On this date in 1968, Arnold Palmer shot a first-round 70 at the Australian PGA. On the next three days he added rounds of 77-75-71—293 to tie for sixth.
On this date in 1988, Beth Daniel won the Nichirei Ladies Cup U.S.-Japan Team Golf Championship at Country Club the Lakes, Ibaragi-Ken, Japan at 5 under par, two better than Rosie Jones.
On this date in 1972, Arnold Palmer shot a final-round 69 to finish second in the Sahara Invitational. He had scores of 65-69-71-69—274 for second place, worth $15,400.
On this date in 1973, Arnold Palmer played in his final Sahara Invitational, shooting a fourth-round 73 for an overall 283 total and tie for 20th and $1,338.66 in prize money.
On this date in 1996, the U.S. LPGA defeated Japan, 21½-14½, in the Nichirei International Golf Tournament at Ami Golf Club.
On this date in 1969, Arnold Palmer shot a 67 in the final round of the San Francisco Open, giving him a total of 277 and a tie for 27th, worth $681.43.
On this date in 1967, Arnold Palmer shot a first-round 76 in the Sahara Invitational at Paradise Valley Country Club in Las Vegas. That included putting a ball in the water and one out-of-bounds. Properly stimulated, he roared back into the mix with a pair of 68s in Rounds 2 and 3 but shot over par in the final round with 72, giving him a 284 total and a tie for 34th. Jack Nicklaus won with a 270 total.
On this date in 1957, Arnold Palmer played Round 1 of the Hesperia Open, shooting a 68. He followed that with rounds of 71-70-70—279 to tie for third and earn $1,033.33.
On this date in 1994, the Solheim Cup ended at The Greenbrier with the U.S. regaining the Cup and beating Europe, 13-7. Winning three times during the week to lead the U.S. were Brandie Burton and Dottie Mochrie (Pepper).
On this date in 1967, the Ryder Cup ended at Champions Golf Club, Houston, with the United States defeating Great Britain, 23.5-8.5. Among the big Day 3 winners was Arnold Palmer, who defeated Tony Jacklin, 3 and 2, in morning Singles and Brian Huggett, 5 and 3, in the afternoon. Palmer had a won-loss-tied record of 5-0-0 that year and to date had a four-match composite record of 16-4-1.
On this date in 1967, the second day of the Ryder Cup was held at Champions Golf Club in Houston. The American team took a 13-3 overall lead after it won 7.5 of 8 points in eight four-ball matches. In the afternoon, a match highlight was Yanks Arnold Palmer and Julius Boros beating George Will and Hugh Boyle, 1 up.
In 1967, Day 1 of the Ryder Cup was held at Champions Golf Club in Houston. After morning and afternoon foursomes, the U.S. led 5.5 to 2.5. Arnold Palmer was among the big winners. He and Gardner Dickinson defeated Peter Alliss-Christy O’Connor, Sr., 2 and 1, in the a.m. and downed Malcolm Gregson-Hugh Boyle, 5 and 4, in the afternoon.
On this date in 1972, Arnold Palmer shot a 66 in the first round of the Kaiser International. He would shoot 67 in Round 2, but finish 75-74 to tie for 11th.
On this date in 1980, Arnold Palmer played one of his late-career PGA Tour events. He was paired with Larry Nelson in the Disney World National Team Championship. After rounds of 68-67 the twosome blitzed in with a 65 in Round 3 for a 200 total. But that was not good enough for the duo to make the cut for the final round.
On this date in 1860, the first Open Championship was held at Prestwick Golf Club, with Willie Park, Sr., winning the inaugural playing by a couple shots over Old Tom Morris.
On this date in 1983, the 25th Ryder Cup ended in spectacular style with the U.S. edging Europe, 14½-13½, at PGA National in Florida. Both Seve Ballesteros and Lanny Wadkins hit spectacular shots on 18 in their separate matches to get a half point. Bernard Gallacher missed a short putt on 17 to ensure Tom Watson a 2 & 1 victory and the deciding U.S. point.
On this date in 1961, the LPGA Championship was won for the third time by Mickey Wright, at Stardust Country Club, by nine shots over Louise Suggs.
On this date In 1881, The Open Championship was completed at Prestwick Golf Club, won by Bob Ferguson with a three-stroke victory over Jamie Anderson in poor weather conditions.
On this date in 1966, Arnold Palmer shot an 80 in the second round of the Sahara Invitational in Las Vegas. That followed an opening 71. But it was a rough weather day and he still made the cut. Palmer recovered in the final two rounds with a pair of 67s and tied for second, earning $9,750.
On this date in 1967, Arnold Palmer defeated George Knudson in the quarterfinal round of the Piccadilly World Match Play, at Wentworth West. That put Arnie in the semifinals against Billy Casper, who he beat 3 and 2. See the upcoming October 14 day in golf to find out how Palmer did in the final.