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The USGA declares that yardages for determing par are: Par-3, up to 225 yards; par-4, 225-425 yards; par-5; 426-600 yards; par-6, 601 yards and up.
Harold Hilton is the first foreign-born player to win the U.S. Amateur. He is also the first golfer to win the U.S. and British amateur championships in the same year.
John McDermott is the first American-born player to win the U.S. Open. He also sets a record as the youngest, at 19 years, 10 months and 12 days.
The R&A rejects steel-shafted clubs as illegal.
The Canadian Professional Golfers Association is formed.
Born This Year:
• Ralph Guldahl, 3-time major winner
• Karsten Solheim, founder of Ping
• Tom Creavy, 1931 PGA Championship winner
• Helen Hicks, 1931 U.S. Women's Amateur champ and first female golfer to turn pro
• Henry Ransom, PGA Tour
• Johnny Revolta, 1936 PGA Championship winner, 18-time Tour winner
• Ellsworth Vines, 5-time winner on PGA Tour and, in tennis, winner of Wimbledon and U.S. Open titles
• Karsten Solheim, founder of Ping
• Tom Creavy, 1931 PGA Championship winner
• Helen Hicks, 1931 U.S. Women's Amateur champ and first female golfer to turn pro
• Henry Ransom, PGA Tour
• Johnny Revolta, 1936 PGA Championship winner, 18-time Tour winner
• Ellsworth Vines, 5-time winner on PGA Tour and, in tennis, winner of Wimbledon and U.S. Open titles
Men's Major Championship Winners:
U.S. Open: Johnny McDermott
British Open: Harry Vardon
British Open: Harry Vardon
Amateur Champions:
U.S.: Harold Hilton
British: Harold Hilton
U.S. Women's: Margaret Curtis
British Women's: Dorothy Campbell
British: Harold Hilton
U.S. Women's: Margaret Curtis
British Women's: Dorothy Campbell
