Lee Trevino News

Thanks to Bobby Farino , Ben Hogan's famed 1-iron is now on display at the USGA Museum.

The U.S. Open has been held at Merion Golf Club four times before next month's major tournament there.

Gary Player in action at Wentworth's West Course in 1968. The Black Knight won the title five times between 1965 and 1973 The Golden Bear, Jack Nicklaus, putting in 1970.

In no rec league could I ever throw a no-hitter. Alone on a basketball court I'd need half an hour to score 69 points-and a trampoline to dunk.

Strawberry-blond, freckle-faced, with mischievous eyes and a boyish smile, the 21-year-old amateur from Butler, Pa., performed like a fictional hero that weekend in 1971.

Serious talks are underway between the city and the university about expanding here.

Since this is early May I receive the June issue of the Golf Digest and it is full of the U. S. Open at Merion on June 13 to 16.

About the only thing Fred Couples and Colin Montgomerie had in common was a golf swing good enough to trust for a lifetime.

Fred Couples was joined by Colin Montgomerie, Ken Venturi, Ken Schofield and Willie Park Jr.

A Players Championship winner has never defended his title. Here is how winners of the tournament have fared the following year: Year - Player - Score - Place - Shots behind winner 1975 - Jack Nicklaus - 287 - T18 - 17 1976 - Al Geiberger - 284 - T24 - 15 1977 - Jack Nicklaus - 293 - T5 - 4 1978 - Mark Hayes - 300 - T28 - 11 1979 - Jack Nicklaus - ... (more)

When David Graham won the 1981 U.S. Open with a near-perfect final round at Merion Golf Club, the United States Golf Association was convinced it would not come back to the club that has authored some of the most memorable moments in golf history.

When the city, AT&T, and golfing legend Lee Trevino gathered at City Hall last November to announce plans for a PGA-caliber golf course in southern Dallas , they were long on such adjectives as "game changer" and "world-class" but short on details, like where the tens of millions of dollars to build the course was going to come from and what ... (more)

In the span of just a couple of days, Mike Hill went from not playing a round of golf in six months to playing in front of a large gallery alongside some of the legends of the sport.

Phil Mickelson. Never ceases to amaze me at his best or worst. Always exciting, going for it all the time.He has a highlight reel of shots that we will watch for years.

Lee Trevino says his round alongside Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player in the Demaret Division of the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf is something he'll always treasure.

Richard Burkhart/Savannah Morning News Jim Albus chips onto the 9th green during the first round of the Liberty Mutual Insurance Legends of Golf Demaret Division Monday at the Club at Savannah Harbor.

The East Course at Merion Golf Club will host the 2013 U.S. Open. It opened in 1912 and has been the site of some historic golf events.