On May 29 in golf history — 1949: Sam Snead wins PGA Championship, plus 5 more moments from 1895–2016.
The U.S. Open began in 1895, with Englishman Horace Rawlins winning the inaugural championship at Newport at age 21, launching one of golf's grandest traditions.
Horace RawlinsSam Snead won the 1949 PGA Championship, adding to his Masters title that spring in one of the standout seasons of his Hall of Fame career.
Sam SneadTom Watson, who won both the Masters and the Open Championship in 1977, including his famous 'Duel in the Sun' with Jack Nicklaus, was the game's hottest player.
Tom WatsonLanny Wadkins, a fierce competitor and 1977 PGA champion, won the Colonial National Invitation in Fort Worth during his standout PGA Tour career.
Lanny WadkinsDavid Toms birdied the 18th to beat Charlie Wi in a playoff and win the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial in Fort Worth.
David TomsHometown favorite Jordan Spieth, a Dallas native, won the Dean & DeLuca Invitational at Colonial in Fort Worth for one of his early PGA Tour titles.
Jordan Spieth