| 1975 | 2015 | |
| $.59 | Avg. price/gallon of gas | $2.15 |
| $44,282 | Median new home price | $263,593 |
| $14,574 | Avg. household income | $53,657 |
| 4,266.65 | Dow Jones Industrial Average high | 18,351 |
| Jaws, $260 million | Top-grossing movie | Jurassic World, $625 million |
| Happy Days | Highest-rated TV show | The Big Bang Theory |
| Chevrolet Monza 2+2 | Motor Trend Car of the Year | Volkswagen Golf |
| Love Will Keep Us Together, Captain & Tennille | No. 1 pop hit,BillboardMagazine | Uptown Funk, Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars |
| The Hustle, Van McCoy & the Soul City Symphony | Destined for one-hit-wonder status | Cheerleader, OMI |
| Payphone (Okay, it wasn't portable. But the kids today don't believe we didn't have smartphones.) | Portable communication device | Smartphone |
| Gas-station map | Navigation aide | Smartphone app |
| Microsoft, founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen | Real-life revolution | Sorek, an Israeli facility, is the world's largest seawater-desalination plant. |
| $107,000 | Cost of a 30-second Super Bowl ad | $4.5 million |
| Pet Rock, Pong | Fad | Selfie Stick |
| The fall of Saigon brings end to war in Vietnam. | Historical event | The oldest stone tools, dated at 3.3 million years old, are found in Lomekwi 3, Kenya. |
| Disc golf (aka "Frisbee" golf) | Alt-golf landmark | Foot golf |
| Lou Graham | U.S. Open Champion | Jordan Spieth |
| 4,214 | U.S. Open entries | 9,882 |
| Sandra Palmer | U.S. Women's Open Champion | In Gee Chun |
| 175 | U.S.Women's Open entries | 1,873 |
| Fred Ridley | U.S. Amateur Champion | Bryson DeChambeau |
| Beth Daniel | U.S. Women's Amateur Champion | Hannah O'Sullivan |
USGA INSIDER HISTORY
Then and Now: Golf and Life, in 1975, 2015
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Nov 16, 2015
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FAR HILLS, N.J.
The thrill of having your name etched into the trophy after winning the U.S. Open doesn't change from one generation to another. (USGA/Darren Carroll)