Ted Ray plays at Inverness Country Club in the 1920 National Open, now better known as the U.S. Open. At age 43, he was the oldest to win the event until Hale Iwin took the title in 1990 at age 45.
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Billy Burke's victory at the 1931 U.S. Open came after 144 holes, including two 36-hole playoff rounds, before beating George Von Elm by a single stroke.
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Dick Mayer defeated Cary Middlecoff in a playoff at the 1957 U.S. open, better known for the debut of an Ohio teenager named Jack Nicklaus.
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Craig Stadler chips a shot onto the green at the 4th hole at the 1973 U.S. Amateur golf tournament. His victory was fueled by back-to-back upsets of the reigning British and U.S. champions in match-play competition on the same day.
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Hale Irwin tees off for the 12th hole during the 1979 U.S. Open. Irwin's even-par finish kept Inverness' streak intact of not allowing a sub-par total in four U.S. Opens.
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Bob Tway celebrates sinking a bunker shot on the 72nd hole to win the 1986 PGA Championship at Inverness, stunning playing partner Greg Norman.
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Paul Azinger hoists the Wanamaker Trophy at the 1993 PGA Championship after defeating Greg Norman in a two-hole sudden-death playoff.
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Bruce Lietzke held off the legendary Tom Watson in 2003 to win the first U.S. Senior Open played at Inverness.
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