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 Golf History: January 19

On this date in 1991, British golfer Tommy Fleetwood was born in Southport, England. Fleetwood has been coming into his own; his top major finish was runner-up at the 2018 U.S. Open, but he ended the 2025 season with a win at the Tour Championship, his first win on the PGA Tour, which secured the overall 2025 FedEx Cup. He also won the silver medal at the 2024 Olympic Games. And Ohioan John Cook had to use magic to get a victory on this date in 1992. He holed out twice in a five-way playoff to win the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, winning over Rick Fehr, Tom Kite, Mark O’Meara and Gene Sauers, who were all tied at 336.

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