This Day in Golf--Sept. 12

One of the neat exhibitions in golf history was the World Series of Golf, which started off nicely in 1962, then got blown into a larger 72-hole event, then went back to the original concept as the Grand Slam of Golf, then disappeared from the schedule. On this date in 1965, Gary Player was the winner of the 36-hole format with the champions of the year's four majors playing at Firestone Country Club. Player, the U.S. Open winner, shot 70-69-139 to win $50,000 and beat Jack Nicklaus (Masters, 71-71-142, $15,000), Peter Thomson (Open Ch., 73-71-144, $7,500) and Dave Marr (PGA, 74-77-151, $5,000).