This Day in Golf History: April 3

On this date in 1947, Bob Jones shot a 75 in the first round of the Masters Tournament. It was his second-to-last year to play the tournament he started. He finished tied for 55th that year and played the Masters for the final time in 1948. In the Chevron Ch. finish on this date in 1983 when it was called the Nabisco Dinah Shore, Amy Alcott won by two shots over Beth Daniel and Kathy Whitworth at Mission Hills. This was the first year the event was considered a major championship.