Arnold Palmer met future wife Winifred Walzer at Shawnee Inn/Poconos while playing a two-man team tournament – 1954 September 6, 1954 24
The tournament was at this point officially named the “Augusta National Invitation Tournament”, and would not officially adopt the Masters Tournament name until 1939. Opening with a six-under 66, Byron Nelson led after the first and second rounds, but a 75 on Saturday dropped him four strokes back, in a tie for third. On the final nine on Sunday, he gained six strokes on third round leader Ralph Guldahl over two holes and won the tournament by two strokes. Compared to Guldahl’s 5–6 (double bogey, bogey), Nelson played the 12th and 13th holes 2–3 (birdie, eagle), respectively. The Nelson Bridge, over Rae’s Creek departing the 13th tee, was dedicated in 1958 to commemorate the feat. At age 25, this was the first of Nelson’s five major titles; he won the Masters again in 1942, which was not held again until 1946. Guldahl rebounded and won three majors over the next two years: the U.S. Open in 1937 and 1938 and the Masters in 1939. Sam Snead made his Masters debut and finished 18th. The purse was $5,000 with a winner’s share of $1,500. April 4, 1939 23
Horton Smith won his second Masters, one stroke ahead of runner-up Harry Cooper, with defending champion Gene Sarazen in third. Still officially named the “Augusta National Invitation Tournament,” the purse was $5,000 with a winner’s share of $1,500. Due to heavy rains, the first round of play was postponed until Friday. Sunday’s play was also postponed and the third and fourth rounds were played on Monday.[3] On the back nine of the final round, Smith chipped in for birdie from 50 feet (15 m) at the 14th hole, birdied the next hole, then parred out to win again. Cooper led after each of the first three rounds in an attempt to become the first wire-to-wire winner at the Masters; that occurred at the 1941 edition, won by Craig Wood. After three rounds under par, Cooper shot 76 (+4) in the final round on Monday afternoon, with his bogey on the 17th hole proving decisive. April 6, 1936 21
On 1892, at Muirfield, Harold Hilton also won by three over John Ball, Hugh Kirkaldy and Sandy Herd – 1892 September 23, 1892 21
at Prestwick, Young Tom Morris won the ninth Open by three shots over his father, Tom Morris, Sr., at just age 17 when he shot 154 – 1868 September 23, 1868 15
1868 that Young Tom Morris made the first hole in one in golf on the 8th hole at Prestwick in Scotland – 1868 September 14, 1868 16
