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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

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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.Mentioned in this episode:NBA 75 and Golf Round I'll Never Forget Promo for Firefly Books

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