[3][4][5] It is remembered as a crossroads for the three primary contenders in the final round: Palmer, Ben Hogan, and amateur Jack Nicklaus, three of the greatest players in the history of golf.

His quest ended three weeks later at the British Open, when he lost to Kel Nagle by one stroke at St Andrews.

Two weeks later, he finished five strokes back in a tie for seventh at the PGA Championship, the only major that eluded him for his career.

Source:[8] Lengths of the course for previous major championships: Thursday, June 16, 1960 Friday, June 17, 1960 Amateurs: Cherry (-1), Nicklaus (E), Beman (+6), Fowler (+6), Courtney (+7), Coody (+8), Kocsis (+8), Carmichael (+9), Chapman (+11), Schmidt (+12), Wright (+12), Donohue (+13), Weber (+13), English (+14), Konsek (+14), Moore (+15), Welauffer (+15), Gardner (+16), Rose (+17), Eisinger Jr (+19), Hane (+20).

Amateur champion playing in his fourth Open, was also in contention during the final round, briefly holding the lead after making eagle at 5 and birdie at 9.