This Day in Golf--May 24

Old Tom Morris, one of the most iconic Scottish figures in golf history, died on this date in 1908, three weeks shy of 87. Symbolic of St. Andrews, Old Tom was adorned with a long beard, turned a distinctive gray late in life. He won the Open Championship four times but was also a course designer, clubmaker and greenkeeper. He died in a tragic accident falling down a set of stairs, and is buried in the famous St. Andrews Cathedral churchyard next to his son, Young Tom. Birthdays: Well, allow me to indulge my site readers with the fact it's the anniversary of Cliff Schrock's birth today. And I share it with Bob Dylan, John C. Reilly, Patti LaBelle and one of the neatest young guys I know, Luke Snow (love the rhyme).