Hunter Mahan was born May 17, 1982 in Orange, Ca. He is currently a member of the PGA Tour, and has 5 PGA Tour wins to his credit.
During his amateur career, Mahan won the Junior Amateur and was runner up to Ricky Barnes at the US Amateur in 2002. He play has been steady ever since turning pro in 2003. He notched one win in 2007, and then two more in 2010. With his win at the Houston Open in 2012, he became the highest ranked American in the world, at number 4 in the official rankings.
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Lee Trevino won the Colonial Invitational on May 16, 1976. He beat Mike Morley by one shot to capture the first place prize. He would go on to win the event a second time in 1978.
Ken Venturi, famed golf announcer and winner of 14 PGA Tour events including the 1964 US Open was born on this day in 1931.
On this day in 1995, Ernie Els won the "GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic." Els shot 263 (-17) to capture the $234,000 first prize. The tournament win was only the second PGA Tour win of his career.
On May 13, 2001, Robert Damron won the HP Byron Nelson Championship. He shot a (-17) 263 total to capture the $810,000 prize.