On August 31 in golf history — 1971: Three-time major champion Padraig Harrington born, plus 4 more moments from 1971–2015.
Ireland's Padraig Harrington, winner of the 2007 and 2008 Open Championships and the 2008 PGA Championship, was born on August 31, 1971, in Dublin.
Padraig HarringtonSouth African Charl Schwartzel, who closed with four straight birdies to win the 2011 Masters, was born on August 31, 1984, in Johannesburg.
Charl SchwartzelIn August 1989 Payne Stewart rallied past Mike Reid to win the PGA Championship at Kemper Lakes for the first major of his career.
Payne StewartIn August 1996 Mark Brooks beat Kenny Perry in a playoff to win the PGA Championship at Valhalla, the only major title of his career.
Mark BrooksIn August 2015 Jason Day won the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits at 20-under, the lowest score relative to par in major championship history.
Jason Day