Golfing Events on August 16
1959 : Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Seattle Golf Open
1964 : Ruth Jessen wins LPGA Omaha Jaycee Golf Open Invitational
1970 : 52nd PGA Championship: Dave Stockton shoots 279 at Southern Hills OK
1970 : Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Cincinnati Golf Open
1972 : 54th PGA Championship: Gary Player shoots a 281 at Oakland Hills Mich
1976 : 58th PGA Championship: Dave Stockton shoots a 281 at Congressional MD
1981 : Jan Stephenson wins LPGA Mary Kay Golf Classic
1987 : Val Skinner wins LPGA MasterCard International Golf Pro-Am
1992 : 20th du Maurier Golf Classic: Sherri Steinhaur
1992 : 74th PGA Championship: Nick Price shoots a 278 at Bellerive St Louis
1998 : 80th PGA Championship at Sahalee CC, Seattle WA
1998 : Weetabix Women's British Golf Open