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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: June 16

Lee Trevino won his first U.S. Open on this date in 1968 on the East Course at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, New York. He tied the tournament scoring record and finished four shots ahead of second-place Jack Nicklaus. It was also the first PGA Tour win for Trevino, then 28.

Cliff Schrock