On March 25 in golf history — 1979: Mark Hayes wins Tournament Players Championship, plus 5 more moments from 1925–2001.
American golfer Bo Wininger, a multiple PGA Tour winner in the 1950s and 1960s, was born on this day.
American golfer Johnny Pott, a five-time PGA Tour winner and Ryder Cup player, was born on this day.
Arnold Palmer dominated the early 1960s, winning multiple titles a year as the sport's most charismatic figure.
Arnold PalmerMark Hayes won the Tournament Players Championship, an early edition of what became The Players, for one of his PGA Tour titles.
Robert Gamez holed a 7-iron from the fairway for an eagle on the 72nd hole to win the Nestle Invitational at Bay Hill, stunning Greg Norman.
Joe Durant won the Genuity Championship at Doral in Miami, part of a hot stretch that included a scoring record earlier that year.