On September 6 in golf history — 2004: Vijay Singh wins Deutsche Bank, nears No. 1, plus 5 more moments from 1915–2021.
American golfer Ed 'Porky' Oliver, an eight-time PGA Tour winner who was runner-up at the Masters, U.S. Open and PGA Championship, was born on this day in Wilmington, Delaware.
Dow Finsterwald, the 1958 PGA Championship winner with 12 PGA Tour titles and four Ryder Cup appearances, was born on this day in Athens, Ohio.
Dow FinsterwaldCurtis Strange dominated the late 1980s, winning consecutive U.S. Opens in 1988 and 1989 and topping the PGA Tour money list three times.
Curtis StrangeVijay Singh won the Deutsche Bank Championship at TPC Boston during his sensational 2004 season, in which he ended Tiger Woods's long reign at World No. 1.
Vijay SinghCharley Hoffman closed with a 62 at TPC Boston to come from behind and win the Deutsche Bank Championship on Labor Day.
Finland's Matilda Castren holed the clinching putt as Europe beat the United States 15-13 at Inverness Club in Toledo to retain the Solheim Cup.