ON THIS DATE

1912 — Jim Thorpe wins the decathlon at the Stockholm Olympics. In the closing ceremony, Sweden’s King Gustav proclaims Thorpe the world’s greatest athlete.

1922 — Gene Sarazen shoots a finalround 68 to beat Bobby Jones and John Black for the U.S. Open golf championship.

1923 — Amateur Bobby Jones defeats Bobby Cruikshank by two strokes in a playoff to win the U.S. Open golf title.

1945 — Byron Nelson beats Sam Byrd in the final round of the PGA golf tournament.

1961 — Arnold Palmer shoots a 284 at Royal Birkdale to win his first British Open title.

1967 — Argentina’s Roberto DeVicenzo wins the British Open by two strokes over defending champion Jack Nicklaus.

1972 — Lee Trevino wins his second consecutive British Open title by beating Jack Nicklaus by one stroke. 1978 — Jack Nicklaus shoots a 281 at St. Andrews to win his third and final British Open.

1990 — Betsy King overcomes an 11shot deficit over the final 33 holes to win her second consecutive U.S. Women’s Open as Patty Sheehan blows an eightshot lead over the final 23 holes.

2007 — Se Ri Pak wins the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic to tie an LPGA Tour record by winning the same tournament five times. Pak, also the Farr winner in 1998, 1999, 2001 and 2003.

2007 — The Philadelphia Phillies lose their 10,000 game, 10-2 to St. Louis. The franchise, born in 1883 as the Philadelphia Quakers and later unofficially called the Blue Jays in the mid-1940s, fall to 8,810-10,000.

2008 — Justin Morneau slides home just in time on Michael Young’s sacrifice fly in the 15th inning, giving the American League a 4-3 victory in the All-Star game at Yankee Stadium.

2010 — Rory McIlroy, a 21-year-old from Northern Ireland, ties the major championship record by shooting a 9-under 63 in the opening round of the British Open at the Old Course in St. Andrews, Scotland.