This Day in Golf History: May 11

In the span of a year, Arnold Palmer went from rags to riches on May 11. In 1958, he tied for 51st in the Arlington Hotel Open, shooting 69-71-76-76—292. At that time on tour, however, if you made the cut you weren't guaranteed to make even a penny. Sometimes the prize money pot wasn't enough to distribute to all the players. Arnie got zero dollars that week. In 1959, however, he shot 73-64-67-69—273 in the Oklahoma City Open for first place and $3,500, a more memorable May 11. And on this date in 1928, Walter Hagen won his third Open Championship, by two strokes over Gene Sarazen at Royal St. George's Golf Club.