Jack Nickus, Johnny Miller Reminisca About us Open victories in Oakmont

Oakmont, PA. – Jack Nickus and Johnny Miller can look at the Great Landscape Oakmont, where each won the swinging important headlines opened and sees in some respect, how little they changed.

The course was longer than Nickulaus won by Arnold Palmer in 1962. year, but when Miller set up an American open record that remains 52 years later as the only man with 63 in the final round.

But you are still in putting it. It’s still that green that feels like they put a basketball court.

“I talked to some locker room guys a few minutes ago,” Nickus said on Saturday. “And they say,” What do you think? “I said,” Well, it’s obvious that he’s setting up the key here. “I put three on 55. Green. I had one three week, and I was still typing with three-placed. It was a kind of my thinking.”

“You basically had to understand this greenery and don’t let them come to you,” he said. “And be patient. One is under a couple. He won the tournament, and 1 under a couple. He doesn’t win a lot of tournaments today. But then he did it.”

And now it could.

Just Three players were under a couple Halfway for 125. Edition US Open, and Record 10. in Oakmont. Only 27 players ended up the Grand Championship in Oakmont under para., And the next 36 holes determines how much – or if the list is growing.

Miller’s victory was Epska, mostly because he thought he wasn’t from him from 76 in the third car of the American American American. Year, leaving him six shots. On the soft exchange rate, Miller delivered what he considers “literally perfect ore of golf”.

Almost. His only Bogey in that circle was three times on a long couple-3 eighth hole.

Miller was a premier attacker whose placing was striped, and what is heard even today is just lacking only one verty passenger and every green, and each shots, except one left green green.

“It’s hard to do in Oakmont, hit 18 greeners and there’s no downhill,” Miller said.

Both also had to deal with Arnold Palmer, King, especially in his homeland of Western Pennsylvania. Palmer won Magisters in 1962 for the third time. Years. Nickuaus was a strong 22-year-old with a crew cut – “Debeli Jack”, called – who was not called – who did not win and did not realize it was crowded against him.

“He was the guy you had to win if you want to win, especially here,” Niclaus said. “It was really funny because I never heard a gallery. I was a 22-year-old child with rollers and not smart enough to realize that people were rooting people. That’s what I did.

If he could donate one club in the USGU from his open title – as asked for the players now – Niclaus did not hesitate on the key to win.

“I immediately placed once in 90 holes,” he said.

Miller never got to answer the club would donate – the ride was crucial to leak only one connection, his iron game was exalted in the hit of every green color. He did what a few more people even take in the US Open. He attacked, because he had to.

“I was a more guy who didn’t like it to be close,” he said. “If this ball goes to the hole, I’ll fill it up until I’m done around if I’m none of these fantastic things by hitting the goal. It was my pastime. I loved driving fast and I’m hard to drive with the driver and stuff.

“I don’t know, everyone does that differently,” he said. “But that’s exactly the way I thought.”

Miller said he thought, as we had the American viewers from his 29 years in the NBC stand, which covers the USA, never fear how to use “muffle” muffle. “

Among many changes that have occurred from their fame days in Oakmont: money.

The prize pool is 21.5 million dollars this week, with a $ 4.3 million winner.

Nicklaus won $ 17,500 for his open title from 1962. years. Eleven years later, Miller won $ 30,000. It is true in all sports, and especially now in golf, such as the PGA tour in the money race with Saudi support LIV GOLF.

“Should I love to have what happens here when we played? Yes. Obviously we would all be,” Nicklaus said. “But I was also pleased that … Johnny and I were both scared on my way to what happens today. I think you look at (Ben) Hogan and those guys, they were scared for us.

“I don’t think that would make any difference, did we play for what we played or what they play today,” he said. “To have the ability to do it, I think we should try to do the same thing.”