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Sam Snead joins the PGA Tour and wins five tournaments. He is runner-up in his first U.S. Open, and would have three more runner-up finishes over the years. The U.S. Open is the only major he doesn't win.
One of the five tournaments won by Sam Snead this year is the Bing Crosby Professional-Amateur. The Bing Crosby Pro-Am would change name many time over the years but is still on the PGA Tour schedule as the Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
The Vardon Trophy is first awarded by the PGA Tour. Its first winner is "Lighthorse" Harry Cooper. The award originally is based on a points system, but a few years later begins going to the Tour scoring champion.
Born This Year:
• Tommy Aaron, 1973 Masters champ
• Sandra Spuzich, 1966 U.S. Women's Open champ
• Don Massengale, PGA Tour
• Dave Hill, 13-time PGA Tour winner
• Charles Coody, 1971 Masters champion
• Al Geiberger, PGA Tour, first to break 60 in an official PGA Tour event
• Bruce Devlin, PGA Tour
• Tommy Aaron, 1973 Masters champ
• Sandra Spuzich, 1966 U.S. Women's Open champ
• Don Massengale, PGA Tour
• Dave Hill, 13-time PGA Tour winner
• Charles Coody, 1971 Masters champion
• Al Geiberger, PGA Tour, first to break 60 in an official PGA Tour event
• Bruce Devlin, PGA Tour
Men's Major Championship Winners:
The Masters: Byron Nelson
U.S. Open: Ralph Guldahl
British Open: Henry Cotton
PGA Championship: Denny Shute
The Masters: Byron Nelson
U.S. Open: Ralph Guldahl
British Open: Henry Cotton
PGA Championship: Denny Shute
Amateur Champions:
U.S.: John Goodman
British: Robert Sweeny Jr.
U.S. Women's: Estelle Lawson
British Women's: Jessie Anderson
U.S.: John Goodman
British: Robert Sweeny Jr.
U.S. Women's: Estelle Lawson
British Women's: Jessie Anderson
