On This Date: Jack Nicklaus Wins the U.S. Amateur at Pebble Beach, 20 Under Par — and Then Turns Pro (Sept. 16, 1961)
On this date in 1961, at Pebble Beach Golf Links, a 21-year-old Ohio State student named Jack Nicklaus beat Dudley Wysong of Texas 8 and 6 in the 36-hole final of the U.S. Amateur. It was his second national amateur title in three years, and it
