Cliff Schrock
GOLF WRITER // GENERAL EDITORIAL SPECIALIST
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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 Ryder Cup History: October 3

On this date in 1953, the 10th Ryder Cup ended at Wentworth in England, with the Americans coming out ahead 6½-5½ points. Both Jack Burke Jr. and Sam Snead won two matches each to help lead the U.S. to a sixth straight victory over Great Britain. On this date in 1974, Arnold Palmer shot a first-round 73 in the Lancome Trophy, and would finish 4th three days later.

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