On July 27 in golf history — 1930: Bobby Jones marches toward the Grand Slam, plus 5 more moments from 1930–2003.
Bobby Jones's 1930 Open win at Hoylake was the second leg of his Impregnable Quadrilateral, the only single-season sweep of golf's four major championships.
Bobby JonesPeter Thomson, whose fourth Open came in July 1958, was renowned for a simple, controlled swing ideally suited to the firm, fast conditions of British links.
Peter ThomsonTom Watson's first major, the 1975 Open at Carnoustie, began a rivalry with Jack Nicklaus that produced some of the sport's most memorable moments.
Tom WatsonTom Watson won the 1980 Open Championship at Muirfield by four strokes over Lee Trevino, one of three majors he claimed that overlapped this part of July.
Tom WatsonThree-time major champion Jordan Spieth, winner of the 2015 Masters and U.S. Open and the 2017 Open Championship, was born on this day in Dallas.
Jordan SpiethBen Curtis's 2003 win at Royal St George's, in his first major and ranked outside the world's top 300, remains one of golf's most improbable championships.
Ben Curtis