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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--May 22

The first winner of the Masters Tournament, Horton Smith, was born on this date in 1908 in Springfield, Missouri. Smith, well known for his putting prowess, won two Masters, 1934 and 1936. He was a respected teacher during the second half of his career and did a lot to promote the PGA of America.

Cliff Schrock