1956 U.S. Open (golf)

February 2019 March 2026 1956 U.S. Open June 14–16, 1956 Rochester, New York Oak Hill Country ClubEast Course USGA PGA Tour 70 6902 ydhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WR8aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eyUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6026%2C2619043 Milwaukee Journal Associated Press Middlecoff wins US Open with 281 June 17, 1956 1-sports 159 players, 51 after cut 149 (+9) $24,000 $6,000 USA 1912 Cary Middlecoff 281 (+1) 1955 1957 USA 1 Rochester 43.113 -77.533 Location in the United States bottom 5 230 USA New York 1 Oak Hill CC 43.113 -77.533 Location in New York 5 180 The 1956 U.S. Open was the 56th U.S. Open, held June 14–16 at the East Course of Oak Hill Country Club near Rochester, New York. Cary Middlecoff won his second U.S. Open title, one stroke ahead of runners-up Julius Boros and Ben Hogan, both former champions.http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1956/06/17/page/41/article/middlecoff-wins-open-by-stroke Chicago Sunday Tribune Bartlett Charles Middlecoff wins Open by stroke June 17, 1956 1, sec. 2https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4sAbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KE8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6551%2C457411 Pittsburgh Press Drum Bob Middlecorr edges Hogan, Boros for Open title June 17, 1956 1, sec. 4https://www.si.com/vault/1956/06/25/615967/the-chase-of-the-doc-at-oak-hill Sports Illustrated Wind Herbert Warren Herbert Warren Wind The Chase of the Doc at Oak Hill June 25, 1956 6 Middlecoff began the final round with a two-stroke lead over Hogan, Ted Kroll, and Wes Ellis. After an erratic finish where he bogeyed 16 and 17, he carded a third consecutive round of even-par 70 to post a 281 (+1) total and waited. Hogan, pursuing his record fifth U.S. Open, had a chance to tie Middlecoff but missed a 4 ft on par putt on the 17th to finish one back. Boros also had a chance to catch Middlecoff, but missed a 15 ft 0.5 on birdie on the last and also finished a stroke behind. The last contender on the course, Kroll led by a stroke after a birdie at the 14th hole, but immediately followed it with a bogey and triple bogey and finished four strokes back. Reigning British Open champion Peter Thomson made a rare appearance in the United States and finished tied for fourth, his best finish at any other major. He was the 36-hole leader by a stroke over Hogan,http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1956/06/16/page/35/article/thomson-leads-hogan-by-stroke-in-0pen Chicago Daily Tribune Bartlett Charles Thomson leads Hogan by stroke in Open June 16, 1956 1, sec. 3https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AtEiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EWwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5087%2C2309924 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Peter Thomson shoots 139, leads Open June 16, 1956 11 but fell back after a four-over 39 on the back nine in the third round.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SQ5WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=c-IDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6666%2C2654968 Eugene Register-Guard Associated Press US Open led by Middlecoff June 16, 1956 10 Thomson won five British Opens, and his third consecutive (1954–56) came three weeks later at Royal Liverpool. Several future champions made their mark at this U.S. Open. Arnold Palmer, 26, recorded the first of his thirteen top ten finishes at the U.S. Open, six strokes back in seventh place. Ken Venturi captured low-amateur honors in eighth place, two months after he lost a four-stroke lead at The Masters with an 80 in the final round. Billy Casper, 24, made his major championship debut and finished 14th. Defending champion Jack Fleck, who upset Hogan in a Sunday playoff the year before at Olympic, shot 76-74 and missed the cut by a stroke. Jack Burke Jr., winner of the Masters two months earlier, also missed with a 152. A record-setting 13,914 were in attendance for the final two rounds on Saturday. This was the first of three U.S. Opens at the East Course at Oak Hill; Lee Trevino won in 1968 and Curtis Strange successfully defended in 1989. It also hosted the PGA Championship in 1980, 2003, and 2013, and the Ryder Cup in 1995. Course layout Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotalYards4453902085714401704234324163,4954201923806023271334414634493,4076,902Par443543444354345434443570 Round summaries First round Thursday, June 14, 1956 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA 1912 Bob Rosburg68−22 AUS Peter Thomson70ET3 WAL 1953 Errie Ball71+1 USA 1912 Julius Boros USA 1912 Wes Ellis USA 1912 Doug Ford USA 1912 Ed Furgol USA 1912 Jay Hebert USA 1912 Cary MiddlecoffT10 USA 1912 Jerry Barber72+2 USA 1912 Al Brosch USA 1912 Dave Douglas USA 1912 Fred Haas USA 1912 Dutch Harrison USA 1912 Ben Hogan USA 1912 Bill Hyndman (a) USA 1912 Ted Kroll USA 1912 Billy Maxwell USA 1912 Arnold Palmer USA 1912 Bud Taylor (a) Source:http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1956/06/15/page/45/article/rosburg-scores-68-for-lead-in-national-open Chicago Daily Tribune Bartlett Charles Rosburg scores 68 for lead in National Open June 15, 1956 1, sec. 4 Second round Friday, June 15, 1956 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 AUS Peter Thomson70-69=139−12 USA 1912 Ben Hogan72-68=140ET3 USA 1912 Jerry Barber72-69=141+1 USA 1912 Wes Ellis71-70=141 USA 1912 Ed Furgol71-70=141 USA 1912 Cary Middlecoff71-70=141T7 USA 1912 Julius Boros71-71=142+2 USA 1912 Ted Kroll72-70=142 USA 1912 Arnold Palmer72-70=142T10 USA 1912 Fred Haas72-71=143+3 USA 1912 Billy Maxwell72-71=143 USA 1912 Bud Taylor (a)72-71=143 Source: Amateurs: Taylor (+3), Ward (+7), Hyndman (+8), Patton (+8), Venturi (+8), Garrett (+9), Magee (+10), Ervasti (+11), Rodgers (+11), Simmons (+11), Dahlbender (+12), Holland (+12), Croonquist (+15), Shields (+16), Kuntz (+17), Moore Jr (+18), Aldrich (+19), Dixon (+20), Kelly (+23), Beman (+24), Myers (+25), Kleist (+27), Deal (+30), Watson (+34), Mandeville (+35), Brownell (WD). Third round Saturday, June 16, 1956 (morning) PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA 1912 Cary Middlecoff71-70-70=211+1T2 USA 1912 Wes Ellis71-70-71=212+2 USA 1912 Ben Hogan72-68-72=212 USA 1912 Ted Kroll72-70-70=2125 USA 1912 Julius Boros71-71-71=213+3T6 USA 1912 Ed Furgol71-70-73=214+4 USA 1912 Arnold Palmer72-70-72=214 AUS Peter Thomson70-69-75=214T9 USA 1912 Jerry Barber72-69-74=215+5 USA 1912 Fred Haas72-71-72=215 Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3notAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6pgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=7090%2C3555201 Montreal Gazette Associated Press Middlecoff edges Hogan, Boros to win US Open golf June 18, 1956 26 Final round Saturday, June 16, 1956 (afternoon) PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 USA 1912 Cary Middlecoff 71-70-70-70=281 +1 6,000T2 USA 1912 Julius Boros 71-71-71-69=282 +2 2,650 USA 1912 Ben Hogan 72-68-72-70=282T4 USA 1912 Ed Furgol 71-70-73-71=285 +5 1,033 USA 1912 Ted Kroll 72-70-70-73=285 AUS Peter Thomson 70-69-75-71=2857 USA 1912 Arnold Palmer 72-70-72-73=287 +7 6008 USA 1912 Ken Venturi (a) 77-71-68-73=289 +9 0T9 USA 1912 Jerry Barber 72-69-74-75=290 +10 416 USA 1912 Wes Ellis 71-70-71-78=290 USA 1912 Doug Ford 71-75-70-74=290 Source: Amateurs: Venturi (+9), Patton (+12), Taylor (+18), Hyndman (+20), Ward (+25), Garrett (+29). References External links USGA Championship Database USOpen.com – 1956 1956 43.113 -77.533 type:event title Category:U.S. Open (golf) Category:Golf tournaments in New York (state) Category:Sports competitions in Rochester, New York U.S. Open U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) U.S. Open (golf)