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
United States Lee Trevino
275 (−5)
Oak Hill CC is located in the United States
Oak Hill CC
Oak Hill CC
Location in the United States
Oak Hill CC is located in New York
Oak Hill CC
Oak Hill CC
Location in New York

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.

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
1United States Bert Yancey67−3
T2United States Charles Coody69−1
United States Lee Trevino
T4Canada Al Balding70E
United States Don Bies
United States Billy Farrell
United States John Felus
United States Labron Harris Jr.
United States Dave Marr
T10United States Julius Boros71+1
United States Gay Brewer
United States Bill Collins
Australia Bruce Devlin
United States Gardner Dickinson
United States Don January
United States Dick Siderowf (a)
United States Dan Sikes
United States Larry Ziegler

Second round

Friday, June 14, 1968

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States Bert Yancey67-68=135−5
2United States Lee Trevino69-68=137−3
T3United States Don Bies70-70=140E
United States Charles Coody69-71=140
Australia Bruce Devlin71-69=140
United States Jerry Pittman73-67=140
T7United States Miller Barber74-68=142+2
United States Julius Boros71-71=142
United States Gay Brewer71-71=142
New Zealand Bob Charles73-69=142
United States Billy Farrell70-72=142
United States Labron Harris Jr.70-72=142
United States Dave Hill74-68=142
United States Dave Marr70-72=142
United States Jack Nicklaus72-70=142
United States Dan Sikes71-71=142
United States Larry Ziegler71-71=142

Third round

Saturday, June 15, 1968

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States Bert Yancey67-68-70=205−5
2United States Lee Trevino69-68-69=206−4
T3United States Charles Coody69-71-72=212+2
United States Jack Nicklaus72-70-70=212
T5United States Julius Boros71-71-71=213+3
United States Bobby Nichols74-71-68=213
T7United States Billy Casper75-68-71=214+4
New Zealand Bob Charles73-69-72=214
United States Al Geiberger72-74-68=214
United States Jerry Pittman73-67-74=214
United States Dave Stockton72-73-69=214

Final round

Sunday, June 16, 1968

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1United States Lee Trevino69-68-69-69=275−530,000
2United States Jack Nicklaus72-70-70-67=279−115,000
3United States Bert Yancey67-68-70-76=281+110,000
4United States Bobby Nichols74-71-68-69=282+27,500
T5United States Don Bies70-70-75-69=284+45,500
United States Steve Spray73-75-71-65=284
T7New Zealand Bob Charles73-69-72-71=285+53,750
United States Jerry Pittman73-67-74-71=285
T9United States Gay Brewer71-71-75-69=286+62,516
United States Billy Casper75-68-71-72=286
Australia Bruce Devlin71-69-75-71=286
United States Al Geiberger72-74-68-72=286
United States Sam Snead73-71-74-68=286
United States Dave Stockton72-73-69-72=286

Source:[6][7]

Scorecard

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par443543444434543444
United States Trevino−3−3−3−3−3−3−3−3−3−3−4−5−5−5−5−5−5−5
United States Nicklaus+2+2+1EEEEEEEEEE−1−1−1−1−1
United States Yancey−4−4−3−3−2−3−3−3−2−1−1−1E−1−1EE+1
United States Nichols+3+3+3+3+3+3+3+3+3+3+3+2+2+2+2+1+1+2
United States Bies+5+6+6+5+5+5+5+5+5+4+4+4+4+5+4+4+4+4
United States 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. 1 2 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. 1 2 "U.S. Open History – 1968". USGA. Retrieved May 20, 2019.

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