1963 U.S. Open (golf)

The 1963 U.S. Open was the 63rd U.S. Open, held June 20–23 at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts, a suburb southwest of Boston. Julius Boros won his second U.S. Open title in an 18-hole Sunday playoff with Jacky Cupit and Arnold Palmer.[3] The U.S. Open returned to The Country Club for the first time in fifty years to celebrate the golden anniversary of Francis Ouimet's playoff victory in 1913.[4][5] Boros won eleven years earlier in 1952, and won a third major at age 48 at the PGA Championship in 1968.

1963 U.S. Open
Tournament information
DatesJune 20–23, 1963
LocationBrookline, Massachusetts
Course(s)The Country Club
Organized byUSGA
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par71
Length6,870 yards (6,282 m)[1]
Field148 players, 51 after cut
Cut152 (+10)
Prize fund$88,550[2]
Winner's share$17,500
Champion
Julius Boros
293 (+9), playoff
The Country Club 
Location in the United States
The Country Club 
Location in Massachusetts

At 43, Boros was the second-oldest winner in U.S. Open history, and only a month younger than Ted Ray when he won the 1920 Open. For Palmer, it was the second consecutive year he lost in a playoff at the Open.[4]

High winds made scoring conditions extremely difficult throughout the entire week, especially on Saturday during the final two rounds, when gusts approached 50 mph (80 km/h).[4] The winning score of 293 remains the highest in post-World War II U.S. Open history, while the 77.4 final-round scoring average set a record for the post-war era, later broken in 1972 at Pebble Beach. For the first time in U.S. Open history, no amateur made the cut.

Defending champion and Masters winner Jack Nicklaus missed the cut by a stroke; his next missed cut at the U.S. Open came 22 years later in 1985. He rebounded in the next two majors in 1963, missing the playoff at the Open Championship in England by a stroke for third place and won the PGA Championship in Dallas the following week.

This U.S. Open was played the week after Father's Day.

Course
Main article: The Country Club

Composite Course

HoleNameYardsPar  HoleNameYardsPar
1Polo Field455410Stockton4354
2Cottage190311Primrose 1&24454
3Pond440412Primrose 84704
4Hospital340413Primrose 94204
5Newton415414Quarry5305
6Bakers300415Liverpool4204
7Plateau200316Clyde1753
8Corner380417Elbow3654
9Himalayas505518Home3854
Out3,22535In3,64536
Total6,87071

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, June 20, 1963

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Bob Gajda69−2
2 Jacky Cupit70−1
T3 Julius Boros71E
Lionel Hebert
Tony Lema
Davis Love Jr.
T7 Walter Burkemo72+1
Don January
Paul Kelly
Dean Refram


Source:[6]

Second round

Friday, June 21, 1963

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1 Jacky Cupit70-72=142E
Dow Finsterwald73-69=142
Arnold Palmer73-69=142
T4 Walter Burkemo72-71=143+1
Dean Refram72-71=143
T6 Julius Boros71-74=145+3
Tony Lema71-74=145
Davis Love Jr.71-74=145
T9 Bruce Crampton74-72=146+4
Don January72-74=146
Billy Maxwell73-73=146

Source:[7][8]

Third round

Saturday, June 22, 1963   (morning)

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Jacky Cupit70-72-76=218+5
T2 Walter Burkemo72-71-76=219+6
Tony Lema71-74-74=219
Arnold Palmer73-69-77=219
T5 Julius Boros71-74-76=221+8
Bruce Crampton74-72-75=221
Dow Finsterwald73-69-79=221
Paul Harney78-70-73=221
Billy Maxwell73-73-75=221
T10 Davis Love Jr.71-74-78=223+10
Dan Sikes77-73-73=223

Source:[9][10]

Final round

Saturday, June 22, 1963   (afternoon)

Cupit owned the 54-hole lead by a stroke over Palmer, Tony Lema, and Walter Burkemo, with Boros in a group three behind. Boros recorded two birdies on his final three holes to post a 72 and 293 total. Cupit still held the lead until a double-bogey on the 17th dropped him into a tie with Boros and Palmer. He then missed a 12-foot (3.7 m) putt for birdie at the last that would have won the championship.[11] Playing several groups in front of the final group of Jacky Cupit and Dow Finsterwald, Paul Harney came to the 18th hole at 9-over and went over the back of the green in two. Harney then chipped to some 11 feet below the hole and left his par putt one roll short dead center. Had that putt dropped, he would've been in the playoff the next day with Cupit, Palmer and Boros.

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
T1 Julius Boros71-74-76-72=293+9Playoff
Jacky Cupit70-72-76-75=293
Arnold Palmer73-69-77-74=293
4 Paul Harney78-70-73-73=294+105,000
T5 Bruce Crampton74-72-75-74=295+113,166
Tony Lema71-74-74-76=295
Billy Maxwell73-73-75-74=295
T8 Walter Burkemo72-71-76-77=296+121,875
Gary Player74-75-75-72=296
10 Dan Sikes77-73-73-74=297+131,550

Source:[9]

Playoff

Sunday, June 23, 1963

Boros took command early in the playoff and had a three-stroke lead at the turn. Palmer took himself out of contention with a triple-bogey at 11, while Cupit bogeyed the same hole. Boros cruised to the win from there, carding a 70 to Cupit's 73 and Palmer's 76.[3]

First prize was $16,000, and each of the three playoff participants received a bonus of $1,500 from the playoff gate receipts.[2]

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1 Julius Boros70−117,500
T2 Jacky Cupit73+28,500
Arnold Palmer76+5
  • Included in earnings is a playoff bonus of $1,500 each, from the playoff gate receipts.[2]
  • Previously, three-way playoffs determined a third-place finisher (last in 1950); non-winners now tied for second.

Scorecard
Hole 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 101112131415161718
Par434444345444454344
BorosE+1+1E−1−1−1−1−2−2−2−2EEEE−1−1
CupitEE+2+2+1+2+2+2+2+2+3+3+3+3+3+3+2+2
Palmer+1+1+2+2+2+1+1+1+1+2+5+6+6+7+6+5+6+5

Cumulative playoff scores, relative to par

Birdie Bogey Double bogey Triple bogey+

Source:[5][12]

References
  1. Grimsley, Will (June 24, 1963). "Boros' 70 wins 63rd Open". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. 8.
  2. "U.S. Open history: 1963". USGA. Archived from the original on June 7, 2012. Retrieved June 19, 2012.
  3. Bartlett, Charles (June 24, 1963). "Boros wins Open title by 3 strokes". Chicago Tribune. p. 1, sec. 3.
  4. Wright, Alfred (July 1, 1963). "Big Jay has his day". Sports Illustrated. p. 16.
  5. Smith, Red (June 24, 1963). "Views of Sports: Walking with Francis". Youngstown Vindicator. Ohio. p. 13.
  6. Bartlett, Charles (June 21, 1963). "Unheralded Gajda leads Open on 69". Chicago Tribune. p. 1, sec. 3.
  7. "National Open Scorecard (second round)". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. June 22, 1963. p. 13.
  8. Bartlett, Charles (June 22, 1963). "Palmer in 3-way tie for Open lead". Chicago Tribune. p. 1, sec. 2.
  9. Bartlett, Charles (June 23, 1963). "Palmer, Boros, and Cupit decide Open title in playoff today". Chicago Tribune. p. 1, sec. 2.
  10. "Palmer, Boros, Cupit tied in Open". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. June 23, 1963. p. 1B.
  11. Bartlett, Charles (June 23, 1963). "Palmer, Boros, and Cupit tie". Chicago Tribune. p. 1, part 2.
  12. "Winners, playoff cards". Montreal Gazette. Associated Press. June 24, 1963. p. 17.

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