This Day in Golf History: March 20

A golfer’s passing is not normal trivia fodder, but when it’s Harry Vardon, it’s worth observing. The only six-time Open champion and the only notable figure who has his name attached to a way of holding the grip, Vardon died on this date in 1937 a couple months shy of age 67. Vardon was born in Jersey, not New Jersey but an island in the Channel Islands. He also won the 1900 U.S. Open. Also on March 20, Arnold Palmer shot a first-round 68 at the Greater Jacksonville Open, and in 1987, he shot a second-round 71 at the Vintage Chrysler Inv., finishing T-13.