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: May 22

Horton Smith, winner of the first Masters in 1934 and the third, was born on this date in 1908 in Springfield, Missouri. Smith also served as PGA of America president, 1952-1954, and developed a reputation as a great instructor, writing one of the best putting books “The Secret of Holing Putts!” and contributing articles to Golf Digest.

Cliff Schrock