This Day in Golf--Dec. 23

Herman Barron, born on this date in 1909 in Port Chester, N.Y., was a modestly successful tour pro who ended his career as a club pro at Fenway Golf Club, in Scarsdale, N.Y., after 43 years there. Barron won four times on the PGA Tour, and his 1942 victory at the Western Open is considered the first official PGA Tour victory by a Jewish golfer. He was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1993.