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.[1][3][4] He was the first champion born in England since Cyril Walker in 1924.
Tournament information | |
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Dates | June 18–21, 1970 |
Location | Chaska, Minnesota |
Course(s) | Hazeltine National Golf Club |
Organized by | USGA |
Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Statistics | |
Par | 72 |
Length | 7,151 yards (6,539 m)[1] |
Field | 150 players, 73 after cut |
Cut | 153 (+9) |
Prize fund | $195,700[2] |
Winner's share | $30,000 |
Champion | |
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281 (−7) | |




Golf Club
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,[5][6] 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.[7]
Opened eight years earlier, Hazeltine was hosting its first men's 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."[8] The course underwent significant renovations; when the U.S. Open returned twenty-one years later in 1991 it drew generally positive reviews, even from Hill. Hazeltine later hosted the PGA Championship twice (2002, 2009) and the Ryder Cup in 2016.
Jacklin's win was the first in the U.S. Open by a European in over forty years and the last for forty more, until Graeme McDowell won at Pebble Beach in 2010. The next win by an Englishman was three years later in 2013, Justin Rose at Merion.
Future major winners Ben Crenshaw (age 18) and John Mahaffey (age 22) tied for low amateur honors at 301 (+13), tied for 36th place. Just out of high school, Crenshaw was tied for eighth after each of the first two rounds.[9]
Course layout
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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Yards | 456 | 424 | 585 | 196 | 394 | 408 | 563 | 185 | 400 | 3,611 | 414 | 590 | 426 | 172 | 355 | 592 | 214 | 344 | 433 | 3,540 | 7,151 |
Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
Past champions in the field
Made the cut
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Billy Casper | ![]() | 1959, 1966 | 75 | 75 | 71 | 73 | 294 | +6 | T8 |
Lee Trevino | ![]() | 1968 | 77 | 73 | 74 | 70 | 294 | +6 | T8 |
Julius Boros | ![]() | 1952, 1963 | 73 | 75 | 70 | 77 | 295 | +7 | T12 |
Gene Littler | ![]() | 1961 | 77 | 72 | 71 | 75 | 295 | +7 | T12 |
Gary Player | ![]() | 1965 | 80 | 73 | 75 | 74 | 302 | +14 | T44 |
Jack Nicklaus | ![]() | 1962, 1967 | 81 | 72 | 75 | 76 | 304 | +16 | T49 |
Arnold Palmer | ![]() | 1960 | 79 | 74 | 75 | 77 | 305 | +17 | T54 |
Missed the cut
Player | Country | Year won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tommy Bolt | ![]() | 1958 | 80 | 74 | 154 | +10 |
Orville Moody | ![]() | 1969 | 79 | 77 | 156 | +12 |
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, June 18, 1970
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
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1 | Tony Jacklin | ![]() | 71 | −1 |
T2 | Julius Boros | ![]() | 73 | +1 |
Chi-Chi Rodríguez | ![]() | |||
Mason Rudolph | ![]() | |||
T5 | Dick Crawford | ![]() | 74 | +2 |
Tony Evans | ![]() | |||
Bobby Mitchell | ![]() | |||
T8 | Al Balding | ![]() | 75 | +3 |
Miller Barber | ![]() | |||
Frank Beard | ![]() | |||
Don Bies | ![]() | |||
Gay Brewer | ![]() | |||
Ben Crenshaw (a) | ![]() | |||
Bruce Devlin | ![]() | |||
Al Geiberger | ![]() | |||
Dave Hill | ![]() | |||
Howie Johnson | ![]() | |||
Bobby Nichols | ![]() | |||
Larry Ziegler | ![]() |
- (a) denotes amateur
Second round
Friday, June 19, 1970
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tony Jacklin | ![]() | 71-70=141 | −3 |
2 | Dave Hill | ![]() | 75-69=144 | E |
T3 | Dick Crawford | ![]() | 74-71=145 | +1 |
Randy Wolff | ![]() | 78-67=145 | ||
5 | Gay Brewer | ![]() | 75-71=146 | +2 |
T6 | Bob Charles | ![]() | 76-71=147 | +3 |
Howie Johnson | ![]() | 75-72=147 | ||
T8 | Frank Beard | ![]() | 75-73=148 | +4 |
Julius Boros | ![]() | 73-75=148 | ||
Ben Crenshaw (a) | ![]() | 75-73=148 | ||
Bunky Henry | ![]() | 80-68=148 | ||
Bobby Nichols | ![]() | 75-73=148 | ||
Mason Rudolph | ![]() | 73-75=148 | ||
Larry Ziegler | ![]() | 75-73=148 |
- (a) denotes amateur
Third round
Saturday, June 20, 1970
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tony Jacklin | ![]() | 71-70-70=211 | −5 |
2 | Dave Hill | ![]() | 75-69-71=215 | −1 |
3 | Gay Brewer | ![]() | 75-71-71=217 | +1 |
4 | Julius Boros | ![]() | 73-75-70=218 | +2 |
5 | Bob Lunn | ![]() | 77-72-70=219 | +3 |
T6 | Gene Littler | ![]() | 77-72-71=220 | +4 |
Ken Still | ![]() | 78-71-71=220 | ||
T8 | Billy Casper | ![]() | 75-75-71=221 | +5 |
Dick Crawford | ![]() | 74-71-76=221 | ||
Bruce Devlin | ![]() | 75-75-71=221 | ||
Raymond Floyd | ![]() | 78-73-70=221 | ||
Mason Rudolph | ![]() | 73-75-73=221 | ||
Randy Wolff | ![]() | 78-67-76=221 | ||
Larry Ziegler | ![]() | 75-73-73=221 |
Final round
Sunday, June 21, 1970
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
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1 | Tony Jacklin | ![]() | 71-70-70-70=281 | −7 | 30,000 |
2 | Dave Hill | ![]() | 75-69-71-73=288 | E | 15,000 |
T3 | Bob Charles | ![]() | 76-71-75-67=289 | +1 | 9,000 |
Bob Lunn | ![]() | 77-72-70-70=289 | |||
5 | Ken Still | ![]() | 78-71-71-71=291 | +3 | 7,000 |
6 | Miller Barber | ![]() | 75-75-72-70=292 | +4 | 6,000 |
7 | Gay Brewer | ![]() | 75-71-71-76=293 | +5 | 5,000 |
T8 | Billy Casper | ![]() | 75-75-71-73=294 | +6 | 3,325 |
Bruce Devlin | ![]() | 75-75-71-73=294 | |||
Lee Trevino | ![]() | 77-73-74-70=294 | |||
Larry Ziegler | ![]() | 75-73-73-73=294 |
References
- "Jacklin wins national Open golf title". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. Associated Press. June 21, 1970. p. 22.
- "U.S. Open history: 1970". USGA. Archived from the original on April 17, 2013. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
- Husar, John (June 22, 1970). "Jacklin wins U.S. Open by 7 strokes". Chicago Tribune. p. 1, sec. 3.
- "Britain's Jacklin claims Open 'grocery money'". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. June 22, 1970. p. 3B.
- "Hill ignores hecklers to remain on Jacklin's heels". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. June 21, 1970. p. 1B.
- Husar, John (June 21, 1970). "Jacklin ups lead in U.S. Open to 4; cards 70 for 211". Chicago Tribune. p. 1, sec. 2.
- Jenkins, Dan (June 29, 1970). "Tony's a shark at pasture pool". Sports Illustrated: 14.
- Mulvoy, Mark (August 10, 1970). "Plain Words at Westchester". Sports Illustrated. p. 12.
- "Jacklin widens lead, scathing Hill second". Eugene Register-Guard (location=(Oregon). Associated Press. June 20, 1970. p. 2B.
- "U.S. Open scoring (second round)". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. June 20, 1970. p. 12.
- Husar, John (June 20, 1970). "Jacklin still in Open lead". Chicago Tribune. p. 1, sec. 2.
- Husar, John (June 19, 1970). "Jacklin's 71 leads Open by 2 shots". Chicago Tribune. p. 1, sec. 3.
- "Jacklin breaks par to take Open edge". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. June 19, 1970. p. 2B.
- "1970 Results for U.S. Open". databasegolf.com. Retrieved July 4, 2013.