Steve Elkington, whose 10 PGA Tour victories were highlighted by a 1995 PGA win, was born on this date in 1962 in Inverell, New South Wales.

Today’s date that will live in infamy does not feel like a golf one but there’s a good anecdote anyway: On this date in 1980, Arnold Palmer defeated Paul Harney in a one-hole, sudden-death playoff with a birdie to win the PGA Seniors' Championship at Turnberry Isle Country Club.

On this date in 1981, Miller Barber won the PGA Seniors' Championship at Turnberry Isleby a pair of shots over Arnold Palmer.

Don January, who won the regular PGA Championship, on this date in 1982 won the PGA Seniors' Championship, at PGA National, by one shot, edging Julius Boros, who was the 1968 PGA champ.

Italian golfer Costantino Rocca was born on this date in 1956. A one-time Ryder Cup player, Rocca’s big spotlight moment was nearly winning the Open Championship of 1995 at St. Andrews, losing to John Daly in a four-hole playoff.

U.S. Open champion of 1911 Mike Brady was born in the Boston area in 1887 and died at age 85 on this date in 1972 in Dunedin, Florida. He won nine PGA type tournaments.

Jay Haas, nephew to 1968 Masters winner Bob Goalby, never got over the hump to win a major himself but did win two senior tour majors. He was born on this date in 1953 in St Louis. Haas has other golfers of renown in his family. Brother Jerry played the tour and is coach of the Wake Forest golf team; sons Jay, Jr., and Bill also played the tour.

On this date in 1973, Jack Nicklaus became the first tour pro to pass $2 million in career earnings by winning the Walt Disney World Open.

On this date in 1969, Arnold Palmer ended a long winless drought by winning the first Heritage Classic at Hilton Head Island, S.C. Here is the game story lede from UPI: Arnold Palmer, unable to mount any semblance of a charge, staggered to his first tournament victory in nearly 15 months , firing a three-over-par 74 for a 282 and a three-stroke edge in the first Heritage classic. Palmer, three shots up on the field going into the final round, had nines of 38-36 over the lush 36-35—71 Harbour Town Golf Links, a spanking new layout built by Jack Nicklaus on this island retreat for the wealthy. Young Richard Crawford wound up second with a 73 for a 72-hole total of 285. Palmer pocketed a check for $20,000, pushing his earnings for 1969 to $80,081.28. He last won a tournament Sept. 15, 1968, when he was victorious at the Kemper Open.

The inaugural Walt Disney World Open Invitational began on this date with a practice round at the Disney Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Jack Nicklaus would end up winning first prize of $30,000 in the rain-delayed event that ended on a Monday. Nicklaus won with a 15-under total of 273. The first prize of $30,000 pushed him up to $244,490 (and 50 cents) for the year to set a PGA record, breaking his own mark of four years earlier of $211,566.66.

One of the most distinguished gentlemen pros, Henry Picard, was born on this date in 1906 in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The winner of the 1938 Masters and 1939 PGA, Picard was appreciated for his demeanor and character, and was well liked by subsequent generations of pros, such as Arnold Palmer. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in April 2006, 100 years after his birth.

James Braid, one of the Great Triumvirate members with Harry Vardon and J.H.Taylor, died on this date in 1950 at age 80. Like Taylor, Braid was a five-time Open champion of winning it in 1901, 05-06, 08, 10.

Fred Herd, one of the foreign players who dominated the U.S. Open in the early years, was born on this date in 1873 in St. Andrews, Scotland. He won the fourth U.S. Open, in 1898, when it was played at the Myopia Hunt Club in South Hamilton, Massachusetts, which was the first U.S. Open to be competed at 72 holes.

Art Wall Jr., who battled Arnold Palmer in the amateur ranks then won the Masters behind and ahead of him in 1959, was born on this date in 1923 in Honesdale, Pennsylvania.

Scott Hoch, whose career was sadly defined by his near miss in the 1989 Masters, was born on this date in 1955 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Hoch missed a short putt to win the Masters on the 10th hole, the first hole of sudden death with Nick Faldo, who then won on the next hole with a birdie. But Hoch was a multi tour-winner who twice represented the U.S. in the Ryder Cup.

One of the most unusual endings in international team play took place on this date in the 2003 Presidents Cup at Fancourt Hotel and Country Club. The U.S. and International teams were tied at 17, putting Tiger Woods and Ernie Els into a playoff. Three holes later, the players were still tied and the match was declared a tie due to darkness and the cup was shared.

The 1936 PGA Championship ended on this date at Pinehurst Country Club No. 2 with Denny Shute winning, 3 and 2, over Jimmy Thomson. This was the 19th playing and Shute would repeat as winner in 1937.

The UBS Warburg Cup ended on this date in 2004 with the U.S. defeating the Rest of the World, 14-10. U.S. captain Arnold Palmer lost his match to Gary Player, ROW captain, 6 and 5.

Bobby Locke, one of golf’s all-time greatest putters, was born on this date in 1917 in Germiston, South Africa. He won the Open Championship four times.

It is usually credited that on this date in 1936, the USGA made its decision to limit the amount of clubs that can be carried to 14.