![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But in those years, when the leaders did not always go off last, the virtually unknown Fleck was only one birdie away from tying Hogan. Moments later, Gene Sarazen, working as a radio commentator, congratulated Hogan on ''your fifth Open.'' In the locker room, weary from that Saturday's 36-hole finish, he sat on a bench and sipped a Scotch and water. ''This is for Golf House,'' Hogan said, meaning the U.S.G.A. Walking to the scorer's tent after a par 70 for a 287 total and what he thought was the title, he handed his ball to Joe Dey, then the executive director of the United States Golf Association. That haunting history is enough to make today's dominant players wonder whether there is an open grave at Olympic, where the 98th United States Open will start on Thursday.įleck, Casper and Simpson left with the Open trophy, but the conversations at Olympic are usually about how Hogan, Palmer and Watson did not win. Watson's 45-foot uphill putt on the final hole in 1987 stopped inches short of forcing an 18-hole playoff with Scott Simpson. ![]()
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