This Day in Golf History: January 4

A couple major birthdays are being held today. The 2001 PGA Championship winner David Toms, now mainly focused on the Champions Tour, was born on this date in 1967  in Monroe, Louisiana. He won the U.S. Senior Open in 2018. And one of America's finest amateur golfers was born on this date but you might not even be that familiar with him. Marvin (Vinny) Giles III was born Jan. 4, 1943. The 1966 University of Georgia graduate was a three-time All-American. Giles was second in the U.S. Amateur three times before finally winning in 1972.  He also won the 1975 British Amateur. He was on four Walker Cup teams, was low amateur in the 1968 Masters and 1973 U.S. Open, and won the 2009 U.S. Senior Amateur. He went on to run a successful player-agent business.