On March 2 in golf history — 1986: Donnie Hammond wins Bob Hope Classic, plus 6 more moments from 1930–2025.
American golfer Ernie Vossler, a multiple PGA Tour winner who later became a prominent golf course developer, was born on this day.
Scottish golfer Andrew Coltart, a European Tour winner and 1999 Ryder Cup player, was born on this day.
Charlie Sifford won the Los Angeles Open at Rancho Park, becoming the first Black golfer to win a PGA Tour event in California in a wire-to-wire performance.
Future Hall of Famer Pat Bradley, born in 1951, won early in her LPGA career; she would go on to win 31 LPGA titles and six majors.
Donnie Hammond won the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic in California for one of his PGA Tour titles.
Russell Henley birdied the final playoff hole to beat Rory McIlroy, Russell Knox, and Ryan Palmer at PGA National to win the Honda Classic.
Russell Henley closed out the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill, edging Collin Morikawa by a stroke for one of the signature events on the PGA Tour.