at St. Andrews 1970 70th U.S. Golf Open: Tony Jacklin shoots a 281 at Hazeltine National Minn 1969 51st PGA Championship: Ray Floyd shoots a 276 at NCR Golf Club Dayton, Ohio 1969 98th British Golf Open: Tony Jacklin shoots a 280 at Royal Lytham 1969 69th U.S. Golf Open: Orville Moody shoots a 281 at Champs Golf Club in Houston, Texas 1969 North Korea shoots at U.S. airplane above Japanese sea 1968 50th PGA Championship: Julius Boros shoots a 281 at Pecan Valley, Texas 1968 97th British Golf Open: Gary Player shoots 289 at Carnoustie Scotland 1968 68th U.S. Golf Open: Lee Trevino shoots a 275 at Oak Hill CC NY 1968 Sirhan Sirhan shoots Bobby Kennedy, who dies next day 1968 Duck hunter accidentally shoots endangered whooping crane in Texas 1967 49th PGA Championship: Don January shoots a 281 at Columbine CC Colorado 1967 67th U.S. Golf Open: Jack Nicklaus shoots 275 at Baltusrol Golf Club New Jersey 1966 Charles Whitman climbs University of Texas tower and shoots 12 dead 1966 48th PGA Championship: Al Geiberger shoots a 280 at Firestone CC Akron 1966 95th British Golf Open: Jack Nicklaus shoots 282 at Muirfield Gullane 1966 66th U.S. Golf Open: Billy Casper shoots a 278 at Olympic CC in SF 1965 47th PGA Championship: Dave Marr shoots a 280 at Laurel Valley Golf Club Pennsylvania 1965 94th British Golf Open: Peter Thomson shoots a 285 at Royal Birkdale 1965 65th U.S. Golf Open: Gary Player shoots 282 at Bellerive CC in St. Louis 1965 Moroccan army shoots on demonstrators, about 100 killed 1964 Mickey Wright shoots a 62, lowest golf score for a woman pro 1964 46th PGA Championship: Bobby Nichols shoots a 271 at Columbus CC Ohio 1964 64th U.S. Golf Open: Ken Venturi shoots a 278 at Congressional CC MD 1963 1st live murder on TV-Jack Ruby shoots Lee Harvey Oswald 1963 45th PGA Championship: Jack Nicklaus shoots a 279 at Dallas AC Dallas 1963 63rd U.S. Golf Open: Julius Boros shoots a 293 at The Country Club Mass 1962 44th PGA Championship: Gary Player shoots a 278 at Aronimink Golf Club Pennsylvania 1962 91st British Golf Open: Arnold Palmer shoots a 276 at Royal Troon 1962 62nd U.S. Golf Open: Jack Nicklaus shoots a 283 at Oakmont CC PA 1961 43rd PGA Championship: Jerry Barber shoots a 277 at Olympia Fields IL 1961 90th British Golf Open: Arnold Palmer shoots a 284 at Royal Birkdale 1961 61st U.S. Golf Open: Gene Littler shoots a 281 at Oakland Hills Michigan 1960 42nd PGA Championship: Jay Hebert shoots a 281 at Firestone CC Akron 1960 U.S.S.R. shoots down a U.S. aircraft over Barents sea 1960 U.S.S.R. shoots down U.S. RB-47 reconnaissance plane 1960 60th U.S. Golf Open: Arnold Palmer shoots 280 at Cherry Hills in Denver 1960 Russia shoots down Francis Gary Powers in a U-2 spy plane 1960 Jonathan Hale, actor (Blondie), shoots himself at 68 1959 41st PGA Championship: Bob Rosburg shoots a 277 at Minneapolis GC 1959 88th British Golf Open: Gary Player shoots a 284 at Muirfield Gullane 1959 George Reeves, actor (Superman, Gone with the Wind), shoots self at 45 1959 59th U.S. Golf Open: Billy Casper shoots a 282 at Winged Foot Golf Club New York 1958 40th PGA Championship: Dow Finsterwald shoots a 276 at Llanerch CC PA 1958 87th British Golf Open: Peter Thomson shoots a 278 at Royal Lytham 1958 58th U.S. Golf Open: Tommy Bolt shoots a 283 at Southern Hills in Tulsa 1957 57th U.S. Golf Open: Dick Mayer shoots a 282 at Inverness Club in Toledo 1956 85th British Golf Open: Peter Thomson shoots a 286 at Hoylake England 1956 56th U.S. Golf Open: Cary Middlecoff shoots a 281 at Oak Hill CC NY 1955 Bulgaria shoots down a plane heading for Israel (58 die) 1955 55th U.S. Golf Open: Jack Fleck shoots a 287 at Olympic CC in SF 1955 Ruth Ellis shoots jilting lover David Blakely 1954 54th U.S. Golf Open: Ed Furgol shoots a 284 at Baltusrol Golf Club in New Jersey 1953 82nd British Golf Open: Ben Hogan shoots a 282 at Carnoustie Dai Rees 1953 53rd U.S. Golf Open: Ben Hogan shoots a 283 at Oakmont CC in Oakmont PA 1952 52nd U.S. Golf Open: Julius Boros shoots a 281 at Northwood Club Dallas 1951 51st U.S. Golf Open: Ben Hogan shoots a 287 at Oakland Hills CC Michigan 1950 79th British Golf Open: Bobby Locke shoots a 279 at Royal Troon 1950 50th U.S. Golf Open: Ben Hogan shoots a 287 at Merion Golf Club PA 1949 49th U.S. Golf Open: Cary Middlecoff shoots a 286 at Medinah CC ILL 1948 48th U.S. Golf Open: Ben Hogan shoots a 276 at Riviera CC in LA 1947 47th U.S. Golf Open: Lew Worsham shoots a 282 at St. Louis CC in MO 1946 46th U.S. Golf Open: Lloyd Mangrum shoots a 284 at Canterbury Golf Club Cleveland 1945 SS burns and shoots 1,100 at Gardelegen 1944 U.S. Captain David Mccampbell shoots down 9-11 Japanese planes in Gulf of Leyte 1944 Nazi Paul Touvier shoots 7 Jews dead 1943 Erich Hartmann shoots 7 Russian aircraft at Kursk 1943 Germany shoots down a civilian flight from Lisbon to London, all die 1943 U-441 shoots Sunderland seaplane down over Gulf of Biskaje 1943 RAF shoots down 14 German transport planes over Mediterranean Sea 1943 Amsterdam resistance group CS-6 shoots nazi general Seyffardt 1942 Battle of Santa Cruz: USS SD shoots down a record 32 enemy planes 1942 SS shoots 1,500 Jews in Josefov Poland 1942 Lt. E. H. O'Hare single-handedly shoots down 5 Japanese heavy bombers 1941 45th U.S. Golf Open: Craig Wood shoots a 284 at Colonial Club Ft. Worth 1940 44th U.S. Golf Open: Lawson Little shoots a 287 at Canterbury Golf Club Ohio 1939 Spitfire shoots German Heinkel-111 down above Scotland 1939 German seaplane shoots KLM-aircraft (1 killed) 1939 43rd U.S. Golf Open: Byron Nelson shoots a 284 at Philadelphia CC in Philadelphia 1939 Dutch hunter shoots English bombers down 1938 42nd U.S. Golf Open: Ralph Guldahl shoots a 284 at Cherry Hills Denver 1937 41st U.S. Golf Open: Ralph Guldahl shoots a 281 at Oakland Hills, Michigan 1936 40th U.S. Golf Open: Tony Manero shoots a 282 at Baltusrol Golf Club New Jersey 1935 39th U.S. Golf Open: Sam Parks, Jr. shoots a 299 at Oakmont CC PA 1934 38th U.S. Golf Open: Olin Dutra shoots a 293 at Merion Cricket Club PA 1933 37th U.S. Golf Open: Johnny Goodman shoots a 287 at North Shore Ill 1933 Goering forms SA/SS-police, shoots 40-50 1932 36th U.S. Golf Open: Gene Sarazen shoots a 286 at Fresh Meadows NY 1932 67th British Golf Open: Gene Sarazen shoots a 283 at Prince's England 1931 35th U.S. Golf Open: Billy Burke shoots a 292 at Inverness Club Ohio 1930 65th British Golf Open: Bobby Jones shoots a 291 at Hoylake Hoylake 1930 34th U.S. Golf Open: Bobby Jones shoots a 287 at Interlachen CC Minnesota 1929 Police shoots at strikers at Maastricht, 2 killed 1929 33rd U.S. Golf Open: Bobby Jones shoots a 294 at Winged Foot CC NY 1929 64th British Golf Open: Walter Hagen shoots a 292 at Muirfield Gullane 1928 32nd U.S. Golf Open: Johnny Farrell shoots a 294 at Olympia Fields Ill 1928 63rd British Golf Open: Walter Hagen shoots a 292 at Royal St. George's 1927 62nd British Golf Open: Bobby Jones shoots a 285 at St. Andrews 1927 31st U.S. Golf Open: Tommy Armour shoots a 301 at Oakmont CC in Pa 1926 30th U.S. Golf Open: Bobby Jones shoots a 293 at Scioto CC in Ohio 1926 61st British Golf Open: Bobby Jones shoots a 291 at Royal Lytham 1925 29th U.S. Golf Open: Willie Macfarlane shoots a 291 at Worcester CC Mass 1924 59th British Golf Open: Walter Hagen shoots a 301 at Hoylake Hoylake 1924 28th U.S. Golf Open: Cyril Walker shoots a 297 at Oakland Hills CC Michigan 1923 27th U.S. Golf Open: Bobby Jones shoots a 296 at Inwood CC in New York 1922 26th U.S. Golf Open: Gene Sarazen shoots a 288 at Skokie CC in Ill 1922 57th British Golf Open: Walter Hagen shoots a 300 at Royal St. George 1921 25th U.S. Golf Open: Jim Barnes shoots a 289 at Columbia CC in MD 1921 56th British Golf Open: Jock Hutchison shoots a 296 at St. Andrews 1920 24th U.S. Golf Open: Ted Ray shoots a 295 at Inverness Club in Ohio 1919 23rd U.S. Golf Open: Walter Hagen shoots a 301 at Brae Burn CC Mass 1918 7 U.S. soldiers are surrounded by Germans in France, Alvin York is given command and shoots 20 Germans and captures 132 more 1918 Fanya Kaplan shoots at Lenin 1917 1st Infantry division "Big Red One" shoots 1st U.S. shot in WW I 1917 French pilot Georges Guynemer shoots down 54th German aircraft 1916 22nd U.S. Golf Open: Chick Evans shoots a 286 at Minikahda Club MINN 1916 U.S. pilot William Thaw shoots down a German Fokker 1916 U.S. pilot Kiffin Rockwell shoots down German aircraft 1915 21st U.S. Golf Open: John Travers shoots a 297 at Baltusrol Golf Club New Jersey 1914 Netherlands army shoots up geinterneerde Belgian soldiers: 8 killed 1914 20th U.S. Golf Open: Walter Hagen shoots a 290 at Midlothian CC Ill 1914 German army shoots Belgian priests/burns down village of Battice 1914 54th British Golf Open: Harry Vardon shoots a 306 at Prestwick Club 1913 19th U.S. Golf Open: Francis Ouimet shoots a 304 at The Country Club MA 1913 53rd British Golf Open: J H Taylor shoots a 304 at Hoylake Hoylake 1912 18th U.S. Golf Open: John McDermott shoots a 294 at CC of Buffalo NY 1911 17th U.S. Golf Open: John McDermott shoots a 307 at Chicago Golf Club in Illinois 1910 50th British Golf Open: James Braid shoots a 299 at St. Andrews Scot 1910 16th U.S. Golf Open: Alex Smith shoots a 298 at Philadelphia Cricket Club PA 1909 15th U.S. Golf Open: George Sargent shoots a 290 at Englewood Golf Club New Jersey 1908 14th U.S. Golf Open: Fred McLeod shoots a 322 at Myopia Hunt Club Mass 1907 13th U.S. Golf Open: Alec Ross shoots a 302 at Philadelphia Cricket Club PA 1906 12th U.S. Golf Open: Alex Smith shoots a 295 at Onwentsia Club Ill 1905 11th U.S. Golf Open: Willie Anderson shoots a 314 at Myopia Club Mass 1904 Russian fleet shoots at British fishing ship 1904 10th U.S. Golf Open: Willie Anderson shoots a 303 at Glen View Club IL 1903 9th U.S. Golf Open: Willie Anderson shoots a 307 at Baltusrol Golf Club New Jersey 1902 8th U.S. Golf Open: Laurie Auchterlonie shoots a 307 at Garden City NY 1901 7th U.S. Golf Open: Willie Anderson shoots a 331 at Myopia Hunt Club, Massachusetts 1900 6th U.S. Golf Open: Harry Vardon shoots a 313 at Chicago Golf Club Illinois 1899 5th U.S. Golf Open: Willie Smith shoots a 315 at Baltimore CC MD 1898 4th U.S. Golf Open: Fred Herd shoots a 328 at Myopia Hunt Club Mass 1897 3rd U.S. Golf Open: Joe Lloyd shoots a 162 at Chicago Golf Club in Wheaton, Illinois 1896 2nd U.S. Golf Open: James Foulis shoots a 152 at Shinnecock Hills NY 1895 1st U.S. Golf Open: Horace Rawlins shoots a 173 at Newport Golf Club Rhode Island 1884 Suriname army shoots on British-Indian contract workers, 7 killed 1877 Military shoots on stopped railroad workers in Balt, kills 9 1863 Japanese battle cruiser shoots at Dutch warship Medusa, kills 4 1861 2nd British Golf Open: Tom Morris Sr shoots a 163 at Prestwick Club 1860 1st British Golf Open: Willie Park shoots a 164 at Prestwick Club 1815 English militia shoots prisoners, 100's killed 1563 Huguenot Jean Poltrot de Mere shoots General Francois De Guise 1307 William Tell shoots apple off his son's head |
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