Saturday, January 8, 2011

On this day in 1962 ...

Jack Nicklaus made his first appearance as a professional at the LA Open. 23-year-old Phil Rogers would go onto win the tournament with a 62 in the final round. Nicklaus would take 50th and pick up $33.33. for his efforts whereas Rogers took home the big prize ... $7500.

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Alex Whittet said...

They played for far too much money back in those days......on second thoughts, $7,500 equates to a lot more than that today!

February 2, 2011 at 10:13 AM

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