Dates June 15–18, 1967 Cut 148 (+8) Tour PGA TOUR Par 70 | Length 7,015 yards (6,415 m) Start date 1967 Prize fund 169,400 USD | |
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Course(s) Baltusrol Golf ClubLower Course Field 150 players, 66 after cut Similar 1962 US Open, 1972 US Open, 1993 US Open, 1970 US Open, 2005 PGA Championship |
The 1967 U.S. Open was the 67th U.S. Open, held June 15–18 at Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, New Jersey, west of New York City. Jack Nicklaus shot a final round 65 and established a new U.S. Open record of 275, four strokes ahead of runner-up Arnold Palmer, the 1960 champion. It was the second of Nicklaus' four U.S. Open titles and the seventh of his eighteen major championships.
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- 1967 us open golf championship 221088 27 footage farm
- Course layout
- Made the cut
- Missed the cut
- First round
- Second round
- Third round
- Final round
- Scorecard
- References
Nicklaus' record score surpassed the 276 of Ben Hogan in 1948 at Riviera. His final round 65 (−5) tied the U.S. Open record for lowest final 18 holes, broken six years later by Johnny Miller at Oakmont. The 275 record stood for thirteen years, when Nicklaus broke it on the same course in 1980. For Palmer, it was his fourth runner-up finish at the U.S. Open in six years; the earlier three were in playoffs (1962, 1963, 1966). Hogan, age 54, played in his final major; he shot 72 in each of the first two rounds and tied for 34th place.
Lee Trevino, then a club pro from El Paso, finished in fifth place in only his second major championship; he made the cut in his debut in 1966. The $6,000 he earned from fifth place allowed him to play in enough tournaments the rest of the 1967 season to earn his tour card for 1968. The high finish gave him an exemption into the U.S. Open in 1968 at Oak Hill, which he won.
This was the fifth U.S. Open at Baltusrol and the second on the Lower Course; it previously hosted in 1954. The Upper Course was the site in 1936 and the defunct Old Course in 1903 and 1915. The U.S. Open returned in 1980, also won by Nicklaus, and its most recent appearance was in 1993. The PGA Championship was held at the Lower Course in 2005 and is scheduled to return in 2016.
1967 us open golf championship 221088 27 footage farm
Course layout
Lower Course
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First round
Thursday, June 15, 1967
Marty Fleckman, a 23-year-old amateur from Port Arthur, Texas, shot an opening round 67 to lead the field by two in his first U.S. Open.
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Second round
Friday, June 16, 1967
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Third round
Saturday, June 17, 1967
With a one-under 69 on Saturday, amateur Fleckman was the surprise 54-hole leader, a stroke ahead of defending champion Billy Casper and former champions Nicklaus (1962) and Palmer (1960).
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Final round
Sunday, June 18, 1967
Fleckman, however, wilted under the pressure and shot a final round 80 (+10) and tied for 18th place. Alongside in the final pairing, Casper carded a 72 for 282 (+2), seven strokes behind. The championship became a duel between Nicklaus and Palmer, in the penultimate pairing. Nicklaus birdied five of his first eight holes to open up a four-stroke advantage over Palmer, and that is how they finished. Nicklaus' final putt was sunk from 22 feet (7 m).
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Scorecard
Final round
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
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