Greatest Moments In Golf History

What do you think are the greatest moments in golf? Listed below are some of the greatest moments (as researched from the Web). The list stops in 2002. There must be other greatest moments beyond 2002.

Do you know of other moments that you think would surpass these moments? Let us know.

Greatest Moments in Golf History
Date Story
Sept. 21st, 1913 Ouimet World's Golf Champion
Nov. 6th, 1927 Hagen keeps title
Sept. 28th 1930 Jones four times champion - 18,000 see Jones win
April. 8th, 1935 Sarazen ties Wood with great rally
April. 9th 1935 Sarazen subdues wood in play off
June. 11th, 1939 Trio who finish on even terms in National Open
June. 11th, 1939 Nelson, Shute tie with Wood at 284
June. 13th, 1939 Nelson beats Wood in second US play off, 70 - 73
Aug. 5th, 1945 Nelson is victor in Canadian Open
June. 12th, 1950 Hogan wins US Open Golf - Remarkable comeback
Aug. 10th, 1953 140 yard approach for deuce decides
July 4th, 1954 Miss Zaharias tallies 291 for 3rd Open Golf
June 20th, 1955 Fleck beats Hogan, 69 - 72
June 19th, 1960 Palmer's 280 takes US Open by 2 strokes
July 5th, 1961 Palmer is victor by 5 strokes
June 21st, 1964 Venturi truimphs by 4 strokes
April 5th, 1965 Snead takes Greensboro Open to become oldest winner
April 12th, 1965 Nicklaus shoots record breaking 271
June 21st, 1966 Casper shoots 69 and defeats Palmer by 4 strokes
Aug. 21, 1967 Sifford cards a 64 for 272, captures Hartford Open
April 15th, 1968 Millions watch Masters tie - Goalby wins on an error
July 13th, 1970 Nicklaus wins British Open
June 22nd, 1971 Trevino's 68 defeats Nicklaus
June 19th, 1972 Nicklaus wins US Open by 3 strokes
June 18th, 1973 Miller's record 63 for 279 total wins
April 14th, 1975 40ft birdie putt at 16 helps Nicklaus win his 5th Masters
July 10th, 1977 Watson, 0n 65 - 268, wins Brtish Open
June 19th, 1978 Record 5th for Miss Lopez
July 22nd, 1979 Ballesteros wins British Open by 3
June 21st, 1982 Watson wins open - The best shot of my life
April 14th, 1986 Nicklaus wins 6th Masters - The bear who wept
Aug. 12th, 1986 Tway wins PGA with birdie sand shot at 18th
April 13th, 1987 Mize master 140-footer
Aug. 12th, 1991 Spectacular drives by long shot stuns golf's best
Sept 30. 1991 Putt goes awry and US wins Ryder Cup
Aug. 26th, 1996 Unyielding, Woods fights back for 3rd Amateur title
April 14th, 1997 Tiger Woods rewrites Masters' History
June 21st, 1999 Stewart rides his putter in final holes to US Open victory
Sept. 27th, 1999 US seizes Ryder Cup in an epic comeback
June 19th, 2000 Tiger Woods wins Open by 15 strokes
June 19th, 2000 Woods now sets his sights on British Open
March 17th, 2001 With 13 birdies, Sorenstam records first 59 by women
April 15th, 2002 Woods captures 3rd Masters crown - Woods Masters challenge


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