On April 2 in golf history — 1972: Jack Nicklaus wins Greater Greensboro Open, plus 5 more moments from 1972–2017.
Jack Nicklaus won the Greater Greensboro Open in 1972, one of seven PGA Tour titles he claimed that dominant season.
Jack NicklausSteve Jones won the MCI Heritage Classic at Harbour Town in 1989, an early career title for the future 1996 U.S. Open champion.
Steve JonesPeter Jacobsen was in the form of his life in early 1995, capturing consecutive PGA Tour titles in the AT&T Pebble Beach and Buick Invitational stretch.
Tiger Woods birdied the 72nd hole to win the 2000 Bay Hill Invitational by one over Davis Love III, part of his historic 2000 season.
Tiger WoodsGeoff Ogilvy emerged as a force in 2006, a year that would culminate in his U.S. Open victory at Winged Foot that June.
Geoff OgilvyRussell Henley shot a final-round 65 to win the 2017 Shell Houston Open by three strokes the week before the Masters.