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.

Past champions in the field

Made the cut
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Jack Nicklaus United States1962, 196772707067279−12
Billy Casper United States1959, 196675687172286+6T9
Julius Boros United States1952, 196371717175288+8T16
Gary Player South Africa196576697073288+8T16
Arnold Palmer United States196073747975301+2159

Missed the cut
PlayerCountryYear wonR1R2TotalTo par
Ken Venturi United States19647974153+13

Source:[1]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, June 13, 1968

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Bert Yancey United States67−3
T2Charles Coody United States69−1
Lee Trevino United States
T4Al Balding Canada70E
Don Bies United States
Billy Farrell United States
John Felus United States
Labron Harris Jr. United States
Dave Marr United States
T10Julius Boros United States71+1
Gay Brewer United States
Bill Collins United States
Bruce Devlin Australia
Gardner Dickinson United States
Don January United States
Dick Siderowf (a) United States
Dan Sikes United States
Larry Ziegler United States

Second round

Friday, June 14, 1968

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Bert Yancey United States67-68=135−5
2Lee Trevino United States69-68=137−3
T3Don Bies United States70-70=140E
Charles Coody United States69-71=140
Bruce Devlin Australia71-69=140
Jerry Pittman United States73-67=140
T7Miller Barber United States74-68=142+2
Julius Boros United States71-71=142
Gay Brewer United States71-71=142
Bob Charles New Zealand73-69=142
Billy Farrell United States70-72=142
Labron Harris Jr. United States70-72=142
Dave Hill United States74-68=142
Dave Marr United States70-72=142
Jack Nicklaus United States72-70=142
Dan Sikes United States71-71=142
Larry Ziegler United States71-71=142

Third round

Saturday, June 15, 1968

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Bert Yancey United States67-68-70=205−5
2Lee Trevino United States69-68-69=206−4
T3Charles Coody United States69-71-72=212+2
Jack Nicklaus United States72-70-70=212
T5Julius Boros United States71-71-71=213+3
Bobby Nichols United States74-71-68=213
T7Billy Casper United States75-68-71=214+4
Bob Charles New Zealand73-69-72=214
Al Geiberger United States72-74-68=214
Jerry Pittman United States73-67-74=214
Dave Stockton United States72-73-69=214

Final round

Sunday, June 16, 1968

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Lee Trevino United States69-68-69-69=275−530,000
2Jack Nicklaus United States72-70-70-67=279−115,000
3Bert Yancey United States67-68-70-76=281+110,000
4Bobby Nichols United States74-71-68-69=282+27,500
T5Don Bies United States70-70-75-69=284+45,500
Steve Spray United States73-75-71-65=284
T7Bob Charles New Zealand73-69-72-71=285+53,750
Jerry Pittman United States73-67-74-71=285
T9Gay Brewer United States71-71-75-69=286+62,516
Billy Casper United States75-68-71-72=286
Bruce Devlin Australia71-69-75-71=286
Al Geiberger United States72-74-68-72=286
Sam Snead United States73-71-74-68=286
Dave Stockton United States72-73-69-72=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.
Preceded by
1968 Masters		 Major Championships Succeeded by
1968 Open Championship

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