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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 22

In a remarkable battle featuring two global titans, Seve Ballesteros won the Open Championship on this date in 1984 after making a birdie on the 18th hole, just ahead of Tom Watson, who made a disheartening bogey from the fairway on The Road Hole 17th. Some speculate the outcome contributed to Watson’s inability to win another major in his prime years.

Cliff Schrock