1955 U.S. Open (golf)

February 2019 March 2026 1955 U.S. Open June 16–19, 1955 San Francisco, California Olympic Club, Lake Course PGA Tour USGA 70 6700 yd 0https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZSgNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BGwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4730%2C762477 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Associated Press Harvey Ward Ties Bolt for Open Lead at 144 June 17, 1955 11 July 20, 2012 158 players, 58 after cut 155 (+15) $6,000 USA 1912 Jack Fleck 287 (+7), playoff 1954 1956 USA 1 Olympic Club 37.709 -122.495 Location in the United States 5 240 The 1955 U.S. Open was the 55th U.S. Open, held June 16–19 at the Lake Course of the Olympic Club in San Francisco, California. In one of the greatest upsets in golf history, Jack Fleck, a municipal course pro from Iowa, prevailed in an 18-hole playoff to win his only major title and denied Ben Hogan a record fifth U.S. Open.http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1129837/index.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20131213062811/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1129837/index.htm dead December 13, 2013 Sports Illustrated Jack, The Giant Killer Wind Herbert Warren Herbert Warren Wind June 27, 1955 17–23 July 20, 2012 Fleck, 32, won two more titles on the PGA Tour and later won the Senior PGA Championship in 1979. He won the U.S. Open with clubs manufactured by Hogan's company. Hogan, 42, never did win his fifth U.S. Open or a tenth major; he won just one more tour event the rest of his career, in 1959. It was his fourth and final playoff in a major championship, all at 18 holes. Hogan won at the U.S. Open in 1950 but lost twice by a stroke at the Masters, to Byron Nelson in 1942 and Sam Snead in 1954. He repeated as runner-up at the U.S. Open in 1956, and had top ten finishes in 1958, 1959, and 1960. (A pre-tournament favorite in 1957, he withdrew due to a back ailment before teeing off.)https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gjgxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ywAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4829%2C5297096 Toledo Blade Ben Hogan Withdraws From National Open Play As Ailments Refuse To Respond To Treatment Wolfe Don June 13, 1957 1 July 20, 2012https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zjgjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jpgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4979%2C2994745 Montreal Gazette Associated Press Dejected Hogan Quits Because Of Backache June 14, 1957 24 July 20, 2012http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1132122/index.htm https://archive.today/20130102072210/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1132122/index.htm dead January 2, 2013 Sports Illustrated Fame Calls On Dick Mayer Hogan Ben Ben Hogan Wind Herbert Warren Herbert Warren Wind June 24, 1957 8–13 July 20, 2012 When the U.S. Open returned to Olympic in 1966, Hogan finished twelfth at age 53 and received a standing ovation at the 72nd green.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6sRYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IekDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6003%2C1646797 Spokesman-Review Associated Press Hot Casper catches Arnie to throw Open into playoff June 20, 1966 10 Byron Nelson came out of semi-retirement to play in his final U.S. Open and finished in 28th place. Arnold Palmer made the cut for the first time at the U.S. Open and finished in 21st. For the first time since 1919, Gene Sarazen did not play in the U.S. Open, ending a streak of 31 consecutive appearances. This was the first U.S. Open at the Lake Course of the Olympic Club; it returned in 1966, 1987, 1998, and 2012. Course layout Olympic Club Lake Coursehttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=niFcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TVUNAAAAIBAJ&pg=803%2C1803645 Youngstown Vindicator Associated Press Jack Fleck Registers 69 to Beat Ben Hogan by 3 Strokes for National Open Title June 20, 1955 7 July 20, 2012 Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal Yards5304232204334574372661394203,3254174293871874101446034613373,3756,700Par543444434354443435443570 Round summaries First round Thursday, June 16, 1955 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA 1912 Tommy Bolt 67 −32 USA 1912 Walker Inman 70 E3 USA 1912 Jack Burke Jr. 71 +14 USA 1912 Ben Hogan 72 +2T5 USA 1912 Mike Souchak 73 +3 USA 1912 Babe Lichardus T7 USA 1912 Doug Ford 74 +4 USA 1912 Harvie Ward (a) USA 1912 Arthur Bell PHI 1936 Celestino Tugot USA 1912 Fred Hawkins USA 1912 Elmer Reed Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZCgNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BGwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1651%2C536067 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Associated Press First Round Open Scores June 15, 1955 19 July 20, 2012 Second round Friday, June 17, 1955 PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 USA 1912 Harvie Ward (a) 74-70=144 +4 USA 1912 Tommy Bolt 67-77=144 T3 USA 1912 Julius Boros 76-69=145 +5 USA 1912 Jack Fleck 76-69=145 USA 1912 Ben Hogan 72-73=145 USA 1912 Walker Inman 70-75=145T7 USA 1912 Sam Snead 79-69=148 +8 USA 1912 Bob Harris 79-69=148 USA 1912 Jack Burke Jr. 71-77=148 10 USA 1912 Gene Littler 76-73=149 +9 Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uDMjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fJkFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6987%2C3258998 Montreal Gazette Associated Press Bolt (77), Ward (70) Tied At 144 For Lead In US Open June 18, 1955 9 July 20, 2012 Third round Saturday, June 18, 1955 (morning) PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA 1912 Ben Hogan 72-73-72=217 +7T2 USA 1912 Julius Boros 76-69-73=218 +8 USA 1912 Sam Snead 79-69-70=218T4 USA 1912 Tommy Bolt 67-77-75=219 +9 USA 1912 Bob Rosburg 78-74-67=219T6 USA 1912 Jack Fleck 76-69-75=220 +10 USA 1912 Harvie Ward (a) 74-70-76=220 USA 1912 Jack Burke Jr. 71-77-72=220 9 USA 1912 Walker Inman 70-75-76=221 +1110 USA 1912 Gene Littler 76-73-73=222 +12 Final round Saturday, June 18, 1955 (afternoon) After Hogan made par on the 72nd hole to post a 287 total, most observers believed that he had already locked up the championship. Gene Sarazen, providing television commentary, congratulated him on the win and the NBC broadcast went off the air after proclaiming Hogan the champion. Fleck, however, was only a stroke behind playing the 14th. A bogey there, however, dropped him to two back. Fleck then made birdie on 15 and pars at 16 and 17, after a 50 ft 0 on birdie attempt lipped out. Needing a birdie on 18 to tie Hogan, Fleck played his approach from the edge of the rough to 8 ft, then knocked in the putt for a 67 and forced an 18-hole playoff on Sunday.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7JspAAAAIBAJ&sjid=euYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1402%2C1871152 Spokesman-Review Associated Press Fleck equals Hogan's 287 on final hole June 19, 1955 1-sports PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)T1 USA 1912 Jack Fleck 76-69-75-67=287 +7 Playoff USA 1912 Ben Hogan 72-73-72-70=287T3 USA 1912 Tommy Bolt 67-77-75-73=292 +12 1,500 USA 1912 Sam Snead 79-69-70-74=292T5 USA 1912 Julius Boros 76-69-73-77=295 +15 870 USA 1912 Bob Rosburg 78-74-67-76=295T7 USA 1912 Doug Ford 74-77-74-71=296 +16 540 USA 1912 Bud Holscher 77-75-71-73=296 USA 1912 Harvie Ward (a) 74-70-76-76=296 0T10 USA 1912 Jack Burke Jr. 71-77-72-77=297 +17 390 USA 1912 Mike Souchak 73-79-72-73=297 (a) denotes amateur Playoff Sunday, June 19, 1955 Despite overwhelming odds against him, Fleck held a two-stroke lead over Hogan at the turn. After a third consecutive birdie at 10, Fleck's lead was three. But after a bogey at 17, the lead had dropped to just a single stroke on the 18th tee. Hogan hooked his drive into the very deep rough and took three strokes to get on the fairway: he made a 25 ft 0 on putt to save double-bogey, but Fleck's regulation par sealed the upset by three strokes, 69 to 72.http://www.usopen.com/en_US/champ_experience/pastchamps/1955.html USGA U.S. Open history: 1955 June 28, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120615200931/http://www.usopen.com/en_US/champ_experience/pastchamps/1955.html 2012-06-15 dead mdy-all PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 USA 1912 Jack Fleck 69 −16,0002 USA 1912 Ben Hogan 72 +23,600 Scorecard Hole 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 101112131415161718Par543444434 444343544USA 1912 FleckEEEEEEE−1−2−3−2−2−2−2−2−2−1−1USA 1912 HoganEEEE+1+1+1EEEE+1+1EEEE+2 {|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 |} Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZigNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BGwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3503%2C1101170 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Playoff Cards June 20, 1955 21 July 20, 2012 References Further reading The Upset: Jack Fleck's Incredible Victory over Ben Hogan at the U.S. Open https://archive.org/details/upsetjackflecksi0000bark registration Barkow Al Al Barkow 2012 Chicago Review Press 978-1-61374-075-0 The Longest Shot: Jack Fleck, Ben Hogan, and Pro Golf's Greatest Upset at the 1955 U.S. Open Sagebiel Neil 2012 Thomas Dunne Books 978-0-312-66184-7 External links USGA Championship Database USOpen.com - 1955 The Olympic Club 1955 37.709 -122.495 type:event title Category:U.S. Open (golf) Category:Golf tournaments in California Category:Sports competitions in San Francisco U.S. Open U.S. Open U.S. Open U.S. Open