On this day….
1924 – Cyril Walker wins (PGA Tour major) U.S. Open; first-place prize money – NA.
1936 – Tony Manero wins (PGA Tour major) U.S. Open; first-place prize money – NA.
1954 – Patty Berg wins LPGA Tour Triangle Round Robin Tournament; first-place prize money – $1,500.
1965 – Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Tour Blue Grass Invitational; first-place prize money – $1,350.
1971 – Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Tour Lady Carling Open; first-place prize money – $3,750.
1971 – Gardner Dickinson wins PGA Tour Atlanta Classic; first-place prize money – $25,000.
1976 – Pat Bradley wins LPGA Tour Girl Talk Classic; first-place prize money – $14,000.
1976 – Tom Kite wins PGA Tour VB-Bicentennial Classic; first-place prize money – $40,000.
1982 – Joanne Carner wins LPGA Tour McDonald’s Classic; first-place prize money – $37,500.
1982 – Craig Stadler wins PGA Tour Kemper Open; first-place prize money – $72,000.
1993 – Jane Geddes wins LPGA Tour Oldsmobile Classic; first-place prize money – $82,500.
1993 - Paul Azinger wins PGA Tour Memorial Tournament; first-place money – $252,000.
1993 – Bob Wynn wins Senior PGA Tour NYNEX Commemorative; first-place prize money – $82,500.
2004 – Karrie Webb wins LPGA Tour Kellogg-Keebler Classic; first-place prize money – $180,000.
2004 – Ernie Els wins PGA Tour Memorial Tournament; first-place prize money – $945,000.
2004 – Jim Thorpe wins Champions Tour Farmers Charity Classic; first-place prize money – $240,000.
2010 – Tommy Gainey wins PGA Nationwide Tour Melwood Prince George’s County Open; first-place prize money – $108,000.
2010 – Justin Rose wins PGA Tour The Memorial Tournament; first-place prize money – $1,080,000.
2010 – Nick Price wins Champions Tour Principal Charity Classic; first-place prize money – $258,750.
2010 – Graeme McDowell wins European PGA Tour Celtic Wales Open; first-place prize money – $350,964.
Birthdays….
Brian Wright (45) of Stillwater, Oklahoma, former Canadian Tour member.
Elaine Crosby (55) of Jackson, Michigan; two-time winner on LPGA Tour; member of the LPGA executive committee from 1992-94.
