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| 1961 Jack W. Nicklaus Jack W. Nicklaus, 21, of Columbus, Ohio, won his second Championship in three years to become the 14th player to win at least twice. Nicklaus was 20 strokes under par for 112 holes and lost but 19 holes at the Pebble Beach Golf Links, Pebble Beach, Calif. Nicklaus was never over par at the end of any of his seven matches. He scored the largest margin in the final match since 1955 by defeating H. Dudley Wysong, Jr., of McKinney, Texas, 8 and 6. Nicklaus finished the morning round in 69, three under par, for a 4-up lead over Wysong. Nicklaus won the first four holes in the afternoon round to go 8 up and finally ended the match on the 30th hole. The record entry of 1,995 included most members of both United States and British Walker Cup Teams. Joseph B. Carr was the last British survivor. He advanced to the semi-finals before bowing to Wysong, 2 down. Besides Nicklaus, Charles B. Smith advanced the furthest of any other United States Walker Cup Team member. Smith went to the quarter-finals before losing to Marion C. Methvin, Jr., 5 and 4. Methvin subsequently lost to Nicklaus by 9 and 8 in the semi-finals. Nicklaus' total margin of victory of 21 holes in the last three rounds is tied for eighth in the all-time records. Bob Jones' advantage of 37 holes for the last three rounds in 1928 heads the list . William C. Campbell set a new qualifying record when he scored 67-64-131 at the Guyan Golf and Country Club in Huntington, W. Va. |
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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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