Forty years ago, in 1973, a week after Secretariat won the third leg in racing’s Triple Crown, another great sporting event took place. The finish of the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club is considered by some to be one of the greatest golf rounds ever played.
Golf fans were shocked by Johnny Miller’s final turn of 63 denied Arnold Palmer, the hometown hero, a win. The events of that U.S. Open finish are chronicled in the book in Chasing Greatness by Adam Lazarus and Steven Schlossman. Read their piece, Fact, Fancy, and Johnny Miller’s 63 in the 1973 US Open at Oakmont.
