1968 U.S. Open (golf)

The 1968 U.S. Open was the 68th U.S. Open, held June 13–16 at the East Course of Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, New York. Lee Trevino equaled the tournament scoring record and won the first of his six major titles, four strokes ahead of runner-up Jack Nicklaus.[3][4] It was also the first win on the PGA Tour for Trevino, age 28.

1968 U.S. Open
Tournament information
DatesJune 13–16, 1968
LocationRochester, New York
Course(s)Oak Hill Country Club
East Course
Organized byUSGA
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par70
Length6,962 yards (6,366 m)[1]
Field149 players, 64 after cut
Cut148 (+8)
Prize fund$188,800[2]
Winner's share$30,000
Champion
Lee Trevino
275 (−5)
Oak Hill CC
Location in the United States
Oak Hill CC
Location in New York

This was the second of three U.S. Opens at the East Course; Cary Middlecoff won the first in 1956 and Curtis Strange successfully defended in 1989. It also hosted the PGA Championship in 1980, 2003, and 2013, and the Ryder Cup in 1995.

Final round

Bert Yancey held the 54-hole lead after a tournament record 205 (−5) in the first three rounds. Trevino was a stroke behind at 206, after three rounds in the 60s, and made par saves at 5 and 6. After Yancey bogeyed the 5th, Trevino took the lead, then recorded birdies at 11 and 12, while Yancey bogeyed the 11th to fall out of contention. Nicklaus started the round seven strokes back at 212 (+2); he got two quick birdies, but did not record another until the 14th, by which time Trevino already had a commanding lead. Trevino's total of 275 tied the tournament record that Nicklaus established the year before at Baltusrol; his four rounds in the 60s was a tournament first,[4] and did not happen again for a quarter century, until Lee Janzen won at Baltusrol in 1993. It was also the first of Trevino's 29 victories on the PGA Tour.[5] Of Trevino's six major victories, Nicklaus was the runner-up four times.

Sam Snead, age 56, finished in a tie for 9th place, his final top-10 finish at the U.S. Open.

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, June 13, 1968

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Bert Yancey67−3
T2 Charles Coody69−1
Lee Trevino
T4 Al Balding70E
Don Bies
Billy Farrell
John Felus
Labron Harris Jr.
Dave Marr
T10 Julius Boros71+1
Gay Brewer
Bill Collins
Bruce Devlin
Gardner Dickinson
Don January
Dick Siderowf (a)
Dan Sikes
Larry Ziegler

Second round

Friday, June 14, 1968

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Bert Yancey67-68=135−5
2 Lee Trevino69-68=137−3
T3 Don Bies70-70=140E
Charles Coody69-71=140
Bruce Devlin71-69=140
Jerry Pittman73-67=140
T7 Miller Barber74-68=142+2
Julius Boros71-71=142
Gay Brewer71-71=142
Bob Charles73-69=142
Billy Farrell70-72=142
Labron Harris Jr.70-72=142
Dave Hill74-68=142
Dave Marr70-72=142
Jack Nicklaus72-70=142
Dan Sikes71-71=142
Larry Ziegler71-71=142

Third round

Saturday, June 15, 1968

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Bert Yancey67-68-70=205−5
2 Lee Trevino69-68-69=206−4
T3 Charles Coody69-71-72=212+2
Jack Nicklaus72-70-70=212
T5 Julius Boros71-71-71=213+3
Bobby Nichols74-71-68=213
T7 Billy Casper75-68-71=214+4
Bob Charles73-69-72=214
Al Geiberger72-74-68=214
Jerry Pittman73-67-74=214
Dave Stockton72-73-69=214

Final round

Sunday, June 16, 1968

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1 Lee Trevino69-68-69-69=275−530,000
2 Jack Nicklaus72-70-70-67=279−115,000
3 Bert Yancey67-68-70-76=281+110,000
4 Bobby Nichols74-71-68-69=282+27,500
T5 Don Bies70-70-75-69=284+45,500
Steve Spray73-75-71-65=284
T7 Bob Charles73-69-72-71=285+53,750
Jerry Pittman73-67-74-71=285
T9 Gay Brewer71-71-75-69=286+62,516
Billy Casper75-68-71-72=286
Bruce Devlin71-69-75-71=286
Al Geiberger72-74-68-72=286
Sam Snead73-71-74-68=286
Dave Stockton72-73-69-72=286

Source:[6][7]

Scorecard
Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par443543444434543444
Trevino−3−3−3−3−3−3−3−3−3−3−4−5−5−5−5−5−5−5
Nicklaus+2+2+1EEEEEEEEEE−1−1−1−1−1
Yancey−4−4−3−3−2−3−3−3−2−1−1−1E−1−1EE+1
Nichols+3+3+3+3+3+3+3+3+3+3+3+2+2+2+2+1+1+2
Bies+5+6+6+5+5+5+5+5+5+4+4+4+4+5+4+4+4+4
Spray+9+10+9+8+8+7+8+9+9+8+8+7+7+6+5+4+4+4

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Birdie Bogey

Source:[7]

References
  1. "Steady Yancey shoots 68, holds 2-stroke Open lead". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. June 15, 1968. p. 13.
  2. "U.S. Open history: 1968". USGA. Archived from the original on April 17, 2013. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
  3. Jenkins, Dan (June 24, 1968). "Eyes right...but wrong". Sports Illustrated. p. 16.
  4. Grimsley, Will (June 17, 1968). "Trevino's 4 subpar rounds set mark in Open victory; 275 total ties another". Youngstown Vindicator. Associated Press. p. 15.
  5. Stambaugh, Phil (July 29, 2013). "Q&A: Lee Trevino on historic win at Oak Hill". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on August 10, 2013. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
  6. "National Open golf scores". Youngstown Vindicator. Associated Press. June 17, 1968. p. 15.
  7. "U.S. Open History – 1968". USGA. Retrieved May 20, 2019.

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