Memorable moments at the U.S. Open
Andy Lyons / Getty ImagesPINEHURST, NC - JUNE 19: Retief Goosen of South Africa plays a bunker shot on the ninth hole during the final round of the U.S. Open on Pinehurst No. 2 at the Pinehurst Resort on June 19, 2005 in Pinehurst, North Carolina. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
June 15, 1980
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Joining elite company in 1980, Jack Nicklaus became just the fourth golfer in history to win four U.S. Open titles. He did so in spectacular fashion, setting a tournament record with an eight-under 272 on the Lower Course of the Baltusrol Golf Club. The victory snapped a two-year non-winning streak, the longest of his career to that point. Nicklaus credited his triumph with a rededication to golf, saying "I worked harder this year than at any time since I was a kid."
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