1963 U.S. Open (golf)

February 2019 March 2026 1963 U.S. Open June 20–23, 1963 Brookline, Massachusetts The Country Club USGA PGA Tour 71 6870 yd 0https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sbNWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0-gDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6636%2C2906467 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Grimsley Will Boros' 70 wins 63rd Open June 24, 1963 8 148 players, 51 after cut 152 (+10) $88,550http://www.usopen.com/en_US/champ_experience/pastchamps/1963.html USGA U.S. Open history: 1963 June 19, 2012 http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20120607141018/http%3A//www.usopen.com/en_US/champ_experience/pastchamps/1963.html 2012-06-07 dead mdy-all $17,500 USA Julius Boros 293 (+9), playoff 1962 1964 USA 1 The Country Club  42.315 -71.148 Location in the United States 5 230 USA Massachusetts 1 The Country Club  42.315 -71.148 Location in Massachusetts left 5 180 The 1963 U.S. Open was the 63rd U.S. Open, held June 20–23 at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts, a suburb southwest of Boston. Julius Boros won his second U.S. Open title in an 18-hole Sunday playoff with Jacky Cupit and Arnold Palmer.http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1963/06/24/page/51/article/boros-wins-open-title-by-3-strokes Chicago Tribune Bartlett Charles Boros wins Open title by 3 strokes June 24, 1963 1, sec. 3 The U.S. Open returned to The Country Club for the first time in fifty years to celebrate the golden anniversary of Francis Ouimet's playoff victory in 1913. Boros won eleven years earlier in 1952, and won a third major at age 48 at the PGA Championship in 1968. At 43, Boros was the second-oldest winner in U.S. Open history, and only a month younger than Ted Ray when he won the 1920 Open. For Palmer, it was the second consecutive year he lost in a playoff at the Open.https://www.si.com/vault/1963/07/01/595022/big-jay-has-his-day Sports Illustrated Wright Alfred Big Jay has his day July 1, 1963 16 High winds made scoring conditions extremely difficult throughout the entire week, especially on Saturday during the final two rounds, when gusts approached 50 mph 0 on. The winning score of 293 remains the highest in post-World War II U.S. Open history, while the 77.4 final-round scoring average set a record for the post-war era, later broken in 1972 at Pebble Beach. For the first time in U.S. Open history, no amateur made the cut. Defending champion and Masters winner Jack Nicklaus missed the cut by a stroke; his next missed cut at the U.S. Open came 22 years later in 1985. He rebounded in the next two majors in 1963, missing the playoff at the Open Championship in England by a stroke for third place and won the PGA Championship in Dallas the following week. This U.S. Open was played the week after Father's Day. Course The Country Club Composite Course HoleNameYardsPar2HoleNameYardsPar1Polo Field4554 10Stockton43542Cottage190311Primrose 1&244543Pond440412Primrose 847044Hospital340413Primrose 942045Newton415414Quarry53056Bakers300415Liverpool42047Plateau200316Clyde17538Corner380417Elbow36549Himalayas505518Home3854 Out 3,22535In 3,64536 Total 6,87071 Round summaries First round Thursday, June 20, 1963 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Bob Gajda 69 −22 USA Jacky Cupit 70 −1T3 USA Julius Boros 71 E USA Lionel Hebert USA Tony Lema USA Davis Love Jr.T7 USA Walter Burkemo 72 +1 USA Don January USA Paul Kelly USA Dean Refram Source:http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1963/06/21/page/51/article/unheralded-gajda-leads-open-on-69 Chicago Tribune Bartlett Charles Unheralded Gajda leads Open on 69 June 21, 1963 1, sec. 3 Second round Friday, June 21, 1963 PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 USA Jacky Cupit 70-72=142 E USA Dow Finsterwald 73-69=142 USA Arnold Palmer 73-69=142 T4 USA Walter Burkemo 72-71=143 +1 USA Dean Refram 72-71=143 T6 USA Julius Boros 71-74=145 +3 USA Tony Lema71-74=145 USA Davis Love Jr.71-74=145 T9 AUS Bruce Crampton 74-72=146 +4 USA Don January72-74=146 USA Billy Maxwell 73-73=146 Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sH1IAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JmwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2369%2C3541798 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Associated Press National Open Scorecard (second round) June 22, 1963 13http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1963/06/22/page/77/article/palmer-in-3-way-tie-for-open-lead Chicago Tribune Bartlett Charles Palmer in 3-way tie for Open lead June 22, 1963 1, sec. 2 Third round Saturday, June 22, 1963 (morning) PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Jacky Cupit 70-72-76=218 +5 T2 USA Walter Burkemo 72-71-76=219 +6 USA Tony Lema71-74-74=219 USA Arnold Palmer 73-69-77=219 T5 USA Julius Boros 71-74-76=221 +8 AUS Bruce Crampton 74-72-75=221 USA Dow Finsterwald 73-69-79=221 USA Paul Harney 78-70-73=221 USA Billy Maxwell 73-73-75=221 T10 USA Davis Love Jr.71-74-78=223 +10 USA Dan Sikes 77-73-73=223 Source:http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1963/06/23/page/47/article/palmer-boros-and-cupit-tie-decide-open-title-in-playoff-today Chicago Tribune Bartlett Charles Palmer, Boros, and Cupit decide Open title in playoff today June 23, 1963 1, sec. 2https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PBdZAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FOMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2815%2C4339010 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Palmer, Boros, Cupit tied in Open June 23, 1963 1B Final round Saturday, June 22, 1963 (afternoon) Cupit owned the 54-hole lead by a stroke over Palmer, Tony Lema, and Walter Burkemo, with Boros in a group three behind. Boros recorded two birdies on his final three holes to post a 72 and 293 total. Cupit still held the lead until a double-bogey on the 17th dropped him into a tie with Boros and Palmer. He then missed a 12 ft on putt for birdie at the last that would have won the championship.http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1963/06/23/page/47/article/palmer-boros-and-cupit-tie-decide-open-title-in-playoff-today Chicago Tribune Bartlett Charles Palmer, Boros, and Cupit tie June 23, 1963 1, part 2 Palmer came to the par-4 17th hole at 8-over and hit the green in regulation. But he 3-putted from 30 feet, missing a par putt of no more than 2.5 feet. Palmer then made a 6-footer for par on 18th to remain 9-over. Playing several groups in front of the final group of Cupit and Dow Finsterwald, Paul Harney came to the 18th hole at 9-over and went over the back of the green in two. Harney then chipped to some 11 feet below the hole and left his par putt one roll short dead center. Had that putt dropped, he would've ended up in the playoff the next day with Cupit, Palmer and Boros. PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)T1 USA Julius Boros 71-74-76-72=293 +9 Playoff USA Jacky Cupit 70-72-76-75=293 USA Arnold Palmer 73-69-77-74=2934 USA Paul Harney 78-70-73-73=294 +10 5,000T5 AUS Bruce Crampton 74-72-75-74=295 +11 3,166 USA Tony Lema 71-74-74-76=295 USA Billy Maxwell 73-73-75-74=295 T8 USA Walter Burkemo 72-71-76-77=296 +12 1,875 ZAF 1928 Gary Player 74-75-75-72=29610 USA Dan Sikes 77-73-73-74=297 +13 1,550 Source: Playoff Sunday, June 23, 1963 Boros took command early in the playoff and had a three-stroke lead at the turn. Palmer took himself out of contention with a triple-bogey at 11, while Cupit bogeyed the same hole. Boros cruised to the win from there, carding a 70 to Cupit's 73 and Palmer's 76. First prize was $16,000, and each of the three playoff participants received a bonus of $1,500 from the playoff gate receipts. PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 USA Julius Boros 70 −117,500T2 USA Jacky Cupit 73 +28,500 USA Arnold Palmer 76 +5 Previously, three-way playoffs determined a third-place finisher (last in 1950); non-winners now tied for second. Scorecard Hole 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 101112131415161718Par434444345 444454344USA Boros E+1+1E−1−1−1−1−2−2−2−2EEEE−1−1USA Cupit EE+2+2+1+2+2+2+2+2+3+3+3+3+3+3+2+2USA Palmer+1+1+2+2+2+1+1+1+1+2+5+6+6+7+6+5+6+5 Cumulative playoff 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:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=njJAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1lgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1903%2C2617577 Youngstown Vindicator Ohio Smith Red Views of Sports: Walking with Francis June 24, 1963 13https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TKUtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kJ4FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3724%2C4786914 Montreal Gazette Associated Press Winners, playoff cards June 24, 1963 17 References External links GolfCompendium.com – 1963 U.S. Open USGA Championship Database USOpen.com - 1963 1963 42.315 -71.148 type:event title Category:U.S. Open (golf) Category:Golf tournaments in Massachusetts Category:Sports in Brookline, Massachusetts Category:Organized events in Norfolk County, Massachusetts U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) U.S. Open (golf) U.S. Open (golf)