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"Spring-like effect" enters the golf lexicon as drivers with thin metal faces come into vogue.
A few days after the death of his mentor, Harvey Penick, Ben Crenshaw wins his second Masters. He breaks down crying on the green following his final putt on the 72nd hole.
Tiger Woods wins his second straight U.S. Amateur.
For the first time, a major international golf competition is played in China. It's the World Cup of Golf, played at the Mission Hills complex.
Defending champion Scott Hoch is joined in the first round of the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic by Hope and U.S. Presidents Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush and Gerald Ford.
Annika Sorenstam's first LPGA Tour win comes in the U.S. Women's Open.
The Golf Channel makes its debut on U.S. television.
Died This Year:
Harvey Penick, famous golf coach and instructorMoney Leaders:
PGA: Greg Norman, $1,654,959Senior PGA: Jim Colbert, $1,444,386
LPGA: Annika Sorenstam, $666,533
European: Colin Montgomerie, Scotland, £ 835,051
Scoring Leaders:
PGA (Vardon Trophy): Steve Elkington, 69.62Senior PGA: Raymond Floyd, 69.47
LPGA (Vare Trophy): Annika Sorenstam, 71.00
Men's Major Championship Winners:
The Masters: Ben CrenshawU.S. Open: Corey Pavin
British Open: John Daly
PGA Championship: Steve Elkington
Women's Major Championship Winners:
LPGA: Kelly RobbinsU.S. Open: Annika Sorenstam
duMaurier: Jenny Lidback
Nabisco: Nanci Bowen
Amateur Champions:
U.S.: Tiger WoodsBritish: Gordon Sherry
U.S. Women's: Kelli Kuehne
British Women's: Julie Wade Hall
Ryder Cup:
Europe 14.5, U.S. 13.5
Walker Cup
Great Britain and Ireland 14, U.S. 10
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