1967 U.S. Open (golf)

August 2023 March 2026 1967 U.S. Open June 15–18, 1967 Springfield, New Jersey Baltusrol Golf ClubLower Course PGA Tour USGA 70 7015 ydhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=va8RAAAAIBAJ&sjid=q-gDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7019%2C379919 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Gen. Palmer grabs Open lead with 68 June 17, 1967 12 150 players, 66 after cut 148 (+8) $169,400http://www.usopen.com/en_US/champ_experience/pastchamps/1967.html USGA U.S. Open history: 1967 June 20, 2012 http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20120607072554/http%3A//www.usopen.com/en_US/champ_experience/pastchamps/1967.html 2012-06-07 dead mdy-all $30,000 USA Jack Nicklaus 275 (−5) 1966 1968 USA 1 Baltusrol  40.705 -74.328 Location in the United States 5 240 USA New Jersey 1 Baltusrol  40.705 -74.328 Location in New Jersey 5 140 USA New Jersey Union County 1 Baltusrol bottom 40.705 -74.328 Location inUnion County 5 140 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.https://www.si.com/vault/1967/06/26/610071/jack-delivers-the-crusher Sports Illustrated Jack Delivers the Crusher Wright Alfred June 26, 1967 22https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BmEqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2k4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=7350%2C3674230 Milwaukee Sentinel Associated Press Nicklaus' record 275 wins June 19, 1967 1-part 2https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=valVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JeEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6772%2C4174537 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Nicklaus plays safe, claims Open record June 19, 1967 3B It was the second of Nicklaus' four U.S. Open titles and the seventh of his eighteen major championships. 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,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=onsyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LaAFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4961%2C5174711 Reading Eagle Pennsylvania Associated Press Green Bob Ben Hogan seen threat in U.S. Open tourney June 11, 1967 36 played in his final major; he shot 72 in each of the first two rounds and tied for 34th place. After winning the Masters in 1965 and 1966, Nicklaus missed the cut there two months earlier, which also kept him off the first Ryder Cup team for which he was eligible. (Other than a withdrawal in 1983, it was his only missed cut at Augusta from 1960–1993). Lee Trevino, then a club pro from El Paso, finished fifth at Baltusrol in only his second major championship; he made the cut in his debut in 1966 at Olympic in San Francisco. The fifth place earnings of $6,000 allowed him to play in enough tournaments the rest of the 1967 season to earn his tour card for 1968. The high finish gave Trevino 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 2016. With his seventh major won at age 27, Nicklaus went over three years before his next, at The Open Championship in 1970. Course layout Baltusrol Golf Club Lower Course Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal Yards4693904381943884704703652063,3904494101933833994192146235423,6327,022Par444344443344434443553670 Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=onsyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LaAFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5652%2C5170352 Reading Eagle Pennsylvania Associated Press Baltusrol Golf Club: map and yardages June 11, 1967 36 Lengths of the course for previous major championships: 7027 yd, par 70 - 1954 U.S. Open 6866 yd, par 72 - 1936 U.S. Open (Upper Course) 6212 yd, par 74 - 1915 U.S. Open (Old Course)   The Old Course was plowed under in 1918 6003 yd, par      - 1903 U.S. Open (Old Course) Round summaries 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.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BGEqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2k4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=7378%2C3185316 Milwaukee Sentinel Associated Press Amateur's 67 tops Open June 16, 1967 1, part 2 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Marty Fleckman (a) 67 −3 T2 USA Deane Beman 69 −1 USA Billy Casper USA Don January USA Arnold Palmer ZAF 1928 Gary Player USA Chi-Chi Rodríguez USA Art Wall Jr. T9 USA George Archer 70 E USA Gardner Dickinson USA Dutch Harrison USA Dave Marr AUS Kel Nagle Source: Second round Friday, June 16, 1967 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Arnold Palmer 69-68=137 −3 2 USA Jack Nicklaus 71-67=138 −2 3 USA Billy Casper 69-70=139 −1 T4 USA Deane Beman 69-71=140 E AUS Bruce Devlin 72-68=140 USA Marty Fleckman (a) 67-73=140 7 USA Don January 69-72=141 +1T8 USA George Archer 70-72=142 +2 USA Miller Barber 71-71=142 USA Bob Hold 71-71=142 AUS Kel Nagle 70-72=142 ZAF 1928 Gary Player 69-73=142 USA Lee Trevino 72-70=142 USA Art Wall Jr. 69-73=142 Source: 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).https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zYZIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eIMMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1396%2C1003430 Youngstown Vindicator Ohio Associated Press Grimsley Will Fleckman fires 69, leads U.S. Open by stroke at 209 June 18, 1967 D-1 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Marty Fleckman (a) 67-73-69=209 −1 T2 USA Billy Casper 69-70-71=210 E USA Jack Nicklaus 71-67-72=210 USA Arnold Palmer 69-68-73=210 T5 USA Miller Barber 71-71-69=211 +1 USA Deane Beman 69-71-71=211 USA Gardner Dickinson 70-73-68=211 USA Don January 69-72-70=211T9 USA Wes Ellis 74-69-70=213 +3 USA Bob Goalby 72-71-70=213 USA Lee Trevino 72-70-71=213 Source: Final round Sunday, June 18, 1967 Fleckman wilted under the pressure, 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 in fourth place. 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. At the par-5 18th, Nicklaus played safe with a 1-iron off the tee, but it went right and required a recovery shot from the rough. The third shot was an uphill 230 yd m 0 from the fairway with another 1-iron, then he sank the birdie putt from 22 ft 0 for the record.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zoZIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eIMMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3266%2C1269726 Youngstown Vindicator Ohio UPI Leading Open cards June 19, 1967 15 Fleckman held on for low amateur by a stroke over Bob Murphy, who shot 69. PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 USA Jack Nicklaus 71-67-72-65=275 −5 30,0002 USA Arnold Palmer 69-68-73-69=279 −1 15,0003 USA Don January 69-72-70-70=281 +1 10,0004 USA Billy Casper 69-70-71-72=282 +2 7,5005 USA Lee Trevino 72-70-71-70=283 +3 6,000T6 USA Deane Beman 69-71-71-73=284 +4 4,166 USA Gardner Dickinson 70-73-68-73=284 USA Bob Goalby 72-71-70-71=284T9 USA Dave Marr 70-74-70-71=285 +5 2,566 AUS Kel Nagle 70-72-72-71=285 USA Art Wall Jr. 69-73-72-71=285 Source: Scorecard Final round Hole 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 101112131415161718Par444344443 443444355USA Nicklaus E+1E−1−2−1−2−3−3−2−2−2−3−4−4−4−4−5USA Palmer EEEEEEE+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1E−1 Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par Source: References External links 1967 40.705 -74.328 type:event title Category:U.S. Open (golf) Category:Golf tournaments in New Jersey Category:Springfield Township, Union County, New Jersey U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) U.S. Open (golf) U.S. Open (golf)