Bob Greene says the U.S. Open has a special quality among top sports ##men . He says amateurs are able to qualify to play alongside the elite of professionals . The enduring beauty of the U.S. Open has little to do with the golf course on which it is played in a given year . Greene says a 17-year - old polio victim from his hometown broke into the game at the Open . Jack Nicklaus went on to have a legendary career , Greene says .
Bob Greene says the U.S. Open has a special quality among top sports ##men . He says amateurs are able to qualify to play alongside the elite of professionals . Greene says a 17-year - old polio victim from his hometown broke into the game at the Open . Jack Nicklaus went on to have a legendary career , Greene says .