On December 5 in golf history — 2010: Graeme McDowell beats Tiger Woods in playoff, plus 4 more moments from 1949–2021.
Lanny Wadkins was born December 5, 1949. He won 21 PGA Tour titles including the 1977 PGA Championship — the first major decided by sudden-death playoff — and played on eight U.S. Ryder Cup teams.
Lanny WadkinsOn December 5, 1999, Ernie Els won the Nedbank Million Dollar Challenge at Sun City by five strokes over Colin Montgomerie, posting a tournament-record 25-under 263.
Ernie ElsOn December 5, 2010, Graeme McDowell holed a clutch birdie at the last to force a playoff, then beat host Tiger Woods at the first extra hole to win the Chevron World Challenge at Sherwood, both at 16-under.
Graeme McdowellOn December 5, 2010, Geoff Ogilvy closed with a 69 to win the Australian Open at The Lakes by four strokes at 19-under 269, claiming his national open for the first time.
Geoff OgilvyOn December 5, 2021, Viktor Hovland rallied from six back of Collin Morikawa with a 6-under 66 to win the Hero World Challenge at Albany, Bahamas, by one over Scottie Scheffler.
Collin Morikawa