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: July 21

Jack Nicklaus won his first PGA Championship on this date in 1963 on the Blue Course at the Dallas Athletic Club. The course played tough. Nicklaus won at five under par by two shots over Dave Ragan. With the metal trophy sitting in heat more than 100 degrees, Jack had to pick up the trophy with a towel. Nicklaus won the long-drive contest on the eve of the first round with a drive more than 341 yards long.

Cliff Schrock