On August 2 in golf history — 2026: Michael Thorbjornsen wins the Rocket Classic for his first PGA Tour title, plus 4 more moments from 1924–2015.
South African Bobby Locke, a four-time Open Championship winner celebrated for his masterful putting, was born on August 2, 1924, in Germiston.
Bobby LockeAmerican Don January, the 1967 PGA Championship winner and one of the dominant figures of the early senior tour, was born on August 2, 1932, in Plainview, Texas.
Don JanuaryOn August 2, 1992, Ben Crenshaw won the Western Open at Cog Hill, one of the 19 PGA Tour titles of his Hall of Fame career.
Ben CrenshawOn August 2, 2009, Tiger Woods won the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone for his seventh title there, beating Robert Allenby and Padraig Harrington by four.
Tiger WoodsOn August 2, 2015, Shane Lowry won the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone for his first PGA Tour victory, holding off Bubba Watson and Justin Rose.
Shane LowryMichael Thorbjornsen closed with a career-best 9-under 63 to run down 54-hole leader Davis Riley and win the 2026 Rocket Classic at Detroit Golf Club, finishing 18 under par (262), two strokes ahead of Xander Schauffele, for his first PGA Tour title.
Michael Thorbjornsen