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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 9

Tom Weiskopf, one of the most talented golfers of all-time was born on this date in 1942 in Massillon, Ohio. Weiskopf’s most well-known victory was the 1973 Open Championship and he was a four-time runner-up in the Masters. He left the playing field eventually and became a well respected golf course architect, notably in Arizona. He was also one of the prominent golf figures to have passed away in 2022, on August 20 of pancreatic cancer.

Cliff Schrock