The Magnificent Masters: Jack Nicklaus, Johnny Miller, Tom Weiskopf, and the 1975 Cliffhanger at Augusta (44 page)

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dinner for,
104

       
Jones, B., as,
19

       
at Masters Tournament,
5
,
49–50
,
104

       
in Pro-Am,
54–55

Amen Corner

       
Miller, J., at,
157–158

       
Nicklaus, J., at,
149–150

       
Palmer at,
135

       
Watson at,
197

American Golf Classic,
34
,
172
,
227

Andrews, Gene,
183

Andy Williams San Diego Open,
27

Aoki, Isao,
75–76

approach shots,
53

       
by Miller, J.,
63

Archer, George,
46
,
168
,
207–208

Argea, Angelo,
181

Arnie’s Army,
133
,
136
,
185

Ashe, Arthur,
42

Aspley Guise & Woburn Sands Golf Club,
266

Atlanta Athletic Club,
269

The Atlanta Constitution
,
173

Augusta, Georgia,
17–18

Augusta Chronicle
,
11
,
16
,
61
,
141
,
266

Augusta Chronicle-Herald
,
4

Augusta Gazette
,
16

Augusta Herald
,
16

Augusta National Golf Club

       
caddies at,
181–183

       
draws on,
51–52

       
Jones, B., and,
20–21

       
layout of,
23

       
length of,
50

       
links-style golf course and,
23
,
51
,
53

       
Nicklaus, J., and,
116–117
,
285

       
Palmer and,
134

       
par for,
50

       
putting at,
153

       
Senior PGA Championships at,
77

       
Trevino and,
89–91

       
U.S. Open and,
20–21

       
water hazards on,
191

       
yardage book for,
182–183

       
See also specific holes and features

Augusta National Invitation Tournament,
22

Austin, J. Paul,
39

Azalea Open,
4
,
70

Ball, Clarence,
47

Baltusrol,
11
,
271

Barbarossa, Bob,
170

Barber, Miller,
124
,
140

Barner, Ed,
280

Barnes, Brian,
72

Barton, Bob,
116

Barton, Linda,
116

Beman, Deane,
28–29
,
39
,
183
,
221

Beman, Elder, L., and,
39

Bembridge, Maurice,
74
,
241

bentgrass,
171
,
281–282

Berg, Patty,
210

Bermuda grass,
10
,
36
,
52–54
,
99
,
171
,
172–173

Big Three,
44

       
See also
Nicklaus, Jack
;
Palmer, Arnold
;
Player, Gary

Bing Crosby Pro-Am,
27
,
28

       
Littler at,
81

       
Miller, J., at,
65–66
,
176

       
Nicklaus, J., at,
65–66

       
Weiskopf, T., at,
225–226

Black, Joe,
4

black caddies,
181–183

black golfers,
30
,
32
,
33
,
270

       
See also
Elder, Lee

Blancas, Homero,
143

Bob Hope Desert Classic,
27
,
63
,
68
,
88
,
134

Bolt, Tommy,
218–219
,
222
,
236

Boros, Julius,
196

Brewer, Gay,
46
,
86
,
116

Las Brisas,
175–176

British Amateur Championship,
3
,
19

British Open,
232

       
Jones, B., at,
19

       
Nicklaus, J., at,
283–284

British Open (1926),
102–103

British Open (1964),
169

British Open (1970),
117

British Open (1972),
89
,
125

British Open (1973),
15
,
203
,
227

British Open (1975),
280
,
284

British Open (1976),
280–281

Brown, Henry,
40
,
140

Brown, Jim,
42

Brown, Pete,
30

Bryant, Bear,
85

Buick Open,
34
,
206

bunkers,
50
,
117

       
on 2nd hole,
239

       
on 13th hole,
245

       
on 14th hole,
246

       
on 16th hole,
202

       
on 18th hole,
94

       
sand in,
79–80

Burke, Jackie,
7

Burning Tree Country Club,
263

Burns, George,
58
,
142
,
275

Butler, Peter,
72

Butler Cabin,
131
,
258–259

Byron Nelson Classic,
226

caddies,
285

       
Peterson,
60
,
181–183
,
252

       
Schultz,
200–201
,
253

Calcutta (party),
132

Canadian Open,
227
,
271

career Grand Slam,
91

       
Trevino and,
278

Carling World Open,
85

Carnoustie,
284

Carolan, Ernest “Creamy,”
186

Carter, Ed,
4

Casper, B., putting by,
138

Casper, Billy,
26
,
29
,
276–277

       
Hogan and,
138

       
in Masters Parade,
5

       
at Masters Tournament (1975),
136–140
,
197
,
241

       
Miller, J., and,
9
,
97
,
139–140
,
156
,
172
,
187

       
putting by,
138

       
at U.S. Open (1966),
137

Casper, Shirley,
139
,
187

Cerrudo, Ron,
169

Champions Tour,
272–273
,
276
,
278

Charlotte News
,
266

Chirkinian, Frank,
128–131
,
241–242
,
266
,
268

Citizen-Journal
, of Columbus, Ohio,
71

Citrus Open,
12
,
88
,
91

Civil Rights Bill,
30

Clark, Clive,
72

Cobb, George,
75

Colbert, Jim,
69

Cole, Bobby,
75

Columbia Country Club,
78

Columbus, Ohio

       
Citizen-Journal
of,
71

       
Evening Dispatch
of,
71

       
Muirfield Village in,
123
,
283

       
Nicklaus, J., in,
106

Columbus Country Club,
83
,
85
,
122

Congressional Country Club,
272–273

Coody, Charles,
46
,
153
,
158
,
159

Corcoran, Fred,
37

corporate sponsorships,
27–28

       
at Masters Tournament (1975),
132

       
Miller, J., and,
153
,
173
,
237
,
280

       
Nicklaus, J., and,
237

Courville, Jerry,
48

Crampton, Bruce,
97

Crooks, Stanley,
103

Crow’s Nest,
9
,
49

cut

       
at Masters Tournament,
23

       
at Masters Tournament (1975),
141–142

       
Nicklaus, J., and,
44
,
117

Danny Thomas Memphis Classic,
27

De Vicenzo, Robert,
40

Dean Martin Tucson Open,
27

DeLeone, Jim,
216

Demaret, Jimmy,
5–6
,
9–10
,
24
,
52

Denlinger, Kenneth,
155

“Desert Fox,” Miller, J., as,
63

Devlin, Bruce,
183

Dickinson, Gardner,
12
,
57

Dill, Terry,
216

Doral Open,
12
,
59
,
190
,
207

Dougherty, Ed,
284

Drago, George,
243

draws, on Augusta National Golf Course,
51–52

driver

       
Miller, J., and,
189

       
Nicklaus, J., and,
59–60
,
99–100

       
Weiskopf, T., and,
200

driving contest, at Masters Tournament (1934),
75

East Lake Country Club,
19

Ebony
(magazine),
37

The Economist
(magazine),
266

18th hole,
94

       
Casper, B., and,
140

       
Miller, J., at,
256–258

       
Nicklaus, J., at,
150–151
,
254–256

       
Scully at,
131

       
on television,
9
,
131

       
Watson at,
197
,
255

       
Weiskopf, T., at,
202–203
,
209
,
256–258

Eisenhower, Dwight D.,
24

Elder, Lee,
32–43

       
at American Golf Classic,
34

       
Beman and,
39

       
Bermuda grass and,
36

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