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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: August 19

On this date in 1984, Lee Trevino won his second PGA Championship and sixth and final major, at Shoal Creek, winning by four shots over Gary Player and Lanny Wadkins at 15 under par. At age 44, Trevino showed he could still win a major when he held off Player and Wadkins He shot 69 in the final round to get to 15 under par. The victory came 10 years after he'd won his first PGA.

Cliff Schrock