1973 U.S. Open (golf)

February 2019 March 2026 1973 U.S. Open June 14–17, 1973 Oakmont, Pennsylvania Oakmont Country Club PGA Tour USGA 71 6921 ydhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=S4gxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xqEFAAAAIBAJ&pg=941,823499 The Montreal Gazette Johnny Miller fires record 63 charging to U.S. Open victory Associated Press June 18, 1973 32 149 players,65 after cut 150 (+8) $219,400http://www.usopen.com/en_US/champ_experience/pastchamps/1973.html USGA U.S. Open history: 1973 June 20, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20130618145403/http://www.usopen.com/en_US/champ_experience/pastchamps/1973.html June 18, 2013 dead mdy-all $35,000 USA Johnny Miller 279 (−5) 1972 1974 USA#USA Pennsylvania yes Oakmont Location in the United States##Location in Pennsylvania 40.526 -79.827 type:event_region:US-PA inline,title The 1973 U.S. Open was the 73rd U.S. Open, held June 14–17 at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pennsylvania, a suburb northeast of Pittsburgh. In one of the finest performances in tournament history, Johnny Miller fired a record, 8-under-par 63 in the final round to win his first major championship, one stroke ahead of runner-up John Schlee.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GCJJAAAAIBAJ&sjid=u4MMAAAAIBAJ&pg=878%2C1288903 Youngstown Vindicator Ohio Grimsley Will Associated Press John Miller fires record 63 in scorching finish to take Open at Oakmont June 18, 1973 14https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aZ9RAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LG0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6222%2C2456730 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Gundelfinger Phil Miller's record 63 wins Open June 18, 1973 1http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1973/06/18/page/77/article/round-includes-9-birdies Chicago Tribune Tomashek Tom Miller wins U.S. Open on record 63 June 18, 1973 1, section 3 https://www.si.com/vault/1973/06/25/614671/battle-of-the-ages Sports Illustrated Battle of the Ages Jenkins Dan Dan Jenkins June 25, 1973 16https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/golf-us-open/2007/06/09/Johnny-Miller-The-best-round-ever/stories/200706090128 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Dulac Gerry Johnny Miller: the best round ever June 9, 2007 April 28, 2018 Jack Nicklaus, the winner at Oakmont eleven years earlier, was the favorite entering the championship.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LKYhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UJoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3295%2C1622412 Reading Eagle Pennsylvania Associated Press Grimsley Will Palmer aims to redeem himself June 13, 1973 63 Daily admission on the weekend was ten dollars.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MKYhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UJoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4586%2C3928650 Reading Eagle Pennsylvania Associated Press Golf fans take beating June 17, 1973 64 Course layout Oakmont Country Club Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal Yards4693434255493791953952444803,4794623716031853604532303224563,4426,921Par444543435364453443443571 Source: Lengths of the course for previous major championships: 6894 yd, par 71 - 1962 U.S. Open 6916 yd, par 72 - 1953 U.S. Open 6882 yd, par 72 - 1951 PGA Championship 6981 yd, par 72 - 1935 U.S. Open 6965 yd, par 72 - 1927 U.S. Open 6707 yd, par 74 - 1922 PGA Championship Before 1962, the first hole was played as a par 5. Round summaries First round Thursday, June 14, 1973 Underweight from recent surgeries, 1965 champion Gary Player shot 67 to lead by three strokes.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3gMdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PJwEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7302%2C2849807 Tuscaloosa News Alabama Associated Press Ailing Player grabs Open lead June 15, 1973 11 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 ZAF 1928 Gary Player 67 −4T2 USA Lee Trevino 70 −1 USA Jim Colbert USA Raymond Floyd T5 USA Jack Nicklaus 71 E USA Johnny Miller USA Arnold Palmer USA Gene Littler NZL Bob Charles USA Ralph Johnston Source: Second round Friday, June 15, 1973 Player shot 70 for 137 to lead by one at the midway point.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3wMdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PJwEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7257%2C2987201 Tuscaloosa News Alabama Associated Press Green Bob Course the opponent, Player says June 16, 1973 5 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 ZAF 1928 Gary Player 67-70=137 −52 USA Jim Colbert 70-68=138 −4 T3 USA Jack Nicklaus 71-69=140 −2 USA Johnny Miller 71-69=140 NZL Bob Charles 71-69=140T6 USA Gene Borek 77-65=142 E USA Julius Boros 73-69=142 USA Tom Weiskopf 73-69=142 USA Arnold Palmer 71-71=142 USA Lee Trevino 70-72=142 Source:http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1973/06/16/page/153/article/player-keeps-lead-in-open Chicago Tribune Tomashek Tom Player keeps lead in Open June 15, 1973 1, section 2 Third round Saturday, June 16, 1973 PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 USA Jerry Heard 74-70-66=210 −3 USA John Schlee 73-70-67=210 USA Arnold Palmer 71-71-68=210 USA Julius Boros 73-69-68=2105 USA Tom Weiskopf 73-69-69=211 −2 T6 USA Lee Trevino 70-72-70=212 −1 NZL Bob Charles 71-69-72=212 USA Jim Colbert 70-68-74=212 T9 USA Jack Nicklaus 71-69-74=214 +1 ZAF 1928 Gary Player 67-70-77=214 Source:http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1973/06/17/page/71/article/a-wide-open-open-4-tied-for-lead Chicago Tribune Tomashek Tom A wide-open Open - 4 tied for lead June 17, 1973 1, section 3 Final round Sunday, June 17, 1973 Four players shared the 54-hole lead: Schlee, Jerry Heard, 1963 champion Julius Boros, and 1960 winner Arnold Palmer. After a 76 (+5) on Saturday, Miller started the final round six strokes back, in a four-way tie for 13th place at three strokes over par,http://www.usopen.com/en_US/news/articles/2016-05-24/fact_and_fiction_of_us_opens_most_famous_final_round.html USGA Driscoll Ron 1973: Fact and fiction in the U.S. Open's most famous final round May 24, 2016 June 14, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160528133256/http://www.usopen.com/en_US/news/articles/2016-05-24/fact_and_fiction_of_us_opens_most_famous_final_round.html 2016-05-28 dead https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aKlVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6eADAAAAIBAJ&pg=4867%2C4143474 Eugene Register-Guard Associated Press The Open with one round left (scores) June 17, 1973 7C and few gave him any chance of winning. Miller birdied the first four holes,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=j1kuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hdoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1779%2C2656421 Beaver County Times Pennsylvania (Chicago Sun Times) Rapoport Ron Miracle round June 13, 1983 B1 but after a bogey at the eighth, it certainly did not appear like he was on the brink of the greatest round in U.S. Open history. But he then birdied four of the next five holes, and after a par at 14 he was tied for the lead with Palmer, Boros, and Tom Weiskopf. At the 15th hole, Miller hit his approach to 10 ft 0 in and converted for birdie to take solo possession of the lead. After lipping out a 20 ft 0 on in birdie putt at 18 (for a 62), Miller carded the first round of 63 in major championship history. Finishing over an hour ahead of the last pairing, Miller then waited to see if anyone would match him. Palmer fell out of contention with three consecutive bogeys to finish in a tie for fourth. Boros and Heard both shot 73 and finished in a tie for seventh. Despite John Schlee taking a double-bogey on the 1st hole of the final round by the time he got to the 18th tee, he was the only player left on the course with a chance to tie Miller. After finding the fairway, Schlee's second shot into 18 went just over the green and he was left having to hole a 45-foot chip for birdie. Schlee's chip to tie stopped a foot short and he finished 2nd alone at 4-under par 280. In shooting 63, Miller hit all 18 greens in regulation and needed 29 putts. Ten of his approach shots wound up within 15 ft, while five were within 6 ft. His score was even more remarkable given that only three other players managed to even break 70 on the day. PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 USA Johnny Miller 71-69-76-63=279 −5 35,0002 USA John Schlee 73-70-67-70=280 −4 18,0003 USA Tom Weiskopf 73-69-69-70=281 −3 13,000T4 USA Jack Nicklaus 71-69-74-68=282 −2 9,000 USA Arnold Palmer 71-71-68-72=282 USA Lee Trevino 70-72-70-70=282T7 USA Julius Boros 73-69-68-73=283 −1 6,000 USA Jerry Heard 74-70-66-73=283 USA Lanny Wadkins 74-69-75-65=28310 USA Jim Colbert 70-68-74-72=284 E 4,000 Amateurs: Vinny Giles (+6), Gary Koch (+18) Source:http://www.databasegolf.com/tourneys/tournament_byyear.htm?yr=1973&tid=33 databasegolf.com 1973 U.S. Open June 19, 2012 Scorecard Final round Hole 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 101112131415161718Par444543435445344344USA Miller +2+1E−1−1−1−1E−1 −1−2 −3 −4−4 −5 −5−5−5USA Schlee −1−1−1−3−2−3−3−2−3−3−3−4−3−3−3−4−4−4USA Weiskopf −2−3−3−3−3−3−3−3−4−3−3−3−3−2−2−3−3−3USA Nicklaus +1EEEEEE+1EEEEEEE−1−2−2USA Palmer −3−3−3−4−4−3−3−3−4−4−4−3−2−1−1−1−1−2USA Trevino E−1−1−2−2−2−2−2−3−3−3−3−3−3−3−3−2−2USA Wadkins +5+4+4+2+2+3+3+3+1+1+1E−1−1−1−1−2−1 Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par {|class="wikitable" span = 50 style="font-size:85%; |- |style="background: Red;" width=10| |Eagle |style="background: Pink;" width=10| |Birdie |style="background: PaleGreen;" width=10| |Bogey |style="background: Green;" width=10| |Double bogey |} Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aZ9RAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LG0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5696%2C2542097 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Open scores June 18, 1973 18https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=23VIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7V8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=2529%2C3035721 St. Petersburg Times Florida How they finished June 18, 1973 1C Miller's final round Johnny Miller's 63: club selection and results - June 17, 1973 HoleYardsParClub selectionsScoreResult To par14694 Driver, 3-iron to 5 feet3birdie−123434Driver, 9-iron to 1 foot3birdie−234254Driver, 5-iron to 25 feet3birdie−345495Driver, 3-wood, bunker shot to 6 inches4birdie−453794 Driver, 6-iron to 25 feet, 2 putts4 par−461953 3-iron to 25 feet, 2 putts3 par−473954 Driver, 9-iron to 6 feet, 2 putts4 par−482443 4-wood to 30 feet, 3 putts4bogey−394805 Driver, 2-iron to 40 feet, 2 putts4birdie−4Out3,47936 32 −4104624 Driver, 5-iron to 25 feet, 2 putts4par−4113714 Driver, wedge to 14 feet3birdie−5126035 Driver, 7-iron, 4-iron to 15 feet4birdie−6131853 4-iron to 5 feet2birdie−7143604 Driver, wedge to 12 feet, 2 putts4par−7154534 Driver, 4-iron to 10 feet3birdie−8162303 2-iron to 45 feet, 2 putts3 par−8173224 2-iron, wedge to 10 feet, 2 putts4 par−8184564 Driver, 5-iron to 20 feet, 2 putts4 par−8In3,44235 31 −4Total6,92171 63 −8 Source:http://www.cbssports.com/golf/tournaments/usopen/story/10223088 CBS Sports Miller's magical 63 in '73 a round to remember Elling Steve June 12, 2007 June 2, 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120309153023/http://www.cbssports.com/golf/tournaments/usopen/story/10223088 March 9, 2012 Video You Tube - Miller on 72nd hole - USGA (ABC broadcast) References External links USGA Championship Database USGA – A Round for the Ages: Johnny Miller in 1973 U.S. Open 1973 Category:U.S. Open (golf) Category:Golf tournaments in Pennsylvania U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) U.S. Open (golf)