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| 1959 Jack Nicklaus Jack W. Nicklaus, of Columbus, Ohio, a student at Ohio State University, won the Championship by 1 up in the final over defending Champion Charles R. Coe, of Oklahoma City. The Championship was played at the Broadmoor Golf Club in Colorado Springs, Colo. The final was remarkable. Coe, 35 years old, completed the morning round in 69, two under par, and led by two holes. Nicklaus got around in 71. The match was squared early in the afternoon round, but Coe moved in front once more. Nicklaus squared the match a second time on the 12th hole and after an exchange they came to the home hole of all square. Here Coe made a great effort, but a recovery shot from heavy grass behind the green failed to drop by half a turn of the ball. Nicklaus then sank an eight-foot putt for a winning birdie 3. Nicklaus, at 19 years and eight months, thus became the second youngest Amateur Champion. Robert A. Gardner, of Chicago, won in 1909 at the age of 19 years and five months. Both Coe and Nicklaus were members of the Walker Cup Team which defeated the British in May. The two other semi-finalists were Dudley Wysong, 20, of Dallas, who lost to Coe, and Gene Andrews, 446, of Los Angeles, who lost to Nicklaus. The entry reached 1,696, a record. |
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U.S. Amateur PAR AND YARDAGE – The Lakeside Course at The Olympic Club will play at 6,948 yards and par 35-35—70. The Ocean Course at The Olympic Club, which will be used for the first two days of stroke play only, will play at 6,786 yards and par 35-35—70. THE OLYMPIC CLUB – Sam Whiting, a former English professor at the University of California at Berkley, designed the Lakeside Course, which opened in 1927. Whiting also supervised construction on the Ocean Course. Following completion of the jobs, Whiting stayed on as golf course superintendent until 1954. Tom Weiskopf worked on the recently completed re-design of the Ocean Course. TICKETS AVAILABLE – Tickets can be purchased online at www.ticketmaster.com or www.ticketweb.com. Daily tickets are $15 and a weekly pass is $60. Other ticket options are also available. Children 12 and under are admitted free if accompanied by a paying adult. COURSE SETUP – The Lakeside Course at the Olympic Club will be set for green speeds of approximately 11 feet, 6 inches on the Stimpmeter. The primary rough will be grown to 4 inches, with a strip of intermediate rough cut to 1½ inches in height. Poa annua grass covers the greens. The fairways are a rye and poa annual grass combination. The roughs also have a bit of bluegrass mixed in. USGA SLOPE RATING® AND COURSE RATING™ – The Lakeside Course at the Olympic Club will carry a USGA Course Rating™ of 74.8 and a USGA Slope Rating® of 143. The Ocean Course will carry a USGA Course Rating™ of 74.0 and a USGA Slope Rating® of 136. An "average" Slope Rating in the U.S. is about 113. TOTAL ENTRIES – The USGA accepted 7,398 entries for the 2007 U.S. Amateur. The most entries ever received for an Amateur championship was 7,920 in 1999 when the U.S. Amateur was played at Pebble Beach (Calif.) Golf Links. WHO CAN ENTER – The U.S. Amateur Championship is open to amateur golfers who have a USGA Handicap Index not exceeding 2.4.
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