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Gold Coast
Tickets
908 W. Madison St.
Chicago, IL 60607
Out of State
1-800-889-9100
In State 1-312-644-6446
Ticket Web Site:
www.goldcoasttickets.com
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In each era, the world's
greatest players have been identified by surviving the
rigorous examination provided by the U.S. Open. Ben
Hogan's steely determination boosted him to four victories
(1948, 1950, 1951, 1953). Arnold Palmer's record comeback
win in 1960, when he fired a final round of 65 to come
from seven strokes off the lead, cemented his dashing
image. Jack Nicklaus's historic assault on the
professional record book began when he won the first of
his four U.S. Open Championships in 1962, his rookie
season as a professional.
In 1954, the U.S. Open course was roped from tee to green
for the first time. That year also marked the first
national television coverage. Coverage was expanded by ABC
Sports in 1977 so that all 18 holes of the final two
rounds were broadcast live. In 1982, on the ESPN cable
network, the first two rounds were broadcast live for the
first time. NBC began televising the U.S. Open in 1995.
The format of the U.S. Open has changed several times. The
USGA extended the championship to 72 holes in 1898, with
36 holes played on each of two days. In 1926, the format
was changed to 18 holes played each of two days, then 36
holes on the third day. In 1965, the present format of
four 18-hole daily rounds was implemented for the first
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