Golf: The Children's Hour

Jack Nicklaus, a round-cheeked youth of 23, must wait until he is 27 before he can join that hallowed body of experts, the Professional Golfers' Association. But no matter. Last week in Dallas, the winner of the 1962 Open and the 1963 Masters trounced his peers for the P.G.A. championship, thus joining a more exclusive club—the fourth golfer to win all three top U.S. tournaments.*

In the Desert. "Why don't they just hold this tournament in the Sahara Desert?" groused one pro, when the temperature on the 7,046-yd. Dallas Athletic Club course soared to 110°. Three golfers quit midway...

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