On this date in 1951, Al Bosch is credited with shooting the first round of 60 on the PGA Tour in the Texas Open during the third round. Also on today's date, it's World Golf Hall of Fame member Greg Norman's 63rd birthday.

This is the traditional date in golf history, in 1834, that the St. Andrews Club was christened the Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews, with King William IV as its patron.

Australian star Jan Stephenson won 16 times on the LPGA Tour, the first coming on this date in 1976. She finished at two-over-par 218 in the Sarah Coventry Naples Classic on Lely Country Club to edge Judy Meister and Sandra Haynie by one shot.

As Golf Year 1960 began, Arnold Palmer had 13 tour wins, including one major, the Masters of 1958. He was not yet viewed as the icon he would become. By the end of the year, though, he would well be on his way to immortality. On this date in 1960, he won the Palm Springs Desert Classic, his fifth event of 1960, with a final-round 65; by 1965 the event was renamed the Bob Hope Desert Classic. The 1960 Classic was the tournament debut, which Arnie would win five times, the final time in 1973.

Today is a celebration of the moon shot: The one Alan Shepard hit with a makeshift 6-iron on the moon on this date in 1971 as part of the Apollo 14 space mission, and the incredible moon-shot artist, Babe Ruth, who was born on this date in 1895. The former longtime holder of the home-run record with 714 had 11 seasons of hitting 40 or more homers in his career, and in keeping with a golf theme, he was an avid golfer.

Alan Shepard: the only golfer ever on the moon.

Playoffs abound on the PGA Tour these days. On this date in 1966, Arnold Palmer shot his best score of the Bob Hope Desert Classic that year, a 67, in the fourth round, then lost a playoff the next day when he and Doug Sanders tied at 349. Sanders won on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.

The great Byron Nelson was born on this date in 1912, the same year Ben Hogan and Sam Snead were born. Nelson died on September 26, 2006. To read more about the man they called Lord Byron for his outstanding demeanor and character, go to worldgolfhalloffame.org/byron-nelson/.

A pair of standout players have birthdays today. World Golf Hall of Famer Carol Mann was born on this date in 1941, and two-time U.S. Open winner Retief Goosen turns 49. He just missed the cut this week playing the Phoenix Open.

One of the more horrific days in golf history took place on this date in 1949 when Ben Hogan was nearly killed in a car-bus crash on a highway near Van Horn in west Texas, in morning fog. Hogan and wife Valerie's car was struck by an oncoming bus that was trying to pass another vehicle. Hogan's heroic move to throw himself in front of his wife saved his life as the impact forced the car's steering column to run through the driver's seat. Incredibly, a year later, Hogan returned to golf and nearly won the Los Angeles Open in his first tournament.

This is the date that's noted in 1922 that the USGA established the U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship. The first event was held in July 1922 at Ottawa Park Golf Course in Toledo, Ohio, won by Edmund R. Held. The event was discontinued after the 2014 playing. 

The Waste Management Phoenix Open is on the PGA Tour schedule this week. On this date in 1957, the first round of the Phoenix Open at Arizona Country Club was held, with Arnold Palmer shooting a four-under-par 66 to share the lead with Billy Maxwell. The tournament was eventually won by Billy Casper at 271; Arnie tied for fifth with scores of 66-70-70-71—277 and earned $787.50.

Today marks what would have been Payne Stewart's 61st birthday. The three-time major champion, whose life was cut short when his private jet malfunctioned in flight and crashed on Oct. 25, 1999, is a member of the World Golf, Missouri Sports, and PGA of America halls of fame.

Today marks the 95th birthday of two-time major champion and World Golf Hall of Fame member Jack Burke Jr. He is roughly six months younger than Doug Ford, who was born on August 6, 1922, and is the oldest living winner of a major. With Roberto De Vicenzo's passing last year at age 94, the next oldest male major champion is Peter Thomson, age 88. The oldest-living woman major champion is Betsy Rawls, age 89.

One of the most incredible performances that is also one of the least well-known ended on this date in 1973. Sam Snead finished a 20-under-par 268 total on the East Course at PGA National to win the Senior PGA Championship by 15 shots over Julius Boros. It was also the last of Sam's record six Senior PGAs and it still stands as the record winning margin.

On this date in 1967, Arnold Palmer shot a 64 at Rancho Municipal, one of his best scores ever, in the second round of the Los Angles Open. He shot 67 and 68 the next two rounds to win and collect the $20,000 first-place prize money.

Three-time Open Championship winner Sir Henry Cotton was born on this date in 1907. The English great was a jack of all trades; he was an author, commentator, course designer and teacher.

It was an all-star LPGA Tour threesome at the top when the Naples Pro-Am ended on this date in 1961. Louise Suggs finished first at 2 under par, with Mickey Wright and Marilynn Smith tied for second two shots back. Suggs won five of the first seven LPGA events in 1961 while Wright won four of the first 11.

Tom Watson called Masashi (Jumbo) Ozaki the Arnold Palmer of Japan for his bold play similar to Arnie's. Ozaki is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame and won 115 tournaments worldwide, although never in the U.S. and never a major. He was born on this date in 1947.

Today is regarded as the date in 1954 that the U.S. Golf Association established the Bob Jones Award, the highest honor it bestows. It is given to the person the USGA deems to demonstrate the spirit, personal character and respect for the game that Jones exhibited, according to the USGA media guide. The first recipient in 1955 was Francis Ouimet; the 2017 award went to PGA club pro Bob Ford.

The very first LPGA Tour event finished on this date in 1950. An amateur, Polly Riley, a Curtis Cup stalwart for many playings, was the winner at Palma Ceia Country Club in Tampa. She won by five shots over Louise Suggs, the tenacious competitor who had a career worthy of the World Golf Hall of Fame. The total purse in that inaugural event was $3,500!