The Magnificent Masters: Jack Nicklaus, Johnny Miller, Tom Weiskopf, and the 1975 Cliffhanger at Augusta (45 page)

       
at Buick Open,
34

       
early life of,
33

       
Ford and,
38

       
Green, H., and,
36

       
invitation to,
30
,
37

       
Littler and,
81–82

       
at Masters Tournament (1972),
37

       
at Masters Tournament (1975),
39–43
,
81–83
,
140–141

       
Monsanto Open and,
32
,
37–38

       
Nicklaus, J., and,
34

       
Oosterhuis and,
34–36

       
Order of Merit and,
34

       
in Par Three Contest,
75

       
Player and,
32

       
Qualifying Tournament and,
33

       
Ryder Cup and,
34
,
270

Elder, Rose,
32
,
36
,
39
,
42
,
141

11th hole

       
contour of green on,
54

       
Miller, J., at,
245

       
Nicklaus, J., at,
149
,
194
,
245

       
Rae’s Creek and,
50

       
Weiskopf, T., at,
244–245

Els, Ernie,
274

Esquire
(magazine),
281

Eubanks, Mark,
191

Eubanks, Robert,
11
,
141
,
266

Evans, Chick,
7

Evening Dispatch
, of Columbus, Ohio,
71

fade,
51
,
52

       
of Murphy,
89

       
of Nicklaus, J.,
114

fairways

       
fescue grass on,
53

       
grass length on,
50

       
overseeding on,
53

Faldo, George,
233

Faldo, Joyce,
231

Faldo, Nick,
231–233
,
282

fescue grass,
53

15th hole

       
Miller, J., at,
158

       
Nicklaus, J., at,
144
,
195
,
247–248

       
Sarazen at,
22

       
on television,
9
,
131

       
Watson at,
197

       
Weiskopf, T., at,
144
,
201
,
208
,
209
,
249–250

       
Wright at,
266

5th hole, Nicklaus, J., at,
239

Financial Times
,
18

Finsterwald, Dow,
184

Firestone Country Club,
86
,
284

1st hole

       
Miller, J., at,
97

       
Nicklaus, J., at,
147
,
238

       
Palmer at,
193

       
Trevino at,
91

       
Weiskopf, T., at,
78

first-round leaders,
94–95

Fitzsimons, Pat,
143

Five Young Thunderbirds,
173
,
175

Fleck, Jack,
119

       
The Flip Wilson Show
(TV program),
37

Floyd, Raymond,
29
,
279
,
284

Ford, Gerald,
27
,
38
,
263–264

forecaddies,
182

foreign players, at Masters Tournament (1975),
43

Foster, Dan,
196

14th hole

       
Miller, J., at,
158
,
246–247

       
Nichols at,
198

       
Nicklaus, J., at,
195
,
246

       
television at,
131

       
Weiskopf, T., at,
247

Fruitlands Nurseries,
20

Gabrielsen, Jim,
39

Gardner, Bob,
104

Garrett, Dick,
108

Geertsen, John,
164–165

Georgia Highway
28
,
18

Gillette Cavalcade of Champions 1974,
68

Glen Campbell Los Angeles Open,
27

Glen Garden Golf and Country Club,
107

Glieber, Frank,
131

Glosser, Larry,
108

Go For The Flag
(Miller),
71

Goalby, Bob,
40
,
143

Golden Bear, Nicklaus, J., as,
14

golf clubs

       
of Miller, J.,
188–189
,
280

       
of Nichols,
87

       
of Nicklaus, J.,
58–60
,
107

       
steel-shafted,
51

       
of Weiskopf, T.,
199–200

       
See also
driver
;
hickory-shafted clubs
;
putting
;
sand wedge

Golf Digest
,
37
,
64
,
71

Golf Is My Game
(Jones, B.),
20

Golf Magazine
,
37
,
153
,
227

Golf My Way
(Nicklaus, J.),
123

Golf World
,
64
,
79

Graham, Lou,
174

grain, of greens,
53–54

Grand Slam

       
of Jones, B.,
103
,
125

       
Nicklaus, J., and,
126
,
283

       
See also
career Grand Slam

Grandfather Golf & Country Club,
80

grass

       
bentgrass,
171
,
281–282

       
Bermuda,
10
,
36
,
52–54
,
99
,
171
,
172–173

       
fescue,
53

       
ryegrass,
52–53
,
99

Great Depression,
20

Greater Greensboro Open,
48
,
56
,
69–70
,
88
,
139
,
207
,
226

Greater Jacksonville Open,
156

The Greatest Game of All: My Life in Golf
(Jones, B.),
105

Green, Hubert,
29
,
36

Green, Ron,
266

Green Island Country Club,
172

green jackets,
24
,
259

greens

       
Bermuda grass on,
10
,
52–54
,
99
,
171
,
172–173

       
contour of,
53–54

       
grain of,
53–54

       
grass length on,
50

       
at Greater Greensboro Open,
69–70

       
overseeding on,
52–53

       
ryegrass on,
52–53
,
99

       
Tifton 328 hybrid Bermuda grass on,
52–53

Greenville News
,
196

Greenwald, Phil,
60

Gregoire, Leon,
167

Gregoire, Steve,
7
,
167

Grout, Jack,
107–110
,
151

Hall of Fame Classic,
281

Harbour Town Golf Links,
60

Harding Park,
166–167

Harmon, Claude,
158

Harris, Labron, Jr.,
216

Harvey, Neal,
90

Hawaiian Open,
173–175

Hayes, Woody,
110

Heard, Jerry,
278–279

       
at American Golf Classic,
172

       
fade of,
52

       
in Five Young Thunderbirds,
173
,
175

       
lightning strike to,
278–279

       
Miller, J., and,
152
,
172

       
Nicklaus, J., and,
146
,
151

       
Palmer and,
134

       
Trevino and,
91

       
on Weiskopf, T.,
209

Hearst, Patricia,
27

Hendrix, Johnny,
4

Heritage Classic,
60
,
199

Hershey Country Club,
107

hickory-shafted clubs

       
Jones, B., and,
51

       
Nicklaus, J., and,
147

Hill, Dave,
34

Hit ‘em a Mile
(Thompson),
162

Hoag, Bob,
122

Hogan, Ben,
44
,
60–61
,
87
,
112
,
116

       
Casper, B., and,
138

       
at Glen Garden Golf and Country Club,
107

       
Masters Tournament wins by,
24

       
Miller, J., and,
162

       
Nichols and,
84–85

       
Nicklaus, J., and,
91
,
111

       
at U.S. Open (1955),
119

Hogan Bridge,
150

Hornung, Paul,
71

Hound Ears Club,
229

How to Play Golf
(Snead, S.),
162

Hutchison, Jock,
77–78

Inverness Club,
211

Inverrary Golf & Country Club,
185–186

       
See also
Jackie Gleason Inverrary Classic

invitations

       
to Elder, L.,
30

       
to Masters Tournament,
26
,
30
,
37

       
to Masters Tournament (1959),
1–3

       
to Masters Tournament (1975),
31
,
48

       
to Nicklaus, J.,
1–3

       
to Palmer,
133

       
to Strange, C.,
48

iron contest, in Masters Tournament (1934),
75

Irwin, Hale,
29
,
190
,
240

Jackie Gleason Inverrary Classic,
27
,
59
,
72
,
88
,
264

Jacklin, Tony,
74

Jack’s Pack,
184