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 Masters History: April 9

On this date in 1972, Jack Nicklaus won the 36th Masters Tournament, leading from start to finish and finishing three shots ahead of Bruce Crampton, Tom Weiskopf and Bobby Mitchell. It was Jack’s fourth of sixth Masters wins. Also, two-time Masters champion Seve Ballesteros was born on April 9 in 1957. And also on the course, Jimmy Demaret became the first three-time winner in 1950.

Cliff Schrock