This Day in Golf History: December 2
On this date in 1979, Arnold Palmer shot a 66 in the Brazilian Open to tie for third with a 272 total, earning $3,300. Fidel de Luca won in a playoff with Robert De Vicenzo.
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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.
On this date in 1979, Arnold Palmer shot a 66 in the Brazilian Open to tie for third with a 272 total, earning $3,300. Fidel de Luca won in a playoff with Robert De Vicenzo.