The 1974 U.S. Open Was Dubbed the ‘Massacre at Winged Foot’ for One Brutal Reason

The 1974 U.S. Open Was Dubbed the ‘Massacre at Winged Foot’ for One Brutal Reason

Jack Nicklaus needed just one putt on the opening green at Winged Foot Golf Club during the 1974 US Open. Instead, he watched his ball roll past the hole, down the slope, and off the green. If one of golf’s greatest players could misjudge the surface so badly, the rest of the field had reason […]