1968 U.S. Open (golf)

February 2019 March 2026 1968 U.S. Open June 13–16, 1968 Rochester, New York Oak Hill Country ClubEast Course PGA Tour USGA 70 6962 ydhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Rs1YAAAAIBAJ&sjid=f-kDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7105%2C5268507 Spokesman-Review Associated Press Steady Yancey shoots 68, holds 2-stroke Open lead June 15, 1968 13 149 players, 64 after cut 148 (+8) $188,800http://www.usopen.com/en_US/champ_experience/pastchamps/1968.html USGA U.S. Open history: 1968 June 20, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20130417055840/http://www.usopen.com/en_US/champ_experience/pastchamps/1968.html 2013-04-17 dead mdy-all $30,000 USA Lee Trevino 275 (−5) 1967 1969 USA 1 Oak Hill CC 43.113 -77.533 Location in the United States 5 240 USA New York 1 Oak Hill CC 43.113 -77.533 Location in New York 5 180 The 1968 U.S. Open was the 68th U.S. Open, held June 13–16 at the East Course of Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, New York. Lee Trevino equaled the tournament scoring record and won the first of his six major titles, four strokes ahead of runner-up Jack Nicklaus.http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1081305/index.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20121013200602/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1081305/index.htm dead October 13, 2012 Sports Illustrated Eyes right...but wrong Jenkins Dan June 24, 1968 16https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xmFcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=l1YNAAAAIBAJ&pg=653%2C1068242 Youngstown Vindicator Grimsley Will Associated Press Trevino's 4 subpar rounds set mark in Open victory; 275 total ties another June 17, 1968 15 It was also the first win on the PGA Tour for Trevino, age 28. This was the second of three U.S. Opens at the East Course; Cary Middlecoff won the first in 1956 and Curtis Strange successfully defended in 1989. It also hosted the PGA Championship in 1980, 2003, and 2013, and the Ryder Cup in 1995. Final round Bert Yancey held the 54-hole lead after a tournament record 205 (−5) in the first three rounds. Trevino was a stroke behind at 206, after three rounds in the 60s, and made par saves at 5 and 6. After Yancey bogeyed the 5th, Trevino took the lead, then recorded birdies at 11 and 12, while Yancey bogeyed the 11th to fall out of contention. Nicklaus started the round seven strokes back at 212 (+2); he got two quick birdies, but did not record another until the 14th, by which time Trevino already had a commanding lead. Trevino's total of 275 tied the tournament record that Nicklaus established the year before at Baltusrol; his four rounds in the 60s was a tournament first, and did not happen again for a quarter century, until Lee Janzen won at Baltusrol in 1993. It was also the first of Trevino's 29 victories on the PGA Tour.http://www.majorschampionships.com/pga-championship/news/2013/07/29/trevino-relives-u-s--open-win-at-oak-hill.html PGA Tour Stambaugh Phil Q&A: Lee Trevino on historic win at Oak Hill July 29, 2013 August 5, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130810045723/http://www.majorschampionships.com/pga-championship/news/2013/07/29/trevino-relives-u-s--open-win-at-oak-hill.html 2013-08-10 dead mdy-all Of Trevino's six major victories, Nicklaus was the runner-up four times. Sam Snead, age 56, finished in a tie for 9th place, his final top-10 finish at the U.S. Open. Round summaries First round Thursday, June 13, 1968 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Bert Yancey 67 −3T2 USA Charles Coody 69 −1 USA Lee TrevinoT4 CAN Al Balding 70 E USA Don Bies USA Billy Farrell USA John Felus USA Labron Harris Jr. USA Dave MarrT10 USA Julius Boros 71 +1 USA Gay Brewer USA Bill Collins AUS Bruce Devlin USA Gardner Dickinson USA Don January USA Dick Siderowf (a) USA Dan Sikes USA Larry Ziegler Second round Friday, June 14, 1968 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Bert Yancey 67-68=135 −52 USA Lee Trevino 69-68=137 −3T3 USA Don Bies 70-70=140 E USA Charles Coody 69-71=140 AUS Bruce Devlin 71-69=140 USA Jerry Pittman 73-67=140T7 USA Miller Barber 74-68=142 +2 USA Julius Boros 71-71=142 USA Gay Brewer 71-71=142 NZL Bob Charles 73-69=142 USA Billy Farrell 70-72=142 USA Labron Harris Jr. 70-72=142 USA Dave Hill 74-68=142 USA Dave Marr 70-72=142 USA Jack Nicklaus 72-70=142 USA Dan Sikes 71-71=142 USA Larry Ziegler 71-71=142 Third round Saturday, June 15, 1968 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Bert Yancey 67-68-70=205 −52 USA Lee Trevino 69-68-69=206 −4T3 USA Charles Coody 69-71-72=212 +2 USA Jack Nicklaus 72-70-70=212T5 USA Julius Boros 71-71-71=213 +3 USA Bobby Nichols 74-71-68=213T7 USA Billy Casper 75-68-71=214 +4 NZL Bob Charles 73-69-72=214 USA Al Geiberger 72-74-68=214 USA Jerry Pittman 73-67-74=214 USA Dave Stockton 72-73-69=214 Final round Sunday, June 16, 1968 PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 USA Lee Trevino 69-68-69-69=275 −5 30,0002 USA Jack Nicklaus 72-70-70-67=279 −1 15,0003 USA Bert Yancey 67-68-70-76=281 +1 10,0004 USA Bobby Nichols 74-71-68-69=282 +2 7,500T5 USA Don Bies 70-70-75-69=284 +4 5,500 USA Steve Spray 73-75-71-65=284T7 NZL Bob Charles 73-69-72-71=285 +5 3,750 USA Jerry Pittman 73-67-74-71=285T9 USA Gay Brewer 71-71-75-69=286 +6 2,516 USA Billy Casper 75-68-71-72=286 AUS Bruce Devlin 71-69-75-71=286 USA Al Geiberger 72-74-68-72=286 USA Sam Snead 73-71-74-68=286 USA Dave Stockton 72-73-69-72=286 Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xmFcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=l1YNAAAAIBAJ&pg=6121%2C1066095 National Open golf scores Youngstown Vindicator Associated Press June 17, 1968 15https://www.usopen.com/history-landing/scoring-and-stats/scoring.html#!&y=1968 USGA U.S. Open History – 1968 May 20, 2019 Scorecard Hole123456789101112131415161718Par443543444 434543444 USA Trevino −3 −3 −3 −3 −3 −3 −3 −3 −3 −3 −4 −5 −5 −5 −5 −5 −5 −5 USA Nicklaus +2 +2 +1 E E E E E E E E E E −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 USA Yancey −4 −4 −3 −3 −2 −3 −3 −3 −2 −1 −1 −1 E −1 −1 E E +1 USA Nichols +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +2 +2 +2 +2 +1 +1 +2 USA Bies +5 +6 +6 +5 +5 +5 +5 +5 +5 +4 +4 +4 +4 +5 +4 +4 +4 +4 USA Spray +9 +10 +9 +8 +8 +7 +8 +9 +9 +8 +8 +7 +7 +6 +5 +4 +4 +4 Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par BirdieBogey Source: References External links USGA Championship Database 1968 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 (golf) U.S. Open golf U.S. Open golf