On this day….
1960 – Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Tour major U.S. Women’s Open; first-place prize money – $1,710.
1972 – Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Tour Raleigh Classic; first-place prize money – $3,000.
1972 – Bert Yancy wins PGA Tour American Golf Classic; first-place prize money – $30,000.
1978 – Hollis Stacy wins LPGA Tour major U.S. Women’s Open; first-place prize money – $15,000.
1978 - Jack Nicklaus wins PGA Tour IVB-Philadelphia Golf Classic; first-place prize money – $50,000.
1989 – Amy Alcott wins LPGA Tour Boston Five Classic; first-place prize money – $52,500.
1986 – Curt Byrum wins PGA Tour Hardee’s Golf Classic; first-place prize money – $126,000.
1989 – Mark Calcavecchia wins PGA Tour major British Open at Royal Troon; first-place prize money – $128,000.
1989 – Bruce Crampton wins Senior PGA Tour Ameritech Senior Open; first-place prize money – $75,000.
1995 – Tracy Kerdyk wins LPGA JAL Big Apple Classic; first-place prize money – $105,000.
1995 – Ed Dougherty wins PGA Tour Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic; first-place prize money – $126,000.
1995 – John Daly wins PGA Tour major British Open at St. Andrews; first-place prize money – $199,375.
1995 – Jimmy Powell wins Senior PGA Tour First of America Classic; first-place prize money – $105,000.
2000 – Karrie Webb wins LPGA Tour major U.S. Women’s Open; first-place prize money – $500,000.
2000 – Brad Faxon wins PGA Tour B.C. Open; first-place money – $360,000.
2000 – Tiger Woods wins PGA Tour major British Open at St. Andrews; first-place prize money – $759,150.
2000 – Gil Morgan wins Senior PGA Tour The Instinet Classic; first-place prize money – $210,000.
2006 – John Rollins wins PGA Tour B.C. Open; first-place prize money – $540,000.
2006 – Tiger Woods wins PGA Tour major British Open at Royal Liverpool; first-place prize money – $1,338,480.
Birthdays….
Amy Fruhwirth (44) of Cypress, California; former LPGA Tour member; won 1998 Friendly’s Classic.
Boo Weekley (38) of Jay, Florida; two-time winner on PGA Tour; both victories came at Verizon Heritage in 2007 and 2008.
Terry-Jo Meyers (50) of Fort Meyers, Florida; former LPGA Tour member; three-winner on LPGA Tour, including 1988 Mayflower Classic.
Ken Green (54) of Danbury, Connecticut; PGA Tour member and PGA Champions Tour member; five-time winner on PGA Tour.
