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Pittsburgher who caddied for Ben Hogan at 1953 U.S. Open at Oakmont makes emotional return
With the first round of the U.S. Open kicking off at Oakmont Country Club on Thursday, there is a long legacy of winners who have lifted the championship trophy at Oakmont. However, behind every winner is a caddy helping them through the course. For one fan on Thursday, it was a return to one of his biggest memories. "I look back on it all the time, and it was one of the most exciting times of my life," Carl Nasse said. Nasse lives in Florida now but is an Oakmont native. He caddied at the country club in his youth. In 1953, he lived the dream. "I caddied for Mr. Ben Hogan," Nasse said with a smile. Hogan won the 1953 U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club. Nasse was 15 years old at the time and had been caddying for five years. Two weeks before the U.S. Open, his father died, and it was agreed that Nasse would benefit the most from caddying for the golf legend. "I never expected to caddy for him," Nasse recalled. Now 87 years old, Nasse's four sons — Vaughn, Steve, Gary and Keith — wanted him to come back to Oakmont to see this year's event. After some convincing, they got him to make the trip. While Carl Nasse is modest about his winning legacy, his sons love sharing the story. "My son Gary keeps on reminding me of it," Carl Nasse said. "It's the highlight of his life. When we got together this morning, he was crying. It was just special to him," Gary Nasse said. While the course has changed over the past seven decades, the joy he felt in June all those years ago has never faded. "Because I caddied for the winner," Carl Nasse said. "I caddied for Hogan, which I never expected to caddy for." The man and his sons went around the holes on Thursday and made the most of their trip to Oakmont. Nasse is one of the oldest living U.S. Open-winning caddies.
CTV News
09-05-2025
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- CTV News
Tiger Woods' son Charlie misses out on U.S. Open qualifying again
Tiger Woods watches his son, Charlie Woods, putt on the 18th green during the final round of the PNC Championship golf tournament, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File) WELLINGTON, Fla. — Charlie Woods failed to get out of local qualifying for the U.S. Open, the second straight year the son of Tiger Woods missed out. The 16-year-old Woods was among a record 10,202 entries for the U.S. Open. He improved from last year's score in 18-hole local qualifying, posting a 3-over 75 at Wellington Golf Club on Thursday. That left him seven shots short of being among those who advanced to the 36-hole final stage. A year ago, he shot 81 in the local U.S. Open qualifier. Tiger Woods, who has three U.S. Opens among his 15 professional majors, never had to go through the first stage of local qualifying. According to the USGA, Woods was exempt from the local qualifying in 1992 through 1994, presumably from his U.S. Junior Amateur titles. Woods failed to make it through the final qualifying stage in 1992 and 1993 when he was still in high school. He played his first U.S. Open in 1995. The U.S. Open is June 12-15 at Oakmont. Tiger Woods is not playing this year while recovering from a ruptured Achilles tendon. The Associated Press
