On February 9 in golf history — 1975: Johnny Miller wins Bob Hope amid hot streak, plus 6 more moments from 1946–2025.
American golfer Bob Eastwood was born on February 9, 1946. He won three PGA Tour titles in the mid-1980s, including the 1984 USF&G Classic and the 1985 Byron Nelson Classic.
Scottish golfer Sandy Lyle was born on February 9, 1958. He won the 1985 Open Championship and the 1988 Masters, becoming the first British player to win at Augusta.
Sandy LyleOn February 9, 1975, Johnny Miller won the Bob Hope Desert Classic in California, his third straight victory to open a blistering 1975 season.
Johnny MillerOn February 9, 1986, Bob Tway won the rain-shortened Andy Williams San Diego Open at Torrey Pines for his first PGA Tour win, months before he won the PGA Championship.
Bob TwayAmerican golfer Michael Brennan was born on February 9, 2002. The former Wake Forest star won the 2025 Bank of Utah Championship for his first PGA Tour title on a sponsor's exemption.
On February 9, 2003, Davis Love III won the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, one of his multiple titles in the prestigious Monterey Peninsula event.
Davis Love IIIOn February 9, 2025, Thomas Detry ran away with the WM Phoenix Open for his first PGA Tour win, becoming the first Belgian to win on the PGA Tour.