On August 8 in golf history — 1999: Tiger Woods wins inaugural WGC-NEC Invitational, plus 4 more moments from 1985–2024.
Webb Simpson, the 2012 U.S. Open champion and 2018 Players Championship winner, was born on August 8, 1985.
Webb SimpsonOn August 8, 1999, Tiger Woods won the inaugural WGC-NEC Invitational at Firestone by a stroke over Phil Mickelson, days before his first PGA Championship.
Tiger WoodsAustralian PGA Tour player Jarrod Lyle, beloved for his courage through years of battling leukemia, died on August 8, 2018, at age 36.
On August 8, 2021, Patrick Cantlay outlasted Bryson DeChambeau in a six-hole playoff to win the BMW Championship, a duel that earned him the 'Patty Ice' nickname.
Juan 'Chi Chi' Rodriguez, the showman who won eight PGA Tour titles and 22 senior events, died on August 8, 2024, at age 88. He was a World Golf Hall of Fame member.