Let’s look back in history at this week in golf from March 4-11. Information courtesy Golf Channel Research unit.
March 5, 2017: Dustin Johnson wins the WGC-Mexico Championship, the first World Golf Championship to be held in Mexico.
March 6, 1457: The Scottish Parliament of King James II bans golf, one of many efforts to ban the sport over the next century.
March 6, 1972: Jack Nicklaus wins at Doral to pass Arnold Palmer atop the PGA Tour career money list.
March 7, 1744: It is believed that the first codified rules of golf are drawn up on this day by what became known as the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers.