This Day in Golf History: March 19

On the heels of Rory McIlroy’s second Player Championship in Monday’s playoff, we recognize on this date in 1978, Jack Nicklaus won his third Players Championship, at Sawgrass C.C., by one shot over Lou Graham. Also, a pair of major championship winners were born on this date. Five-time champion of The Open, J.H. Taylor, was born in 1871; he died in 1963. And more recently, Masters champion of 1967 Gay Brewer was born in 1932. Nicknamed “Hound Dog” for his appearance and upturned nose, Brewer passed away in 2007.