1985 U.S. Open (golf)

February 2019 March 2026 1985 U.S. Open June 13–16, 1985 Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Oakland Hills Country Club, South Course PGA Tour 70 6996 yd 156 players, 66 after cut 146 (+6) $650,000 $103,000 USA Andy North 279 (−1) 1984 1986 USA 1 Oakland Hills Country Club 42.544 -83.277 Location in the United States 240 The 1985 U.S. Open was the 85th U.S. Open, held June 13–16 at the South Course of Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, a suburb northwest of Detroit. Andy North, the 1978 champion, won his second U.S. Open title by a stroke over runners-up Dave Barr, Chen Tze-chung, and Denis Watson.https://vault.si.com/vault/1985/06/24/a-blast-from-the-past https://web.archive.org/web/20201202031934/https://vault.si.com/vault/1985/06/24/a-blast-from-the-past dead December 2, 2020 Sports Illustrated A blast from the past McDermott Barry June 24, 1985 20–25 Chen had a historic beginning to the U.S. Open. In his first three rounds, he established a new course record at Oakland Hills with a 65, made the first double eagle in U.S. Open history, and established both 36 and 54-hole scoring records. Heading into the final round, he owned a two-stroke advantage over North, who shot 65 in the second round and 70 in the third. Chen increased his lead over North to four shots after just four holes of play. But at the 5th hole, disaster struck for Chen as he saw his lead dissolve in unique fashion.https://www.golfdigest.com/story/gw20080321lee Double Trouble David Lee Golf Digest March 18, 2008 His approach shot from the fairway found deep rough well short and right of the green. His first chip shot stopped several yards short of the green. Hitting his fourth shot, and still in the deep rough, Chen's wedge got tangled up in the grass upon impact and struck the ball a second time on the follow-thru, sending the ball careening short of the green. Chen was assessed the stroke and a penalty. Now lying five, he chipped on and two-putted for a quadruple bogey 8. He had seen a four-stroke lead vanish in one hole and was now tied with playing partner North. Unnerved by the mistake, Chen proceeded to bogey the next three holes, and North took a one-stroke lead over Barr at the turn.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92444753/detroit-free-press/ Chen's Monster Detroit Free Press Michigan Jo-Ann Barnas June 11, 1996 1D newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/92445033/detroit-free-press/ T.C. Chen finds niche golfing in Japan Detroit Free Press June 11, 1996 7D newspapers.com Chen recovered with a birdie at 12, and with North bogeying 9, 10, and 11, he found himself back in the lead. North, however, would be the last man standing. He birdied 13 while Chen bogeyed 14 and 17, and Barr bogeyed his final two holes. At the 18th, Chen narrowly missed a bunker shot to miss a chance at forcing a playoff, and both Barr and Chen finished at 280. North could protect his lead and two-putted for bogey and a one-stroke victory. Penalties played an additional role in the 1985 U.S. Open, as Denis Watson of Zimbabwe, who also finished 1-stroke behind North, had been assessed a two-stroke penalty in the first-round for taking too long over a putt, as USGA rules allowed a 10-second wait for a ball resting on the cup edge, and an official ruled he took 35-seconds and assessed the penalty.http://www.theguardian.com/sport/that-1980s-sports-blog/2017/jun/15/golf-us-open-1985-ball-drop-denis-watson The golfer who didn't win the US Open because he waited for his ball to drop June 15, 2017 The Guardian The rules to assess penalties on both Chen and Watson have since been changed.https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Denis-Watson-relishing-life-3236094.php Denis Watson relishing life Ron Kroichick October 27, 2007 SFGatehttps://www.nationalclubgolfer.com/news/tc-chen-double-hit/ 'I lost count of how many times I hit it, the final blow sending it over my left shoulder' National Club Golfer Mark Townsend March 20, 2018https://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-page/rules/rules-2019/rules-of-golf/rule-16.html Rule 16 - Relief from Abnormal Course Conditions (Including Immovable Obstructions), Dangerous Animal Condition, Embedded Ball USGA January 18, 2022 In the final round, North hit only four fairways and recorded just one birdie. For the tournament, he had just nine birdies, the lowest by a champion in post-World War II U.S. Open history. North finished at 279 (−1), the only player to finish under par. It was his first PGA Tour win since the 1978 U.S. Open, and was his last on tour. Jack Nicklaus shot 149 (+9) and missed the cut by three strokes, ending a streak of 21 consecutive cuts made at the U.S. Open. This was the seventh major championship at the South Course, which previously hosted the U.S. Open in 1924, 1937, 1951, and 1961, and the PGA Championship in 1972 and 1979. It later hosted the U.S. Open in 1996 and the PGA Championship in 2008. Course layout Oakland Hills Country Club South Course https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9TEdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=a6UEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5511%2C4082521 Tuscaloosa News Associated Press U.S. Open Course June 13, 1985 22https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mbkwAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1fsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1245%2C5270756 Lakeland Ledger Florida New York Times The course at Oakland Hills (map) June 13, 1985 3D Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal Yards4365271994334573594054392173,4724544115601724653994092014533,5246,996Par453444443354453444343570 Lengths of the course for previous majors: 7014 yd, par 70 - 1979 PGA Championship 7054 yd, par 70 - 1972 PGA Championship 6907 yd, par 70 - 1961 U.S. Open 6927 yd, par 70 - 1951 U.S. Open 7037 yd, par 72 - 1937 U.S. Open 6880 yd 0, par 72 - 1924 U.S. Open Round summaries First round Thursday, June 13, 1985 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 TWN Chen Tze-chung65−52 USA Fred Couples66−4T3 USA Andy Bean69−1 USA Rick Fehr USA Jay Haas USA Tom Kite USA Mike ReidT8 CAN Dave Barr70E USA Bill Glasson USA Skeeter Heath USA Andy North USA Gene Sauers USA Payne Stewart USA Lanny Wadkins Second round Friday, June 14, 1985 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 TWN Chen Tze-chung65-69=134−6T2 USA Jay Haas69-66=135−5 USA Andy North70-65=1354 USA Rick Fehr69-67=136−45 ZWE Denis Watson72-65=137−36 CAN Dave Barr70-68=138−2T7 USA Raymond Floyd72-67=139−1 USA Tom Kite69-70=139 USA Mark O'Meara72-67=139 USA Curtis Strange71-68=139 Amateurs: Sigel (+5), Verplank (+6), Randolph (+7), Townes (+12), Van Orman (+17), Tominaga (+18), Janzen (+21), Townes (+22) Third round Saturday, June 15, 1985 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 TWN Chen Tze-chung65-69-69=203−72 USA Andy North70-65-70=205−53 CAN Dave Barr70-68-70=208−24 USA Rick Fehr69-67-73=209−1T5 ESP Seve Ballesteros71-70-69=210E USA Tom Kite69-70-71=210 ZWE Denis Watson72-65-73=210T8 USA Payne Stewart70-70-71=211+1 USA Lanny Wadkins70-72-69=211T10 USA Raymond Floyd72-67-73=212+2 USA Jay Haas69-66-77=212 USA Fuzzy Zoeller71-69-72=212 Final round Sunday, June 16, 1985 PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 USA Andy North 70-65-70-74=279 −1 103,000T2 CAN Dave Barr 70-68-70-72=280 E 39,185 TWN Chen Tze-chung 65-69-69-77=280 ZWE Denis Watson 72-65-73-70=280T5 ESP Seve Ballesteros 71-70-69-71=281 +1 18,458 USA Payne Stewart 70-70-71-70=281 USA Lanny Wadkins 70-72-69-70=2818 USA Johnny Miller 74-71-68-69=282 +2 14,921T9 USA Rick Fehr 69-67-73-74=283 +3 12,439 USA Corey Pavin 72-68-73-70=283 USA Jack Renner 72-69-72-70=283 USA Fuzzy Zoeller 71-69-72-71=283 Amateurs: Scott Verplank (+9), Jay Sigel (+22) Scorecard Final round Hole123456789101112131415161718Par453444443 445344434 USA North −4 −4 −4 −4 −4 −4 −4 −4 −3 −2 −1 −1 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −1 CAN Barr −1 −2 −2 −2 −3 −3 −3 −2 −2 −2 −2 −3 −2 −2 −2 −2 −1 E TWN Chen −7 −8 −8 −8 −4 −3 −2 −1 −1 −1 −1 −2 −2 −1 −1 −1 E E ZIM Watson +1 +1 +2 +1 E +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 E E E E E E E ESP Ballesteros E E E E E E E +1 +2 +3 +2 +1 +2 +2 +2 +2 +1 +1 USA Stewart +1 −1 −1 −1 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −1 E E E E +1 USA Wadkins +3 +2 +2 +1 +1 +1 +2 +2 +1 +1 +1 +1 E +1 +1 +1 +2 +1 Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par EagleBirdieBogeyDouble bogeyTriple bogey+ Source:https://www.usopen.com/history-landing/scoring-and-stats/scoring.html#!&y=1985 USGA U.S. Open History April 19, 2019 References External links USGA Championship Database USOpen.com 1985 1985 42.544 -83.277 type:event title Category:U.S. Open (golf) Category:Golf tournaments in Michigan Category:Bloomfield Hills, Michigan U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) U.S. Open (golf) U.S. Open (golf)