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In 1980: Jack Nicklaus shot a 72 hole record-low total of 272 (since tied three times) at Baltusrol GC in New Jersey to win his fourth U.S. Open. The Golden Bear, winner of 18 majors, also set the record for the lowest under par score with at -8 (now owned by Tiger Woods at -12).
In 1901 and 1980: The highest and lowest ever total scores to win a U.S. Open golf championship in the modern era were both established on June 15.
In 1901: Willie Anderson fired a 331 over 72 holes to win the 1901 event in a playoff at the Myopia Hunt Club in Massachusetts. Anderson won a total of four national golf championships, including three in a row from 1903-1905. No word on whether his drinking buddies called him “Flipper.”
In 1938: Johnny Vander Meer of the Cincinnati Reds establishes perhaps the most unbreakable record in baseball as he tosses his second consecutive no-hitter. Vander Meer, who held the Boston Braves hitless four days earlier, struck out seven Brooklyn Dodgers (and walked eight) in a 6-0 Reds victory. The Reds rookie did not give up a hit for 21.2 innings. The game against the Dodgers was also the first night game in Ebbets Field history. Vander Meer, despite his early success, finished with only a 119-121 career record. (baseballalmanac.com)
