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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: October 24

Ian Baker-Finch, one of the tallest major champions ever at 6-4, was born on this date in 1960 in Nambour, Queensland, Australia. IBF, who does analyst work for CBS, won the 1991 Open Championship. The tallest major winner was George Archer, nearly 6-6, who won the 1969 Masters.

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