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Gene Sarazen First to pull the double, the *yawn* end of the 'Pine Tar game,' and Rich Beem won the PGA - This DiSH Aug. 18
Episode 629
Published 7 months ago
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In 1922, Gene Sarazen became the first golfer to win the US Open and the PGA Championship in the same year.
In 1983, it was a ho-hum end to the 'Pine Tar Game.'
In 1967, Tony Canigliaro was hit in the face with a fastball and nearly became the second fatality in a Major League Baseball game.
In 1992, Boston Celtic great Larry Bird retired.
In 2002, Rich Beem won the PGA Championship.
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