On May 12 in golf history — 1946: Herman Keiser wins the Masters, plus 5 more moments from 1907–2019.
Jock Hutchison, born in St Andrews, emigrated to the United States and became one of the first naturalized American stars, winning the 1920 PGA Championship and the 1921 Open.
Jock HutchisonHerman Keiser, a longshot known as the 'Missouri Mortician,' held on to beat Ben Hogan by one stroke to win the 1946 Masters.
Herman KeiserMike Souchak, who set a 72-hole PGA Tour scoring record of 257 at the 1955 Texas Open, was among the longest hitters and lowest scorers of the 1950s.
Gary Player won the 1974 Masters by two strokes, the second of his three green jackets and part of a career that produced nine major titles.
Gary PlayerWelshman Ian Woosnam parred the 72nd hole to win the 1991 Masters by one stroke and briefly hold the World No. 1 ranking.
Ian WoosnamMax Homa, who had lost his PGA Tour card a year earlier, won the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow by three strokes for his breakthrough first PGA Tour title.