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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 Golf History: November 13

On this date in 1966, the United States team of Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus won the World Cup at Yomiuri Country Club in Tokyo, Japan. Their scores were 135-135-136-142—548; individually it was Arnold with 66-67-69-73—275 and Nicklaus 69-68-67-69—273. Also, Jay Sigel, one of America’s most decorated amateurs, was born on this date in 1943 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. He won two U.S. Amateurs and 11 Pennsylvania Amateurs among many other feats. He passed away earlier this year on April 19, age 82.

Cliff Schrock