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: November 24

In 1960 on this date, Arnold Palmer shot a 68 in the first round of the Mobile Sertoma Open. He would follow that with 67-74-65 to win the tournament and $2,000. Also, an American golfer who was on the cusp of doing marvelous things in golf was born on this date in 1955. Scott Hoch turns 69 today, born in Raleigh, North Carolina. He has 11 PGA Tour victories but was about to win the 1989 Masters and really raise his level but he missed a short but tough putt on the 10th hole in a playoff with Nick Faldo. The Englishman then made birdie on the next hole to win and Hoch never had as good a chance as he did that year to win a major. He did play on the 1997 and 2002 Ryder Cup teams for the U.S.

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