This Day in Golf History: August 4

On this day in 1945, the great gentleman champion golfer Byron Nelson won the Canadian Open at Thornhill Golf Club. It was his 11th of a record 18 straight victories that year on the PGA circuit. On this date in 1963, Arnold Palmer shot a course-record 61 at a Twin Oaks C.C. exhibition, Springfield, Mo., and in 1997, Palmer shot a first-round 63 with partner Peter Jacobsen at the 12th Fred Meyer Challenge (finishing 4th). On an Arnie personal note, Happy Birthday to his second daughter, Amy, born on this date in 1958.