In the Catholic faith, every 50 years is a jubilee year for the Church. The year marks a renewal of the faith community. It allows for the cleansing of sins of any believer that walks through the pathways to sacred places, like cathedrals. The jubilee is an opportunity to rejuvenate and refocus.
For the sport of golf — particularly in the American national championship — Pebble Beach represents that sacred tradition. The United States Golf Association has made a commitment to the Monterey seaside links since it first was site to the US Open in 1972. Jack Nicklaus took the title that year in what would be his next-to-last U.S. Open. Ten years later, the national championship returned. Nicklaus' form did, too, but fell short to arch-nemesis of that epoch Tom Watson, who won his lone U.S. Open on familiar ground. Another decade passed before Tom Kite survived to win the '92 Open.
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