This Day in Golf History: February 3

On the birthday parade today is Retief Goosen, inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2019 and who was born on this date in 1969 in Pietersburg, Limpopo Province, South Africa. The 55-year-old is a two-time U.S. Open winner. Fellow World Golf Hall of Famer Carol Mann was also born on this date, in 1941. She was the Tom Weiskopf of the LPGA, standing at 6-foot-3. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1961 and won two major championships and 38 LPGA Tour events in all. She died on May 20, 2018, at age 77.