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Flashback: 52 years ago this N.Y. club pro held Oakmont's course record for a hot minute

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Gene Borek shot a bogey-free, course-record 65 at Oakmont Country Club in 1973 .

The score bettered Jimmy Clark’s 66 , set in the 1953 U.S. Open qualifier.

Two days later , Johnny Miller's final-round 63 eclipsed Borek 's mark.

Borek was the last man to fill the 150 -player field.

Bob Borek shot 6 -under for the day at the U.S. Open in 1968 .

Lee Trevino was the first person to congratulate Borek in the locker room.

The most he ever played was a high of 13 tournaments in 1963 .

Borek was the consummate club pro for more than 50 years .

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