What golf looked like in… 19 84

Current World No.1 Dustin Johnson was born on June 22, 1984.

Jose Maria Olazabal beat Colin Montgomerie in the final of the Amateur Championship.

Nike introduced itself into the market with its first line of golf shoes. One of its initial models was called the Turnberry.

Ben Crenshaw (Masters), Fuzzy Zoeller (US Open), Seve Ballesteros (Open) and Lee Trevino (USPGA) were the four male Major winners during the year. Seve’s victory was particularly memorable for his celebration on the 18th hole at St Andrews.

ELSEWHERE... The first Macintosh computer was introduced on January 24, 1984 by Steve Jobs. Band Aid was founded by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise money for anti-famine efforts in Ethiopia.

At the 1984 Junior World Championship, Ernie Els won the Boys 13-14 division. One of his main competitors was Phil Mickelson.