On August 24 in golf history — 1970: PGA champion Rich Beem born, plus 4 more moments from 1970–2014.
American Rich Beem, who held off Tiger Woods to win the 2002 PGA Championship at Hazeltine, was born on August 24, 1970, in Phoenix, Arizona.
Rich BeemIn August 1975 Jack Nicklaus won the PGA Championship at Firestone, continuing his march toward a record-tying five PGA titles.
Jack NicklausIn the days after his August 1986 PGA win, Bob Tway's holed bunker shot at Inverness was already hailed as one of golf's greatest clutch shots.
Bob TwayIn August 2003 Shaun Micheel, a journeyman without a prior PGA Tour win, captured the PGA Championship at Oak Hill with a near-perfect closing 7-iron.
Shaun MicheelAfter winning the PGA Championship at Valhalla in August 2014, Rory McIlroy had won the Open and PGA back to back to cap a four-win summer.
Rory McIlroy