On this day….
1975 – Lee Trevino wins PGA Tour Florida Citrus Open; first-place prize money – $40,000.
1986 – Juli Inkster wins LPGA Tour Women’s Kemper Open; first-place prize money – $45,000.
1986 – Andy Bean wins PGA Tour Doral-Eastern Open; first-place prize money – $90,000.
1997 – Steve Elkington wins PGA Tour Doral-Ryder Open; first-place prize money – $324,000.
2003 – Scott Hoch wins PGA Tour Ford Championship at Doral; first-place prize money – $900,000.
2003 – David Eger wins Champions Tour MasterCard Classic; first-place prize money – $300,000.
2008 – Sean O’Hair wins PGA Tour PODS Championship; first-place prize money – $954,000.
2008 – Bernhard Langer wins Champions Tour Toshiba Classic; first-place prize money – $255,000.
Birthday….
Jim Colbert (71) of Elizabeth, New Jersey; former PGA Tour member, PGA Champions Tour member, eight-time winner on PGA Tour, 20-time winner on Champions Tour, including major 1993 Ford Senior Players Championship.
