This Day in Golf History: May 11

In the span of a year, Arnold Palmer went from rags to riches on May 11. In 1958, he tied for 51st in the Arlington Hotel Open, shooting 69-71-76-76—292. At that time on tour, however, if you made the cut you weren't necessarily going to make even a penny. Sometimes the prize money wasn't enough to get to all the players. Arnie got zero dollars that week. In 1959, however, he shot 73-64-67-69—273 in the Oklahoma City Open for first place and $3,500, a more memorable May 11. Also on this date in 1928, Walter Hagen, who became good friends with Palmer, won his third Open Championship, by two strokes over Gene Sarazen at Royal St. George's Golf Club.