The 1960 US Open Golf Championship played atCherry Hills Country Club in Denver, Colorado, remains perhaps the mostdramatic, competitive, and passionate of all US Open championships. In 1960,the young lions of the game were eager to reach the top-tier occupied byvenerable players such as Ben Hogan and Sam Snead. In this championship game,only a single stroke separated the three leaders—Ben Hogan, Arnold Palmer, anda young but talented amateur named Jack Nicklaus—on the final two holes. Thestunning conclusion would prove to be a watershed in the lives of all threeplayers and in the game itself.
Golf's Greatest Championship recountsthat fateful game—from the 8:00 a.m. first-round tee-off to the finish—bringingalive a near-mythic moment in modern golf. Along for the journey are some ofthe greatest players of the time, including Sam Snead, Gary Player, KenVenturi, Tommy Bolt, Billy Casper, Julius Boros, Bob Rosburg, Dow Finsterwald,Gene "the Machine" Littler, and Art Wall. Golf's Greatest Championship is a suspenseful, richlydetailed chronicle of this epic chapter in the game of golf.
