On March 16 in golf history — 1958: Ken Venturi wins Thunderbird Invitational, plus 5 more moments from 1934–2014.
American golfer Bobby Nichols, who won the 1964 PGA Championship with a then-record 271 total and won 12 PGA Tour titles, was born on this day.
Bobby NicholsKen Venturi won the Thunderbird Invitational, one of the standout players of the late 1950s before the back injury that altered his career.
Ken VenturiGene Littler remained a consistent winner into the late 1960s, building toward his Hall of Fame total of 29 PGA Tour victories.
Gene LittlerRaymond Floyd won the Doral-Eastern Open in Miami, one of several titles he claimed at the Blue Monster course.
Raymond FloydAndy Bean won the Doral-Eastern Open in Miami for one of his PGA Tour victories.
Patrick Reed won the WGC-Cadillac Championship at Doral, his third PGA Tour title in a stretch that prompted his famous 'top-five player' declaration.
Patrick Reed