This Day in Golf History: January 17

A couple of firsts occurred on this date. In 1937, Patty Berg won the inaugural LPGA Titleholders Championship at Augusta Country Club by three shots, and in 1916, department store captain of industry Rodman Wanamaker organized a luncheon meeting at the Martinique Hotel in New York City to discuss the formation of what became the PGA of America. In attendance was an association of golf professionals Also, in 1968, Arnold Palmer shot a 68 to win the Kaiser International individual pro-am. And in 1995, Palmer and fellow Golf Channel co-founder Joe Gibbs saw the channel launch with the first Golf Central segment.