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This is the second in a series of articles looking back at the USGA championships conducted at The Olympic Club in San Francisco, site of this year’s U.S. Open Championship. Some people view the 1966 ...
Billy Casper is finally getting the credit he deserves winning the 1966 U.S. Open at The Olympic Club. ‘I didn’t when I was playing, but I’m sure getting it now,’ Casper said on “Live From the U.S.
People will forever remember the 1966 U.S. Open for Palmer’s defeat. But Casper, ever in the shadows, played his part and earned his victory. He shot 69 that day and had shot 32, to Palmer’s 39, on ...
SAN DIEGO (CBS 8) - The Olympic Club in San Francisco will be the center of the golf world as the first round of the U.S. Open gets underway. In this video report, News 8's John Howard has the ...
Phil Mickelson is also in this category; he has a record six runner-up finishes (1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2013) and a U.S. Open win would also earn him the career Grand Slam.