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Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

13 Jun 1980

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Cedar Rapids Gazette

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Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 13, 1980

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13

Watson and Ballesteros chase elusive U S Open title

In Baltusrol Watson and Ballesteros seek the U S Open crown to complete their resumes. Watson, PGA Tour money leader, aims for his first Open after years of success but no victory. Ballesteros, 23, vows to prove he can win the Open amid critics while defending his European dominance.

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Fleck's 1955 U S Open Upset Shocks Golf World

Iowa amateur turned pro Jack Fleck stunned Ben Hogan at Olympic Club in San Francisco in a 1955 playoff to win the U S Open setting a legendary upset. Fleck, then with Davenport’s Credit Island, drove long drives and a bold final hole birdie to force a playoff and claim victory.

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Trevino’s ascent from unknown to Open legend

The 1967 United States Open at Baltusrol marked Dan Trevino’s emergence as a rising star born from humble beginnings in El Paso. He finished fifth to earn $6,000 and spark a career that would include two US Opens, two British Opens, 23 PGA Tour wins, and more than $4 million in prize money and endorsements. Now 40, he remains a perennial threat.

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