This Day in Golf History: June 19

On this date in 1955, one of the biggest upsets in golf history took place when Jack Fleck defeated Ben Hogan in an 18-hole playoff at the U.S. Open held on the Olympic Club Lake Course. Fleck shot 69 to Hogan’s 72, cementing his name in golf lore by defeating the mighty Hogan, who was foiled in trying to capture a record fifth U.S. Open, a record. Instead it was Fleck’s only major win. For Arnold Palmer, on this date in 1955, he won his first-ever U.S. Open money, $226.15. And in 1983, he completed his fourth U.S. Open held at Oakmont (T-60), which is where J.J. Spaun just won in dramatic fashion.