This Day in Golf History: January 26

On this date in 1957, Arnold Palmer shot an 80 in the third round of the Thunderbird Invitational. It was a bad round surrounded by good ones. For the week he scored 71-69-80-68—288 and tied for 32nd and received a “whopping” $112.50. And on this date in 1986, Val Skinner won the LPGA Mazda Golf Classic at Stonebridge Golf Club in Boca Raton, Florida, at eight under par.