This Day in Golf History: February 19

Paul Runyan had the rare distinction of winning the same senior major on the same date in consecutive years on the same course. In 1961 and 1962 Runyan won the Senior PGA at PGA National in Dunedin, Florida. In 1962, United Press began its wrap-up: “Little Paul Runyan clawed his way around the PGA National golf course two strokes under par today and won his second straight PGA seniors championship with a 72 hole score of 278 equal to the record he set last year and 10 under par. Runyan, never the leader until the last round, broke his way in front of the field with four birdies and a 33 on the front nine.”