This Day in Golf History: April 29

This date in 1857 is credited as the publishing date for the first golf instruction book, The Golfer's Manual, “A Keen Hand” by H. B. Farnie. Birthdays today include two-time major winner, TV analyst and World Golf Hall of Famer Johnny Miller in 1947, and present tour player Justin Thomas born in 1993. Miller was born in San Francisco and won the 1973 U.S. Open and 1976 Open Championship. In retirement he was a golf analyst for NBC Sports.