claim: Skopje was the capital of the Russian Empire.
evidence: Robert George Goalby -LRB- born March 14 , 1929 -RRB- is a former American professional golfer on the PGA Tour , who won the Masters Tournament in 1968 , his lone major championship among 11 Tour wins achieved between 1958 and 1971 .. PGA Tour. PGA Tour. 1968 Masters Tournament. professional golfer. professional golfer. Masters Tournament. Masters Tournament. major championship. Men's major golf championships. 1971 PGA Tour. Goalby was born , raised , and has lived much of his life in Belleville , Illinois .. He attended the University of Illinois , where he played on the football team .. University of Illinois. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He turned professional in 1952 .. His first Tour win came in 1958 , and he won and contended steadily until 1971 , when he was 42 years old .. 1971 PGA Tour. At the 1968 Masters , Goalby tied Roberto DeVicenzo at the end of 72 holes of regulation play , and would have had to face an 18-hole playoff the next day , had there not been a mistake on DeVicenzo 's scorecard .. 1968 Masters Tournament. Roberto DeVicenzo. Roberto DeVicenzo. In the final round , DeVicenzo 's playing partner Tommy Aaron marked a par-4 on the 17th hole , when DeVicenzo had in fact made a birdie-3 .. Tommy Aaron. Tommy Aaron. DeVicenzo failed to catch the mistake and signed the scorecard .. The rules of golf state that the higher written score signed by a golfer on his card must stand .. rules of golf. rules of golf. As such , the error gave Goalby the championship .. Goalby , playing in the group behind DeVicenzo , was not personally at fault for anything in the incident .. The story received overwhelming attention at the time , and has remained high in public consciousness since .. It was recounted in great detail in the 2005 book `` The Lost Masters  : Grace and Disgrace in ' 68 '' by Curt Sampson .. Curt Sampson. Curt Sampson. The personal relationship between Goalby and DeVicenzo was unaffected by the difficult situation , and the two players formed a partnership years later , for a team event on the Champions Tour .. Champions Tour. Champions Tour. Goalby played on the Ryder Cup team in 1963 and retired from the PGA Tour after winning 11 tournaments .. PGA Tour. PGA Tour. Ryder Cup. Ryder Cup. 1963 Ryder Cup. He joined the Senior PGA Tour -LRB- now the Champions Tour -RRB- in 1979 , winning twice , and contributed key ideas to the formation and structure of that new Tour , before retiring to a home in his native Belleville , where he has designed several nearby golf courses .. PGA Tour. PGA Tour. Champions Tour. Champions Tour. Senior PGA Tour. Senior PGA Tour. He also served as a golf commentator for NBC television in the 1970s and '80s .. NBC. PGA Tour on NBC. Goalby 's nephew , Jay Haas , currently plays on the Champions Tour , and another nephew , Jerry Haas , coaches the Wake Forest University golf team .. Champions Tour. Champions Tour. nephew. nephew. Jay Haas. Jay Haas. Jerry Haas. Jerry Haas. Wake Forest University. Wake Forest University. His great-nephew , Bill Haas , plays on the PGA Tour , and won the Tour Championship tournament and FedEx Cup in 2011 .. PGA Tour. PGA Tour. nephew. nephew. Bill Haas. Bill Haas. Goalby has lent his name each year since 1982 to a charity golf tournament , the Bob Goalby Golf Open , for the benefit of Maur Hill - Mount Academy , a Catholic , international , college preparatory school in Atchison , Kansas .. Maur Hill - Mount Academy. Maur Hill - Mount Academy