This Day in Golf History: November 25

On this date in 1973, the ABC Cup ended in Osaka, Japan, in a match between U.S. and Japanese tour pros. One of the main combatants was Arnold Palmer, who finished third with rounds of 75-72-74—221, worth $4,326. Also, one of golf’s most unassuming major champions was born on this date in 1923. Art Wall, Jr., was born in Honesdale, Pennsylvania. Six years older than Arnold Palmer, Wall battled his fellow Pennsylvanian in amateur and college golf and carried on their tussles on the pro tour. It was Wall who took advantage of Palmer’s final-round blowup in the 1959 Masters with a 74 by shooting 66 and winning by a shot over Cary Middlecoff and two over Palmer. But Palmer would get his revenge the following year by winning at Augusta and having Wall put the green jacket on him. Wall was also notable for having said he’d had 40 holes-in-one.