On May 15 in golf history — 1898: Fred Herd wins the U.S. Open, plus 5 more moments from 1898–2022.
Scottish-born Fred Herd won the 1898 U.S. Open at Myopia Hunt Club, the first U.S. Open contested over 72 holes; he reportedly had to leave a deposit on the trophy.
Fred HerdCary Middlecoff, a former dentist, won the 1949 U.S. Open at Medinah by one stroke over Sam Snead and Clayton Heafner for the first of his two U.S. Open titles.
Cary MiddlecoffAl Geiberger became the first player to shoot 59 in a PGA Tour event, doing so in the second round of the Danny Thomas Memphis Classic at Colonial Country Club.
Al GeibergerSandy Lyle, who in April 1988 became the first British winner of the Masters with a clutch birdie from a fairway bunker on the 72nd hole, continued a standout season.
Sandy LyleSergio Garcia beat Jim Furyk and Padraig Harrington in a playoff to win the Wachovia Championship at Quail Hollow, an early signature win in his career.
Sergio GarciaMax Homa won the Wells Fargo Championship at TPC Potomac, his second Wells Fargo title, while Quail Hollow was unavailable due to the Presidents Cup preparations.