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 23

On this date in 1963, Jack Nicklaus, in his second PGA Tour season, made his first hole-in-one of his pro career, which helped him get into a seven-way tie for the first-round lead with a 67 at the Memphis Open.  Already a two-time major champion, Nicklaus aced the 185-yard third hole but had to settle for a tie with seven others at 3-under-par 67, including hometown favorite Cary Middlecoff, for the first-round lead in the Memphis tourney. Nicklaus aced the third with a 6-iron, the ball landing right of the hole but kicking left. Tony Lema, one of those tied for the lead, ended up the tournament winner.

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