By: Claudia Mazzucco: On this day, May 11, 1928, Walter Hagen won the 63rd Open Championship at Royal St George’s. His total of 292 beat Gene Sarazen by two strokes. [Read More…]
In an early May staging of The Open Championship, Walter Hagen successfully defends his title On this day, In 1929 Walter Hagen won the 64th Open Championship at Muirfield in Gullane, [Read More…]
Happy Birthday, Harry Vardon On May 9th, 1870 Harry Vardon was born in Jersey, among the Channel Islands. He became one of golf’s most popular figures after Young Tom Morris and influenced [Read More…]
On this day, In 1851 golfing pioneer Young Tom Morris was born in St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland. He grew up around the game as his father, “Old” Tom Morris was [Read More…]
John Ball Jr, was the Winner of a record 8 Amateur Championships John Ball Jr was born in Hoylake, Cheshire (now Merseyside). His father was the prosperous owner of the Royal Hotel, [Read More…]