Golf History

CROMWELL, CONNECTICUT - JUNE 28: Phil Mickelson of the United States gives a thumbs up on the 18th green during the final round of the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands on June 28, 2020 in Cromwell, Connecticut. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

PGA Tour: Could we see an old guy win a major this year?

Jon Rahm Did Nothing Wrong: USGA Decision 34-3/10 Exonerates

Best Golfers from Every State: Oklahoma and Betty Jameson

Best Golfers from Every State: Ohio golf and Jack Nicklaus

BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA - OCTOBER 27: A general view of the final Round of 2019 BMW Ladies Championship at LPGA International Busan on October 27, 2019 in Busan, South Korea. (Photo by Han Myung-Gu/Getty Images)

Best Golfers from Every State: North Dakota Golf and Beverly Hanson

1969: Ray Floyd sits on a table next to the Annual Championship of the Professional Golfers Association of America, Rodman Wanamaker Trophy as he wins the 1969 PGA championship. (Photo by Martin Mills/Getty Images)

Best Golfer from Every State: North Carolina Golf and Raymond Floyd

US golfer Walter Hagen (1892 - 1969) winner of the USPGA (1921, 1924 - 27) and Ryder Cup Captain (1927 - 1937 non playing captain in 1937) at Wentworth. Original Publication: People Disc - HD0182 (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Best Golfer from Every State: New York golf and Walter Hagen

16 Jun 1996: Steve Jones and his wife Bonnie ,son Cy and daughter Stacey hold the US Open trophy aloft on the 18th green after victory by one shot in the final round of the U.S. Open at Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Mandatory

Best Golfers from Every State: New Mexico Golf and Steve Jones

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 26: PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan speaks on stage during the 2017 World Golf Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on September 26, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images)

Best Golfer from Every State: New Jersey Golf and Vic Ghezzi

UNSPECIFIED - CIRCA 1982: Women's golfer Jane Blalock in action during tournament play circa 1982. Blalock was on the LPGA Tour from 1969-87. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)

Best Golfers from Every State: New Hampshire Golf and Jane Blalock

PACIFIC PALISADES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 14: Scott Piercy of the United States acknowledges the crowd on the second hole during the second round of the Genesis Invitational on February 14, 2020 in Pacific Palisades, California. (Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images)

Best Golfers from Every State: Nevada Golf and Scott Piercy

American golfer Mark Calcavecchia wins the British Open at the Royal Troon Golf Club, Scotland, 23rd July 1989. (Photo by Simon Bruty/Getty Images)

Best Golfers from Every State: Nebraska Golf and Mark Calcavecchia

PORTLAND, OR - MAY 25: Members of the Washington Huskies golf team celebrate with the trophy after winning the 2016 NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship against Stanford at Eugene Country Club on May 25, 2016 in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by Steve Dykes/Getty Images)

Best Golfers from Every State: Montana Golf and Edean Anderson Ihlanfeldt

RIO GRANDE, PUERTO RICO - DECEMBER 18: Titleist golf ball on the12th tee at the Coco Beach Championship course on December 18, 2019 in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico. (Photo by John McCoy/Getty Images)

Best Golfer from Each State: Mississippi Golf and Mary Mills

Tiger Woods (R) receives the Masters green jacket from 1996 Masters champion Nick Faldo after Woods won the 1997 Masters tournament 13 April 1997 at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia. Woods set a new course record by shooting 18-under-par for the tournament. AFP PHOTO/Timothy A. CLARY (Photo by Timothy A. CLARY / AFP) (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)

Looking back at Tiger Woods first Masters Win in 1997

DUBLIN, OH - JUNE 03: Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods pose on the tenth tee during a skins game prior to the start of the Memorial Tournament at the Muirfield Village Golf Club on June 3, 2009 in Dublin, Ohio. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images)

Best Golfer Ever? Tiger Woods or Jack Nicklaus: But Who is Next?

The Ryder Cup's trophy is presented during a press conference on october 17, 2017 in Paris. / AFP PHOTO / FRANCK FIFE (Photo credit should read FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images)

All-time best US Ryder Cup Team based on playing record

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL - MAY 11: Justin Thomas of the United States Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland and Dustin Johnson of the United States walk on the 16th hole as the 17th green is seen in the foreground during the first round of THE PLAYERS Championship at the Stadium course at TPC Sawgrass on May 11, 2017 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images)

TPC Sawgrass: A Look at the History of the Famed 17th Hole

Mar 1995: Charlie Sifford studies a shot in the FHP Health Classic at the Ojai Inn Country Club in Ojai, California . Mandatory Credit: J.D. Cuban /Allsport

Charlie Sifford: Appreciating Golf’s Version of Jackie Robinson

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL - MARCH 23: Course designer Pete Dye waits on the practice range during practice prior to the start of THE PLAYERS Championship at the TPC at Sawgrass on March 23, 2005 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images)

Pete Dye, The Marquis de Sod: “I’ve got dirt for life!”

KAPALUA, HAWAII - JANUARY 02: Joaquin Niemann of Chile plays his shot from the first tee during the first round of the Sentry Tournament Of Champions at the Kapalua Plantation Course on January 02, 2020 in Kapalua, Hawaii. (Photo by Cliff Hawkins/Getty Images)

Put Away Your Clubs, Winter is for the Golf Channel

INZAI, JAPAN - OCTOBER 28: Tiger Woods of the United States celebrates winning the tournament on the 18th green during the final round of the Zozo Championship at Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club on October 28, 2019 in Inzai, Chiba, Japan. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

Tiger Woods: Had he already beaten Sam Snead’s record?

Golf News: The Best Golf Course Logos from Around the World

LYTHAM ST ANNES, ENGLAND - JULY 28: Tom Watson of United States in action during the final round of the Senior Open presented by Rolex played at Royal Lytham & St. Annes on July 28, 2019 in Lytham St Annes, England. (Photo by Phil Inglis/Getty Images)

Tom Watson – The Greatest American Links Golfer Ever

AUSTIN, TEXAS - MARCH 31: Kevin Kisner of the United States celebrates with the Walter Hagen Cup after defeating Matt Kuchar of the United States 3&2 during the final round of the World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play at Austin Country Club on March 31, 2019 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Darren Carroll/Getty Images)

The History of the World Golf Championships (WGC)

PEBBLE BEACH, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 16: Rickie Fowler of the United States plays a second shot on the second hole during the final round of the 2019 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach Golf Links on June 16, 2019 in Pebble Beach, California. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

PGA Tour Back in Michigan with Rocket Mortgage Classic

15 Jun 2000: Tiger Woods takes a swing during the 100th U.S. Open at the Pebble Beach Golf Club in Pebble Beach, California.Mandatory Credit: Jamie Squire /Allsport

U.S. Open: Ranking the 25 Most Dominant Performances in History

PEBBLE BEACH, CA - JUNE 19: Dustin Johnson watches his tee shot on the 18th hole during the third round of the 110th U.S. Open at Pebble Beach Golf Links on June 19, 2010 in Pebble Beach, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

U.S. Open 2019: Pebble Beach is the proving ground of the greats