On March 6 in golf history — 1955: Cary Middlecoff wins St. Petersburg Open, plus 5 more moments from 1937–2011.
American golfer Bobby Nichols, the 1964 PGA Championship winner with a record 271 total, played a long PGA Tour career; he was born in 1936.
Bobby NicholsCary Middlecoff won the St. Petersburg Open in Florida en route to a season that would include the Masters title.
Cary MiddlecoffDoug Sanders defeated Arnold Palmer in a playoff to win the Bob Hope Desert Classic in California.
Doug SandersTom Purtzer won the Glen Campbell Los Angeles Open at Riviera Country Club for his first PGA Tour title.
American golfer Keegan Bradley, the 2011 PGA Championship winner and 2025 U.S. Ryder Cup captain, was born on this day in Woodstock, Vermont.
Keegan BradleyRory Sabbatini won the Honda Classic at PGA National for one of his six PGA Tour titles.