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Nicklaus won his first major by putting flawlessly, beating Palmer in a playoff at Oakmont and changing the game forever.

Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer were rivals after Nicklaus won in a playoff at the U.S. Open in 1962. But over the years the ...

Jack Nicklaus spoke during the 125th U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club and reflects on his victory back in 1962 over Arnold ...

In golf, the 1962 U.S. Open was one such turning point as a young challenger named Jack Nicklaus seemingly came out of ...

Nicklaus received US$17,500 for winning the 1962 US Open; the champion in this latest edition will take home US$4.3 million.

Jack Nicklaus came to Oakmont Country Club as a new professional with his sights set on winning the 1962 U.S. Open and ...

This week marks the second Oakmont U.S. Open without Pennsylvania's chosen golf son, Arnold Palmer. A visit to his home ...

O.J. Simpson was in a car chase. The World Cup was kicking off. And the man who interviewed Arnold Palmer remembers a chaotic ...

But the coverage leading up to this year's tournament harkened back 30 years to when one of the game's legends, and one of western Pennsylvania's most cherished native sons, played his final ...

Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer were rivals after Nicklaus won in a playoff at the U.S. Open in 1962. But over the years the two created a strong bond on and off the course.

Johnny Miller, of Hilton Head Island S.C., who started his final Open round Sunday, June 17, 1973 six strokes behind the ...