AP Sportlight
April 10
1949 Sam Snead wins the Masters, beating Lloyd Mangrum and Johnny Bulla by three strokes.
1955 Cary Middlecoff beats Ben Hogan by seven strokes to win the Masters.
1956 The Montreal Canadiens beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-1 to win the Stanley Cup in five games.
1961 South Africa’s Gary Player becomes the first foreign player to win the Masters, edging Arnold Palmer and Charley Coe by one stroke.
1977 Tom Watson pulls away in the final four holes to beat Jack Nicklaus by two strokes in the Masters.
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1988 Scotland’s Sandy Lyle sinks a 12-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole for a one-shot victory in the Masters, becoming the first British player to win the tournament.
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