Where is jack fleck from

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The choice paid off only six months later with his U. Open victory at the Olympic Club in San Francisco. Jack came close to a second Open title in finishing in a tie for third behind winner Arnold Palmer and rookie pro Jack Nicklaus.

His short stint on the tour included two other victories, the Phoenix Open Invitational and the Bakersfield Open. So Hogan actually equipped his competitor with the latest and greatest technology at the time, and Fleck beat Hogan with Hogan's own wedges. Their relationship was based, as so many in golf are, on trust, friendship and a handshake—there was no contract. He came to the game as a caddie in Iowa at Davenport CC when he heard you could make a little more money—way back when he was 15 years old.

He volunteered to pick up balls, and every once in a while the pro Tom Cunningham would give him a dollar. He saved a few bucks and hitchhiked south to the winter tour, heading to San Antonio to escape the cold of winter. Once married, his wife agreed he would go and play for two years "to get it out of his system.

Fleck would tell you it was faith and fate that would help him reach the pinnacle of the golfing world. An elderly gentleman came into the pro shop early one morning. Fleck was lacquering his woods and re-gripping his clubs. The gentleman said "I see you qualified for Open, are shooting good on tour, but haven't come close to winning. The man walked around the shop for a few minutes and came back to Fleck with some wise words.

Fleck did and while shaving the morning of the Saturday final 36 holes he heard a voice coming back to him out of the mirror.