This is the second in a series of articles looking back at the USGA championships conducted at The Olympic Club in San Francisco, site of this year’s U.S. Open Championship. Some people view the 1966 ...

Billy Casper is finally getting the credit he deserves winning the 1966 U.S. Open at The Olympic Club. ‘I didn’t when I was playing, but I’m sure getting it now,’ Casper said on “Live From the U.S.

Most will remember the 1966 U.S. Open for Arnold Palmer's defeat, but Billy Casper did his part to earn the victory.

Casper, then 34, was no stranger to U.S. Open pressure. The California native had won the championship seven years earlier over the challenging layout of Winged Foot Golf Club’s West Course with a ...