Sportlight
June 21
1965 — Gary Player becomes the third man to win golf's top four pro titles when he captures the U.S. Open. Player beats Kel Nagle by three strokes in a playoff round. Only Gene Sarazen and Ben Hogan had won the U.S. and British Opens, the Masters and the PGA.
1971 — Lee Trevino beats Jack Nicklaus by two strokes in a playoff to win the U.S. Open.
1992 — Tom Kite wins the U.S. Open by two strokes over Jeff Sluman. Playing in 35 mph winds, Kite shot a par 72 for a 3-under-par 285 total.
1998 — Marion Jones becomes the first athlete in 50 years to win the women's 100 and 200 meters and long jump at the U.S. Track and Field Championships. Jones wins today's 200 in 22.24 seconds.
2002 — Lance Deal wins his ninth U.S. hammer championship. He joins Hal Connolly as the only nine-time winner in the event. Deal's winning throw of 244'5" is the shortest of any of his winning efforts at the U.S. Track and Field Championships.