This Day in Golf History: May 4

A pair of major figures in golf history were born on this date. World Golf Hall of Famer Betsy Rawls was born in 1928 in Spartanburg, South Carolina. She won 55 LPGA Tour events, including four U.S. Women’s Opens (1951, 1953, 1957, 1960), and two LPGA Championships in 1959 and 1969. Future hall of famer Rory McIlroy was born in 1989 in Holywood, Northern Ireland. At 37, McIlroy is still building up his resume and in the last two years earned the career Grand Slam and won consecutive Masters tournaments. Also among the birthday milestones today: 1986 PGA champion Bob Tway was born in 1959; the second African-American on the LPGA Tour Renee Powell was born in 1946. She was also named one of the first seven women to be members of the Royal & Ancient Golf Club.