FORT SMITH, Ark. -- Jack Fleck, who produced one of golf's greatest upsets by beating Ben Hogan in a playoff to win the 1955 U.S. Open, died Friday. He was 92.

After toiling as a journeyman for several years, the 33-year-old Fleck finally decided to give full-time golf a try in 1955. That decision immediately proved fruitful. At the 1955 U.S. Open, the ...