This Day in Golf History: September 16

On this date in 1953, 1976 U.S. Open champion Jerry Pate was born in Macon, Georgia. His victory came as a 22-year-old rookie with great promise for many more majors that never came, partly due to a subsequent shoulder injury. Tom Morris, Sr., aka Old Tom Morris, won the Open Championship for the third time when he won on this date in 1864 with a score of 167 at Prestwick Golf Club. He finished two shots ahead of Andrew Strath in the field of 16.