1965 U.S. Open (golf)

February 2019 March 2026 1965 U.S. Open June 17–21, 1965 Town and Country, Missouri Bellerive Country Club USGA PGA Tour 70 7191 ydhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IOpOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cgEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7412%2C6958690 Toledo Blade Open could become putt, putt, putt, putt MacDonald Jim June 17, 1965 40 150 players, 51 after cut 150 (+10) $123,890http://www.usopen.com/en_US/champ_experience/pastchamps/1965.html USGA U.S. Open history: 1965 June 22, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20130417055816/http://www.usopen.com/en_US/champ_experience/pastchamps/1965.html 2013-04-17 dead mdy-all $26,000 ZAF 1928 Gary Player 282 (+2), playoff 1964 1966 USA 1 Bellerive Country Club 5 38.66 -90.483 Location in the United States 240 USA Missouri 1 Bellerive Country Club 5 38.66 -90.483 Location in Missouri 180 The 1965 U.S. Open was the 65th U.S. Open, held June 17–21 at Bellerive Country Club in Town and Country, Missouri, a suburb west of St. Louis. Gary Player of South Africa defeated Kel Nagle of Australia in an 18-hole playoff to win his only U.S. Open title. Player was the first foreign-born winner of the U.S. Open since 1927, and the win completed his career Grand Slam at age 29.https://www.si.com/vault/1965/06/28/608072/two-foreign-blokes-shock-the-slammers Sports Illustrated Wright Alfred Two foreign blokes shock the slammers June 28, 1965 24 It was the fourth of his nine major titles. The 1965 U.S. Open was the first U.S. Open broadcast on color television.June 2018 The five-year-old course at Bellerive was the U.S. Open's longest to date at 7191 yd, and had the potential to reach 7500 yd -1.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WT8NAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hGwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7161%2C2753831 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Gundelfinger Phil Jr. Palmer fires 67 in final Open tuneup June 17, 1965 32 The quality of the young course's turf varied, with burned out or diseased areas which the USGA did not allow relief from. The field consisted of 136 professionals and 14 amateurs, with the top fifty and ties advancing after 36 holes.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IOpOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cgEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7354%2C7243532 Toledo Blade Ohio Banjo MacDonald Jim June 18, 1965 40 This was the first time that the U.S. Open was scheduled for four days, with the final round on Sunday. Previously the third and fourth rounds were both played on Saturday. The U.S. Women's Open also changed to this format, held two weeks later in early July. Course layout Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotalYards4354461644704651954015804163,5624603734601984054562186064533,6297,191Par443443454354443443543570 Final round and playoff In the final round on Sunday, Player owned a three-stroke lead over Nagle with just three holes to play. But while Player double-bogeyed the par-3 16th hole, Nagle birdied the 17th. As Player reached the 18th tee, he knew he needed a birdie to win outright, as Nagle had parred the final hole for 282 (+2). Player had a 28 ft on putt for birdie, but left it 4 in cm short and tapped in for a 72-hole tie.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XD8NAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hGwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6840%2C3213433 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Gudelfinger Phil Player, Nagle finish in tie for Open June 21, 1965 25 In the 18-hole playoff on Monday afternoon, Player built a five-shot lead after eight holes and held on to win by three strokes, 71 to 74. He won the championship with fiberglass-shafted golf clubs.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zyZPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VQEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5771%2C1103071 Toledo Blade Ohio MacDonald Jim Foreign aid plan reversed: Player repays 'American kindness' by donating purse June 22, 1965 20 With his win, Player joined Gene Sarazen and Ben Hogan as the only to win all four professional major championships, the career Grand Slam. Jack Nicklaus completed the feat himself the next year at the 1966 British Open. Player was also the first foreign-born winner of the U.S. Open in 38 years, since Scotland's Tommy Armour won in 1927. Arnold Palmer missed the 36-hole cut by two strokes, the only time from 1962 to 1967 that he placed outside the top-5 at the U.S. Open. Defending champion Ken Venturi was hampered by numbed fingershttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GPxVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NuMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5174%2C4241528 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Will Venturi ever be right? June 20, 1965 3B and missed the cut by ten strokes.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GPxVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NuMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6811%2C4242675 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press South Africa's Black Knight unhorses hungry challengers June 20, 1965 3B Purse donated The winner's share was $25,000 and both playoff participants received a $1,000 bonus, taken from the gate receipts of the Monday gallery of 6,790. Player donated his winner's share to cancer research ($5,000) and junior golf ($20,000) in the United States, fulfilling an earlier pledge to thank the people of America;https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XT8NAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hGwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2818%2C3368696 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Associated Press Grateful Gary gives $25,000 purse to USGA June 22, 1965 18 his mother died of cancer when he was eight years old. Player paid his caddy $2,000 with his playoff bonus and $1,000 from his pocket.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XT8NAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hGwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6294%2C3283654 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Player wins Open playoff by 3 strokes Gundelfinger Phil June 22, 1965 1 Round summaries First round Thursday, June 17, 1965 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 AUS Kel Nagle 68 −2T2 USA Deane Beman (a) 69 −1 USA Mason RudolphT4 USA Rex Baxter 70 E USA Lou Graham ZAF 1928 Gary Player 7 USA Gordon Jones 71 +1T8 USA Miller Barber 72 +2 USA Julius Boros USA Gay Brewer AUS Bruce Devlin USA Raymond Floyd USA Ron Howell USA Steve Opperman USA Dudley Wysong Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Wj8NAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hGwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2231%2C2915517 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette National Open scores June 18, 1965 20 Second round Friday, June 18, 1965 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 ZAF 1928 Gary Player 70-70=140 E T2 AUS Kel Nagle 68-73=141 +1 USA Mason Rudolph 69-72=141 4 USA Deane Beman (a) 69-73=142 +2 5 USA Frank Beard 74-69=143 +3 T6 USA Raymond Floyd 72-72=144+3 USA Gene Littler 73-71=144T8 USA Rex Baxter 70-75=145 +5 AUS Bruce Devlin 72-73=145 USA Gordon Jones 71-74=145 Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IepOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cgEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6578%2C7452441 Toledo Blade Open scores (second round) June 19, 1965 18https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Wz8NAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hGwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2371%2C3039088 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette National Open golf scoreboard June 19, 1965 13 Third round Saturday, June 19, 1965 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 ZAF 1928 Gary Player 70-70-71=211 +1 T2 USA Frank Beard 74-69-70=213 +3 AUS Kel Nagle 68-73-72=2134 USA Mason Rudolph 69-72-73=214 +45 USA Al Geiberger 70-76-70=216 +6T6 USA Julius Boros 72-75-70=217 +7 USA Gay Brewer 72-74-71=217 AUS Bruce Devlin 72-73-72=217 USA Gene Littler 73-71-73=217 USA Dudley Wysong 72-75-70=217 Source: Final round Sunday, June 20, 1965 PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)T1 ZAF 1928 Gary Player 70-70-71-71=282 +2 Playoff AUS Kel Nagle 68-73-72-69=2823 USA Frank Beard 74-69-70-71=284 +4 9,000T4 USA Julius Boros 72-75-70-70=287 +7 6,500 USA Al Geiberger 70-76-70-71=287T6 AUS Bruce Devlin 72-73-72-71=288 +8 4,500 USA Raymond Floyd 72-72-76-68=288T8 USA Tony Lema 72-74-73-70=289 +9 2,500 USA Gene Littler 73-71-73-72=289 USA Dudley Wysong 72-75-70-72=289 Scorecard Hole123456789101112131415161718Par443443454 444344354 RSA 1928 Player +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 E E E +1 +1 E E E E +2 +2 +2 AUS Nagle +3 +2 +2 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +2 +2 +1 +1 +1 +3 +3 +2 +2 Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par BirdieBogey Double bogey Source:https://www.usopen.com/history-landing/scoring-and-stats/scoring.html#!&y=1965 USGA U.S. Open History May 21, 2019 Playoff Monday, June 21, 1965 PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 ZAF 1928 Gary Player 33-38=71 +1 26,0002 AUS Kel Nagle 38-36=74 +413,500 Included in earnings is a playoff bonus of $1,000 each, from the playoff gate receipts. Scorecard Hole 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 101112131415161718Par443443454 444344354ZAF 1928 PlayerE−1−2−1−1−1−1−2−2−1−1−1−1−1−1−1E+1AUS Nagle +1EEE+2+2+3+3+3+4+4+4+4+4+4+4+4+4 {|class="wikitable" span = 50 style="font-size:85%; |- |style="background: Pink;" width=10| |Birdie |style="background: PaleGreen;" width=10| |Bogey |style="background: Green;" width=10| |Double bogey |} Source: References External links USGA Championship Database 1965 38.66 -90.483 type:event title Category:U.S. Open (golf) Category:Golf tournaments in Missouri U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) U.S. Open U.S. Open