On March 15 in golf history — 1959: Art Wall wins Bing Crosby Pro-Am, plus 5 more moments from 1929–2009.
American golfer Doug Ford, winner of the 1955 PGA Championship and 1957 Masters and a 19-time PGA Tour winner, was born on this day in West Haven, Connecticut.
Doug FordSouth African golfer Bobby Cole, the 1966 British Amateur champion and PGA Tour winner, was born on this day.
Art Wall Jr. won the Bing Crosby National Pro-Am during a stellar 1959 season that also brought him the Masters title and PGA Player of the Year.
Art Wall Jr.Raymond Floyd won the Doral-Eastern Open in Miami, one of his 22 PGA Tour titles.
Raymond FloydFred Couples won the Nestle Invitational at Bay Hill, part of a dominant 1992 stretch that culminated in his Masters victory.
Fred CouplesNick Watney emerged as a multiple PGA Tour winner around this time, eventually rising into the top tier of the world rankings.