Tom Weiskopf, who valiantly tried to get an edge on fellow Ohioan Jack Nicklaus in his career, won his only major on this date in 1973 when he led from start to finish at the Open Championship played at Royal Troon.
On this date in 1962, Arnold Palmer won a second consecutive Open Championship, at Royal Troon, in dominating fashion in a six-shot victory over Australian Kel Nagle.
On this date in 1964, the greatest woman player of all time, Mickey Wright, won the U.S. Women's Open at San Diego Country Club for her fourth title, beating Ruth Jessen in a playoff.
On this date in 1976, JoAnne Carner won the U.S. Women’s Open at Rolling Green Golf Club in a playoff with Sandra Palmer.
One of the most lauded performances in Open Championship history concluded on this date in 1953 when Ben Hogan won at Carnoustie in the only Open he played. He won by four shots over four players, including future five-time winner Peter Thomson. Earlier in the year he had won the Masters and U.S. Open.
On this date in 1960, Arnold Palmer, having come to St. Andrews after winning the Masters and U.S. Open earlier in the year, fell one shot short of first place when Kel Nagle of Australia won the Open Championship in the centenary playing of golf’s oldest major. Palmer was bidding to win the Grand Slam of the four majors in one season.
In 1933, Denny Shute won the Open Championship at St. Andrews in a 36-hole playoff, defeating Craig Wood by five shots.
Three-time Open champion Bobby Locke of South Africa, one of golf’s all-time greatest putters, won the 1950 Open on this date at Royal Troon. In second by two shots was Argentinian great Roberto De Vicenzo, who was the 1967 champion.
Peter Thomson, one of four five-time winners of the Open Championship, won his third on this date in 1956 at Royal Liverpool. It was a three-shot victory over Belgian Flory Van Donck.
On this date in 1958, Peter Thomson of Australia won his fourth Open Championship when he defeated Dave Thomas of Wales in a 36-hole playoff at Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club.
The Open Championship of 1947 ended on this date at Royal Liverpool with Fred Daly winning by one shot over two players, including American amateur Frank Stranahan.
One of golf’s most inspirational victories culminated on this date in 1954 when Babe Didrikson Zaharias won the U.S. Women’s Open at Salem Country Club, north of Boston. She won by 12 shots, a little more than a year after colon cancer surgery.
Getting a bit of revenge for many past times Jack Nicklaus got the best of him, Tom Weiskopf won the 1995 U.S. Senior Open at Congressional Country Club on this date, four shots ahead of Nicklaus.
Even though she shot an 80 in the second round, Mickey Wright won the 1961 U.S. Women’s Open on this date at Baltusrol Golf Cllub for her third National Open title.
In 1916, Chick Evans became the first golfer to win the U.S. Amateur and U.S. Open in the same year. It was on this date that he won the U.S. Open, at Minikahda Golf Club, leading start to finish and winning over Jock Hutchison by a pair of shots.
On this date in 1980, the inaugural U.S. Senior Open was finished on Winged Foot Golf Club’s East Course with Roberto De Vicenzo of Argentina winning by four over amateur legend Bill Campbell.
The greatest women’s player of all time, Mickey Wright, won her first of four U.S. Opens on this date in 1958 at Forest Lake Country Club . She was six shots ahead of Louise Suggs.
Walter Hagen won the 1924 Open Championship on this date at Royal Liverpool Golf Club. It was his second Open victory.
The first American to win the U.S. Open broke through on this date in 1911 at the Chicago Golf Club. John McDermott, just 19 years old, shot 80 to win a playoff with Mike Brady (82) and George Simpson (85).
Continuing our look at U.S. Open history, on this date in 1909 the champion at Englewood Golf Club in New Jersey was England’s George Sargent, who had a two-over score of 290 to se a record total in the 15th playing. Runner-up by four was American Tom McNamara.