1970 U.S. Open (golf)

The 1970 U.S. Open was the 70th U.S. Open, held June 18–21 at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota, a suburb southwest of Minneapolis. Tony Jacklin shot under-par in all four rounds on his way to a seven-stroke victory and his only U.S. Open title, the second of his two major championships. He was the first golfer born in England to win the title since Cyril Walker at the 1924 U.S. Open.

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• Tony jacklin 1970 us open
• 1970 u s open golf flv
• Missed the cut
• Final leaderboard
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Jacklin led wire-to-wire and was hardly threatened throughout the championship. He took a four-shot lead over Dave Hill into the final round, and despite bogeys at the 7th and 8th, made a long birdie putt at 9 to quell any talk of a collapse. Jacklin shot a third consecutive round of 70 and a 281 total, seven clear of the field and the only player under par.

Opened eight years earlier, Hazeltine was hosting its first major championship, and reviews were less than positive. Runner-up Hill, when asked what the course lacked, said: "Eighty acres of corn and a few cows. They ruined a good farm when they built this course." The course underwent significant renovations and when the U.S. Open returned in 1991 it drew generally positive reviews, even from Hill. It later hosted the PGA Championship in 2002 and 2009.

Jacklin's win was the last in the U.S. Open by a European for forty years, until 2010. The next win by an Englishman was three years later in 2013.