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En route to winning his second Masters, Jimmy Demaret is the first golfer to shoot all four rounds under par in the event.
Babe Didrikson Zaharias wins the British Women's Amateur, the first American to do so.
The USGA reduces the Rules of Golf from 61 rules to 21, but the R&A does not follow suit.
The U.S. Open is the first golf tournament to be televised, but it is broadcast only in the St. Louis, Mo., area.
Jim Ferrier wins the PGA Championship, becoming the first Australian golfer to win a major.
The Vardon Trophy, which had been awarded on a points system up to this point, now goes to the PGA Tour golfer with the lowest stroke average. Jimmy Demaret wins with a 69.9 average.
Born This Year:
• Johnny Miller, 2-time major champion
• Larry Nelson, 3-time major championship winner
• Jumbo Ozaki, winner of more than 100 tournaments worldwide
• Jose Maria Canizares, PGA European Tour, Senior PGA Tour
• Steve Melnyk, U.S. and British amateur champ, television commentator
• Dana Quigley, PGA Tour, Senior PGA Tour
Money Leaders:
PGA: Jimmy Demaret, $27,936.83
Scoring Leaders:
PGA (Vardon Trophy): Jimmy Demaret, 69.90
Men's Major Championship Winners:
The Masters: Jimmy Demaret
U.S. Open: Lew Worsham
British Open: Fred Daly
PGA Championship: Jim Ferrier
Women's Major Championship Winners:
Amateur Champions:
U.S.: Robert Riegel
British: William Turnesa
U.S. Women's: Louise Suggs
British Women's: Babe Didrikson Zaharias
