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Arnold Palmer wins the first of his four Masters titles.
A young South African named Gary Player wins the Kentucky Derby Open for his first victory on the PGA Tour.
Mickey Wright wins the U.S. Women's Open and LPGA Championship.
Kathy Whitworth and Mickey Wright face off in a playoff for the LPGA Lady Carling Open. When Whitworth wins, it is her fourth consecutive victory, tying Wright's LPGA record for most wins in a row.
The PGA Championship drops match play in favor of stroke play. Dow Finsterwald is the first stroke-play champion.
The PGA Championship is also televised for the first time, with the final four holes aired on CBS.
Born This Year:
• Sandy Lyle, British Open, Masters champ
• Hal Sutton, 1983 PGA Championship winner
• Ian Woosnam, 1991 Masters champ
• Joey Sindelar, PGA Tour
• Chris Johnson, LPGA Tour (one major)
• Gary Hallberg, PGA Tour
• Dan Forsman, PGA Tour
• Ken Green, PGA Tour
• David Feherty, European Tour, TV commentator
• Gordon Brand Jr., European Tour
• Richard Zokol, PGA Tour
• Larry Mize, 1987 Masters champ
• Steve Jones, 1996 U.S. Open winner
Died This Year:
Arnaud Massy, 1907 British Open winner, the only Frenchman (so far) to win the British
Money Leaders:
Scoring Leaders:
Men's Major Championship Winners:
The Masters: Arnold Palmer
U.S. Open: Tommy Bolt
British Open: Peter Thomson
PGA Championship: Dow Finsterwald
Women's Major Championship Winners:
Amateur Champions:
U.S.: Charles Coe
British: Joe Carr
U.S. Women's: Anne Quast
British Women's: Jessie Valentine
