This Day in Golf History: June 1

The LPGA is playing a major this week at the U.S. Women’s Open at Erin Hills, but on this date in 1975, a major ended when Kathy Whitworth won the LPGA Ch. at Pine Ridge Golf Club in Baltimore by one shot over Sandra Haynie. It was Whitworth’s third LPGA. Also, on this date in 1953, Arnold Palmer was a U.S. Open Sectional qualifying medalist in order to play at Oakmont. And in 2010 Palmer was on the cover of the June issue of Colorado AvidGolfer, “re-creating” his visor flip with an Imperial Headwear replica of the reddish-orange visor from the 1960 U.S. Open.