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This Day in Golf History

A page that will list golf history, and the people and events that comprise it in the form of This Day in Golf or This Week in Golf.

This Day in Open Ch. Golf--July 18

It's time for The Open! Let's celebrate the next several days with Open history. Today is three-time champion Nick Faldo's 60th birthday. His first Open victory was 30 years ago at Muirfield. The third round was played on his birthday in 1987 and he shot par 71 to enter the final round one shot back of Paul Azinger. In Round 4, Faldo made 18 pars for another 71 and edged 'Zinger by a shot after he faltered down the stretch and scored 73. Faldo also won in 1990 and 1992. 

Cliff Schrock