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⛳️On June 17, 1962 the king of golf, playing on his home turf, can't hold back the advances of his young challenger. In a playoff for the U.S. Open at the Oakmont Country Club, about 40 miles from Arnold Palmer's hometown of Latrobe, Pennsylvania, Arnie's Army watches its hero lose by 3 strokes to 22-year-old Jack Nicklaus. Nicklaus quickly takes command, grabbing a 4-stroke advantage after 6 holes. But when Palmer puts on one of his patented charges, birdieing 9, 11 and 12, the difference is do