This Day in Golf History: January 25

On this date in 1959, Arnold Palmer shot a 62 and won the Thunderbird Invitational, the precursor to the Bob Hope Desert Classic. He shot 266 for first prize of $1,500. And this date is also considered by tradition when the St. Andrews Golf Club in Scotland in 1764 reduced the number of golf holes for a round from 22 to 18, which is the number today.