This Day in Golf History: May 17

In 1947, the United States had gone 11 years since winning the Walker Cup, but that was a gap mainly caused by World War II. Great Britain & Ireland beat the U.S., 7-4, in 1938, but the match wasn’t held again until May 16 and 17, 1947, which was won by the Americans, 8-4, at St. Andrews. And on this date in 1992, the LPGA Championship concluded at Bethesda Country Club, won by Betsy King, for her fifth major, in a runaway by 11 strokes over three runners-up.