1976 U.S. Open (golf)

February 2019 March 2026 1976 U.S. Open June 17–20, 1976 Duluth, Georgia Atlanta Athletic Club,Highlands Course USGA PGA Tour 70 7015 ydhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jE0NAAAAIBAJ&sjid=j20DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6207%2C1827479xc Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 76th U.S. Open: course June 17, 1976 14 150 players,66 after cut 151 (+11) $253,000http://www.usopen.com/en_US/champ_experience/pastchamps/1976.html USGA U.S. Open history: 1976 July 24, 2012 http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20120511063824/http://www.usopen.com/en_US/champ_experience/pastchamps/1976.html May 11, 2012 dead mdy-all $42,000 USA Jerry Pate 277 (−3) 1975 1977 USA#USA Georgia yes Atlanta AC Location in the United States##Location in Georgia 34.004 N 84.193 W type:event inline,title The 1976 U.S. Open was the 76th U.S. Open, held June 17–20 at the Highlands Course of the Atlanta Athletic Club in Duluth, Georgia, a suburb northeast of Atlanta. Tour rookie Jerry Pate won his only major championship, two strokes ahead of runners-up Al Geiberger and Tom Weiskopf.https://www.si.com/vault/1976/06/28/618596/you-were-great-jerry-pate Sports Illustrated Jenkins Dan Dan Jenkins You were great, Jerry Pate June 28, 1976 18http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1976/06/21/page/63/article/rookie-pate-beats-odds-wins-open Chicago Tribune Husar John Rookie Pate beats odds, wins Open June 21, 1976 1, sec. 6https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JoFIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=j20DAAAAIBAJ&pg=7154%2C2155855 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Parascenzo Marino Tour rookie Pate charges to victory June 21, 1976 13https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=D6xVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=K-EDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4313%2C5578997 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Pate decides 'to go for it,' charges to victory in Open June 21, 1976 2B John Mahaffey, who lost the U.S. Open in a playoff the year before, took the lead with a 68 in the second round. He followed that up with a 69 in the third round on Saturday for a two-stroke lead over Jerry Pate after 54 holes, with Geiberger three back and Weiskopf four back.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-UgjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5M0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=2612%2C1915969 Palm Beach Post Warters Jim Mahaffey manages 2-shot lead June 20, 1976 E1 The gap was still two strokes after fourteen holes, but Pate hit a one-iron close and birdied the par-3 15th;http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2011/08/jerry_pate_has_a_fond_recollec.html Birmingham News Alabama Thomson Ian Jerry Pate has a fond recollection of his 1976 U.S. Open victory at site of this week's PGA August 11, 2011 April 14, 2014 and when Mahaffey bogeyed 16, the two were tied. Mahaffey three-putted for bogey on 17 and Pate took a one-stroke lead as Mahaffey fell into a tie for second with Geiberger and Weiskopf, both in the clubhouse with 279. Both Mahaffey and Pate found the rough off the 18th tee. Mahaffey, behind by a shot and trying for birdie, hit his approach shot into the water fronting the green and made bogey, and fell into a tie for fourth. Having a better lie in the rough, Pate gambled that he could clear the water and then hit one of the most memorable shots in U.S. Open history. His 5-iron approach from 191 yd flew directly on to the green and stopped 3 ft 1 in from the hole, and he made the birdie putt for a two-stroke victory.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-kgjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5M0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=1750%2C2395609 Palm Beach Post Warters Jim Rookie Pate captures U.S. Open June 21, 1976 D1 The U.S. Amateur champion two years earlier in 1974, Pate was only 22 in 1976 and appeared to have a bright future ahead of him, but shoulder injuries significantly shortened his career. He won seven more PGA Tour tournaments, the last in 1982, and finished runner-up in two additional majors in the late 1970s. Future champion Fuzzy Zoeller made his major championship debut at this U.S. Open and finished in 38th place. Mike Reid, a 21-year-old amateur, led by three shots after the first round, but a second-round 81 dashed any hope of an amateur champion. He shared low-amateur honors with John Fought at 300 (+20). Jack Nicklaus finished tied for eleventh and saw his streak of 13 consecutive top-10s in majors come to an end. He began a new streak and finished in the top-10 in the next nine majors. Only Harry Vardon made more consecutive major top-10s when he made sixteen in a row – fifteen Open Championships (1894–1908) and the U.S. Open in 1900. This was the first of four majors held at the Highlands Course; it hosted the PGA Championship in 1981, 2001, and 2011. This was the first year that players were allowed to have their own caddies at the U.S. Open.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ag9PAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QgIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5481%2C3359763 Toledo Blade Ohio Open golfers to pick own caddies in 1976 Associated Press November 15, 1975 17https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3gUvAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QTMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4168%2C2139110 Rome News-Tribune Georgia Associated Press Break for some January 18, 1976 3B The other majors and some PGA Tour events had traditionally disallowed players from using their own caddies.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=S89OAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-gEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5232%2C3604711 Toledo Blade Ohio Associated Press Chi Chi prefers own caddy Loomis Tom April 6, 1973 30https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_LxdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=I14NAAAAIBAJ&pg=4374%2C4318866 Victoria Advocate Texas Associated Press Westchester winner may bypass events August 26, 1974 1Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IMotAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cpoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2069%2C2946352 Reading Eagle Pennsylvania Touring golf pros prefer their own caddies Associated Press May 5, 1974 76 The Masters required club caddies from Augusta National through 1982.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WFcaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yiQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6177%2C1789683 Times-News Hendersonville, North Carolina Tour caddies at Augusta? November 12, 1982 14https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3LUSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mvkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6774%2C1068214 Spokane Chronicle Washington Wade Harless Tradition bagged at Masters April 6, 1983 C1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xMksAAAAIBAJ&sjid=chMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6823%2C3348928 Sunday Star-News Wilmington, North Carolina Anderson Dave Dave Anderson (sportswriter) New Masters caddies collide April 10, 1983 6D Course layout Atlanta Athletic Club, Highlands Course Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal Yards 4554504602055404401754204153,560 3704805103904152154102054603,4557,015Par444354344354454434343570 Source: Round summaries First round Thursday, June 17, 1976 Amateur Mike Reid, age 21, grabbed the first round lead with a three-under 67, while the rest of the field posted no better than par. Several professionals voiced their concerns over the playing conditions of the course.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DKxVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=K-EDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6602%2C4775037 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Amateur grabs lead while pros air gripes June 18, 1976 2Dhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BjBOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=l-0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6894%2C1024442 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Mike Reid tops Open June 18, 1976 25 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Mike Reid (a) 67 −3T2 USA Raymond Floyd 70 E USA Rod Funseth USA Al Geiberger USA John Mahaffey USA Rik MassengaleT7 USA Butch Baird 71 +1 USA Terry Diehl USA Don January USA Lyn Lott USA Mike Morley USA Jerry Pate Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DKxVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=K-EDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4233%2C4776864 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press A surprising pacesetter June 18, 1976 2D Second round Friday, June 18, 1976 John Mahaffey shot a 68 and grabbed the lead, while amateur Reid fell into a tie for 32nd place with an 81.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DaxVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=K-EDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3066%2C4876821 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon 'Chicken' Mahaffey turns tiger in Open Associated Press June 19, 1976 1Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tyJZAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NH8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6610%2C4509328 Deseret News Salt Lake City, Utah Associated Press Reid falls from U.S. Open pace June 19, 1976 1D PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA John Mahaffey 70-68=138 −22 USA Al Geiberger 70-69=139 −1T3 USA Ben Crenshaw 72-68=140 E USA Rod Funseth 70-70=140 USA Jerry Pate 71-69=140 T6 USA Butch Baird 71-71=142 +2 USA Hubert Green 72-70=142 USA Lyn Lott 71-71=142 USA Mike Morley 71-71=142 USA J. C. Snead 73-69=142 Source: Third round Saturday, June 19, 1976 Mahaffey kept the lead with a 69, two strokes ahead of Pate, with Al Geiberger and Tom Weiskopf in third and fourth place. After nine holes, Mahaffey opened up a six-stroke lead but struggled on the back nine and, with Pate making a remarkable eagle on 12, the lead was cut to two when the day ended.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DqxVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=K-EDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6658%2C5086329 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Mahaffey up by two after battling darkness Associated Press June 20, 1976 1B PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA John Mahaffey 70-68-69=207 −32 USA Jerry Pate 71-69-69=209 −13 USA Al Geiberger 70-69-71=210 E4 USA Tom Weiskopf 73-70-68=211 +1T5 USA Ben Crenshaw 72-68-72=212 +2 USA Rod Funseth 70-70-72=212 USA Lyn Lott 71-71-70=212 USA Mike Morley 71-71-70=212T9 USA Butch Baird 71-71-71=213 +3 USA Hubert Green 72-70-71=213 USA J. C. Snead 73-69-71=213 Source: Final round Sunday, June 20, 1976 PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 USA Jerry Pate 71-69-69-68=277 −3 42,000T2 USA Al Geiberger 70-69-71-69=279 −1 18,000 USA Tom Weiskopf 73-70-68-68=279T4 USA Butch Baird 71-71-71-67=280 E 11,250 USA John Mahaffey 70-68-69-73=2806 USA Hubert Green 72-70-71-69=282 +2 9,5007 USA Tom Watson 74-72-68-70=284 +4 8,500T8 USA Ben Crenshaw 72-68-72-73=285 +5 7,000 USA Lyn Lott 71-71-70-73=28510 USA Johnny Miller 74-72-69-71=286 +6 5,500 Source:http://www.databasegolf.com/tourneys/tournament_byyear.htm?yr=1976&tid=33 databasegolf.com 1976 U.S. Open July 25, 2012 Scorecard Hole 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 101112131415161718Par444354344 445443434USA Pate −1−1−2−2−2−2−2−2−2−2−2−2−2−1−2−2−2−3USA Geiberger E+1+1+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+1+1+1EE−1−1USA Weiskopf +1+1+1+1+1+1+1E+1+1+1E−1−2−1−1−1−1USA Mahaffey −3−3−3−3−3−3−3−4−3−3−3−3−3−3−3−2−1E Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par BirdieBogey Source: References External links GolfCompendium.com:1976 U.S. Open USGA Championship Database USOpen.com - 1976 1976 Category:U.S. Open (golf) Category:Golf tournaments in Georgia (U.S. state) Category:Sports in Duluth, Georgia U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) U.S. Open (golf)