by Tom Callahan
Kaltenborn, H. V., 29
Kansas City Open, 88
Karloff, Boris, 140
Kelly, Emmett, 11
Kelly, Gene, 22
Kelly, Jim, 21, 22
Kemper Open, 130
Kennedy, John F., 103, 105, 187
Kilgallen, Dorothy, 19
Kindred, Dave, 78, 79–80, 81, 82
King William’s Town Golf Club, xiii
Kissinger, Henry, 104
Kite, Tom, 48
Kopelman, Myron Sidney, 181–82
Kroll, Ted, 19, 169
Lacey, Arthur, 71, 72
Ladies Professional Golf Association, xv
Laffoon, Ky, 58
Laidlaw, Renton, 15–16, 163
Langer, Bernhard, 247
Langford, Frances, 64
Lanson, Snooky, 8
Las Colinas Golf Club, 76
Latrobe, Pa., xii, xiv, 18, 21, 23, 37, 47, 55, 100, 106, 156, 165, 176, 183, 189, 190, 193, 198, 202, 207, 208, 221, 227, 228, 234
AP’s childhood and adolescence in, xv, 24–31, 32, 141, 239
Latrobe Country Club, 24, 25–26, 27–30, 31, 40, 107, 157, 165, 169, 251, 253
Lawrie, Paul, 216–17
Leatherdale, Myra, 203
Lehman, Tom, 40, 216
Lema, Betty, 17
Lema, Tony, 16–17, 149, 151
Leonard, Stan, 58
Lewis, Catherine M., 102
Liberty Mutual Insurance Legends of Golf Tournament, 81
Lietzke, Bruce, 175
Liggett & Myers cigarettes (L&Ms), 19, 76, 94, 96
Littler, Gene, 39, 86, 114, 124, 137, 142, 182
Locke, Bobby, 74, 217
Longhurst, Henry, 80
Lopez, Nancy, 245–46, 252
Los Angeles, Calif., 90, 113, 229
Los Angeles Open, 108, 111, 118, 148, 154
Louis, Joe, 178, 209
Love, Davis, III, 143, 252
Love, Davis, Jr., 143
Love, Mrs., 145
Low, George, 58, 119, 151
Lowery, Eddie, 138
Lucas, Jerry, 17
Lucky International Open, 74–75, 148
Lujack, Johnny, 21, 22
Lyle, Sandy, 216, 217
MacArthur, Douglas, 100
McCormack, Maggie, 93
McCormack, Mark, 85–94, 97, 127, 128, 132, 151, 172, 240, 246
as AP’s business manager, xi, 19, 86–89, 91, 92, 93, 94, 96, 125, 211–12, 223–24
cold demeanor of, 89, 90
as Nicklaus’s business manager, 89, 125, 128, 211–12
McCullough, David, 22
McIlroy, Rory, 163, 242
McKay, Jim, 2, 3
Mafia, 8, 46
Mahaffey, John, 130
Maltbie, Roger, 91–92
Mangrum, Lloyd, 58
Manning, Skip, 8
Mantle, Mickey, 17
Marcos, Ferdinand, 228
Marcoulier, Adam, 203–5
Marcoulier, Nate, 203–5
Marietta Country Club, 82
Marino, Dan, 21
Maris, Roger, 17
Marr, Dave, xvi, 96, 103–4, 143, 144–45, 151, 153, 241
Marshall, George, 100, 102
Martin, Dean, 73, 138
Massachusetts Division II District Tournament, 204, 205
Masters Tournament, xv, 17, 46, 51, 53, 59, 63, 66, 68, 74, 92, 111, 121, 124, 131, 137, 144, 168, 169, 176, 190, 201, 211, 217, 218, 225, 230, 240, 241, 242, 246, 252
color line at, 110–11
of 1953, 77
of 1955, 58–59
of 1956, 73–74
of 1958, 70–73, 75, 87, 105, 120
of 1959, 97, 120
of 1960, 2–3, 10, 18, 119, 147
of 1961, 68
of 1962, 119–21, 128
of 1963, 128
of 1964, 104, 128, 142–45, 169, 252
of 1965, 128, 148
of 1966, 128, 149
of 1967, 78–79
of 1968, 251
of 1972, xi
of 1974, 68
of 1977, 80
of 1978, 68
of 1997, 82, 218, 225
of 2004, 196, 201–2
of 2007, 219
of 2015, 238
Maxwell, Billy, 39
May, George S., 65
Mayer, Dick, 58
Maynard, Ken, 44
Mazeroski, Bill, xiv, 17, 182
Mediate, Rocco, 171
Medinah Country Club, xii
1975 U.S. Open at, 129–30, 131
Meister, Edward, Jr., 46, 47
Melichar, Rudy, 32
Memorial Tournament, 92, 128, 132, 168, 238
Merion Golf Club, 104
Merrins, Eddie, 47
Mickelson, Phil, 29, 31, 168, 201, 216, 217, 219, 233, 238–39, 252
Mickelson, Phil, Sr., 31
Middlecoff, Cary, 58
Miller, Johnny, xii, 21, 160
in 1973 U.S. Open, 156–57, 159–60
Montana, Joe, 21, 22
Monterey Peninsula Country Club, 95, 172, 228–29
Montgomery, Bernard, 100
Morris, Tom, Jr., 16, 217
Morris, Tom, Sr., 16, 217
Muirfield Village Golf Club, xii, 128, 132, 162
Muirhead, Desmond, 122
Murphy, Bob, 111, 249, 252
Murphy, Jack, 147, 157
Murray, Jim, 95, 108
Nagelsen, Betsy, 92
Nagle, Alicia, 219–20
Nagle, Kel, 12, 13, 15, 18, 219–20
Namath, Joe, 21, 22
NASA, 100–101
National Football League (NFL), 7, 225
National Golf Association, 108
National Open, see U.S. Open
National Sports Award, 224–25
Nealon, Kevin, 223
Nelson, Byron, xii, xiii, 29, 58, 73, 74, 75, 76–77, 97, 148, 209, 238, 239, 244
Newman, Paul, 53
New Yorker, 8–9, 45–46
New York Yankees, 17, 182, 192
Nichols, Bobby, 79, 167–68
Nicklaus, Barbara Bash, 53–54, 133, 246
Winnie Palmer’s friendship with, 191, 212
Nicklaus, Charlie, 6, 51–52, 122, 123, 125
Nicklaus, Jack, xii, xiii, 51–52, 53–54, 68, 82, 105, 109–10, 111, 117–19, 120, 127, 137, 140, 145, 151, 170, 217, 222, 229, 239, 240, 241, 243, 244, 245, 246, 252
AP’s first brush with, 50–51, 210
AP’s first round of golf with, 82–83, 118, 210
AP’s reconciliation with, xii, 131–33
AP’s rivalry with, xiv, 8, 50, 117–18, 122–25, 128, 129–30, 131, 132–33
AP’s strained relations with, xii, xiv, 118, 121, 128, 129–30, 131, 133, 156, 191
AP’s warm friendship with, 118, 125, 126–27, 131, 132, 156, 211, 212
Argea as caddie for, 128–29
Barbara Bash’s marriage to, 53–54, 133, 191, 246
childhood and adolescence of, 50–52, 210
childhood polio of, 50–51
competitiveness of, 125, 130, 133
concentration and focus of, 123, 125
in decision to turn pro, 43–44
earnings of, 118, 124, 212
in exhibition matches, 118, 210, 211–12
on exhibition tour with AP and Player, 125–27
as golf course architect, 121–22, 128
golf swing of, 104, 129
McCormack as business manager of, 89, 125, 128, 211–12
Memorial Tournament held by, 92, 128, 132, 168, 238
in 1960 U.S. Open, 6, 7, 8
in 1962 Masters Tournament, 128
in 1962 Open Championship, 14
in 1962 Phoenix Open, 210–11
in 1962 U.S. Open, 122–25, 156, 211
in 1963 Masters Tournament, 128
in 1963 U.S. Open, 138
in 1964 Masters Tournament, 16, 128, 143, 144, 145
in 1964 Open Championship, 16
in 1965 Masters Tournament, 128, 148
in 1966 Masters Tournament, 128, 149
in 1966 U.S. Open, 149, 151, 153
in 1967 U.S. Open, 128, 129
in 1970 Open Championship, 137
in 1971 PGA Championship, 64
in 1972 Masters Tournament, xi
in 1972 U.S. Open, 128
in 1973 Bob Hope Desert Classic, 156
in 1975 U.S. Open, 129–30
physical build of, 122, 123
as ridiculed for being overweight, 122, 123, 124–25
in senior tournaments, 41, 131
as speaker at AP’s Congressional Gold Medal presentation, 209–13
in Tradition tournaments, 41, 131
Nicklaus, Marilyn, 51, 52
Nicklaus, Mike, 129
Nixon, Richard, 104–5
Norman, Greg, 173, 217, 245
North and South Amateur Championship, 46
Northwood Club, 77
Norton, Ken, 178
Nowicki, Douglas, 250, 251
Oakmont Country Club, xii, 37, 78, 212, 221, 234, 249
“Church Pews” bunker at, 123–24
layout and playing conditions at, 122, 157
1962 U.S. Open at, 122–25, 156, 211
1973 U.S. Open at, 156–58, 159–60
1983 U.S. Open at, 160
1994 U.S. Open at, 160–61
O’Connor, Christy, Sr., 74, 188
Ogilvy, Geoff, 244–45
Ohio Kings Island Open, 121
Ohio Open, 82
Ohio State Amateur championship, 50, 210
Olazábal, José María, 90, 218
Oliver, Porky, 77
Olympia Fields Country Club, 206
Olympic Club, 59
1966 U.S. Open at, 147–48, 149–50, 151–54, 157, 190
Olympic Games, xv, 18, 79, 90, 248
O’Meara, Mark, 216, 252
Open Championship, xv, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 40, 92, 137, 143, 151, 157, 161, 162, 168, 170, 177, 191, 215, 216, 217, 226, 230, 245
of 1953, 12, 77, 81–82
of 1960, 10, 11–12, 18, 219
of 1961, 12–14, 169, 226
of 1962, 12, 14–16, 219, 226
of 1969, 93
of 1970, 137
of 1989, 226
of 1999, 216
Orange Bowl, 178–79
Orange County Open, 16–17
Ouimet, Francis, 138, 139
Palmer, Arnold:
as admired by younger golfers, 161, 176, 178, 179, 203–4, 216, 237–38, 239, 240
aging of, 148, 173, 174, 222, 223, 240, 246
Arnie’s Army and, 97–98, 154, 203, 211, 212, 225, 231
autograph of, 68, 239, 248
awards and honors earned by, 17–18, 90, 190, 209–13, 224–25, 250
Bay Hill tournament held by, 34, 128, 132, 161, 175, 196, 222, 238, 241–42, 247, 248
blown leads in Majors by, 97, 119–21, 151–53
Bob Hope and, 112–13, 114–15
in Bob Hope Desert Classic, 104, 155, 156, 159, 164, 230–32
Bolt’s friendship with, 59–60, 61, 63, 64
Bud Worsham’s death and, xii, 40–42
business enterprises of, 27, 88, 89, 94, 148, 183, 206, 221, 246
as caddie, 29–30
caddies for, 11–15, 16, 103–4, 105–6, 196, 226
in Call Me Bwana, 112–13
in Canada Cup, 1, 10
celebrity of, 19, 112–14, 148, 154, 155–56, 164, 244–45, 247
challenging courses embraced by, 59
in charity tournaments, xi, 239–40
charm and charisma of, 18, 29, 115, 145, 210, 237, 248
childhood and adolescence of, xv, xvi, 21–23, 24–34, 38–39, 95, 141, 151, 157, 197, 227, 239
in Coast Guard, 42–43, 170
collegiate and amateur golf played by, 39, 43, 46–49, 52, 58, 59, 62, 85, 88, 222–23
competitiveness of, xv, 93, 125, 130, 132, 133, 173, 177, 216–17, 225, 240, 253
concentration and focus of, 9, 15, 119, 151
Congress addressed by, 105–7
Congressional Gold Medal awarded to, 209–13
controversial rulings and, 71–73
indecision to turn pro, 43–44, 49
doubt experienced by, 141, 142
earnings of, xi, xiv, 19, 57–58, 59, 64, 86, 89, 105, 124, 177, 212
Eisenhower’s friendship with, 100–104, 105–7, 110
emotional expressiveness on golf course of, 8, 44, 61–62, 93, 203, 211
emotional press conference of, 160–61
endorsement deals of, 19, 57, 86–88, 94, 223
in exhibition matches, 34, 65, 75–76, 86, 118, 125, 210, 211–12, 245–46
on exhibition tour with Nicklaus and Player, 125–27
fan mail answered by, 203–8
fan popularity of, 15–16, 18, 117, 118, 123, 142–43, 145, 154, 174, 175, 182–83, 203–8, 212, 216, 217, 225, 238, 241, 246
as father, 190–91, 210
father’s approval sought by, 25, 28, 33, 34, 49, 165
first pro season of, 57–60, 62–64
as frequently away from home, 190–91
funeral of, 251–53
Giffin as friend and assistant to, xii, 16, 156, 182, 183, 184, 185, 203, 221
as golf course architect, 128
golf grip and swing of, 2, 5, 13, 14, 24, 28, 50, 66, 69, 72, 131, 149, 152, 157, 173
on golf as humbling sport, 154
golfing heroes of, 29, 37, 75
golfing stance of, 62, 157
golf’s color line and, 109, 111
golf wagers of, 53, 54, 70, 153, 177, 240
graciousness and warmth of, xi, xii, 9, 12, 15, 18, 69, 70, 88, 91–92, 109, 118, 124, 154, 155–56, 161, 172, 174–75, 178, 182–84, 202–3, 205, 206, 208, 211, 212, 219, 220, 224, 225, 234, 238–39, 240, 243, 245, 246, 247, 248–49
as grandfather, 195, 196–97, 198, 210, 252–53
hard-hitting swing and drives of, 9, 13, 28, 48, 50, 66, 144, 175, 241, 245
hitching of pants by, 25, 61, 62, 85, 104, 172, 173, 212, 229
Hogan’s rudeness toward, xiii, 69, 70, 75–76, 77
humility of, 8–9, 15, 225, 235
injuries of, 148, 223, 253
integrity of, 73, 86–87, 229
Jacklin’s friendly rivalry with, 93
in junior and schoolboy tournaments, xvi, 30–31, 38
“King” nickname of, 161, 239, 240–41
Kit’s marriage to, 193–94
last press conference of, 222–23
Latrobe Country Club bought by, 27
legacy of, 94, 161, 210, 212–13, 216, 237, 242, 245
loss of competitive edge and, 94, 141–42, 145–46, 148–49, 152, 176
love of flying and, 32, 33, 42, 126, 154, 226–28
love of golf and, 25, 30, 44, 59, 161, 241, 244
McCormack as business manager of, xi, 19, 86–89, 91, 92, 93, 94, 96, 125, 211–12, 223–24
media coverage of, xii, 8–9, 18, 46, 90, 94, 97–98, 145, 184, 188, 189, 190, 230, 249–50
media’s friendly relations with, xi, xii, 156, 157–58, 160, 175, 222, 230, 234
in Memorial Tournaments, 132, 238
mentors and influences on, xv, 2, 10, 24, 28, 29, 30, 33, 55, 60, 61, 62, 119, 151, 195, 196
at “mini-summit” on Vietnam War, 104–5
mother’s relationship with, 24–25, 197–98
Nicklaus’s first brush with, 50–51, 210
Nicklaus’s first round of golf with, 82–83, 118, 210
Nicklaus’s reconciliation with, xii, 131–33
Nicklaus’s rivalry with, xiv, 8, 50, 117–18, 122–25, 128, 129–30, 131, 132–33
Nicklaus’s strained relations with, xii, xiv, 118, 121, 128, 129–30, 131, 133, 156, 191
Nicklaus’s warm friendship with, 118, 125, 126–27, 132, 133, 156, 211, 212
in 1954 U.S. Amateur, 46–49, 58, 88
in 1955 Ca
nadian Open, xiv, 108–9
in 1955 Masters Tournament, 58–59
in 1955 U.S. Open, 59, 149
in 1956 Eastern Open, 136
in 1958 Masters Tournament, 70–73, 75, 87, 105, 120
in 1959 Masters Tournament, 97, 120
in 1960 Masters Tournament, 2–3, 10, 18, 119, 147
in 1960 Open Championship, 11, 12, 18, 219
in 1960 PGA Championship, 17
in 1960 U.S. Open, 3–6, 8–9, 10, 18, 64, 141, 209, 224
in 1961 Open Championship, 12–14, 161, 169, 226
in 1962 Masters Tournament, 119–21, 128
in 1962 Open Championship, 12, 14–16, 219, 226
in 1962 Phoenix Open, 210–11
in 1962 Texas Open, 241
in 1962 U.S. Open, 122–25, 211
in 1963 Masters Tournament, 128
in 1963 U.S. Open, 135–37, 138, 139–40, 169
in 1964 Masters Tournament, 104, 128, 142–45, 169, 252
in 1964 PGA Championship, 167–68
in 1965 Masters Tournament, 128, 148
in 1966 Lucky International, 75
in 1966 Masters Tournament, 128, 149
in 1966 U.S. Open, 147–48, 149–50, 151–54, 157, 190
in 1967 Masters Tournament, 79
in 1967 U.S. Open, 128, 129, 145
in 1968 PGA Championship, 167, 168
in 1969 PGA Championship, 96
in 1969 U.S. Open, 145
in 1970 PGA Championship, 167, 168, 249
in 1972 U.S. Open, 128, 145
in 1973 U.S. Open, 145, 156–58, 159–60
in 1975 U.S. Open, 129–30, 131, 145
in 1980 Senior PGA Championship, 169–70
in 1983 U.S. Open, 160
in 1989 Open Championship, 226
in 1994 U.S. Open, 160–61, 238
in 1995 Senior British Open, 188–89
in non-PGA Tour and international events, 58, 96, 163–64, 247
office of, xii, xiv–xvi, 26, 49, 221–22, 225–26, 248
parents’ deaths and, 165–66
philanthropic work of, 237–38
physical build of, 22, 25, 26–27, 42, 66, 114, 156, 210, 212, 247
in physical confrontations, 31, 62–63
playing style of, 3, 5, 9, 13, 29, 72, 133, 196, 224, 248
in playoff rounds, 120, 124–25, 139–40, 148, 149, 153, 155, 169–70
in popularizing and expanding sport of golf, 18, 99, 102, 103, 112, 114–15, 161, 212, 216, 224, 237, 240, 242, 243, 245, 247
private planes of, 88–89, 100, 125–26, 154, 227
putting skills of, 3, 14, 28, 47, 120, 153, 211
remarkable memory of, 202, 203, 206, 222, 223, 225
as Republican, 110
Rockwell portrait of, 23, 225
rules and etiquette of, 231–34
Saunders mentored by, 195, 196–97, 198
self-confidence of, 8–9, 157, 225, 247
in senior tournaments, 41, 50, 131, 133, 168, 169–70, 183–85, 188–89
showmanship of, xv, 24, 189, 245
in “silly season” doubles events, 173, 174