On this day….
1955 – Fay Crocker wins LPGA Tour Serbin Open; first-place prize money – $1,000.
1972 – Homero Blancas wins PGA Tour Phoenix Open; first-place prize money – $25,000.
1977 – Judy Rankin wins LPGA Tour Orange Blossom Classic; first-place prize money – $15,000.
1977 – Tom Purtzer wins PGA Tour Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open; first-place prize money – $40,000.
1983 – Gary Hallberg wins PGA Tour Isuzu-Andy Williams San Diego Open; first-place prize money – $54,000.
1994 – Marta Figueras-Dotti wins LPGA Tour Cup Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Open; first-place prize money – $75,000.
1994 – Scott Hoch wins PGA Tour Bob Hope Chrysler Classic; first-place prize money – $198,000.
1994 – Mike Hill wins Senior PGA Tour GTE Suncoast Classic; first-place prize money – $105,000.
2000 – Betsy King wins LPGA Tour Cup Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Open; first-place prize money – $97,500.
2000 – Kirk Triplett wins PGA Tour Nissan Open; first-place prize money – $558,000.
2000 – Bruce Fleisher wins Senior PGA Tour GTE Classic; first-place prize money – $195,000.
2005 – Adam Scott wins PGA Tour Nissan Open (shortened to 36 holes because of rain. money unofficial); first-place prize money – $864,000.
2011 – Yani Tseng wins LPGA Tour Honda LPGA Thailand; first-place prize money – $217,500.
2011 – Aaron Baddeley wins PGA Tour Northern Trust Open; first-place prize money – $1,170,000.
2011 - Bernhard Langer wins Champions Tour ACE Group Classic; first-place prize money – $240,000.
2011 – S.S.P. Chowrasia wins European PGA Tour Avantha Masters; first-place prize money – $300,000.
Birthdays….
Bonnie Lauer (61) of Walled Lake, Michigan; former LPGA Tour member; two-time winner on LPGA Tour.
Gerda Boykin (64) of Baden-Baden, Germany; former LPGA Tour member.
