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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: April 13

In the final Masters Tournament held before its World War II break, Byron Nelson defeated Ben Hogan, 68-70, in a playoff to win the 1942 Masters on this date for his second green jacket. Born on this date: Davis Love III in 1964 and World Golf Hall of Fame member Marilynn Smith in 1929.

Cliff Schrock