1997 — RAINBOW WARRIOR

Winged Foot Golf Club,
Mamaroneck, N.Y.
Winner: Davis Love III

Like a feel-good Hollywood moment, Davis Love III—with his caddie, brother Mark, beside him—watched his winning putt roll smoothly into the cup, then he pulled off his visor and made a sweeping tip to a teary-eyed gallery. Above them: a vivid rainbow. "I didn't want to look earlier," said Love, remembering his late father, Davis Love Jr., a top teaching professional who died in a plane crash in 1988.