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
More Notable Events on September 27:
1990 Tour de France champion Greg LeMond visits White House
1989 Sony purchases Columbia Pictures for $3.4 billion cash
1964 Warren Commission released, finds Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone
1961 Sierre Leone becomes 100th member of U.N.
1916 1st Native American Day celebrated, honoring American Indians