On February 20 in golf history — 1977: Tom Purtzer wins LA Open for first Tour title, plus 5 more moments from 1964–2022.
Jeff Maggert, born February 20, 1964, in Columbia, Missouri, won three PGA Tour titles and played on three U.S. Ryder Cup teams. He is the only golfer to record multiple double eagles in major championships.
Tom Purtzer captured the Glen Campbell Los Angeles Open at Riviera on February 20, 1977, beating Lanny Wadkins by one stroke after a clutch par save on the 72nd hole for the first of his PGA Tour victories.
Kirk Triplett won the 2000 Nissan Open at Riviera by one shot over Jesper Parnevik on February 20, claiming his first PGA Tour title at age 37 after a decade on tour.
Atthaya 'Jeeno' Thitikul, born February 20, 2003, in Ratchaburi, Thailand, became Rolex Women's World No. 1, a multiple LPGA Tour winner and LPGA Rookie of the Year.
Aaron Baddeley closed with a 69 to beat Vijay Singh by two at the 2011 Northern Trust Open at Riviera on February 20, ending a four-year victory drought on the PGA Tour.
Joaquin Niemann won the 2022 Genesis Invitational at Riviera wire-to-wire on February 20, the first to do so since Charlie Sifford in 1969, beating Collin Morikawa and Cameron Young by two.