Louisiana State University

For four years Louisiana State's Charley McClendon had tried to live down the memory of Paul Dietzel. He finally succeeded last Saturday, but not before Carolina's Dietzel launched a last-gasp psychological blitz

FOOTPRINTS ON THE SANDSSirs:Congratulations on the full-page shot of Oakmont's 5th hole in your U.S. Open preview (June 11).

THE CHALLENGESirs:Many times in the past I have felt the urge to compliment—or criticize—a magazine. Usually I have been able to resist that urge. This time I cannot!

UNDERSTANDINGSirs:The Last Race of Count Crash (Sept. 18) is a great article. From the shock of the lead sentence to the closing, almost pathetic quote from Phil Hill, this is real understanding of the sport.RICHARD...