Fifty years ago at the 1973 U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club outside Pittsburgh, Johnny Miller shot one of the great rounds in golf history. His 63 on one of the hardest courses in the world, in the final round of a U.S. Open, was an iconic moment. It not only earned Miller a national championship, it also branded him as a style icon.
Back then, golfers could be seen in checkered pants, thick turtlenecks on chilly days and polo shirts with collars so wide they could serve as solar panels. But that day it was Miller’s golf shoes – a pair of red, white and blue FootJoys – that stole the show. Today they are on display at the USGA Golf Museum in Liberty Corner, New Jersey.
