This Day in Golf History: March 2

On this date in 1932, Joe Kirkwood, a famed world golf traveler and trick-shot expert from Australia, is credited with shooting an 83 using only his putter at an 18-hole course in Bellair, Florida. The stunt was part of an exhibition with Babe Ruth and Kirkwood’s feat beat the 84 Ruth scored with a full set. And getting his kicks at age 66 is Ian Woosnam, the Wee Welshman, who was born on this date. The 1991 Masters winner was a World Golf Hall of Fame inductee in 2017. In the early 1990s he was ranked No. 1 for 50 weeks.