Walter Hagen getting a squeeze after winning the 1922 British Open. The first American-born golfer to raise the Claret Jug, Hagen and Bobby Jones would dominate the tournament for the rest of the decade.
In 2013, when Phil Mickelson hoisted the Claret Jug on a breezy day at Muirfield Golf Links, it wasn’t just a celebration of individual achievement.
The …