Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus first met on the golf course at the Athens Country Club in Athens, Ohio, during a celebration for native son Dow Finsterwald, winner of the 1958 PGA Championship. Because of the event’s significance, Athens city officials proclaimed September 25, 1958, Dow Finsterwald Day, featuring an 18-hole exhibition golf match at the Athens Country Club. Reigning Masters Champion Arnold Palmer joined his long-time friend Finsterwald for the exhibition, while outstanding amateur Howard Baker Saunders of Gallipolls and eighteen-year-old Jack Nicklaus of Columbus completed the foursome. Nicklaus, a recent high school graduate, was a promising amateur with an Ohio State Open title and national Jaycee championship to his credit. In the better-ball match, Palmer and Nicklaus played against Finsterwald and Saunders. Palmer shot a 62 individually, bettering the course record of 63 held by Finsterwald. Nicklaus fired a 68, tying Finsterwald, while Saunders carded a 71. Palmer and Nicklaus captured team honors. Palmer and Nicklaus later became competitors on golf courses around the world, in their golf businesses, and in golf course design, and their intense rivalry and enduring friendship spanned their careers, beginning when they first teed it up together on this course in September 1958.