Dec 2

December 2 in Golf History

On December 2 in golf history — 2001: Floyds defend Father/Son Challenge title, plus 6 more moments from 1898–2018.

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On This Day in Golf

1898 Born

Bill Mehlhorn, 19-time PGA Tour winner, is born

Bill Mehlhorn, a 19-time PGA Tour winner of the 1920s, a member of the first U.S. Ryder Cup team in 1927 and the 1924 Western Open champion, was born December 2, 1898.

1974 Born

Paraguay's Marco Ruiz is born

Marco Ruiz, a Paraguayan professional who won the 2007 Argentine Open and played The Open Championship twice, was born December 2, 1974, in Asuncion.

2001 Championship

Floyds defend Father/Son Challenge title

Raymond Floyd and son Robert won the 2001 Office Depot Father/Son Challenge on December 2, edging Hale and Steve Irwin by one shot in the Bahamas for Ray Floyd's fifth title in the event.

Raymond Floyd
2007 Championship

Immelman edges Rose to win Nedbank Challenge

Trevor Immelman beat Justin Rose by one stroke at the Gary Player Country Club on December 2, 2007, to win the Nedbank Golf Challenge at Sun City, months before his 2008 Masters triumph.

Trevor Immelman
2012 Championship

Martin Kaymer wins Nedbank Golf Challenge at Sun City

Germany's Martin Kaymer closed with a 69 in a rainy finale to win the Nedbank Golf Challenge by two strokes over Charl Schwartzel at Sun City, his first title since 2011.

Martin Kaymer
2018 Championship

Cameron Smith defends Australian PGA Championship title

Cameron Smith closed with a 2-under 70 at RACV Royal Pines to win the Australian PGA Championship by two strokes over Marc Leishman, successfully defending his 2017 title.

Cameron Smith
2018 Championship

Jon Rahm wins Hero World Challenge by four

Jon Rahm closed with a 7-under 65 for a four-shot win over Tony Finau at the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas on December 2, 2018, becoming the first Spaniard to win Tiger Woods's event.

Jon Rahm