This Day in Golf--Dec. 4

One of the quaint formats in pro tour history is the combination of male and female pros in a mixed-team event. It was primarily popular in the 1970s, but after Arnold Palmer's prime years on tour. His best finish in a mixed-team event was on this date in 1977 when he and Sandra Palmer (no relation) tied for third in the 1977 Pepsi-Cola Mixed Team Championship behind Jerry Pate and Hollis Stacy. The two Palmers had tied for seventh in 1976, and later, Arnie paired with sensation Laura Baugh in 1980 and 1983 in the Rolex World Mixed Classic in Japan; they were seventh in 1980 and tied for sixth in '83.