This Day in Golf--Oct. 29

As noted a few days ago, Arnold Palmer entered his declining years on the PGA Tour in the early 1970s. He is tied with Jack Nicklaus for the longest streak of winning at least one tour event each year with 17, starting in 1955 for AP. But he didn't win in 1972, and had his closest finish on this date that year when he went 65-69-71-69—274, to win $15,400 and finish one shot behind young newcomer Lanny Wadkins in the Sahara Invitational. It was Arnie's best finish out of 22 events, and it was played in Las Vegas at the Sahara Nevada C.C.