Cliff Schrock
GOLF WRITER // GENERAL EDITORIAL SPECIALIST
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This Day in Golf History

A page that will list golf history, and the people and events that comprise it in the form of This Day in Golf or This Week in Golf.

This Day in Golf History--November 29

On this day in 1971, the first pro golf event at Walt Disney World resort in Florida began. It was Monday of the first tournament week. The Orlando Sentinel ran a story with the headline “Snead In Disney Field; Qualifying Today;” the story read: Slamming Sammy Snead today joined the field of golfing greats scheduled to participate in the Walt Disney World Open Thursday through Sunday. Snead joins a 150-player field which includes Arnold Palmer, Lee Trevino, Jack Nicklaus and Charles Coody. Snead's career spans 30 years and 131 victories, 84 of which are PGA events. Tournament preliminaries begin today with qualifying rounds for non-exempt players and practice for the exempt. About 25 spots will be available in the qualifier. The schedule calls for a pro-am Wednesday.

Cliff Schrock