This Day in Golf History: September 27

On this day in 1930, Bobby Jones completed his revered Grand Slam of winning four major championships in the same year. The four were the U.S. Open, The Open (or British Open), and U.S. Amateur and The Amateur. Jones was the first and only golfer in history to win the four big events of his time in the same calendar year. On this date he beat Gene Homans, 8 and 7, at the U.S. Amateur at Merion. And on this date in 1987, one of the most pivotal Ryder Cups concluded at Muirfield Village in Ohio, Jack Nicklaus’ course. The European team, captained by Tony Jacklin, beat the Nicklaus-led Americans, 15-13, for the first loss by the U.S. on home soil in 60 years of competition. The U.S. had been 13-0 at home.