1977 U.S. Open (golf)

February 2019 March 2026 1977 U.S. Open June 16–19, 1977 Tulsa, Oklahoma Southern Hills Country Club USGA PGA Tour 70 6873 yd https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VzxOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1-0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4530%2C2101549 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Green meets pressure test en route to first major win Associated Press 13 June 20, 1977 153 players, 60 after cut 147 (+7)https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oK1YAAAAIBAJ&sjid=d38DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4825%2C5041594 Deseret News Salt Lake City, Utah Associated Press U.S. open results (second round) June 18, 1977 8A $45,000 USA Hubert Green 278 (−2) 1976 1978 USA#USA Oklahoma yes Southern Hills CC Location in the United States##Location in Oklahoma 36.070 -95.946 type:event_region:US-Ok inline,title The 1977 U.S. Open was the 77th U.S. Open, held June 16–19 at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Hubert Green won the first of his two major titles, one stroke ahead of runner-up Lou Graham, the 1975 champion.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8cdVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mdkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5821%2C5209169 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon UPI Green beats real pressure June 20, 1977 1Dhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=G3BRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3hEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6660%2C3502965 Milwaukee Sentinel Bunch Ken Green beats threats in Open June 20, 1977 1, part 2 Green began the final round with the lead, but 11 players were within three shots. Graham made a charge on the back nine, collecting birdies at 12, 14, 15, and 16 en route to a 68 (−2) and a 279 (−1) total. With four holes to play, Green needed to play even-par to win the championship. As he stepped off the 14th green, however, he was approached by tournament officials and a lieutenant with the Tulsa police, who told him that they had received a phone call threatening to assassinate Green while he played the 15th hole.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Z6orAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Mv0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=7016,4003738 Nashua Telegraph New Hampshire Associated Press Grimsley Will Analysis: Green death threat macabre and warped June 17, 1977 22 Green decided to play on, then proceeded to hit his drive into a tree—which probably saved it from going out of bounds. He managed to hit his approach to 35 ft 0 and two-putt for par without incident. Green birdied the 16th and took a two-stroke lead to the 18th tee. Although he struggled on the hole, he managed to make a four-footer for bogey and the victory.http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1092539/index.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20140502092222/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1092539/index.htm dead May 2, 2014 Sports Illustrated Talk about total pressure Jenkins Dan June 27, 1977 14 This year marked the final U.S. Open appearance by Sam Snead, two-time champion Julius Boros, and Tommy Bolt, who had won the 1958 Open at Southern Hills. All three received exemptions by the USGA, and all three missed the cut. This was the first time that the television broadcast of the U.S. Open covered all 18 holes of the final round.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rb0qAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fWcEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3879,789677 Sarasota Herald-Tribune Florida Lasswell Doug U.S. Open coverage to include all 18 holes June 17, 1977 3E It was the third major championship at Southern Hills; it previously hosted the U.S. Open in 1958 and the PGA Championship in 1970. The U.S. Open returned in 2001 and the PGA Championship in 1982, 1994, 2007, and 2022. It's also slated to host the PGA Championship in 2032. Course layout hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotalYards4474594063666141753832153733,4383751654444652074075693544493,4356,873Par444453434354344345443570 Round summaries First round Thursday, June 16, 1977 PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 USA Terry Diehl69−1 USA Rod Funseth USA Hubert Green USA Grier Jones ARG Florentino Molina USA Larry Nelson USA Tom PurtzerT8 USA Sam Adams70E USA George Burns USA Al Geiberger USA Morris Hatalsky USA Joe Inman USA Steve Melnyk USA Mike Morley USA Don Padgett USA Arnold Palmer USA Bob E. Smith Second round Friday, June 17, 1977 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Hubert Green69-67=136−42 USA Terry Diehl69-68=137−33 USA Tom Purtzer69-69=138−2T4 USA Sam Adams70-69=139−1 USA Rod Funseth69-70=139 ZAF 1928 Gary Player72-67=139T7 USA Jay Haas72-68=140E USA Joe Inman70-70=140T9 USA Wally Armstrong71-70=141+1 USA Andy Bean71-70=141 USA Al Geiberger70-71=141 ENG Peter Oosterhuis71-70=141 Amateurs: Miller (+6), Fought (+7), Zabel (+9), Sander (+14), Choate (+15), Sonnier (+15), Cook (+16), King (+16), Gregg (+20), Rheim (+29). Third round Saturday, June 18, 1977 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Hubert Green69-67-72=208−22 USA Andy Bean71-70-68=209−1T3 USA Terry Diehl69-68-73=210E USA Gary Jacobson73-70-67=210 USA Don Padgett70-74-66=210 ZAF 1928 Gary Player72-67-71=210 USA Tom Purtzer69-69-72=210 USA Tom Weiskopf71-71-68=210T9 USA Wally Armstrong71-70-70=211+1 USA Rod Funseth69-70-72=211 USA Lou Graham72-71-68=211 USA Jay Haas72-68-71=211 Final round Sunday, June 19, 1977 PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 USA Hubert Green 69-67-72-70=278 −2 45,0002 USA Lou Graham 72-71-68-68=279 −1 23,5003 USA Tom Weiskopf 71-71-68-71=281 +1 16,0004 USA Tom Purtzer 69-69-72-72=282 +2 13,000T5 USA Jay Haas 72-68-71-72=283 +3 10,875 USA Gary Jacobson 73-70-67-73=283T7 USA Terry Diehl 69-68-73-74=284 +4 8,000 USA Lyn Lott 73-73-68-70=284 USA Tom Watson 74-72-71-67=284T10 USA Rod Funseth 69-70-72-74=285 +5 4,100 USA Al Geiberger 70-71-75-69=285 USA Mike McCullough 73-73-69-70=285 USA Jack Nicklaus 74-68-71-72=285 ENG Peter Oosterhuis 71-70-74-70=285 ZAF 1928 Gary Player 72-67-71-75=285 Amateurs: Lindy Miller (+19), John Fought (+22) Scorecard Final round Hole123456789101112131415161718Par444453434 434434544 USA Green −2 −2 −3 −4 −4 −4 −4 −4 −3 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −3 −3 −2 USA Graham +2 +3 +3 +2 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +2 +2 +1 E −1 −1 −1 USA Weiskopf E +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +2 +2 +2 +2 +3 +3 +3 +2 +1 E E +1 USA Purtzer E E E E E E E −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +2 USA Haas +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +1 +1 +2 +2 +2 +3 +2 +3 +3 USA Jacobson +1 +1 +1 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +1 +2 +2 +2 +3 USA Bean E E E E E +1 +2 +2 +2 +2 +3 +5 +6 +6 +6 +7 +7 +8 Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par BirdieBogeyDouble bogey Source:https://www.usopen.com/history-landing/scoring-and-stats/scoring.html#!&y=1977 USGA U.S. Open History May 1, 2019 References External links USGA Championship Database https://archive.today/20130615063117/http://www.usopen.com/en_US/champ_experience/pastchamps/1977.html USOpen.com - 1977 el 1977 Category:U.S. Open (golf) Category:Golf tournaments in Oklahoma Category:Sports in Tulsa, Oklahoma U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) U.S. Open (golf)