Walker inman biography

There's a touch of regret in Walker Inman Jr.'s voice when he talks about this week's U.S. Open at Olympic Club in San Francisco.

"I'd like to be going," Inman said.

"I played the first two there."

Though storylines this week will focus on whether Tiger Woods can back up his victory at the Memorial with a win in a major, or whether Phil Mickelson can break through to win his first U.S.

Open, plenty of attention will be given to four previous championships at Olympic and some of the stunning results they produced.

Inman, 82, is an Augusta native who now lives in Port St. Lucie, Fla. He played at Richmond Academy and later became head golf professional at Scioto Country Club in Columbus, Ohio, but his main claim to fame is his role in the first U.S.

Open held at Olympic in 1955.

Inman's friend Jack Fleck defeated Ben Hogan in an 18-hole playoff in what is considered one of golf's greatest upsets. A new book, The Longest Shot by Ne