On this day….
1946 – Patty Berg wins LPGA Tour major USGA U.S. Women’s Open; first-place prize money – NA.
1958 – Mickey Wright wins LPGA Tour Opie Turner Open; first-place prize money – NA.
1960 – Mickey Wright wins LPGA Tour Eastern Open; first-place prize money – $1,247.
1968 – Carol Mann wins LPGA Tour Willow Park Ladies Invitational; first-place prize money – $2,250.
1974 - Jane Blalock and Sue Roberts win LPGA Tour Southgate Ladies Open; first-place prize money – $4,375 each.
1974 – Jack Nicklaus wins PGA Tour Tournament Players Championship; first-place prize money – $50,000.
1985 – Betsy King wins LPGA Tour Rail Charity Classic; first-place prize money – $27,750.
1985 – Joey Sindelar wins PGA Tour B.C. Open; first-place prize money – $54,000.
1985 – Lee Elder wins Senior PGA Tour Citizens Union Senior Classic; first-place prize money – $30,000.
1991 – Pat Bradley wins LPGA Tour Rail Charity Golf Classic; first-place prize money – $60,000.
1991 – Mark Brooks wins PGA Tour Greater Milwaukee Open; first-place prize money – $180,000.
1991 -George Archer wins Senior PGA Tour GTE North Classic; first-place prize money – $67,500.
1996 – Michelle McGann wins LPGA Tour State Farm Rail Classic; first-place prize money – $86,250.
1996 – Loren Roberts wins PGA Tour Greater Milwaukee Open; first-place prize money – $216,000.
1996 – Graham Marsh wins Senior PGA Tour Franklin Quest Championship; first-place prize money – $120,000.
2003 – Adam Scott wins PGA Tour Deutsche Bank Championship; first-place prize money – $900,000.
2008 – Vijay Singh wins PGA Tour Deustche Bank Championship (FedEx Cup playoffs); first-place money – $1,260,000.
Birthdays….
Stéphane Talbot (45) of Greenfield Park, Quebec; Quebec PGA Tour member; former Canadian Tour member; won 1992 Quebec Open.
Keith Clearwater (52) of Long Beach, California; former PGA Tour member; two-time PGA Tour winner.
Al Geiberger (74) of Red Bluff, California; former PGA Tour member; PGA Champions Tour member; 11-time winner on PGA Tour including 1966 PGA Championship; 10-time winner on PGA Champions Tour.
