This Day in Golf History--September 8

On this date in 1963, Jack Nicklaus shot a second-straight 70 to win the World Series of Golf, an unoffical 36-hole event involving the winners of the year’s major championships, held at Firestone Country Club, par-70, 7,165-yard South Course, Akron, Ohio. The final standings: September 7-8, 1963—Jack Nicklaus 70-70—140, $50,000; Julius Boros 72-69—141, $15,000; Arnold Palmer 71-72—143, $5,000; Bob Charles 70-77—147, $5,000.