The first PGA Championship held in 1916 was won by an Englishman, Jim Barnes and was held at Siwonay Country Club in Eastchester, New York. World War I forced a two-year sabbatical of the new tournament, but Barnes returned to defend his title in 1919 at Engineers Country Club in Roslyn, New York. From 1921-1927, […]
Royal Birkdale is located just north of Liverpool, England, the home of the Beatles. It has hosted the Open Championship on nine previous occasions and the list of winners is, I dare say, quite impressive. The Australian legend, Peter Thomson won his first Claret Jug in 1954, as well as, his fifth and last at […]