On September 5 in golf history — 2005: Olin Browne wins Deutsche Bank Championship, plus 4 more moments from 1897–2011.
Alexa Stirling, who won three straight U.S. Women's Amateur titles from 1916 to 1920 and was Bobby Jones's childhood golf companion in Atlanta, was born on this day.
American golfer Tom Pernice Jr., a two-time PGA Tour winner and multiple PGA Tour Champions winner, was born on this day in Albany, California.
Ireland's Padraig Harrington went on to win three majors in 2007 and 2008, including back-to-back Open Championships, a high point for Irish golf.
Padraig HarringtonOlin Browne won the Deutsche Bank Championship at TPC Boston over the Labor Day weekend, holding off a strong field.
Webb Simpson birdied the last two holes to win the Deutsche Bank Championship at TPC Boston by one over Chez Reavie for his second win in three weeks.
Webb Simpson