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The plaque sits in the 18th fairway at Baltusrol Golf Club’s Lower Course, marking the spot where Jack Nicklaus struck a 1-iron to the green in the final round of the 1967 U.S. Open, setting up a 20-foot birdie putt that fell for a record-breaking win. Thirty-eight years later, Phil Mickelson walked up to that same plaque during the dramatic Monday finish of the 2005 PGA Championship — storms having pushed the final groups to a second day — and tapped it with his 4-wood before hitting his approach. The shot fell into deep rough near the green forcing Lefty to show off his magical short game to get up-and-down for his second major title.
