Jack Nicklaus and Johnny Miller can look across the vast landscape of Oakmont where each won momentous U.S. Open titles and see in some respects how little has changed.

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OAKMONT, Pa. — News that the first prize for the U.S. Open winner is $4.3 million certainly had Jack Nicklaus and Johnny Miller sit up and take notice. But it did not seem to make them envious. In fact, they seemed to take a certain delight in the amount of prize money available in professional golf today.

Nicklaus received US$17,500 for winning the 1962 US Open; the champion in this latest edition will take home US$4.3 million. But at Oakmont, the affection for Palmer and his career has not died down, nor has the modern-day player’s respect for their elders.

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Jack Nicklaus and Johnny Miller can look across the vast landscape of Oakmont where each won momentous U.S. Open titles and see in some respects how little has changed. The course is longer than when Nicklaus defeated Arnold Palmer in a playoff in 1962,

The two legends were at Oakmont for the third round of the US Open, where they spoke to the media on a range of topics