1978 U.S. Open (golf)

February 2019 March 2026 1978 U.S. Open June 15–18, 1978 Cherry Hills Village, Colorado Cherry Hills Country Club USGA PGA Tour 71 7083 ydhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mcpRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QG0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5203%2C2677946 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Hale fires hearty 69 in Open Parascenzo Marino June 16, 1978 11 153 players,63 after cut 150 (+8)https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DCJOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5u0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3532%2C510283 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press U.S. Open results: Second round June 17, 1978 15 $45,000 USA Andy North 285 (+1) 1977 1979 USA#USA Colorado yes Cherry Hills Location in the United States##Location in Colorado 39.643 N 104.963 W type:event inline,title The 1978 U.S. Open was the 78th U.S. Open, held June 15–18 at Cherry Hills Country Club in Cherry Hills Village, Colorado, a suburb south of Denver. Andy North held on for a one-stroke victory over runners-up Dave Stockton and J. C. Snead to claim the first of his two U.S. Open titles.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QwQkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6BEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6832%2C3953816 Milwaukee Sentinel Bunch Ken North holds on to win US Open 1, part 2 https://www.si.com/vault/1978/06/26/822755/the-bogey-that-won-the-open-andy-north-knew-he-didnt-need-par-on-the-awesome-18th-one-over-would-suffice--and-two-high-pressure-shots-got-it-for-him Sports Illustrated The bogey that won the Open Jenkins Dan Dan Jenkins June 26, 1978 14 The strength in North's game was putting, and he needed only 114 putts over 72 holes, tying the record set by Billy Casper in 1966. This was North's second win on the PGA Tour, but he did not win again until the 1985 U.S. Open; of North's three career PGA Tour wins, two of them came at the U.S. Open. This was the third and most recent U.S. Open at Cherry Hills, which previously hosted in 1938 and 1960. It was also the site of the PGA Championship in 1941, and later hosted in 1985. The average elevation of the course exceeds 5300 ft 5 above sea level. Three players received special exemptions into the field: 21-year-old Seve Ballesteros of Spain and former champions Arnold Palmer (1960) and Billy Casper (1959, 1966), increasing the field to 153.1978-06-04 34 U.S. Open Spots Up For Grabs Here 33 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80026816/34-us-open-spots-up-for-grabs-here/ 2021-06-22 Only 43 players in the original field of 150 were exempt from the qualifying process, and the PGA Tour felt this was too few. To protest, the Tour staged its Buick Open the same week this year as an alternate event. Jack Newton defeated Mike Sullivan with a birdie on the first playoff hole to take the $20,000 winner's share.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zrksAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NhMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2785%2C3521471 Wilmington Morning Star North Carolina Associated Press Newton's birdie decides Buick Open playoff June 19, 1978 2B Course layout Cherry Hills Country Club Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal Yards399419323429543166384229432 3,3244375942033824862084195504803,7597,083Par444453434354534434543671 Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=t5JNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yvoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6261%2C3143039 Lakeland Ledger Florida Associated Press Cherry Hills CC hole by hole June 11, 1978 8D Lengths of the course for previous major championships: 7004 yd, par 71 - 1960 U.S. Open 6888 yd, par 71 - 1941 PGA Championship 6888 yd, par 71 - 1938 U.S. Open Round summaries First round Thursday, June 15, 1978 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Hale Irwin69−2T2 USA Bobby Clampett (a)70−1 USA Andy North USA J. C. SneadT5 USA Bill Brask71E USA Billy Casper USA Al Geiberger USA Phil Hancock ZAF 1928 Gary Player USA Dave Stockton USA Bobby Wadkins Second round Friday, June 16, 1978 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Andy North70-70=140−2T2 USA Jack Nicklaus73-69=142E ZAF 1928 Gary Player71-71=142 USA J. C. Snead70-72=142T5 USA Bobby Clampett (a)70-73=143+1 USA Mark Hayes73-70=143 USA Hale Irwin69-74=143 USA Lee Trevino72-71=143T9 ESP 1977 Seve Ballesteros75-69=144+2 USA Andy Bean72-72=144 USA Phil Hancock71-73=144 USA Joe Inman72-72=144 ENG Peter Oosterhuis72-72=144 USA Dave Stockton71-73=144 Amateurs: Clampett (+1), Holtgrieve (+8), Heafner (+9), Miller (+9), Edwards (+11), Choate (+16), Hodge (+17), Lewis (+21), Pomerantz (+25). Third round Saturday, June 17, 1978 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Andy North70-70-71=211−22 ZAF 1928 Gary Player71-71-70=212−1T3 USA J. C. Snead70-72-72=214+1 USA Dave Stockton71-73-70=214T5 ESP 1977 Seve Ballesteros75-69-71=215+2 USA Andy Bean72-72-71=215 USA Johnny Miller78-69-68=215T8 USA Tom Kite73-73-70=216+3 USA Billy Kratzert72-74-70=216 USA Jack Nicklaus73-69-74=216 Final round Sunday, June 18, 1978 North began the final round with a one-stroke lead over Gary Player. Two months earlier, Player had won the Masters with a blistering 64 in the final round. History, however, would not repeat itself, as this time around Player struggled to a 77 (+6) and finished in a tie for 6th. North owned a four-shot lead over Snead heading to the back-nine, and after birdies at 11 and 13 he appeared to have the championship wrapped up. A bogey at 14, however, combined with a double-bogey at 15 and a birdie by Dave Stockton at the same hole dropped his lead to just one. Stockton, however, missed an 18-footer (5.5 m) for par at 18, increasing North's lead to two. Snead had a chance for birdie at the last after his tee shot skipped off the water and onto the fairway, but he missed the birdie putt. Needing just a bogey at 18 to win, North's drive found the rough. He hit his second shot into the fairway, then his third found a greenside bunker. Needing to get up-and-down, he played his sand shot to 5 ft in and after backing off twice, sank the bogey putt for the one-stroke win.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DiJOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5u0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6868%2C1774108 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington North's Open winner: makes critical putt Associated Press June 19, 1978 17https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=m8pRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QG0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6615%2C2951777 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette North stubles to Open title by stroke Parascenzo Marino June 19, 1978 13 PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 USA Andy North 70-70-71-74=285 +1 45,000T2 USA J. C. Snead 70-72-72-72=286 +2 19,750 USA Dave Stockton 71-73-70-72=286T4 USA Hale Irwin 69-74-75-70=288 +4 13,000 USA Tom Weiskopf 77-73-70-68=288T6 USA Andy Bean 72-72-71-74=289 +5 7,548 USA Billy Kratzert 72-74-70-73=289 USA Johnny Miller 78-69-68-74=289 USA Jack Nicklaus 73-69-74-73=289 ZAF 1928 Gary Player 71-71-70-77=289 USA Tom Watson 74-75-70-70=289 Amateurs: Bobby Clampett (+13), Jim Holtgrieve (+20) Scorecard Final round Hole123456789101112131415161718Par444453434 453443454 USA North −2 −2 −2 −3 −4 −4 −4 −3 −2 −1 −2 −2 −3 −2 E E E +1 USA Snead +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 E E +1 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 USA Stockton +1 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +1 +1 +1 +2 +1 +1 +1 +2 USA Irwin +6 +6 +6 +6 +5 +4 +4 +5 +4 +5 +4 +4 +4 +4 +4 +4 +3 +4 USA Weiskopf +7 +7 +7 +7 +6 +6 +6 +6 +7 +6 +5 +5 +5 +5 +5 +5 +4 +4 RSA 1928 Player −1 E +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +2 +3 +3 +3 +4 +4 +4 +5 +5 +4 +5 Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par BirdieBogey Double bogey Source:https://www.usopen.com/history-landing/scoring-and-stats/scoring.html#!&y=1978 USGA U.S. Open History April 24, 2019 References External links USOpen.com – 1978 USGA Championship Database Cherry Hills Country Club 1978 Category:U.S. Open (golf) Category:Golf tournaments in Colorado U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) U.S. Open (golf) U.S. Open (golf)