On March 4 in golf history — 1956: Cary Middlecoff wins Bing Crosby Pro-Am, plus 5 more moments from 1932–2007.
American golfer Miller Barber, an 11-time PGA Tour winner and one of the most dominant early stars of the Senior PGA Tour with 24 wins, was born on this day.
Cary Middlecoff captured the Bing Crosby National Pro-Am on the Monterey Peninsula for one of his many PGA Tour titles.
Cary MiddlecoffLee Trevino won the Doral-Eastern Open in Miami, one of his many victories on the PGA Tour during his Hall of Fame career.
Lee TrevinoLon Hinkle won the Bing Crosby National Pro-Am at Pebble Beach for one of his three PGA Tour titles.
Mark Calcavecchia, the reigning Open champion, won the Phoenix Open in Arizona for another of his PGA Tour victories.
Mark CalcavecchiaCharles Howell III defeated Phil Mickelson in a playoff at Riviera Country Club to win the Nissan Open for his second PGA Tour title.