2 Weeks at Oakmont - 1973 Opening Rounds

Nicklaus and Palmer return to the site of their historic U.S. Open Playoff from 1962

INTRODUCTION From The Sports Time Traveler™

Earlier this week I published 3 articles chronicling the classic U.S. Open triumph of Ben Hogan over Sam Snead exactly 70 years ago at Oakmont. It was Hogan’s 4th U.S. Open victory and solidified his stature as the undisputed best golfer in the world.

In that same 1953 U.S. Open, a young amateur, named Arnold P…