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: May 29

On Sunday, the first Swede to win the Indianapolis 500, Felix Rosenqvist, won the closest finish in race history. On this date in 1960, a Ford won at Indy. Two-time major winner Doug Ford, who passed away in 2018, became the first winner of the 500 Festival Open, held on the Speedway Golf Course during Indy 500 week. Ford shot 66-68-68-68-270, 14 under par, to win the $9,000 first prize. Also, on this date in 2011, Tom Watson made a birdie on the first playoff hole with David Eger to win the 72nd Senior PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club. It was his second Senior PGA victory. That is a more golfworthy event on this day than another event for another “TW” who attended Stanford: Tiger Woods was charged with DUI in Jupiter, Florida, in 2017.

Cliff Schrock