- 1811
| Jan 09 | First Women's Golf Tournament held. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 09 | First Women's Golf Tournament held. | Ref: 5 |
- 1860
| Oct 17 | First pro golf tournament held (Scotland) (Willie Park wins). | Ref: 5 |
- 1868
| Sep 14 | Golf's first recorded hole-in-one scored by Tom Morris at Prestwick (UK) Open Championships. | Ref: 10 |
- 1878
| Mar 13 | The first collegiate golf match was played. Oxford defeated Cambridge. | Ref: 4 |
- 1888
| Feb 22 | John Reid of Scotland demonstrates golf to Americans (Yonkers NY). | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 14 | St Andrews Golf Club, Yonkers NY, opens with just 6 holes. | Ref: 5 |
- 1889
| Mar 30 | John T Reid opens 1st US golf course (Yonkers NY) | Ref: 5 |
- 1893
| Jun 13 | The first British Ladies golf championship took place -- in St. Agnes, England. | Ref: 4 |
- 1894
| Dec 22 | United States Golf Association is formed (New York NY). | Ref: 5 |
- 1895
| Oct 04 | The first U.S. Open golf tournament is held, at the Newport Country Club in Rhode Island. Horace Rawlins, a 19-year old Englishman wins. | Ref: 70 |
| Oct 12 | The first amateur golf tournament was held -- in Newport, Rhode Island. A chap named Charles Blair McDonald beat a field of 31 others in the event. | Ref: 4 |
- 1899
| Apr 27 | The Western Golf Association was founded -- in Chicago, IL. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 29 | Southern CA Golf Assn formed. | Ref: 5 |
- 1901
| Jun 14 | The first professional open championship to utilize rules of the U.S. Golf Association was held at Hamilton, MA. | Ref: 4 |
- 1909
| Jun 24 | Best 72 holes of golf at US open (George Sargent-290). | Ref: 5 |
- 1911
| Jun 24 | John McDermott becomes first American to win US open golf tournament | Ref: 5 |
- 1915
| Jun 18 | Jerome Travers becomes the 2nd amateur to win golf's US Open. | Ref: 5 |
- 1916
| Jan 17 | 1st PGA Championship Jim Barnes at Siwanoy Country Club, Bronxville NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 17 | The Professional Golfers’ Association was formed in New York City. The first PGA Champion was Jim Barnes. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 10 | The Professional Golfers Association (PGA) holds its first championship tournament. This first PGA Championship title went to Britisher, Jim Barnes. Barnes won the match-play event at Siwanoy golf course in Bronxville, NY and was presented with a trophy and the major share of the $2,580 purse. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 30 | Chick Evans Jr wins golf's US Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 14 | Long Jim Barnes of Philly is first to win PGA (Professional Golfers Assn) tournament. | Ref: 10 |
- 1921
| Jun 25 | Jack Hutchinson becomes first American to win golf's British Open. | Ref: 5 |
- 1922
| Aug 28 | The Walker Cup, the oldest international team golf match in America, was held for the first time at Southampton, NY. | Ref: 4 |
- 1923
| Aug 09 | NY State Golf Assoc formed. | Ref: 5 |
- 1924
| Apr 10 | Tubular steel golf club shafts approved for championship play. | Ref: 5 |
| May 12 | 7th PGA Championship: Walter Hagen at French Lick CC IN. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 29 | Paul Runyan wins the PGA golf championship. | Ref: 5 |
- 1925
| May 12 | Walter Hagen wins PGA golf tournament. | Ref: 5 |
- 1926
| Jul 19 | Walter Hagen scored a 132 for 36 holes of golf at the Eastern Open tournament. He set a world’s record low tourney score in the process. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 09 | The U.S. Golf Association legalized steel-shaft golf clubs. Many of the new clubs are still wrapped around tree trunks, put there by angry golfers who couldn’t make them work any better than the clubs made with hickory sticks. | Ref: 4 |
- 1927
| Feb 20 | Golfers in South Carolina arrested for violating Sabbath. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 27 | For 2nd Sunday in a row golfers in South Carolina arrested for violating Sabbath. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 04 | Great Britain defeats the US in the first Ryder Cup (Golf) tournament. (XDG, p 4A, 6/4/2001) | Ref: 83 |
| Jun 16 | Tommy Armour wins golf's US open. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 05 | Walter Hagen wins his 4th straight PGA championship. | Ref: 5 |
- 1928
| May 11 | 63rd British Golf Open: Walter Hagen shoots a 292 at Royal St George's. | Ref: 5 |
- 1929
| May 10 | 64th British Golf Open: Walter Hagen shoots a 292 at Muirfield Gullane | Ref: 2 |
| Jun 30 | Bobby Jones wins golf's US Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 07 | Leo Diegel wins PGA golf tournament. | Ref: 5 |
- 1930
| May 31 | Golfing great Bobby Jones captured the first leg of the golfing grand slam by winning the British Amateur golf title. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 27 | Bobby Jones completes the Grand Slam of Golf. . | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 23 | The first miniature golf tournament came crashing to a close in Chattanooga, TN. The men’s title winner was J.K. Scott. The women’s top ranker was J.E. Rankin. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 23 | Bobby "The Emperor" Jones retires from golf. | Ref: 3 |
| Dec 07 | 13th PGA Championship: Tommy Armour at Fresh Meadows CC Flushing. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 16 | Golfer Bobby Jones wins James E Sullivan Award | Ref: 5 |
- 1932
| Aug 24 | Charles H. Calhoun, Sr. shoots a hole in one on the third hole of the Washington, GA golf course. Moments later, Mr. Calhoun’s son, Charles Jr., playing in the same foursome, repeats the feat with an identical ace. | Ref: 4 |
- 1934
| Mar 22 | First Masters golf championship began in Augusta GA. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 25 | Horton Smith won the first Masters golf tournament under the magnolia trees of Augusta National in Georgia. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 09 | Lawson Little beats Gene Sarazen by 3 strokes for the US Open. | Ref: 5 |
- 1935
| Apr 08 | 2nd Golf Masters Championship Gene Sarazen wins, shooting a 282. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 18 | Gen Sarazen's double eagle on the 15th, wins him his 2nd Masters. | Ref: 5 |
- 1936
| Apr 06 | 3rd Golf Masters Championship Horton Smith wins, shooting a 285. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 09 | Olin Dutra beats Gene Sarazen by 1 stroke for the US Open. | Ref: 5 |
- 1937
| Apr 04 | 4th Golf Masters Championship Byron Nelson wins, shooting a 283. | Ref: 5 |
| May 30 | 20th PGA Championship: Denny Shute at Pittsburgh FC Aspinwall PA. | Ref: 5 |
- 1938
| Apr 04 | 5th Golf Masters Championship Henry Picard wins, shooting a 285. | Ref: 5 |
- 1939
| Apr 02 | 6th Golf Masters Championship Ralph Guldahl wins, shooting a 279. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 11 | Larry Laoretti golf: champ: U.S. Senior Open [1992] | Ref: 4 |
- 1940
| Apr 07 | 7th Golf Masters Championship Jimmy Demaret beats Lloyd Mangrum, shooting a 280. | Ref: 5 |
- 1941
| Apr 06 | 8th Golf Masters Championship Craig Wood wins, shooting a 280. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 09 | PGA establishes Golf Hall of Fame. | Ref: 5 |
- 1942
| Apr 12 | 9th Golf Masters Championship Byron Nelson wins, shooting a 280. | Ref: 5 |
| May 31 | 25th PGA Championship: Sam Snead at Seaview CC Atlantic City NJ. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 21 | Ben Hogan recorded the lowest score (to that time) in a major golf tournament. Hogan shot a 271 for 72 holes in Chicago, IL. | Ref: 4 |
- 1944
| Jun 18 | Golfing legend Byron Nelson finished in the money in his 52nd consecutive tournament. He won the Red Cross Open golf competition held at New Rochelle, NY. | Ref: 4 |
- 1945
| Aug 04 | Golfer Byron Nelson records most tournament wins (18) in a season. | Ref: 5 |
- 1946
| Apr 07 | 10th Golf Masters Championship Herman Keiser wins, shooting a 282. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 16 | Lloyd Mangrum won the US Open golf title after a strange twist of events. Tourney leader Byron Nelson was assessed a penalty stroke when his caddie accidentally kicked his ball ... costing the golfing legend the Open title. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 18 | Golf Writers Associaton of America formed. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 25 | Ben Hogan wins his first major golf title. He captured the PGA (Professional Golfers’ Association) championship at Portland, OR. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 01 | Batty Berg wins the US Open. | Ref: 5 |
- 1947
| Apr 06 | 11th Golf Masters Championship Jimmy Demaret wins his 2nd Masters golf tournament, shooting a 281. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 12 | Babe Didrikson is first American to win Br Women's Amateur Golf Champ. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 14 | Mildred ‘Babe’ Didrikson Zaharias turns golfing professional in order to accept $300,000 for a series of golf movies. | Ref: 4 |
- 1948
| Apr 11 | 12th Golf Masters Championship Claude Harmon wins, shooting a 279. | Ref: 5 |
| May 25 | 30th PGA Championship: Ben Hogan at Norwood Hills CC St Louis. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 12 | Ben Hogan won his first US Open golf classic on this day. | Ref: 4 |
- 1949
| Jan 11 | The Los Angeles Open golf tournament was won by Lloyd Mangrum, who admitted that he wore a lucky pair of pajamas under his pants. One of our golfing friends likes to take his lucky ferret with him in his pants. “Sure beats a five wood!” he says. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 10 | 13th Golf Masters Championship Sam Snead wins, shooting a 282. | Ref: 5 |
| May 31 | 31st PGA Championship: Sam Snead at Hermitage CC Richmond VA. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 04 | Marie Robie sinks 393 yd hole-in-one (1st hole in Furnace Brook). | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 13 | The Ladies Professional Golf Association was formed in NY City. Patty Berg became the first president of the LPGA. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 25 | Louis Suggs wins US Woman's Golf championship. | Ref: 5 |
- 1950
| Jan 10 | Ben Hogan, appearing for the first time in a golf tournament since an auto accident a year earlier, tied ‘Slammin’ Sammy Snead in the Los Angeles Open. Hogan lost in a playoff. | Ref: 4 |
| Jan 22 | Polly Riley wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 19 | 5th US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Babe Didrikson-Zaharias. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 24 | Gracie de Moss wins LPGA Pro-Ladies Golf Championship. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 09 | 14th Golf Masters Championship Jimmy Demaret wins (his 3rd), shooting a 283. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 30 | Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA 144-hole Golf Weathervane. | Ref: 5 |
| May 22 | Scotland’s James Wilson defeated Bing Crosby in the opening round of the British Amateur golf championship played at St. Andrew’s Scotland. | Ref: 4 |
| May 30 | Patty Berg wins LPGA Eastern Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 11 | Golfing legend Ben Hogan, returning to tournament play after a near-fatal auto mishap, won the US Open golf tourney in a three-way playoff with Lloyd Mangrum and George Fazio. | Ref: 4 |
- 1951
| Jan 05 | Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Ponte Vedra Beach Women's Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 21 | A new women’s golf record was established by Mildred (Babe Didrikson) Zaharias as she won the Tampa Women’s Open. Her medal-play score was a record 288 for 72 holes. Medals and records were commonplace to Babe. She won two gold and one silver medal in the 1932 Olympics for the javelin throw, the 80-meter hurdles and the high jump, respectively. She was equally adept at basketball, baseball, billiards and golf; a member of the International Women’s Sports Hall of Fame, LPGA Hall of Fame (Babe was a founding member of the LPGA), National Track and Field Hall of Fame, Olympic Hall of Fame and the World Golf Hall of Fame. We now refer to her as the Famous Babe Didrikson Zaharias. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 25 | Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins Orlando FL 2 Ball Golf Tournament. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 18 | Pat O'Sullivan wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 26 | Patty Berg wins LPGA Sandhills Women's Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 07 | 15th Golf Masters Championship Ben Hogan wins, shooting a 280. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 16 | Ben Hogan wins golf's US open for 2nd year in a row. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 14 | The first sports event to be shown in color was the Molly Pitcher Handicap at Oceanport, New Jersey. The historic event was seen over CBS-TV this day, but not by many. A color TV system for wide use wouldn’t be available until the 1960s. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 16 | Betsy Rawls wins the US Women's Open Golf title. | Ref: 5 |
- 1952
| Jan 19 | PGA approves allowing black participants. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 20 | Louise Suggs wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 24 | Betty MacKinnon & Sam Snead win LPGA Orlando Mixed Golf Tournament. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 02 | Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Sarasota Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 16 | Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 30 | Patty Berg wins LPGA New Orleans Women's Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 06 | 16th Golf Masters Championship Sam Snead wins his 2nd Masters golf tournament, shooting a 286. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 12 | Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Houston Weathervane Golf Tournament. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 26 | Patty Berg set a new record for major women’s golf competition. She shot a 64 over 18 holes in a tournament in Richmond, California. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 28 | Patty Berg wins LPGA Richmond Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 30 | Louise Suggs wins LPGA Stockton Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| May 04 | Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Fresno Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
- 1953
| Jan 18 | Louise Suggs wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 08 | Betty Jameson wins LPGA Serbin Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 01 | Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Sarasota Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 08 | Patty Berg wins LPGA Jacksonville Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 15 | Patty Berg wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 22 | Louise Suggs wins LPGA Betsy Rawls Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 29 | Patty Berg wins LPGA New Orleans Women's Golf Open | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 05 | Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 12 | 17th Golf Masters Championship Ben Hogan wins for the second time, shooting a 274. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 16 | Jackie Pung wins LPGA Palm Springs Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 19 | Louise Suggs wins LPGA San Diego Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| May 10 | Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Sacramento Golf Open | Ref: 2 |
| May 17 | Patty Berg wins LPGA Reno Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
- 1954
| Jan 17 | Suggs Louise wins LPGA Sea Island Golf Open (Cloister). | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 24 | Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Tampa Women's Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 14 | Beverly Hanson wins LPGA St Petersburg Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 20 | Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Serbin Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 28 | Patty Berg/Pete Cooper win LPGA Orlando Mixed Golf Tournament. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 07 | Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Sarasota Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 14 | Louise Suggs wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 28 | Louise Suggs wins LPGA Betsy Rawls Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 04 | Louise Suggs wins LPGA Carrollton GA Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 11 | Marlene Bauer wins LPGA New Orleans Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 12 | 18th Golf Masters Championship Sam Snead beats Ben Hogan to win his 3rd Masters tournament, shooting a 289. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 18 | Louise Suggs wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| May 16 | Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA National Capital Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 15 | Bob Toski captured the richest prize in golf -- The Tam O’Shanter world pro golf title. Toski earned a cash prize of $50,000 and a $50,000 exhibition contract. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 17 | Golfer Arnold Palmer signed a contract with Wilson Sporting Goods and became a pro. | Ref: 4 |
- 1955
| Jan 08 | Louise Sugg wins LPGA Los Angeles Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 16 | Jackie Pung wins LPGA Sea Island Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 23 | Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 13 | Patty Berg wins LPGA St Petersburg Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 17 | Mike Souchak sets PGA 72-hole record of 257. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 20 | Fay Crocker wins LPGA Serbin Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 27 | Betty Jameson wins LPGA Sarasota Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 06 | Jackie Pung wins LPGA Jacksonville Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 13 | Patty Berg wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 03 | Louise Suggs wins LPGA Oklahoma City Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 10 | 19th Golf Masters Championship Cary Middlecoff wins, shooting a 279. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 17 | Betty Jameson wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 23 | Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Carrollton Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| May 01 | Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Tournament. | Ref: 5 |
| May 28 | Fay Crocker wins LPGA Wolverine Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
- 1956
| Jan 15 | Bauer Marlene wins LPGA Sea Island Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 22 | Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 05 | Louise Suggs wins LPGA Havana Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 12 | Fay Crocker wins LPGA Miami Beach Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 19 | Kathy Cornelius wins LPGA St Petersburg Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 26 | Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Sarasota Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 05 | Mickey Wright wins LPGA Jacksonville Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 11 | Louise Suggs wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 08 | 20th Golf Masters Championship Jack Burke Jr wins, shooting a 289. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 15 | Marlene Bauer wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 22 | Patty Berg wins LPGA Dallas Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 29 | Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 29 | Cathy Cornelius wins the US Women's Golf Open in a playoff. | Ref: 5 |
- 1957
| Jan 13 | Mickey Wright wins Sea Island Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 20 | Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 27 | Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Lake Worth Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 03 | Patty Berg wins LPGA Havana Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 10 | Fay Crocker wins LPGA Serbin Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 17 | Mary Lena Faulk wins LPGA St Petersburg Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 03 | Mickey Wright wins LPGA Jacksonville Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 16 | Patty Berg wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 07 | 21st Golf Masters Championship Doug Ford wins, shooting a 283. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 14 | Wiffi Smith wins LPGA Dallas Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 21 | Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 28 | Patty Berg wins LPGA Western Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| May 05 | Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| May 12 | Beverly Hanson wins LPGA Smokey Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| May 26 | Beverly Hanson wins LPGA Land of Sky Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 29 | Betsy Rawls won the US Golf Association women’s tourney after Jacqueline Pung was disqualified for turning in an incorrect scorecard. Oooops! | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 27 | Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Lake Worth Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
- 1958
| Jan 12 | Mickey Wright wins LPGA Sea Island Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 20 | Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 26 | Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Lake Worth Open Golf Invitational. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 02 | Fay Crocker win LPGA Havana Biltmore Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 16 | Betsy Rawls wins LPGA St Petersburg Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 02 | Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Jacksonville Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 16 | Beverly Hanson wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 06 | Arnold Palmer won his first major pro golf tournament by capturing the Masters in Augusta, GA (and the coveted green jacket). Palmer defeated defending champion Dough Ford for the honor. Palmer was 28 years old and had been a pro since 1954 after he won the National Amateur title. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 16 | 22nd Golf Masters Championship Arnold Palmer wins, shooting a 284. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 20 | Louise Suggs wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| May 11 | Beverly Hanson wins LPGA Lawton Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| May 18 | Wiffi Smith wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| May 28 | Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Land of Sky Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
- 1959
| Jan 11 | Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Mayfair Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 18 | Ruth Jessen wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 01 | Wiffi Smith win LPGA Havana Golf Tournament. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 15 | Louise Suggs wins LPGA St Petersburg Golf Tournament. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 23 | Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Lake Worth Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 01 | Beverly Hanson wins LPGA Golden Triangle Festival Golf Tournament. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 08 | Mickey Wright wins LPGA Jacksonville Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 15 | Louise Suggs wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 05 | 23rd Golf Masters Championship Art Wall Jr wins, shooting a 284. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 12 | Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 19 | Louise Suggs wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 26 | Wiffi Smith wins LPGA Betsy Rawls Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| May 03 | Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Land of the Sky Golf Tournament. | Ref: 5 |
| May 10 | Joyce Ziske wins LPGA Howard Johnson Golf Invitational | Ref: 2 |
| May 17 | Sam Snead sets PGA record for 36 holes at 122. | Ref: 5 |
| May 31 | Mickey Wright wins LPGA Cavalier Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 18 | First black to win a major golf tournament (William Wright). | Ref: 5 |
- 1960
| Jan 17 | Mickey Wright wins LPGA Sea Island Women's Golf Invitational. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 14 | Beverly Hanson wins LPGA St Petersburg Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 21 | Fay Crocker wins LPGA Lake Worth Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 28 | Mickey Wright wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 13 | Fay Crocker wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 27 | Wiffi Smith wins LPGA Royal Crown Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 10 | 24th Golf Masters Championship Arnold Palmer wins (his 2nd), shooting a 282. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 10 | Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 24 | Louise Suggs wins LPGA Civitan Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| May 08 | Wiffi Smith wins LPGA Betsy Rawls Peach Blossom Golf Open | Ref: 2 |
| Jul 11 | The first tournament held outside the continental United States, sanctioned by the US Golf Association, began in Honolulu, HI. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 24 | Ian Baker-Finch golf: British Open Champion [1991], is born. | Ref: 4 |
- 1961
| Jan 13 | Golfing great Arnie Palmer scored an embarrassing 12 strokes on one hole in the first round of the Los Angeles Open golf tournament. Been there, done that, Mr. Palmer, sir. You are not alone. | Ref: 4 |
| Jan 15 | Suggs wins LPGA Sea Island Women's Golf Invitational Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 25 | Louise Suggs wins LPGA Naples Pro-Am Golf Tournament. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 12 | Mickey Wright wins LPGA St Petersburg Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 14 | Louise Suggs wins LPGA Royal Poinciana Golf Invitational. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 12 | Mickey Wright wins LPGA Miami Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 12 | Belinda Lee actress (Joseph & his Brethren), dies in car crash at 25. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 26 | Louise Suggs wins LPGA Golden Circle of Golf Festival. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 10 | Gary Player of South Africa becomes the first foreign golfer to win the (25th) Masters Golf Tournament in Augusta, Georgia. Player, age 25, wins by just one stroke over both Charles Coe, an amateur, and defending champion Arnold Palmer. Coe shot a record 280, which was the lowest score turned in by an amateur at the Masters up to that time. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 16 | Louise Suggs wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 23 | Mary Lena Faulk wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 30 | Mickey Wright wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship. | Ref: 5 |
| May 07 | Ruth Jessen wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| May 14 | Mickey Wright wins LPGA Columbus Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 09 | PGA eliminates Caucasians only rule. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 30 | Jack Nicklaus lost to Gary Player in an exhibition match in Miami, FL. It was Nicklaus’ first attempt at pro golf. Lucky for Jack that he didn’t give up golf. The following year he entered the pro tour, winning $61,868.95, more than any other golf rookie in history. | Ref: 70 |
- 1962
| Jan 08 | Jack Niklaus, 21, plays his first professional golf game at the Los Angeles Open. He came in 50th. (XDG, p 4A, 1/8/2001) | Ref: 83 |
| Jan 21 | Mickey Wright wins LPGA Sea Island Women's Golf Invitational. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 24 | Mickey Wright/Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Naples Pro-Am Golf Tournament. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 18 | Louise Suggs wins LPGA St Petersburg Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 09 | 26th Golf Masters Championship Arnold Palmer wins (his 3rd), shooting a 280. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 22 | Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Sunshine Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 29 | Mickey Wright wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship. | Ref: 5 |
| May 06 | Mary Lena Faulk wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Tournament. | Ref: 5 |
| May 13 | Mickey Wright wins LPGA Western Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| May 20 | Patty Berg wins LPGA Muskogee Civitan Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| May 27 | Ruth Jessen wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 30 | Murie Lindstrom wins US Women's Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 19 | Homero Blancas shot a 55 at the Premier Invitational Golf Tournament held at Longview, TX. It was the lowest score in U.S. competitive golf history. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 11 | E.J. ‘Dutch’ Harrison was inducted into the Professional Golfers Association Hall of Fame. | Ref: 4 |
- 1963
| Jan 22 | Ruth Jessen wins LPGA Naples Professional Golf Tournament. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 03 | Mickey Wright wins LPGA Sea Island Women's Golf Invitational. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 10 | Mickey Wright wins LPGA St Petersburg Women's Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 07 | Jack Nicklaus became the youngest golfer to win the Green Jacket at the 27th Masters Tournament. The ‘Golden Bear’ earned the win at one of golf’s premier events at the age of 23. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 21 | Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Sunshine Women's Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 28 | Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship. | Ref: 5 |
| May 05 | Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| May 12 | Mickey Wright wins LPGA Alpine Civitan Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| May 19 | Mickey Wright wins LPGA Muskogee Civitan Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| May 26 | Mickey Wright wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 23 | Julius Boros wins golf's US Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 08 | Mickey Wright/Dave Ragan Jr win LPGA Haig & Haig Scotch Mixed Golf. | Ref: 5 |
- 1964
| Mar 22 | Carol Mann wins LPGA Women's Western Golf Open Invitational. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 05 | Mary Lena Faulk wins LPGA St Petersburg Women's Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 12 | Arnold Palmer wins his fourth Masters title at the 28th Masters and became the first golfer to make career earnings of $506,496.84. We haven’t a clue where the 84 cents came from. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 12 | Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Baton Rouge Ladies' Golf Open Invitational. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 19 | Mickey Wright wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Invitational. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 26 | Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship. | Ref: 5 |
| May 03 | Mickey Wright wins LPGA Clifford Ann Creed Golf Invitational. | Ref: 5 |
| May 10 | Mickey Wright wins LPGA Squirt Ladies' Golf Open Invitational | Ref: 2 |
| May 17 | Mickey Wright wins LPGA Muskogee Civitan Golf Open Invitational. | Ref: 5 |
| May 24 | Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open Invitational. | Ref: 5 |
| May 31 | Ruth Jessen wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 22 | Steve Ballesteros wins the Britsh Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 02 | Norman Manley scores 2-consecutive holes-in-one at Del Valley, Cal. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 15 | Mickey Wright shoots a 62, lowest golf score for a woman pro. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 13 | Shirley Englehorn & Sam Snead win Haig & Haig Mixed Foursome Golf. | Ref: 5 |
- 1965
| Mar 21 | Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA St Petersburg Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 28 | Jo Ann Prentice wins LPGA All State Ladies' Golf Invitational. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 04 | Mickey Wright wins LPGA Baton Rouge Golf Invitational. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 11 | Jack Nicklaus scores a record 271 and becomes 1st man to win consecutive Masters. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 25 | Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Pensacola Golf Invitational. | Ref: 5 |
| May 02 | Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| May 02 | Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Shreveport Kiwanis Golf Invitational. | Ref: 5 |
| May 16 | Susie Maxwell wins LPGA Muskogee Civitan Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| May 23 | Mickey Wright wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| May 30 | Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 21 | Gary Player won the US Open golf tournament to become only the fourth winner to earn all four top pro golf titles. Player from South Africa was the first non-American to achieve the feat. The Grand Slam of golf, incidentally, includes the US Open, the British Open, the Masters and the PGA Championship. The other professional golfers who have won all four events are Ben Hogan, Jack Nicklaus, and Gene Sarazen. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 07 | Robert Mitera’s tee shot, aided by a 50-m.p.h. tailwind, traveled 447 yards to the pin, and dropped in for the longest hole-in-one in golf history. This at the 10th hole of the Miracle Hills Country Club, Omaha, Nebraska. | Ref: 5 |
- 1966
| Mar 20 | Marilynn Smith wins LPGA St Petersburg Women's Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 27 | Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Louise Suggs Delray Beach Golf Invitational. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 03 | Mickey Wright wins LPGA Venice Ladies Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 11 | 30th Golf Masters Championship Jack Nicklaus wins, shooting a 288; Jack Nicklaus is the first man to win consecutive Masters. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 17 | Carol Mann wins LPGA Raleigh Ladies Golf Invitational. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 24 | Carol Mann wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Invitational. | Ref: 5 |
| May 01 | Mickey Wright wins LPGA Shreveport Kiwanis Club Golf Invitational. | Ref: 5 |
| May 08 | Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Tall City Golf Open. | Ref: 2 |
| May 15 | Clifford Ann Creed wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Invitational. | Ref: 5 |
| May 22 | Shirley Englehorn wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| May 29 | Carol Mann wins LPGA Baton Rouge Ladies Golf Invitational. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 20 | The US Open golf tournament was broadcast from San Francisco, with something extra for the nation’s golf fans. It was the first time TV had beamed a golf event in color. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 04 | Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Pensacola Ladies Golf Invitational. | Ref: 5 |
- 1967
| Mar 19 | Marilynn Smith wins LPGA St Petersburg Orange Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 26 | Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Venice Ladies' Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 02 | Susie Maxwell wins LPGA Louise Suggs Golf Invitational. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 09 | 31st Golf Masters Championship Gay Brewer Jr wins, shooting a 280. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 23 | Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Raleigh Ladies Golf Invitational. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 30 | Mickey Wright wins LPGA Shreveport Kiwanis Club Golf Invitational. | Ref: 5 |
| May 07 | Carol Mann wins LPGA Tall City Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| May 15 | Jo Ann Prentice wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| May 21 | Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 02 | Catherine Lacoste becomes youngest (22), first foreigner (France) & first amateur to US Women's open golf tournament. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 15 | Roberto DeVicenzo of Argentina wins golf's British Open. | Ref: 5 |
- 1968
| Jan 28 | 29th PGA Seniors Golf Championship Chandler Harper. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 08 | 6 year old Tommy Moore scores hole-in-one in golf (Hagerstown MD). | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 17 | Kathie Whitworth wins LPGA St Petersburg Orange Blossom Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 24 | Mickey Wright wins Port Malabar Golf Invitational. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 31 | Mickey Wright wins LPGA Palm Beach County Golf Open | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 31 | Tony Jacklin became the first Englishman to win a modern-day U.S. golf tournament when he won the Greater Jacksonville Open. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 06 | Firestone World Tournament of Champions won by Dave Davis. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 14 | Roberto de Vicenzo loses Masters for signing an incorrect score card. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 14 | 32nd Golf Masters Championship Bob Goalby wins, shooting a 277. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 14 | Marilynn Smith wins LPGA O'Sullivan Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 21 | Carol Mann wins LPGA Lady Carling Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 28 | Carol Mann wins LPGA Raleigh Ladies' Golf Invitational. | Ref: 5 |
| May 05 | Carol Mann wins LPGA Shreveport Kiwanis Club Golf Invitational. | Ref: 5 |
| May 12 | Mickey Wright wins LPGA Tall City Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| May 26 | Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 16 | Lee Trevino became the first golfer in 68 years to play all four rounds of the US Open golf tournament with sub-par totals of 69, 68, 69 and 67, respectively. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 24 | Canadian Sandra Post becomes first non-US & 1st rookie LPGA winner. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 21 | Arnold Palmer became the first golfer to make a million dollars in career earnings after he tied for second place at the PGA Championship. Palmer accomplished the feat in just 13 years and 2 months as a professional golfer. He won 52 golf tournaments during that period. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 01 | Peggy Wilson wins LPGA Hollywood Lakes Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
- 1969
| Jan 19 | Joanne Carner wins LPGA Burdine's Golf Invitational. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 17 | Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 23 | Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Port Charlotte Golf Invitational. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 30 | Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Port Malabar Golf Invitational | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 13 | 33rd Golf Masters Championship George Archer wins, shooting a 281. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 20 | Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Lady Carling Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 27 | Carol Mann wins LPGA Raleigh Ladies Golf Invitational. | Ref: 5 |
| May 04 | Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Shreveport Kiwanis Club Golf Invitational. | Ref: 5 |
| May 11 | Carol Mann wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| May 18 | Sandra Haynie wins LPGA St Louis Women's Golf Invitational. | Ref: 5 |
| May 25 | Mickey Wright wins LPGA Bluegrass Golf Invitational. | Ref: 5 |
- 1970
| Jan 11 | Thanks to his winning the Los Angeles Open golf tournament, Billy Casper was the second golfer in history to top the $1-million mark in career earnings. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 15 | Carol Mann wins LPGA Burdine's Golf Invitational. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 22 | Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 13 | 34th Golf Masters Championship Billy Casper wins, shooting a 279. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 19 | Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Raleigh Ladies Golf Invitational. | Ref: 5 |
| May 03 | Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Shreveport Kiwanis Golf Invitational. | Ref: 5 |
| May 10 | Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open | Ref: 2 |
| May 17 | Shirley Englehorn wins LPGA Johnny Londoff Chevrolet Golf Tournament. | Ref: 5 |
| May 24 | Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA Bluegrass Golf Invitational. | Ref: 5 |
| May 31 | Shirley Englehorn wins LPGA O'Sullivan Ladies' Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 21 | Tony Jacklin was the second British golfer in 50 years to win the US Open golf tournament. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 14 | Golfing great Lee Trevino had won only two tournaments during the year; but became the top golf money-winner with $157,037 in earnings for the year. | Ref: 4 |
- 1971
| Feb 21 | The richest women’s golf event was won by Ruth Jensen. Jensen captured the $60,000 Sears Women’s World Classic. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 28 | 53rd PGA Championship Jack Nicklaus, "The Golden Bear", shoots a 281 at PGA National to win his 2nd golf grand slam. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 21 | Jan Ferraris wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 11 | 35th Golf Masters Championship Charles Coody wins, shooting a 279. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 18 | Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Raleigh Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 25 | Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Burdine's Golf Invitational. | Ref: 5 |
| May 02 | Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| May 09 | Sandra Haynie wins LPGA San Antonio Alamo Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| May 23 | Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Suzuki Golf Internationalionale. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 21 | Sixteen-year-old Laura Baugh becomes the youngest winner of the United States Women’s Amateur Golf tournament. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 06 | It was payday for Jack Nicklaus. He received $30,000 for capturing the first Disney World golf tournament. His earnings for the season totaled $244,490. | Ref: 4 |
- 1972
| Jan 09 | Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Burdine's Golf Invitational. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 09 | Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Burdine's Golf Invitational. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 06 | Jack Nicklaus passes Arnold Palmer as golf's all-time money winner. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 12 | Judy Rankin wins LPGA Lady Eve Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 19 | Carol Mann wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 26 | Betsy Cullen wins LPGA Sears Women's World Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 09 | 36th Golf Masters Championship Jack Nicklaus wins, shooting a 286. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 16 | First Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Jane Blalock. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 23 | Betty Burfeind wins LPGA Birmingham Centennital Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 30 | Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Alamo Ladies Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| May 07 | Betty Burfeindt wins Sealy LPGA Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| May 16 | Jane Blalock wins LPGA Suzuki Golf Internationale. | Ref: 5 |
| May 21 | Kathy Cornelius wins LPGA Bluegrass Golf Invitational. | Ref: 5 |
| May 29 | Sandra Palmer wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 15 | Lee Trevino wins his 2nd consecutive golf's British Open. | Ref: 5 |
- 1973
| Jan 07 | Jo Ann Prentice wins LPGA Burdine's Golf Invitational. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 11 | Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Naples-Lely Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 18 | Sandra Palmer wins LPGA Pompano Beach Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 10 | BPAA US Open by Mike McGrath. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 11 | Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA S&H Green Stamp Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 18 | Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 25 | Carol Mann wins LPGA Sears Women's Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 01 | Betsy Cullen wins LPGA Alamo Ladies Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 09 | 37th Golf Masters Championship Tommy Aaron wins, shooting a 283. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 15 | The richest women’s golf tournament held (to that day) was won by Mickey Wright. She won the $25,000 first prize in the Colgate-Dinah Shore Golf Classic in Palm Springs, CA. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 29 | Gloria Ehret wins LPGA Birmingham Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| May 06 | Judy Rankin wins LPGA American Defender-Raleigh Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| May 13 | Judy Rankin wins LPGA Lady Carling Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| May 20 | Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA Bluegrass Golf Invitational. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 05 | The first hole-in-one in the British Amateur golf championship was made this day -- by Jim Crowford of Winston-Salem, NC. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 17 | Johnny Miller won his first major golf title by defeating the field at the prestigious United States Open. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 01 | Golfer Bruce Crampton tied for fourth place in the Western Open golf tournament, bringing his career earnings to over a million dollars. Crampton became the first non-American golfer to reach that mark. He became the fifth golfer to make over a million dollars in career earnings. The others were Arnie Palmer, Billy Casper, Jack Nicklaus and Lee Trevino. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 22 | Sue Berning wins her 3rd US Golf Open championship. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 24 | Sue Berning wins US golf open for 3rd time. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 10 | For the first time in his golfing career, Arnold Palmer failed to make the cut for the final two rounds of the PGA Golf Championship. This one was in Cleveland, OH. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 12 | Golfer Jack Nicklaus wins the PGA, his 14th major golf title, breaking a record held for nearly 50 years by Bobby Jones. Nicklaus wins the PGA Championship for the third time. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 17 | Lee Trevino got the first hole in one of his career at the U.S.I. Golf Classic, in Sutton, MA. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 04 | Golfing great Ben Crenshaw won his first tournament on the pro tour by capturing the TX Open. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 01 | ‘The Golden Bear’, Jack Nicklaus, won the Walt Disney World Open Golf Tournament and became the first golfer to win $2 million in career earnings. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 01 | Jan Ferraris wins LPGA-Japan Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
- 1974
| Jan 20 | Golfing great Johnny Miller won the Tucson Open Golf Tournament and became the first pro golfer to win four consecutive major tournaments. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 03 | Sandra Palmer win LPGA Burdine's Golf Invitational. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 10 | Gail Denenber wins LPGA Sears Women's Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 17 | Carol Mann wins LPGA Naples Lely Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 03 | Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 10 | Carol Mann wins LPGA S&H Green Stamp Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 17 | Jane Blalock wins LPGA Bing Crosby Golf Classic International. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 14 | 38th Golf Masters Championship Gary Player wins (his 2nd), shooting a 278. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 21 | 3rd Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Jo Ann Prentice. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 28 | Jane Blalock wins LPGA Birmingham Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| May 05 | Sandra Spuzich wins LPGA Lady Tara Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| May 12 | Jo Ann Prentice wins LPGA American Defender-Raleigh Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| May 19 | Joanne Carner Golf Invitational wins LPGA Bluegrass. | Ref: 5 |
| May 26 | Joanne Carner wins Hoosier LPGA Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 23 | Sandra Haynie wins the LPGA byh 2 strokes over JoAnne Carner. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 11 | Lee Trevino wins PGA championship. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 08 | Sandra Post wins LPGA Colgate Far East Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
- 1975
| Jan 19 | Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Colgate Golf Triple Crown. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 02 | Donna Caponi Young win LPGA Burdine's Golf Invitational. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 09 | Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Naples Lely Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 23 | Amy Alcott wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 23 | Sue Roberts wins LPGA Bing Crosby International Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 29 | Jane Blalock wins LPGA Karsten-Ping Golf Open | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 13 | 39th Golf Masters Championship Jack Nicklaus wins (his 5th), shooting a 276. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 20 | 4th Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Sandra Palmer. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 27 | Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Charity Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| May 04 | Maria Astrologes wins LPGA Birmingham Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| May 11 | Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA Lady Tara Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| May 25 | Joanne Carner wins LPGA American DefenderGolf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 07 | Pat Bradley wins Colgate-Far East Ladies Tournament Golf Tournament. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 13 | Jane Blalock wins LPGA 14 Colgate Triple Crown Golf Tournament. | Ref: 5 |
- 1976
| Feb 01 | Judy Rankin wins LPGA Burdine's Golf Invitational. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 08 | Jan Stephens wins LPGA Sarah Coventry Naples Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 15 | Joanne Carner wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 22 | Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Bent Tree Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 04 | 5th Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Judy Rankin. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 11 | 40th Golf Masters Championship Ray Floyd wins, shooting a 271. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 18 | Judy Rankin wins LPGA Karsten Ping Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 25 | Jan Stephenson wins LPGA Birmingham Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| May 02 | Joanne Carner wins LPGA Lady Tara Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| May 09 | Sally Little wins LPGA Ladies Masters at Moss Creek Golf Tournament. | Ref: 5 |
| May 16 | Sue Roberts wins LPGA American Defender Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| May 23 | Amy Alcott wins '76 LPGA Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| May 30 | 22nd LPGA Championship won by Betty Burfeindt. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 19 | Jo Ann Washam/Chi Chi Rodriguez win Pepsi-Cola Mixed Team Golf Championship. | Ref: 5 |
- 1977
| Jan 15 | Jane Blalock wins LPGA Colgate Triple Crown Golf Tournament. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 13 | Pam Higgins wins LPGA American Cancer Society Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 20 | Judy Rankin wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 27 | Judy Rankin wins LPGA Bent Tree Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 27 | Sandra Palmer wins LPGA Kathryn Crosby/Honda Civic Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 03 | 6th Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Kathy Whitworth. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 10 | 41st Golf Masters Championship Tom Watson wins, shooting a 276. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 10 | Beverly Klass wins LPGA Women's International Golf Satellite. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 17 | Sandra Palmer wins LPGA Women's International Golf Tournament. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 24 | Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA American Defender Golf Tournament. | Ref: 5 |
| May 01 | Debbie Austin wins LPGA Birmingham Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| May 08 | Hollis Stacy wins LPGA Lady Tara Golf Classic | Ref: 2 |
| May 15 | Jane Blalock wins LPGA Greater Baltimore Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| May 22 | Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Coca-Cola Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| May 29 | Sandra Spuzich wins LPGA Lady Keystone Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| May 29 | Sue Press is first woman golfer to hit consecutive holes-in one. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 04 | Hollis Stacy/Jerry Pate win Pepsi-Cola Mixed Team Golf Championship. | Ref: 5 |
- 1978
| Jan 29 | Joanne Carner wins Colgate Triple Crown Match-Play Golf Championship. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 12 | Debbie Austin wins LPGA American Cancer Society Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 20 | Jane Blalock wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 26 | Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Bent Tree Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 12 | Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Sunstar Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 19 | Sally Little wins LPGA Kathryn Crosby/Honda Civic Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 02 | 7th Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Sandra Post. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 09 | 42nd Golf Masters Championship Gary Player wins it for the third time, shooting a 277. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 16 | Hollis Stacy wins LPGA Birmingham Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 23 | Amy Alcott wins LPGA American Defender Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 30 | Janet Coles wins LPGA Natural Light Lady Tara Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| May 08 | Jan Stephenson wins LPGA Women's International Golf Tournament | Ref: 2 |
| May 14 | Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Greater Baltimore Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| May 21 | Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Coca-Cola Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| May 29 | Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Golden Lights Golf Championship. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 03 | Pat Bradley/Lon Hinkle win LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
- 1979
| Feb 04 | Joanne Carner win LPGA Colgate Triple Crown Golf Tournament. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 18 | Amy Alcott wins LPGA Elizabeth Arden Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 25 | Jane Blalock wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 04 | Sally Little wins LPGA Bent Tree Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 11 | Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Sunstar Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 18 | Joanne Carner wins LPGA Honda Civic Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 25 | Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Sahara National Pro-Am Golf Tournament. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 01 | Joanne Carner wins LPGA Women's Kemper Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 08 | 8th Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Sandra Post. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 15 | 43rd Golf Masters Championship Fuzzy Zoeller wins, shooting a 280. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 22 | Jane Blalock wins LPGA Florida Lady Citrus Golf Tournament. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 29 | Jane Blalock wins LPGA Otey Crisman Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| May 04 | Jackie Mercer wins her 4th golf title 31 years after her first. | Ref: 5 |
| May 06 | Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Women's International Golf Tournament. | Ref: 5 |
| May 13 | Sandra Post wins LPGA Lady Michelob Golf Tournament. | Ref: 5 |
| May 20 | Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Coca-Cola Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| May 27 | Penny Pulz wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
- 1980
| Jan 22 | PGA begins a senior golf tour. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 04 | Joanne Carner win LPGA Whirlpool Golf Championship of Deer Creek. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 10 | Jane Blalock wins LPGA Elizabeth Arden Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 17 | Dot Germain wins LPGA S&H Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 24 | Joanne Carner wins LPGA Bent Tree Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 02 | Jan Stephenson wins LPGA Sun City Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 09 | Joanne Carner wins LPGA Sunstar '80 Golf Tournament. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 16 | Joanne Carner wins LPGA Honda Civic Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 23 | Donna Caponi Young Pro-Am wins LPGA National Golf Tournament. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 30 | Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Women's Kemper Golf Open | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 06 | 9th Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Donna Caponi Young. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 13 | 44th Golf Masters Championship Seve Ballesteros wins, shooting a 275. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 13 | Amy Alcott wins LPGA American Defender/WRAL Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 20 | Donna White wins LPGA Florida "Lady Citrus" Golf Tournament. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 27 | Barbara Barrow wins LPGA Birmingham Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| May 04 | Hollis Stacy wins LPGA CPC Women's Internationalional Golf Tournament. | Ref: 5 |
| May 11 | Pam Higgins wins LPGA Lady Michelob Golf Tournament. | Ref: 5 |
| May 18 | Donna White wins LPGA Coca-Cola Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| May 25 | Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 10 | Jack Nicklaus wins PGA Championship for 5th time. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 14 | Nancy Lopez/Curtis Strange win LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
- 1981
| Feb 01 | Sandra Palmer wins LPGA Whirlpool Golf Championship of Deer Creek. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 08 | Sally Little wins LPGA Elizabeth Arden Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 15 | Joanne Carner wins LPGA S&H Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 22 | Amy Alcott wins LPGA Bent Tree Ladies Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 01 | Sally Little wins LPGA Olympia Gold Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 08 | Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Arizona Copper Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 15 | Patty Hayes wins LPGA Sun City Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 22 | Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA Desert Inn Pro-Am Golf Tournament. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 29 | Pat Bradley wins LPGA Women's Kemper Golf Open | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 05 | The 10th Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship is won by Nancy Lopez. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 12 | 45th Golf Masters Championship Tom Watson wins, shooting a 280. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 12 | Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA American Defender/WRAL Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 19 | Beth Daniel wins LPGA Florida Lady Citrus Golf. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 26 | Beth Solomon wins LPGA Birmingham Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| May 03 | Sally Little wins LPGA CPC Women's Golf International. | Ref: 5 |
| May 10 | Amy Alcott wins LPGA Lady Michelob Golf Tournament | Ref: 2 |
| May 17 | Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Coca-Cola Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| May 24 | Kathy Hite wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| May 31 | Cathy Reynolds wins LPGA Golden Lights Golf Championship. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 28 | Jerry Pate won the Danny Thomas Memphis Classic after three years of disappointment on the men’s PGA tour. Pate celebrated with a birdie on the last hole. He was so excited, Pate handed his putter and his sun visor to his caddie and jumped into the lake that bordered the 18th green. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 16 | Jack Nicklaus played his worst round of professional golf. He scored a 13-over-par 83 at the British Open. He came back the next day, however, and whipped the field with a four-under-par 66. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 06 | Golfing legend Lee Trevino was disqualified from the PGA Championship in Duluth, GA when the ‘Super Mex’ had his scorecard signed by Tom Weiskopf instead of himself. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 03 | Beth Daniel/Tom Kite win LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
- 1982
| Jan 31 | Hollis Stacy wins LPGA Whirlpool Golf Championship of Deer Creek. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 07 | Joanne Carner wins LPGA Elizabeth Arden Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 14 | Hollis Stacy wins LPGA S&H Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 21 | Beth Daniel wins LPGA Bent Tree Ladies Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 28 | Ayako Okamoto wins LPGA Arizona Copper Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 07 | Beth Daniel wins LPGA American Express Sun City Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 14 | Sally Little wins LPGA Olympia Gold Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 21 | Jerry Pate celebrates golf win by jumping into the water hazard. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 21 | Nancy Lopez wins LPGA J&B Scotch Pro-Am Golf Tournament. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 28 | Amy Alcott wins LPGA Women's Kemper Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 04 | 11th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Sally Little. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 11 | 46th Golf Masters Championship Craig Stadler wins, shooting a 284. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 18 | Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA CPC Women's Golf International. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 25 | Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Orlando Lady Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| May 02 | Beth Daniel wins the LPGA Birmingham Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| May 09 | Sally Little wins LPGA United Virginia Bank Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| May 16 | Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Lady Michelob Golf Tournament. | Ref: 5 |
| May 23 | Cathy Morse wins LPGA Chrysler-Plymouth Charity Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| May 30 | Sandra Spuzich wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 12 | Joanne Carner/John Mahaffey win LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
- 1983
| Jan 01 | PGA inaugurates all-exempt tour. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 30 | Pat Bradley wins LPGA Mazda of Deer Creek Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 06 | Nancy Lopez win LPGA Elizabeth Arden Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 13 | Donna White wins LPGA Sarasota Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 27 | Jan Stephenson wins Tucson Conquistadores LPGA Golf Tournament. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 06 | Anne-Marie Palli wins LPGA Samaritan Turquoise Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 20 | Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Women's Kemper Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 03 | 12th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Amy Alcott. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 10 | Nancy Lopez wins LPGA J&B Scotch Pro-Am Golf Tournament. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 11 | 47th Golf Masters Championship Seve Ballesteros wins, shooting a 280. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 17 | Lynn Adams wins LPGA Combanks Orlando Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 24 | Hollis Stacy wins LPGA S&H Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| May 01 | Hollis Stacy wins LPGA CPC International Golf Tournament. | Ref: 5 |
| May 08 | Janet Coles wins LPGA Lady Michelob Golf Tournament | Ref: 2 |
| May 15 | Lenore Muraoka wins LPGA United Virginia Bank Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| May 22 | Pat Bradley wins LPGA Chrysler-Plymouth Charity Golf Tournament. | Ref: 5 |
| May 29 | Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 05 | Yannich Noah becomes first Frenchman to win French Open since WW II. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 11 | Jan Stephens/Fred Couples win LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
- 1984
| Jan 29 | Silvia Bertolaccini wins LPGA Mazda Golf Classic of Deer Creek. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 05 | Patty Sheehan win LPGA Elizabeth Arden Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 12 | Alice Miller wins LPGA Sarasota Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 04 | Nancy Lopez wins Uniden LPGA Golf Invitational. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 11 | Chris Johnson wins LPGA Samaritan Turquoise Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 18 | Chris Johnson wins LPGA Tucson Conquistadores Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 25 | Betsy King wins LPGA Women's Kemper Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 08 | 13th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Juli Inkster. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 15 | 48th Golf Masters Championship Ben Crenshaw wins, shooting a 277. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 15 | Ayako Okamoto wins LPGA J&B Scotch Pro-Am Golf Tournament. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 22 | Vicki Fergon wins LPGA S&H Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 29 | Betsy King wins LPGA Freedom/Orlando Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| May 07 | Sharon Barrett wins LPGA Potamkin Cadillac Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| May 12 | Joe Lucius scored his 13th hole-in-one on the same hole. | Ref: 5 |
| May 13 | Amy Alcott wins LPGA United Virginia Bank Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| May 20 | Barb Bunkowsky wins LPGA Chrysler-Plymouth Charity Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| May 27 | Joanne Carner wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 03 | Patty Shoehan wins LPGA by a record 10 strokes | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 04 | For the first time in 32 years, golfing-great Arnold Palmer failed to make the cut for the US Open golf tournament. Palmer missed making the tourney by two strokes. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 15 | Hollis Stacy wins her 3rd US women's open golf title. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 22 | Kathy Whitworth wins a record 85th pro golf tournament. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 24 | Seve Ballesteros wins the British Open | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 19 | Lee Trevino wins the 66th PGA Championship -- by four strokes. Trevino took home $125,000 for his first victory in three years. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 24 | Pat Bradley set the LPGA record for 9 holes with a 28 at Denver. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 29 | Golfing great Tom Watson won his sixth PGA Player of the Year title; the most won by any golfer since the award was first given in 1948. Jack Nicklaus had accumulated five of those titles. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 25 | The ‘Golden Bear’, Jack Nicklaus, sunk an 8-foot birdie putt on the last hole to win the second Skins Game -- for $240,000. He beat Tom Watson, Arnold Palmer and Gary Player. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 09 | Vicki Alvarez/Mike McDonald win LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
- 1985
| Jan 13 | 99-year-old Otto Bucher scores a hole-in-one at Spanish golf course. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 27 | Hollis Stacy wins LPGA Mazda Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 03 | Joanne Carner wins LPGA Elizabeth Arden Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 10 | Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Sarasota Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 24 | Amy Alcott wins LPGA Circle K Golf Open Tucson. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 03 | Betsy King wins LPGA Samaritan Turquoise Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 10 | Bonnie Lauer wins Uniden LPGA Golf Invitational. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 17 | Jane Blalock wins LPGA Women's Kemper Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 23 | Betsy King wins LPGA Standard Register PING. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 24 | Jan Stephenson wins LPGA GNA Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 07 | 14th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Alice Miller. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 14 | 49th Golf Masters Championship Bernhard Langer wins, shooting a 282. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 14 | Beth Daniel wins LPGA Kyocera Inamori Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 21 | Patty Sheehan wins LPGA J&B Scotch Pro-Am Golf Tournament. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 28 | Alice Miller wins LPGA S&H Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| May 05 | Amy Alcott wins LPGA Moss Creek Women's Golf Invitational. | Ref: 5 |
| May 12 | Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA United Virginia Bank Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| May 19 | Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Chrysler-Plymouth Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| May 26 | Patti Rizzo wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 02 | Nancy Lopez wins the LPGA tournament. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 13 | Andy North won his first tournament in seven years by capturing the US Open with a winning scorecard of 279. North won a paycheck of $103,000. Tze-Chung Chen of Taiwan, who had been the tourney leader until final day of competition, finished second in his US Open debut. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 16 | T C Chen, ahead by 4 strokes in final round of US Open quadruple bogies the 5th hole & never recovers. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 19 | Take heart, duffers! Angelo Spagnolo shot an incredible 257 -- that’s two-hundred, fifty-seven strokes -- to win the Worst Avid Golfer’s Tournament held at Ponte Vedra, FL. He earned the title of America’s Worst Recreational Hacker for the effort. He lost 60 golf balls, got a 66 on the 17th hold, and hit 27 balls into the water! | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 23 | Golfer Arnold Palmer won his first victory of the year by setting a senior record. Palmer won the Senior Tournament Players Championship by 11 strokes. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 14 | Kathy Baker beats Judy Clark to win golf's US Women's Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 18 | Jack Nicklaus II, son of the legendary ‘Golden Bear’, made his playing debut on the pro golf tour at the Quad Cities Open in Coal Valley, IL. The 23-year-old golfer played as an amateur while his dad was playing in the British Open. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 21 | Sandy Lyle became the first British golfer in 16 years to win the British Open golf title. Tony Jacklin was the previous winner from Great Britain (1969). | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 11 | Hubert Green wins PGA championship. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 27 | Hollis Stacy wins LPGA Mazda Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 08 | Laurie Rinker/Larry Rinker win LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 21 | Alice Miller/Don January win LPGA Mazda Golf Championship. | Ref: 5 |
- 1986
| Jan 26 | Val Skinner wins LPGA Mazda Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 02 | Ayako Okamoto win LPGA Elizabeth Arden Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 09 | Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Sarasota Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 23 | Mary Beth Zimmerman wins LPGA Standard Register/Samaritan Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 02 | Mary Beth Zimmerman wins Uniden LPGA Golf Invitational. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 09 | Juli Inkster wins LPGA Women's Kemper Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 16 | Chris Johnson wins LPGA GNA/Glendale Federal Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 23 | Penny Pulz wins LPGA Circle K Tucson Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 06 | The 15th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship is won by Pat Bradley. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 13 | 50th Golf Masters Championship Jack Nicklaus wins (his 6th, at age 46), shooting a 279. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 13 | Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Kyocera Inamori Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 27 | Pat Bradley wins LPGA S&H Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| May 11 | Muffin Spencer-Devlin wins LPGA United Virginia Bank Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| May 18 | Becky Pearson wins LPGA Chrysler-Plymouth Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| May 25 | 95-year-old woman scores a hole-in-one in Florida. | Ref: 5 |
| May 25 | Laurie Rinker wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 14 | Jane Geddes beats Sally Little to win golf's US Women's Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 11 | Bob Tway wins PGA championship. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 07 | Juli Inkster/Tom Purtzer win LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 21 | Amy Alcott/Bob Charles win LPGA Mazda Golf Championship. | Ref: 5 |
- 1987
| Feb 01 | Kathy Postlewait wins LPGA Mazda Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 08 | Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Sarasota Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 15 | Craig Stadler disqualified from Andy Williams Open for kneeling on a towel to make a shot. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 21 | Cindy Rarick wins LPGA Tsumura Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 22 | Tze-Chung ‘T.C.’ Chen won his first PGA golf tour title in five years at the Los Angeles Open. Chen defeated Ben Crenshaw on the first playoff hole of the tournament. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 01 | Jane Geddes wins LPGA Women's Kemper Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 08 | Jane Geddes wins LPGA GNA/Glendale Federal Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 15 | The place: Orlando, Florida. The golf course: the Arnold Palmer-designed Bay Hill layout. The tournament: the Bay Hill Classic. Don Pooley showed the golf world what a true million-dollar swing looked like, as he made a hole in one during the final round. The tournament sponsor had offered a million dollars to anyone making an ace. Pooley didn’t win the tourney, but won a lot more than anyone else. | Ref: 4 |
| Mar 22 | Betsy King wins LPGA Circle K Tucson Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 29 | Pat Bradley wins LPGA Standard Register Turquoise Golf Classic | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 05 | The 16th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship is won by Betsy King. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 12 | Larry Mize, 28, hit a miracle shot -- a 140-foot chip -- to win the 51st Masters golf title in Augusta, GA. Mize defeated Greg Norman and Severiano Ballesteros in a playoff. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 12 | Ayako Okamoto wins LPGA Kyocera Inamori Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 19 | Jan Stephenson wins LPGA Santa Barbara Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| May 03 | Cindy Hill wins LPGA S&H Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| May 10 | Jody Rosentha wins LPGA United Virginia Bank Golf Classic | Ref: 2 |
| May 17 | Ayako Okamoto wins LPGA Chrysler-Plymouth Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| May 24 | 33rd LPGA Championship won by Jane Geddes. | Ref: 5 |
| May 31 | Saul Ballesteros drives 3 golf balls off Mount McKinley, Alaska. | Ref: 5 |
| May 31 | Cindy Rarick wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 26 | Robert Wrenn set a record for the Buick Open. He won the golf tourney with a 26-under-par 262, a seven-stroke victory. Wrenn just missed the PGA Tour record of 27-under-par at the tourney, which was held at Grand Blanc, MI. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 31 | Curtis Strange sets golf's earning for the year record ($697,385) | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 01 | Tom Watson won the first Nabisco Championship (later named the Tour Championship) of Golf by two strokes over Chip Beck. Watson scooped up $384,000 in prize money -- the biggest payoff in golf to that day. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 06 | Jane Crafter/Steve Jones win LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 20 | Nancy Lopez/Miller Barber win LPGA Mazda Golf Championship. | Ref: 5 |
- 1988
| Feb 07 | Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Mazda Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 14 | 49th PGA Seniors Golf Championship Gary Player. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 14 | Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Sarasota Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 27 | Ayako Okamoto wins LPGA Orient Leasing Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 06 | Betsy King wins LPGA Women's Kemper Golf Open/Helene Curtis Pro-Am. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 06 | Orville Moodey shoots 63 at Seniors golf tournament. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 20 | Laura Davies wins Circle K LPGA Tucson Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 27 | Ok-Hee Ku wins Standard Register Turquoise Classic Golf Tournament. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 03 | 17th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Amy Alcott. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 10 | 52nd Golf Masters Championship Sandy Lyle wins, shooting a 281. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 10 | Ayako Okamoto wins LPGA San Diego Inamori Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 17 | Nancy Lopez wins LPGA AI Star/Centinela Hospital Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 24 | Rosie Jones wins LPGA USX Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| May 01 | Patti Rizzo wins LPGA Sara Lee Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| May 08 | Juli Inkster wins LPGA Crestar Golf Classic | Ref: 2 |
| May 15 | Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Chrysler-Plymouth Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| May 22 | 34th LPGA Championship won by Sherri Turner. | Ref: 5 |
| May 29 | Sherri Turner wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 04 | Amy Benz/John Huston win LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
- 1989
| Jan 15 | Betsy King wins LPGA Jamaica Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 29 | Dottie Mochrie wins Oldsmobile LPGA Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 12 | 50th PGA Seniors Golf Championship Larry Mowry. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 18 | Sherri Turner wins LPGA Orix Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open/Itoki Pro-Am. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 26 | Betsy King wins LPGA Women's Kemper Golf Open/Helene Curtis Pro-Am. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 05 | Blaine McCallister wins Honda Golf Classic shooting 266. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 19 | Lori Garbacz wins Circle K LPGA Golf Open Tucson. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 26 | Allison Finney wins LPGA Standard Register Turquoise Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 02 | The 18th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship is won by Juli Inkster. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 09 | 53rd Golf Masters Championship Nick Faldo wins, shooting a 283 after Scott Hoch chokes on 18 inch putt. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 09 | Patti Rizzo wins LPGA Red Robin Kyocera Inamori Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 16 | First Seniors Golf Tradition Don Bies wins. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 16 | Pat Bradley wins LPGA AI Star/Centinela Hospital Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 23 | Betsy King wins LPGA USX Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 30 | Kathy Postlewait wins LPGA Sara Lee Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| May 07 | Juli Inkster wins LPGA Crestar Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| May 14 | Cindy Rarick wins LPGA Chrysler-Plymouth Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| May 21 | 35th Mazda LPGA Championship won by Nancy Lopez (her 3rd LPGA championship). | Ref: 5 |
| May 28 | Ayako Okamoto wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 16 | 4 golfers shoot a hole-in-one on the same hole at the US Open are made all on the 6th hole (Weaver, Wiebe, Pate & Price) Only 17 hole-in-ones recorded since the US open began, today 4 more. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 18 | Curtis Strange wins his 2nd US golf open. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 03 | Pat Bradley/Bill Glasson win LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 17 | Patti Rizzo/Mike Hill win LPGA Mazda Golf Championship. | Ref: 5 |
- 1990
| Jan 21 | Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Jamaica Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 04 | Pat Bradley win Oldsmobile LPGA Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 18 | Jane Crafter wins LPGA Phar-Mor at Inverrary Golf Tournament. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 24 | Beth Daniel wins LPGA Orix Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 04 | Beth Daniel wins LPGA Women's Kemper Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 11 | Maggie Will wins Desert Inn LPGA Golf International. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 18 | Colleen Walker wins Circle K Tucson LPGA Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 25 | Pat Bradley wins LPGA Standard Register Turquoise Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 30 | Jack Nicklaus made his debut in the "Seniors" golf tournament. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 01 | Jack Nicklaus wins first start at the 2nd Seniors Golf Tradition, a PGA tour. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 08 | 54th Golf Masters Championship Nick Faldo wins, shooting a 278. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 08 | Kris Monaghan wins LPGA Red Robin Kyocera Inamori Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| May 06 | Ayako Okamoto wins LPGA Sara Lee Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| May 13 | Dottie Mochrie wins LPGA Crestar Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| May 20 | Cindy Rarick wins LPGA Planters Pat Bradley Golf International. | Ref: 5 |
| May 27 | Jan Stephenson wins J C Penney LPGA Golf Skins Game. | Ref: 5 |
| May 27 | Pat Bradley wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 18 | First sudden death US Open Golf Championship is won by Hale Irwin. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 22 | Nick Faldo of England wins the British Open Golf championship. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 02 | Beth Daniel/Davis Love win LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 09 | Betsy King wins Itoman LPGA World Match Play Golf Championship. | Ref: 5 |
- 1991
| Jan 13 | Phil Mickelson wins PGA Northern Telecom Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 20 | Jane Geddes wins LPGA Jamaica Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 03 | Meg Mallon win Oldsmobile LPGA Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 10 | Beth Daniel wins LPGA Phar-Mor at Inverrary Golf Tournament. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 23 | Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Orix Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 02 | Deb Richard wins LPGA Women's Kemper Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 10 | Laura Davies wins LPGA Inamori Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 17 | Penny Hammel wins Desert Inn LPGA Golf International. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 24 | Danielle Ammaccapane wins LPGA Standard Register Ping Golf Tournament. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 31 | 20th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Amy Alcott | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 07 | The 3rd Seniors Golf Tradition is won by Jack Nicklaus. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 07 | Chris Johnson wins LPGA Ping/Welch's Golf Championship. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 14 | 55th Golf Masters Championship Ian Woosnam wins, shooting a 277. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 21 | 52nd PGA Seniors Golf Championship Jack Nicklaus wins. | Ref: 5 |
| May 05 | Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Sara Lee Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| May 12 | Hollis Stacy wins LPGA Crestar-Fresh Farm Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| May 19 | Pat Bradley wins LPGA Centel Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| May 19 | Sandra Palmer wins LPGA Centel Senior Golf Challenge. | Ref: 5 |
| May 26 | Betsy King wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 13 | Tragedy struck the first round of the US Open golf tournament when lightning struck and killed a spectator. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 11 | John Daly, rookie golfer wins the PGA title. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 11 | Chip Beck ties PGA lowest 18 hole score of 59 | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 08 | Kris Tschetter/Billy Andrade win LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 15 | Deb Richard wins JBP Cup LPGA Match Play Golf Championship. | Ref: 5 |
- 1992
| Feb 02 | Colleen Walker win Oldsmobile LPGA Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 09 | Shelley Hamlin wins LPGA Phar-Mor Golf Tournament at Hamlin Inverrary. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 22 | Lisa Walters wins LPGA Itoki Hawaiian Ladies Open Golf Tournament. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 27 | Tiger Woods, 16, becomes youngest PGA golfer in 35 years. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 29 | Dawn Coe wins LPGA Women's Kemper Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 08 | Judy Dickinson wins LPGA Inamori Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 15 | Brandie Burton wins LPGA Ping/Welch's Golf Championship. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 22 | Danielle Ammaccapane wins Standard Register Ping Golf Championship. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 29 | 21st Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Dottie Mochrie | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 05 | The 4th Seniors Golf Tradition is won by Lee Trevino. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 05 | Dana Lofland wins Las Vegas LPGA Golf International. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 09 | Record 18 golfers shoot in the 60s in Masters round 1 (old record 12). | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 11 | BPAA US Open is won by Robert Lawrence. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 12 | 53rd PGA Seniors Golf Championship Lee Trevino wins. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 12 | 56th Golf Masters Championship; Fred Couples wins, shooting a 275. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 19 | Dottie Mochrie wins LPGA Sega Women's Golf Championship. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 26 | Maggie Will wins LPGA Sara Lee Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| May 03 | Sandra Palmer wins LPGA Centel Senior Golf Challenge. | Ref: 5 |
| May 03 | Danielle Ammaccapane wins LPGA Centel Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| May 10 | Jennifer Wyatt wins LPGA Crestar-Fresh Farm Golf Classic | Ref: 2 |
| May 17 | 38th Mazda LPGA Championship won by Betsy King. | Ref: 5 |
| May 24 | Pat Bradley wins J C Penney/LPGA Skins Game Golf Tournament. | Ref: 5 |
| May 24 | Colleen Walker wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| May 25 | Colleen Walker wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| May 31 | Barb Mucha wins LPGA Oldsmobile Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 21 | Tom Kite fought fellow golfers and the elements as he won the US Open. Scoring records had given way to survival at Pebble Beach, CA. Howling winds made the greens as hard as concrete. Kite's final-round even-par score of 72 was enough to give him a two-stroke victory over Jeff Sluman. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 26 | Patty Sheehan defeated Juli Inkster in a playoff to win the 47th U. S. Women’s Open at the Oakmont (PA) Country Club. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 20 | Raymond Floyd won the Senior PGA Tour GTE North Classic at at Indpls, IN. By winning, he became the first player to win tournaments on the regular and Senior PGA Tours in the same year (he had won the Doral-Ryder Open earlier that year). | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 06 | Dottie Mochrie/Dan Forsmann win LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 13 | Dawn Coe-Jones wins Pizza-La LPGA Match Play Golf Championship. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 27 | Nancy Sheehan wins LPGA Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge Golf Tournament. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 28 | Nancy Sheehan wins LPGA Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge Golf Tournament. | Ref: 5 |
- 1993
| Feb 07 | Tammie Green wins LPGA Healthsouth Palm Beach Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 20 | Lisa Walters wins LPGA Itoki Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 14 | Meg Mallon wins LPGA Ping/Welch's Golf Championship. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 21 | Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Standard Register Ping Golf Tournament. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 28 | 22nd Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Helen Alfredsson. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 04 | The 5th Seniors Golf Tradition is won by Tom Shaw. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 04 | Trish Johnson wins Las Vegas LPGA at Canyon Gate Golf Tournament. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 10 | BPAA US Open by Del Ballard Jr. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 11 | 57th Golf Masters Championship Bernhard Langer wins, shooting a 277. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 18 | 54th PGA Seniors Golf Championship Tom Wargo. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 18 | Trish Johnson wins LPGA Atlanta Women's Golf Championship. | Ref: 5 |
| May 02 | Sandra Palmer wins LPGA Sprint Senior Challenge Golf Tournament. | Ref: 5 |
| May 02 | Kristi Albers wins Sprint Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| May 09 | Meg Mallon wins LPGA Sara Lee Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| May 16 | Laura Davies wins LPGA McDonald's Golf Championship. | Ref: 5 |
| May 23 | Val Skinner wins LPGA Lady Keystone Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| May 30 | Betsy King wins J C Penney/LPGA Skins Game Golf Tournament. | Ref: 5 |
| May 30 | Kelly Robbins wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 05 | Melissa Mcnamara/Mike Sopringer win LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 26 | Floyd, Nicklaus & Rodriguez win Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge Golf Tourn. | Ref: 5 |
- 1994
| Feb 06 | Dawn Coe-Jones win LPGA Healthsouth Palm Beach Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 08 | Jack Nicholson uses a golf club to attack a car. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 19 | Marta Figueras-Dotti wins Cup o' Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 05 | Dottie Mochrie wins Chrysler-Plymouth Tournament of Golf Championship. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 05 | PBA National Championship won by David Traber. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 13 | Donna Andrews wins LPGA Ping Welch's Golf Championship. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 20 | Laura Davies wins LPGA Standard Register Ping Golf Tournament. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 27 | 23rd Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Donna Andrews. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 30 | ABC Masters Tournament won by Hobo Boothe | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 10 | 58th Golf Masters Championship Jose M Olazabal wins, shooting a 279. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 17 | 55th PGA Seniors Golf Championship Lee Trevino wins. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 17 | Val Skinner wins LPGA Atlanta Women's Golf Championship. | Ref: 5 |
| May 01 | Sandra Palmer wins LPGA Sprint Senior Challenge Golf Tournament. | Ref: 5 |
| May 01 | Sherri Steinhauer wins LPGA Sprint Golf Championship. | Ref: 5 |
| May 08 | Laura Davies wins LPGA Sara Lee Golf Classic | Ref: 2 |
| May 15 | 40th McDonald's LPGA Championship won by Laura Davies. | Ref: 5 |
| May 22 | Elaine Crosby wins LPGA Lady Keystone Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| May 29 | Beth Daniel wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| May 29 | Patty Sheehan wins J C Penney/LPGA Skins Golf Game. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 14 | Nick Price won the PGA Championship at Southern Hills Tulsa, Oklahoma in record fashion. He finished at 11-under-par 269 for 72 holes, six strokes ahead of Corey Pavin. It was the lowest stroke total in any American major championship. That year Price also became one of only six players since 1945 to capture consecutive majors (w/Hogan, Nicklaus, Palmer, Trevino and Watson). | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 04 | Marta Figueras-Dottie/Brad Bryant win LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 11 | Kelly Robbins & Tammie Green win LPGA Diner's Club Golf Matches. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 18 | Norman, Couples & Azinger win LPGA Wendy's 3-Tour Golf Challenge. | Ref: 5 |
- 1995
| Jan 15 | Dawn Coe-Jones wins LPGA Chrysler-Plymouth Tournament of Golf Champion. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 17 | The Golf Channel began on some U.S. cable systems. Four years later, the world’s first 24-hour golf network was seen in over 30,000,000 homes. | Ref: 4 |
| Jan 22 | Pat Bradley wins LPGA HealthSouth Inaugural Golf Tournament. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 18 | Barb Thomas Whitehead wins Cup o' Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 25 | PBA National Championship Won by Scott Alexander. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 12 | Dottie Mochrie wins LPGA PING/Welch's Golf Championship. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 19 | Laura Davis wins LPGA Standard Register PING Golf Tournament. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 26 | 24th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Nanci Bowen. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 02 | The 7th Seniors Golf Tradition is won by Jack Nicklaus. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 09 | 59th Golf Masters Championship Ben Crenshaw wins, shooting a 274. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 14 | Rosie Jones wins LPGA Pinewild Women's Golf Championship. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 16 | 56th PGA Seniors Golf Championship Ray Floyd wins | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 23 | Laura Davis wins LPGA Chick-fil-A Charity Golf Championship. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 30 | Val Skinner wins LPGA Sprint Golf Championship. | Ref: 5 |
| May 07 | Michelle McGann wins LPGA Sara Lee Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| May 14 | 41st McDonald's LPGA Championship won by Kelly Robbins. | Ref: 5 |
| May 21 | Chris Johnson wins Star Bank LPGA Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| May 28 | Alison Nichols wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| May 28 | Dottie Mochrie wins J C Penney/LPGA Skins Golf Game. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 03 | Beth Daniels/Davis Love III win LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 10 | Kelly Robbins & Tammie Green win LPGA Diner's Club Golf Matches. | Ref: 5 |
- 1996
| Jan 14 | Liselotte Neumann wins Chrysler-Plymouth Tournament of Golf Champions. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 21 | Karrie Webb wins LPGA HealthSouth Inaugural Golf Tournament. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 24 | Meg Mallon wins LPGA Cup o' Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 17 | Liselotte Neumann wins LPGA Ping/Welch's Golf Championship. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 24 | Laura Davies wins LPGA Standard Register Ping Golf Tournament. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 31 | 25th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Patty Sheehan | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 07 | 8th Seniors Golf Tradition Jack Nicklaus wins. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 07 | Kelly Robbins wins Sacramento 12 Bridges LPGA Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 14 | 60th Golf Masters Championship Nick Faldo wins, shooting a 276. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 21 | 57th PGA Seniors Golf Championship Hale Irwin. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 21 | Barb Mucha wins LPGA Chick-fil-A Charity Golf Championship. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 28 | Meg Mallon wins LPGA Sara Lee Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| May 05 | Karrie Webb wins LPGA Sprint Titleholders Golf Championship. | Ref: 5 |
| May 12 | 42nd McDonald's LPGA Championship won by Laura Davies. | Ref: 5 |
| May 26 | Laura Davies wins J C Penney/LPGA Skins Golf Game. | Ref: 5 |
| May 26 | Rosie Jones wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 25 | Tiger Woods won his third US Amateur Championship in a row. Steve Scott, a 19-year-old from the University of Florida, led from the third hole all the way to the next-to-the-last hole of the 36-hole final and lost on the second playoff hole. Woods is the only golfer to win three US Amateurs in succession. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 01 | Colin Montgomerie of Scotland wins Million Dollar Challenge, the richest first prize in golf $1 million. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 08 | Donna Andrews & Mike Hulbert win LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 15 | Dottie Pepper & Juli Inkster win LPGA Diner's Club Golf Matches. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 15 | Tom Lehman & Duffy Waldoff win Diner's Club PGA Golf Matches. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 22 | Wendy's Three Tour Golf Challenge. | Ref: 5 |
- 1997
| Jan 12 | Annika Sorenstam wins LPGA Chrysler-Plymouth Tournament of Champions. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 12 | Tiger Woods wins Mercedes Championships | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 19 | Michelle McGann wins LPGA Healthsouth Inaugural | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 02 | Mark O'Meara wins Pebble Beach National Golf Pro-am. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 02 | Royal Caribbean Senior Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 09 | Kelly Robbins wins LPGA Diet Dr Pepper National Pro-Am. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 09 | LG Senior Golf Championship. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 09 | Mark O'Meara wins Buick golf invitational. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 09 | Palm Beach National LPGA Pro-Am. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 16 | GTE Suncoast Senior Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 16 | Paul Stankowski wins Hawaiian Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 16 | Terry-Jo Myers wins LPGA Los Angeles Women's Championship. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 22 | Annika Sorenstam wins LPGA Cup Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 23 | Jeff Sluman wins Tucson Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 23 | American Express Senior Golf Invitational. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 02 | Gail Graham wins LPGA Alpine Australian Ladies Masters. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 02 | Nick Faldo wins Nissan Golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 09 | Steve Elkington wins Doral-Ryder Golf Open | Ref: 5 |
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| Mar 16 | Donna Andrews wins LPGA Welch's/Circle K Championship. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 16 | Stuart Appleby wins Honda Golf Classic | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 16 | Toshiba Senior Golf Classic | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 23 | Laura Davies wins Standard Register PING Golf Tournament. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 23 | Phil Mickelson wins Bay Hill Golf Invitiational. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 23 | Liberty Legends of Senior Golf. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 30 | Steve Elkington wins Golf's Players Championship. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 30 | 26th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Betsy King. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 30 | Southwestern Bell Dominion Senior Golf. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 06 | The 9th Seniors Golf Tradition is won by Gil Morgan. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 06 | Annika Sorenstam wins LPGA Longs Drugs Challenge. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 06 | Brad Faxon wins Freeport-McDermott Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 06 | Twelve Bridges LPGA Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 13 | Tiger Woods, 21, became the youngest person to win the Masters Tournament and the first person of African heritage to claim a major golf title. | Ref: 70 |
| Apr 20 | 58th PGA Seniors Golf Championship. Hale Irwin wins. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 20 | Karrie Webb wins LPGA Susan G Komen International. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 20 | Nick Price wins golf MCI Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 27 | Frank Nobilo wins Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic at Forest Oaks. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 27 | Las Vegas Senior Golf Classic by TruGreen-ChemLawn. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 27 | Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Chick-fil-A Charity Championship | Ref: 5 |
| May 04 | Tammie Green wins LPGA Sprint Titlehoders Championship. | Ref: 5 |
| May 04 | Phil Blackmar wins 50th Houston golf Open. | Ref: 5 |
| May 04 | Bruno's Memorial Senior Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| May 11 | Scott McCarron wins Bellsouth Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| May 11 | Terry-Jo Myers wins LPGA Sara Lee Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| May 11 | Paine Webber Senior Golf Invitational. | Ref: 5 |
| May 18 | Tiger Woods wins Byron Nelson Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| May 18 | 43rd McDonald's LPGA Championship won by Chris Johnson. | Ref: 5 |
| May 18 | Cadillac NFL Senior Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| May 25 | David Frost wins Golf's Colonial Final in Fort Worth TX. | Ref: 5 |
| May 25 | Rosie Jones wins LPGA Corning Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| May 25 | Bell Atlantic Senior Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 17 | Davis Love III won the 79th PGA Championship at Mamaroneck, NY. It was his first major title and he finished five strokes ahead of Justin Leonard with a 72-hole total of 11-under 269 (which included 3 rounds of 66). | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 07 | Amy Fruhwirth & Clarence Rose win LPGA J C Penney Classic | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 12 | Tiger Woods wins Mercedes Championships | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 14 | Juli Inkster & Dottie Pepper win LPGA Diners Club Matches. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 21 | Lexus Senior Golf Challenge. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 21 | Wendy's Three-Tour LPGA Challenge. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 21 | Wendy's Three-Tour Senior Golf Challenges | Ref: 5 |
- 1998
| Jan 18 | Kelly Robbins wins Healthsouth Golf Inaugural. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 25 | Helen Alfredsson wins Office Depot LPGA tournament. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 15 | Dale Eggeling wins Los Angeles Women's Golf Championship. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 21 | Cup Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 01 | Australian Ladies Masters Golf | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 15 | Welch's/Circle K Golf Championship. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 22 | Liselotte Neumann wins Standard Register PING Golf Tournament | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 29 | 27th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 12 | 62nd Golf Masters Championship Mark O’Meara wins | Ref: 5 |
| May 17 | 44th McDonald's LPGA Championship | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 26 | Hale Irwin birdied the 18th hole for a 69 to win the US Senior Open by one stroke over Argentina's Vicente Fernandez at Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades CA. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 06 | JC Penney Golf Classic. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 20 | Wendy's Three-Tour Golf Challenge. | Ref: 5 |
- 1999
| Apr 11 | 63rd Golf Masters Championship | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 20 | Payne Stewart made a 15-foot par putt on the 18th hole at famous Pinehurst Resort & Country Club's No. 2 course in Pinehurst, North Carolina. The putt was just enough to win the US Open by one stroke over Phil Mickelson. Stewart, one stroke behind with three holes to play -- and apparently heading for a play-off round the next day -- made a 25-foot putt for par to catch Mickelson, a 3-foot birdie putt on No. 17 to take the lead, and then his 24th putt of the day to win the championship. | Ref: 4 |
| Jun 27 | Juli Inkster won the LPGA Championship in Wilmington, Delaware. She was the second woman to win the modern Grand Slam in the LPGA. Of the eight players who have won the four major championships of their era, no one took as long as Inkster: 16 seasons from the time she won the Dinah Shore as a rookie [1984] to her victory in the LPGA Championship as a 39-year-old mother. | Ref: 4 |
- 2000
| Apr 09 | The 64th Golf Masters Championship Vijay Singh wins with 10-under-par 278. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 18 | Tiger Woods won the US Open by a record 15 strokes. | Ref: 6 |
| Jun 25 | Juli Inkster became the first player in 16 years to successfully defend the LPGA Championship. | Ref: 6 |
| Jul 23 | Tiger Woods won the British Open at St. Andrews, Scotland to become the youngest player (24 years of age) to win the career ‘Grand Slam’ of golf (The Masters, PGA Championship, US Open and British Open) and the first to win all four majors since Jack Nicklaus’ victory in the 1966. Woods not only was the youngest player to win the career Grand Slam, he completed it faster than any of the four greats who did it before him. The other players to win the Grand Slam were Gene Sarazen in 1935, Ben Hogan in 1953, Gary Player in 1965 and Jack Nicklaus in 1966 (age 26) at Muirfield. (Nicklaus went on to win the Grand Slam two more times.) Woods finished the British Open at 19- under-par 269, the best score ever at St. Andrews (Nick Faldo shot an 18- under in his 1990 win), and the lowest score ever at a major championship. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 20 | Tiger Woods won the PGA Championship in a playoff over Bob May, becoming the first player since Ben Hogan in 1953 to win three majors in one year. Woods, winner of four of the last five majors, won his first in a playoff. He became the first player to repeat as PGA champion since Denny Shute in 1937. Woods, with an 18-under 270, holds the scoring record in relation to par in every major championship. | Ref: 4 |
- 2001
| Apr 08 | Upon winning the 65th Golf Masters Championship in Augusta, Tiger Woods becomes first golfer to hold all 4 pro titles at once. | Ref: 10 |
- 2002
| Apr 14 | Tiger Woods became only the third player to win back-to-back Masters titles as he wins the 66th Golf Masters Championship. | Ref: 70 |
- 2003
| Apr 12 | Women's activists take their fight against the all-male Augusta National as close as they could get to the Masters tournament. (XDG, p 4A, 4/12/2004) | Ref: 83 |
| May 22 | Annika Sorenstam became the first woman since 1945 to tee off against the men on the pro tour, playing in the first round of the Colonial golf tournament in Fort Worth, Texas. | Ref: 70 |
| Oct 13 | Paul Hughes, 71, of Wannakee WI hits a hole-in-one on the 149-yard 5th hole at Pleasant View Golf Course. The next night he bowls a 300-game. (USA Today, p 1C, 10/17/2003) | Ref: 13 |
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