This Day in Golf--March 27

Anecdotes for March 27: Two months shy of turning 48, Sam Snead won the 1960 De Soto Open Invitational. It was his 80th of 82 PGA Tour victories, still the most in tour history...In 1968, the PGA announces that the PGA and U.S. Open winners will represent the U.S. in the World Cup...And in 1965, Gene Sarazen is announced as the recipient of the 1964 William D. Richardson Award for outstanding contributions for golf from the Golf Writers Association of America.