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Golf ball sizes around the world are standardized when the R&A switches from a 1.62-inch standard to the USGA's 1.68 inches.
The Solheim Cup, named for Ping founder Karsten Solheim and the women's golf equivalent of the Ryder Cup, is launched. (Results below.)
The PGA of America and PGA Tour announce they will no longer place tournaments at private clubs with discriminatory membership policies.
Jack Nicklaus debuts on the Senior PGA Tour (later called the Champions Tour) with a victory in the Tradition.
Nick Faldo wins his second straight Masters - the first player since Jack Nicklaus in 1965-66 to win back-to-back Masters - and also wins the British Open. Nicklaus finishes in sixth place.
For the first time since Jack Nicklaus did it, a player wins both the U.S. Amateur and the NCAA Championship. Phil Mickelson is that player.
Jack Nicklaus sets a 72-hole scoring record for the Senior Tour, shooting 27-under-par 261 at the Ford Senior Players Championship.
Money Leaders:
Senior PGA: Lee Trevino, $1,190,518
LPGA: Beth Daniel, $863,578
European: Ian Woosnam, Wales, £ 574,166
Scoring Leaders:
Senior PGA: Lee Trevino, 68.89
LPGA (Vare Trophy): Beth Daniel, 70.54
Men's Major Championship Winners:
U.S. Open: Hale Irwin
British Open: Nick Faldo
PGA Championship: Wayne Grady
Women's Major Championship Winners:
Amateur Champions:
British: Rolf Muntz
U.S. Women's: Pat Hurst
British Women's: Julie Wade Hall
