This Day in PGA Ch. Golf--Aug. 14

Lanny Wadkins spoiled the sentimental hope of seeing Gene Littler win the PGA on this date in 1977 at Pebble Beach when he won the first sudden-death playoff in a major championship. Littler was playing flawlessly through three rounds and led by four shots, but stumbled in with a final-round 76 to be tied by Wadkins. On the third playoff hole, Wadkins won with a six-foot par putt. Other PGAs to end on this date include 1988, 1994, 2005 and 2011.