On May 21 in golf history — 1921: Jim Barnes wins the U.S. Open, plus 5 more moments from 1921–2023.
Jim Barnes won the 1921 U.S. Open at Columbia by nine strokes, a dominant victory that added to his 1916 and 1919 PGA Championship titles.
Jim BarnesJerry Barber holed three long putts on the final holes to force a playoff, then beat Don January to win the 1961 PGA Championship at age 45.
Jerry BarberTom Kite was named PGA Tour Player of the Year and topped the money list in 1989, a season that cemented his standing among the best players never to have won a major at that point.
Tom KiteThe mid-1990s set the stage for golf's globalization, with international players from Europe, Australia, South Africa and Asia increasingly contending at the highest level.
Billy Horschel beat Jason Day in a playoff to win the AT&T Byron Nelson, his first PGA Tour win in nearly three years.
Brooks Koepka shot a closing 67 to win the 2023 PGA Championship at Oak Hill by two strokes, his fifth major title and third PGA, completing a comeback from years of injury.
Brooks Koepka