1972 U.S. Open (golf)

February 2019 March 2026 1972 U.S. Open June 15–18, 1972 Pebble Beach, California Pebble Beach Golf Links PGA Tour USGA 72 6812 ydhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZPNOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DwIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7136%2C2775520 Toledo Blade Ohio Associated Press Nicklaus breaks U.S. Open logjam June 18, 1972 E1 150 players, 70 after cut 154 (+10) $194,600http://www.usopen.com/en_US/champ_experience/pastchamps/1972.html USGA U.S. Open history: 1972 June 19, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20160807094539/http://www.usopen.com/en_US/champ_experience/pastchamps/1972.html 2016-08-07 dead $30,000 USA Jack Nicklaus 290 (+2) 1971 1973 USA#USA California yes Pebble Beach Location in the United States##Location in California 36.568 N 121.950 W type:event inline,title The 1972 U.S. Open was the 72nd U.S. Open, held June 15–18 at Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, California. Jack Nicklaus, age 32, captured his third U.S. Open title, three strokes ahead of runner-up Bruce Crampton.http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1972/06/19/page/61/article/keeps-grand-slam-hopes-alive Chicago Tribune Tomashek Tom Nicklaus scores U.S. Open victory June 19, 1972 1, sec. 3https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IplRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YBEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5654%2C818900 Milwaukee Sentinel UPI Nicklaus wins US Open by 3 June 19, 1972 1, part 2https://www.si.com/vault/1972/06/26/614346/the-glorious-quest Sports Illustrated The glorius quest Jenkins Dan Dan Jenkins June 26, 1972 22https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qndIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=R2EDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6988%2C3434413 St. Petersburg Times Florida UPI Jack Opens his way to a Slam June 19, 1972 1C This was the first of six major championships held to date at Pebble Beach: five U.S. Opens and the PGA Championship in 1977. This was also the first time the U.S. Open was played at a public golf course. Scoring conditions during the final round were extremely difficult;https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Xu9LAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Fu0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5229%2C1465440 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Green Bob 'Super sweep' half complete as Nicklaus wins U.S. Open June 19, 1972 10 the average was 78.8, the highest in post-war U.S. Open history. Nicklaus' 290 (+2) was the second-highest winning score during that span. It was Nicklaus' eleventh career major championship as a professional, tying the record of Walter Hagen. When combined with his two U.S. Amateur wins, it was his thirteenth major, equaling Bobby Jones for most all-time.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LHgkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=oSgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4113%2C6692225 Milwaukee Journal press dispatches Nicklaus a wizard in US Open wind June 19, 1972 8, part 2 Defending champion Lee Trevino had been hospitalized in Texas for several days for bronchitis and pneumonia; he was released on Tuesday, two days before the first round,http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1972/06/13/page/56/article/photo-standalone-2-no-title Chicago Tribune UPI (photo) June 13, 1972 2, sec. 3https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5nwqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OFMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5323%2C5939386 Pittsburgh Press UPI Lee ready for Open June 14, 1972 38https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XspRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DW0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=7251%2C2006974 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Associated Press Golf's greats hobble along to U.S. Open June 14, 1972 25https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BroqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=l2YEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5645%2C5301315 Sarasota Herald-Tribune Florida Associated Press Ailing Lee Trevino arrives to defend U.S. Open title June 15, 1972 1D and tied for fourth. It was the second consecutive major title for Nicklaus, who won the Masters in April. Previous winners of the first two majors of the year were Craig Wood (1941), Ben Hogan (1951, 1953), and Arnold Palmer (1960); later champions of both were Tiger Woods (2002) and Jordan Spieth (2015). In addition, Nicklaus held the PGA Championship title from February 1971; four weeks later, he was the runner-up by a single stroke at the Open Championship at Muirfield, Scotland. Nicklaus won seven additional majors, the last at the Masters fourteen years later in 1986 at age 46. Course layout Pebble Beach Golf Links Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotalYards3855043683251805151204254503,2724363802054005554064002185403,5406,812Par454435344364434544353672 Round summaries First round Thursday, June 15, 1972 PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 USA Jack Nicklaus 71 −1 USA Orville Moody USA Chi-Chi Rodríguez USA Mason Rudolph USA Tom Shaw USA Kermit Zarley T7 ZAF 1928 Bobby Cole 72 E USA Don Massengale ZAF 1928 Gary Player MEX Cesar Sanudo Source:http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1972/06/16/page/61/article/nicklaus-shares-lead-in-u-s-open Chicago Tribune Tomashek Tom Nicklaus shares lead in U.S. Open June 16, 1972 1, sec. 3 Second round Friday, June 16, 1972 PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 USA Jack Nicklaus 71-73=144 E AUS Bruce Crampton 74-70=144 USA Kermit Zarley 71-73=144 USA Lanny Wadkins 76-68=144 USA Homero Blancas 74-70=144 MEX Cesar Sanudo 72-72=1447 USA Arnold Palmer 77-68=145 +1 T8 USA Lee Trevino 74-72=146 +2 USA Lee Elder 75-71=146 USA Ralph Johnston 74-72=146 USA Rod Funseth 73-73=146 ZAF 1928 Gary Player 72-74=146 USA Chi-Chi Rodríguez 71-75=146 Source:http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1972/06/17/page/1/article/logjam-at-open-six-share-first Chicago Tribune Tomashek Tom Logjam at Open: six share first June 17, 1972 1, sec. 2 Third round Saturday, June 17, 1972 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Jack Nicklaus 71-73-72=216 E T2 AUS Bruce Crampton 74-70-73=217 +1 USA Kermit Zarley 71-73-73=217 USA Lee Trevino 74-72-71=217T5 USA Arnold Palmer 77-68-73=218 +2 USA Johnny Miller 74-73-71=218T7 USA Homero Blancas 74-70-76=220 +4 USA Tom Weiskopf 73-74-73=220T9 USA Don January 76-71-74=221 +5 ZAF 1928 Gary Player 72-74-75=221 Source:http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1972/06/18/page/109/article/even-par-nicklaus-leading-open-bay-1 Chicago Tribune Tomashek Tom Even-par Nicklaus leading Open by 1 June 18, 1972 1, sec. 3 Final round Sunday, June 18, 1972 In high winds, Nicklaus was even par on the front nine; after a double-bogey at the tenth, Arnold Palmer and Bruce Crampton trailed by just two shots. Palmer had a chance to tie Nicklaus at the 14th, but he missed a 10-footer (3 m) for birdie. Down by one stroke, Palmer bogeyed the next two holes and finished with a final-round 76, four shots behind. Through six holes of the final round, Kermit Zarley was tied for the lead with Nicklaus at 1-over par. Zarley, however, played holes 7–14 with only two pars to go along with five bogeys and a triple-bogey on the par-5 14th to fall to 9-over for the tournament. This stretch of holes included four consecutive bogeys at 7, 8, 9 and 10 and missing very short par putts. With a three-shot lead over Crampton on the tee of the par-3 17th, Nicklaus hit one of his most famous shots. His 1-iron went directly at the pin, bounced once, struck the flagstick, and settled inches from the hole for a tap-in birdie.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Xu9LAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Fu0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5229%2C1465440 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Green Bob 'Super Sweep' half complete as Nicklaus wins U.S. Open June 19, 1972 10 With the lead at four strokes on the final tee, he bogeyed for 74 (+2) and the win.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZPNOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DwIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7321%2C2858196 Toledo Blade Ohio Loomis Tom Jack's mettle stands test on crotchety Pebble Beach June 19, 1972 16 PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 USA Jack Nicklaus 71-73-72-74=290 +2 30,0002 AUS Bruce Crampton 74-70-73-76=293 +5 15,0003 USA Arnold Palmer 77-68-73-76=294 +6 10,000T4 USA Homero Blancas 74-70-76-75=295 +7 7,500 USA Lee Trevino 74-72-71-78=2956 USA Kermit Zarley 71-73-73-79=296 +8 6,0007 USA Johnny Miller 74-73-71-79=297 +9 5,0008 USA Tom Weiskopf 73-74-73-78=298 +10 4,000T9 USA Chi-Chi Rodríguez 71-75-78-75=299 +11 3,250 MEX Cesar Sanudo 72-72-78-77=299 Source:http://www.databasegolf.com/tourneys/tournament_byyear.htm?yr=1972&tid=33 databasegolf.com 1972 U.S. Open June 19, 2012 Scorecard Hole123456789101112131415161718Par454435344 443454435USA Nicklaus E−1−1E+1+1EEE+2+2+3+3+3+2+2+1+2AUS Crampton +1E+2+2+2+3+3+3+3+4+5+5+5+6+5+5+5+5USA Palmer +2+2+1+1+1+2+2+3+3+4+4+4+4+4+5+6+6+6USA Blancas +4+3+3+3+2+2+2+2+2+3+3+5+5+5+5+6+6+7USA Trevino +1+2+3+3+3+4+4+4+4+5+6+6+7+6+6+6+7+7USA Zarley +1+1+1+1+1+1+2+3+4+5+5+6+6+9+9+9+8+8USA Miller +1+1+1+3+3+3+4+6+7+7+7+7+7+8+9+9+9+9USA Weiskopf +5+4+4+6+5+5+5+6+6+8+8+8+8+9+8+7+8+10USA Rodriguez +8+8+9+8+8+9+9+9+10+10+10+10+10+10+10+11+12+11MEX Sanudo +12+11+11+12+12+12+11+10+11+11+10+10+10+10+11+11+11+11 Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par {|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 |style="background: Olive;" width=10| |Triple bogey+ |} Source: References External links USGA Championship Database 1972 Category:U.S. Open (golf) Category:Golf tournaments in California Category:Sports competitions in Monterey County, California Category:Pebble Beach, California U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) U.S. Open (golf) U.S. Open (golf)