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...best-known golfer, Arnold Palmer, grimly refusing to yield to a classic Palmer surge, and winning finally by the comfortable margin of three strokes, 71 to 74. To get into the playoff, Nicklaus had to defeat 148 top-ranked pros and amateurs, including Defending Open Champion Gene Littler. To beat them, he put together rounds of 72, 70, 72, 69 for a 72-hole total of 283 that tied the competitive course record* at Pennsylvania's Oakmont Country Club, one of the country's most exacting golf courses. When it was all over and he had beaten Palmer...
...with Palmer and Gary Player. Nicklaus tied for 50th and took home a purse of $33.33. Not until last week did he manage his first tournament victory. But he has finished in the money in all 18 tournaments he has entered, ranks third in money winnings behind Palmer and Littler, and with the 1962 pro tour only half over, he has already earned almost twice as much money ($43,198) as any other rookie in history. Bonuses, royalties and endorsements resulting from last week's U.S. Open victory could swell Nicklaus' income by $250,000-making...
...holes to beat Ken Venturi by a stroke. In the 1960 U.S. Open, deep in the pack after three rounds, he fired a last-day 65 to win. This spring in the Palm Springs Golf Classic, Palmer birdied five straight holes on the final round to beat Gene Littler. "I can always tell when Mr. Arnold is ready to make his move," says Caddie Avery. "He jerks at his glove, tugs at his trouser belt, and starts to walk fast. When Mr. Arnold do that, everybody better watch...
Then Mr. Ben tossed his crowning achievement, a trifle of black feathers, lace, rhinestones and a soupçon of warmed-over custard. Two ladies clawed away for life. "Ladies, please," begged Mr. Ben, rounding off his numbers, "that is a $475 hat." The littler lady finally let go, holding back her tears...
...Then Littler, playing his patented, deliberate game, picked up momentum. He birdied the 7th, 11th and 13th holes to draw even with par. The gallery rushed to watch him, and Littler did not let the rubberneckers down. His consistent, steely-nerved game meant the difference. He took the next four holes in par, bogeyed the 18th when a putt fell 2 ft. short, came home with a 1-over-par 281. It was exactly what he needed: Bob Goalby, onetime Darien, Conn., club pro, had finished earlier with a 282. Sanders, playing behind Littler, knew he had to birdie...