“DID YOU KNOW”
- Leo Diegel played 90 holes in two days to win the 1924 Shawnee Open (8/3/2019)
- A Philadelphia PGA Founder Won the First Irish Pro Championship at Royal Portrush GC! (7/15/2019)
- An Amateur Could Have, Maybe Should Have, Won the 1939 US Open! (6/9/2019)
- A club professional was responsible for changing the PGA Championship to Stroke Play! (5/10/2019)
- Byron Nelson’s 1937 First Place Master’s Check Was Far From His Largest That Year! (4/5/2019)
- A Golf Professional Who Left His Mark on Eastern PA Was the First President of the PGA! (1/30/2019)
- A Philadelphia Golf Professional was the Father of the PGA Merchandise Show! (1/30/2019)
- A Philly Man Hit His First Golf Ball at Age 23, Won the US Am, and Almost Won the Masters! (1/30/2019)
- The Graphite Golf Shaft Was Created in a Golf Ball Factory at Plymouth Meeting, PA! (1/30/2019)
- Forty Eight Golf Professionals Came Out of the East Falls Section of Philadelphia! (1/30/2019)
- Ben Hogan Won His First PGA Tour Event at the Hershey Country Club! (1/30/2019)
- Wanamaker’s was Instrumental in Starting the PGA of America! (1/30/2019)
- The 1921 Philadelphia Open Dates Were Changed Because of President Warren G. Harding! (1/30/2019)
- A Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Changed the Golf Industry! (1/30/2019)
- Ed Dougherty Delivered His Own Vietnam Draft Notice and Wound Up on The PGA Tour! (1/30/2019)
- Ed “Porky” Oliver Tied For First At The 1940 U.S. Open And Was Disqualified! (1/30/2019)
- The Philadelphia Electric Co.’s Golf Pro Was Struck By Lightning Qualifying For the US Open! (1/30/2019)
- Big Money Purses Could Be A Dilemma For The Golf Professionals! (1/30/2019)
- There Was a Black Member of the PGA of America Before Charlie Sifford! (1/30/2019)
- A Philadelphia PGA Club Pro May Have Been The Victim Of An Augusta National Ruling! (1/30/2019)
- The PGA Tour Pros Played With 16 Clubs During World War II! (1/30/2019)
- A Philadelphia Golf Pro Motivated the USGA to Keep the Stymie Rule for another 30 Years! (1/30/2019)
- A Philadelphia Golfer’s Connection to the movie “Caddy Shack”! (1/30/2019)
- Once Upon a Time the USGA Let the Air Out of the Golf Ball! (1/30/2019)
- The Origin of the Trophy for the First Philadelphia PGA Championship! (1/30/2019)
- Johnny McDermott Gambled to Double His Prize! (1/30/2019)
- The state of PA erected a historical marker for Johnny McDermott, a two time US Open! (1/30/2019)
- It May Not Be Possible To Be Over Golfed! (1/30/2019)
- A Match Between American and British Golf Professionals Was Played in 1921! (1/30/2019)
- What Happened to Byron Nelson’s Tee Shot on the 70th Hole at the Hershey Open? (1/30/2019)
- The PGA Built a Practice Green for President Eisenhower! (1/30/2019)
- Babe Didrikson Played in the 1937 True Temper Open at Whitemarsh! (1/30/2019)
- Dick Sleichter Might Have Defeated Dow Finsterwald Except For His Honesty! (1/30/2019)
- Philadelphia Section Professionals Dominated the Canadian Open! (1/30/2019)
