U.S. Open: The mystery of Merion ARDMORE, Pa. (AP) -- The affection was genuine. Even better was beating Jack Nicklaus in a playoff. So when Lee Trevino got his hands on that U.S. Open trophy in 1971, the guy who never lacked for one-liners gushed, "I love Merion, and I don't even know her last name." For this generation of stars, Merion is more like a blind date. No other course with four U.S. Opens had to wait such a long ...
June 13, 2013 - Sentinel & Enterprise
US Open, Merion reunited The affection was genuine. Even better was beating Jack Nicklaus in a playoff. So when Lee Trevino got his hands on that U.S. Open trophy in 1971, the guy who never lacked for one-liners gushed, "I love Merion, and I don't even know her last name." For this generation of stars, Merion is more like a blind date.
June 13, 2013 - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette