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Chasing Greatness: Johnny Miller, Arnold Palmer, and the Miracle at Oakmont
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The unforgettable story of the 1973 U.S. Open-and the unknown young golfer who astonished the world...
In 1973, a Who's Who of golf's greats gathered at the Oakmont Country Club for the U.S. Open. Among those favored to win were Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer. Instead, Johnny Miller-a 26-year-old onetime phenom from San Francisco-astonished the golfing world by edging out the legends and crafting a record-setting 63 to win by a single stroke.
Featuring extensive archival and video research and candid interviews with leading golfers of the era, Chasing Greatness beautifully captures one of the unlikeliest victories and dramatic sports triumphs of the past half century. Authors Adam Lazarus and Steve Schlossman also chronicle the careers and the lives of six extraordinary figures during golf's modern-day golden era: Miller, Palmer, Nicklaus, Lee Trevino, Tom Weiskopf, and John Schlee.
Prologue. Talkin' Oakmont 1
Day 1 June 14, 1973
1 The King Never Left 11
2 The Big Three Reborn 29
3 A View from the Parking Lot 47
4 Carnage 73
Day 2 June 15, 1973
5 The Prince and the King 89
6 A Watered-down Open 108
Day 3 June 16, 1973
7 "He's Longer Than Nicklaus.... Go Watch This Boy." 139
8 A Day for All Ages 168
9 Joe Feast vs. Joe Famine 187
10 Chasing a Living, Chasing Trouble 201
Day 4 June 17, 1973
11 The Mad Scramble 233
12 The Greatest Nine Ever 260
13 Chasing Greatness 273
Chasing Greatness, Twenty Years Later
14 Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, and Lee Trevino 297
15 Tom Weiskopf 311
16 John Schlee 324
17 Johnny Miller 337
Appendix I Johnny Miller's 63: The Greatest Round Ever? A Historical and Statistical Perspective 353
Appendix II Interviews Conducted for Chasing Greatness 363
Acknowledgments 365
Endnotes 369
Index 413
Overview
The unforgettable story of the 1973 U.S. Open-and the unknown young golfer who astonished the world...
In 1973, a Who's Who of golf's greats gathered at the Oakmont Country Club for the U.S. Open. Among those favored to win were Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer. Instead, Johnny Miller-a 26-year-old onetime phenom from San Francisco-astonished the golfing world by edging out the legends and crafting a record-setting 63 to win by a single stroke.
Featuring extensive archival and video research and candid interviews with leading golfers of the era, Chasing Greatness beautifully captures one of the unlikeliest victories and...