Cliff Schrock
GOLF WRITER // GENERAL EDITORIAL SPECIALIST
Cherry+Hills+1960+U.S.+Open.jpg

This Day in Golf History

A page that will list golf history, and the people and events that comprise it in the form of This Day in Golf or This Week in Golf.

This Day in Golf History: February 1

The 20th Senior PGA Ch. finished on this date in 1959 at PGA National GC in Dunedin, Fla. The winner was Willie Goggin, using a borrowed set of woods, by one shot over three players, including major champions Paul Runyan and Denny Shute. Goggin shot four-under 284 and won going against common practice. He wasn’t comfortable with the set of clubs he brought from California, mainly the woods, so he borrowed another set of woods and still won. Three players tied for second behind him by one shot: Leland Gibson, Paul Runyan and Denny Shute.

Cliff Schrock