On December 4 in golf history — 2005: Jim Furyk wins 2005 Nedbank Golf Challenge in playoff, plus 7 more moments from 1983–2022.
Matt Every was born December 4, 1983, in Daytona Beach, Florida. He won back-to-back Arnold Palmer Invitational titles in 2014 and 2015 and earned the 2006 Ben Hogan Award as the top U.S. college golfer.
Harry Higgs was born December 4, 1991. He memorably finished tied for fourth at the 2021 PGA Championship and reached a career-high world ranking of 91st.
Sahith Theegala was born December 4, 1997, in Orange, California. He swept the 2020 Haskins, Ben Hogan and Nicklaus awards as the top college player and won the 2023 Fortinet Championship.
Jim Furyk chipped in for birdie on the second extra hole to win a four-man playoff at Sun City on Sunday, December 4 — the largest playoff in the event's history.
Jim FurykLee Westwood beat Robert Karlsson by two strokes at the Gary Player Country Club, Sun City, with the final round played Sunday, December 4, 2011.
Tiger Woods birdied his final two holes to win the Chevron World Challenge at Sherwood Country Club, beating Zach Johnson by one stroke at 10-under — his first win in over two years.
Tiger WoodsHideki Matsuyama closed with a 73 to win the Hero World Challenge at Albany, finishing 18-under for a two-shot win over Henrik Stenson — his fourth victory in five starts.
Hideki MatsuyamaViktor Hovland held on at Albany Golf Club in the Bahamas to win the Hero World Challenge for the second straight year, closing out the title in the final round on December 4, 2022.