History of Golf - Signature Gifts...April 8, 1957 “Ford shoots blazing 66 to win Masters golf by...
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Contains material reprinted by permission from The Washington Post® Copyright© 2017 The Washington Post. All rights reserved. The Washington Post® is a trademark of The Washington Post Company. A Newspaper History of Golf July 16, 1923 “Jones wins Open upon home green from Cruikshank” November 6, 1927 “Hagen beats Turnesa to win 5th U.S. Pro title” April 7, 1936 “Horton Smith wins Augusta tourney over Cooper by 1 stroke” April 7, 1941 “Wood steadies on back nine to win the Masters” April 14, 1942 “Nelson’s brilliant 69 beats Hogan in Masters” April 8, 1946 “Keiser wins Masters as Hogan muffs putt” June 13, 1948 “Hogan’s record-smashing 276 wins Open” April 11, 1949 “Snead’s 282 wins Masters, fires 2d 67 in row” April 10, 1950 “Demaret wins Masters title as Ferrier collapses” April 9, 1951 “Hogan wins Masters with 68-280, Riegel 2d at 282” July 4, 1951 “Snead coasts to third PGA title with 7-6 victory” April 7, 1952 “Snead’s 72-286 wins Masters; Hogan soars to 79” April 13, 1953 “Hogan wins Masters with record-smashing 274” June 14, 1953 “Hogan wins US Open with 283, six under Snead” April 13, 1954 “Snead beats Hogan for Masters title” April 8, 1957 “Ford shoots blazing 66 to win Masters golf by three strokes over Sam Snead” April 7, 1958 “Palmer takes Masters golf, 284” April 11, 1960 “Palmer wins Masters on last hole” June 19, 1960 “Palmer zooms to U.S. Open title” April 10, 1962 “Palmer wins Masters by 3 strokes with 68” June 18, 1962 “Nicklaus beats Palmer by three; Open title Jack’s first Pro victory”
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A Newspaper History of Golf
July 16, 1923 “Jones wins Open upon home green from Cruikshank”
November 6, 1927 “Hagen beats Turnesa to win 5th U.S. Pro title”
April 7, 1936 “Horton Smith wins Augusta tourney over Cooper by 1 stroke”
April 7, 1941 “Wood steadies on back nine to win the Masters”
April 14, 1942 “Nelson’s brilliant 69 beats Hogan in Masters”
April 8, 1946 “Keiser wins Masters as Hogan muffs putt”
June 13, 1948 “Hogan’s record-smashing 276 wins Open”
April 11, 1949 “Snead’s 282 wins Masters, fires 2d 67 in row”
April 10, 1950 “Demaret wins Masters title as Ferrier collapses”
April 9, 1951 “Hogan wins Masters with 68-280, Riegel 2d at 282”
July 4, 1951 “Snead coasts to third PGA title with 7-6 victory”
April 7, 1952 “Snead’s 72-286 wins Masters; Hogan soars to 79”
April 13, 1953 “Hogan wins Masters with record-smashing 274”
June 14, 1953 “Hogan wins US Open with 283, six under Snead”
April 13, 1954 “Snead beats Hogan for Masters title”
April 8, 1957 “Ford shoots blazing 66 to win Masters golf by three strokes over Sam Snead”
April 7, 1958 “Palmer takes Masters golf, 284”
April 11, 1960 “Palmer wins Masters on last hole”
June 19, 1960 “Palmer zooms to U.S. Open title”
April 10, 1962 “Palmer wins Masters by 3 strokes with 68”
June 18, 1962 “Nicklaus beats Palmer by three; Open title Jack’s first Pro victory”
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April 8, 1963 “Cautious Nicklaus takes Masters”
July 22, 1963 “Nicklaus catches fire, wins PGA”
April 12, 1965 “Nicklaus wins, 271 breaks 2 records; 9-stroke margin biggest in Masters”
April 15, 1968 “Goalby wins Masters on De Vicenzo’s error; Argentine shoots 65, signs for 66”
June 17, 1968 “Trevino’s 275 wins Open by four”
April 14, 1970 “Casper grabs Masters in 5-stroke runaway”
April 12, 1971 “Coody outduels Nicklaus for Masters crown”
August 7, 1972 “Player weathers PGA challenges”
June 18, 1973 “Miller grabs Open with record 63”
April 15, 1974 “Player wins Masters second time”
April 14, 1975 “Nicklaus wins record fifth Masters title”
April 12, 1976 “Floyd’s 271 wins Masters by 8 shots, ties record”
April 11, 1977 “Watson wins 41st Masters by 2 shots”
August 15, 1977 “Wadkins wins PGA on 3d extra hole”
April 10, 1978 “Player fires 64, wins third Masters”
April 16, 1979 “Zoeller wins sudden-death Masters”
April 14, 1980 “Ballesteros survives threat, coasts in”
June 16, 1980 “Nicklaus storms to fourth Open title”
August 11, 1980 “Nicklaus’ PGA waltz lands him 19th major”
April 13, 1981 “Watson shoots 71, wins second Masters”
June 21, 1982 “Watson closes with flourish, wins Open”
April 12, 1983 “Ballesteros is Masterful in winning 2nd title”
April 16, 1984 “Crenshaw shoots 68 to win Masters by 2 over Watson”
August 20, 1984 “Trevino goes record 15 under, wins PGA by 4”
April 14, 1986 “Nicklaus Masters time and Augusta; At 46, he wins by a stroke”
April 13, 1987 “Mize’s Masters home run foils Norman again”
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August 10, 1987 “Nelson pars playoff hole, beats Wadkins for PGA title”
April 13, 1992 “He’s No. 1 for sure: Couples engulfs Masters”
April 12, 1993 “Langer Masters back 9, earns 2nd green jacket”
April 11, 1994 “Olazabal’s bold eagle makes him a Master at last”
April 10, 1995 “Crenshaw controls emotions, Masters Augusta”
April 15, 1996 “No disaster relief for Norman – Faldo wins”
April 14, 1997 “Woods dons Masters’ green, legend’s mantle; 21-year-old sets record with 18- under 270”
June 16, 1997 “No. 17 finishes all but Els; S. African stays course for victory”
August 18, 1997 “Love embraces a major accomplishment”
April 13, 1998 “Finally, O’Meara has last word; Closing birdie brings 1st major title”
June 21, 1999 “Stewart does double take; 2nd Open title keeps major from Mickelson”
June 19, 2000 “Woods leaves his marks; 3rd major title includes several broken records”
April 15, 2002 “Green keeper; Woods successfully defends title, captures third overall”
June 17, 2002 “For Woods, a grand stand; Halfway to slam, he tops Mickelson to win his 8th major”
April 12, 2004 “At long last, a first; Mickelson earns major title with victory at Augusta”
April 10, 2006 “In the end, it’s lefty alone; Mickelson outpaces the field to earn 2nd green jacket”
June 19, 2006 “Ogilvy is the best, by par”
June 17, 2008 “Drama major; Hurt knee and all, Woods outlasts Mediate in playoff”
April 12, 2010 “Another jacket up his sleeve; Mickelson shoots 67 to claim his third Masters”
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April 9, 2012 “Watson reaches the green; Masters title comes after dramatic shot”
April 15, 2013 “Aussie rules; Scott stymies Cabrera in playoff for first major title”
July 22, 2013 “Mickelson, 43, wins Open for first time – and is only getting better”
April 14, 2014 “Hubba Bubba; Watson stays the course for second green jacket”
July 21, 2014 “Rory raises his hand; McIlroy’s British win puts him in elite company”
June 22, 2015 “Major drama; Spieth captures U.S. Open crown as Johnson three-putts on No. 18”
July 21, 2015 “A hit and a miss; Zach Johnson conquers the Old Course, ahead of young Spieth”
June 20, 2016 “Dustin Johnson wins U.S. Open, overcoming odd penalty”
April 10, 2017 “At last, a first major; Garcia outduels Rose for Masters crown”
July 24, 2017 “Off course, then on top; Spieth surges to victory in 146th British Open”
