1958 U.S. Open (golf)

February 2019 March 2026 1958 U.S. Open June 12–14, 1958 Tulsa, Oklahoma Southern Hills Country Club USGA PGA Tour 70 6907 ydhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4flVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=o-IDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4026%2C2663048 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Bolt wins U.S. Open June 15, 1958 1B 159 players, 55 after cut 154 (+14) $35,000http://www.usopen.com/en_US/champ_experience/pastchamps/1958.html USGA U.S. Open history: 1958 July 26, 2012 http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20120511075145/http://www.usopen.com/en_US/champ_experience/pastchamps/1958.html 2012-05-11 dead mdy-all $8,000 USA 1912 Tommy Bolt 283 (+3) 1957 1959 USA 1 Tulsa 36.070 -95.946 Location in the United States 5 230 USA Oklahoma 1 Tulsa 36.070 -95.946 Location in Oklahoma 5 180 The 1958 U.S. Open was the 58th U.S. Open, held June 12–14 at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Amid oppressive heat and high winds that created difficult scoring conditions,http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1958/06/14/page/19/article/bolts-2d-71-leads-open-snead-80-out Chicago Daily Tribune Bartlett Charles Bolt's 2d 71 leads Open; Snead: 80, out! June 14, 1958 1, sec. 2 native Oklahoman Tommy Bolt won his only major championship, four strokes ahead of Gary Player.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=L6wpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tk4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6187%2C4628988 Pittsburgh Press Drum Bob Tom Bolt wraps up Open title with 283 June 15, 1958 1, sec. 4http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1958/06/15/page/43/article/bolt-wins-open-title-with-283 Chicago Daily Tribune Bartlett Charles Bolt's wins Open title with 283 June 15, 1958 1, sec. 2https://www.si.com/vault/1958/06/23/578820/bolt-upright Sports Illustrated Wind Herbert Warren Herbert Warren Wind Bolt Upright June 23, 1958 34 It was Player's debut in the U.S. Open at age 22. Bolt owned the 36-hole lead at 142 (+2), a stroke ahead of Player.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3LpRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1GsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7062%2C2183877 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Associated Press Bolt takes Open golf lead at 142 June 14, 1958 12 After a third round 69 on Saturday morning, Bolt was at 211 (+1) and three strokes ahead of Gene Littler, who carded a 67 for 214 (+4). Littler fell back in the final round in the afternoon, shooting a 76 to finish in fourth place. Bolt ran away from the field with a final round 72 for 283 (+3), four ahead of Player. Bolt was the only player not to record a round of 75 or over during the championship. Ben Hogan, in search of his fifth U.S. Open title, was hampered by an injured left wrist and finished eleven strokes back in a tie for tenth. Eighteen-year-old Jack Nicklaus, in his second U.S. Open, made his first cut and finished in 41st place. Sam Snead missed the cut for the first time in 18 Open appearances. Two-time champion Gene Sarazen missed the cut in his final appearance, while three-time Masters champion Jimmy Demaret also played his final Open, withdrawing after the third round. It was the first of eight major championships at Southern Hills. The U.S. Open returned in 1977 and 2001 and the PGA Championship has been played at the course five times: 1970, 1982, 1994, 2007 and 2022. Course layout Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotalYards4594504103715921774012183783,4563781674654692104105383464683,4516,907Par444453434354344345443570 Round summaries First round Thursday, June 12, 1958 PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 USA 1912 Tommy Bolt71 +1 USA 1912 Julius Boros USA 1912 Dick Metz T4 USA 1912 Lloyd Mangrum 72 +2 USA 1912 Frank Stranahan T6 AUS Bruce Crampton 73 +3 USA 1912 Jimmy Demaret T8 USA 1912 Labron Harris 74 +4 USA 1912 Gene Littler USA 1912 Smiley Quick USA 1912 Harvie Ward (a) (a) denotes amateur Source:http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1958/06/13/page/49/article/metz-bolt-boros-lead-open-with-71s Chicago Daily Tribune Bartlett Charles Metz, Bolt, Boros lead Open with 71s June 13, 1958 1, sec. 4 Second round Friday, June 13, 1958 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA 1912 Tommy Bolt 71-71=142 +2 2 ZAF 1928 Gary Player 75-68=143 +33 USA 1912 Frank Stranahan 72-72=144 +4T4 USA 1912 Julius Boros 71-75=146 +6 USA 1912 Charles Coe (a) 75-71=146 USA 1912 Labron Harris 74-72=146 T7 USA 1912 Jimmy Demaret 73-74=147 +7 USA 1912 Gene Littler 74-73=147 T9 AUS Bruce Crampton 73-75=148 +8 USA 1912 Ben Hogan 75-73=148 USA 1912 Tom Nieporte 75-73=148 (a) denotes amateur Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3LpRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1GsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5798%2C2187150 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Associated Press National Open golf scores June 14, 1958 13 Third round Saturday, June 14, 1958   (morning) PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA 1912 Tommy Bolt 71-71-69=211 +1 2 USA 1912 Gene Littler 74-73-67=214 +4 3 ZAF 1928 Gary Player 75-68-73=216 +64 USA 1912 Julius Boros 71-75-72=218 +8T5 USA 1912 Walter Burkemo 75-74-70=219 +9 USA 1912 Frank Stranahan 72-72-75=2197 USA 1912 Don January 79-73-68=220 +10T8 USA 1912 Charles Coe (a) 75-71-75=211 +11 USA 1912 Dick Mayer 76-74-71=221 USA 1912 Bob Rosburg 75-74-72=221 (a) denotes amateur Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=L6wpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tk4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=1847%2C4629008 Pittsburgh Press UPI U.S. Open scores June 15, 1958 1, sec. 4 Final round Saturday, June 14, 1958   (afternoon) PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 USA 1912 Tommy Bolt 71-71-69-72=283 +3 8,0002 ZAF 1928 Gary Player 75-68-73-71=287 +7 5,0003 USA 1912 Julius Boros 71-75-72-71=289 +9 3,0004 USA 1912 Gene Littler 74-73-67-76=290 +10 2,000T5 USA 1912 Walter Burkemo 75-74-70-72=291 +11 1,625 USA 1912 Bob Rosburg 75-74-72-70=291T7 USA 1912 Jay Hebert 77-76-71-69=293 +13 1,016 USA 1912 Don January 79-73-68-73=293 USA 1912 Dick Metz 71-78-73-71=293T10 USA 1912 Ben Hogan 75-73-75-71=294 +14 566 USA 1912 Tommy Jacobs 76-75-71-72=294 USA 1912 Frank Stranahan 72-72-75-75=294 Source: References External links USGA Championship Database USOpen.com – 1958 1958 36.070 -95.946 type:event title Category:U.S. Open (golf) Category:Golf tournaments in Oklahoma Category:Sports in Tulsa, Oklahoma U.S. Open U.S. Open U.S. Open