1968 U.S. Open (golf)

The 1968 U.S. Open was the 68th U.S. Open, held June 13–16 at the East Course of Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, New York. Lee Trevino equaled the tournament scoring record and won the first of his six major titles, four strokes ahead of runner-up Jack Nicklaus.^[3][4] It was also the first win on the PGA Tour for Trevino, age 28.

1968 U.S. Open

Tournament information
Dates	June 13–16, 1968
Location	Rochester, New York
Course(s)	Oak Hill Country Club East Course
Organized by	USGA
Tour(s)	PGA Tour
Statistics
Par	70
Length	6,962 yards (6,366 m)^[1]
Field	149 players, 64 after cut
Cut	148 (+8)
Prize fund	$188,800^[2]
Winner's share	$30,000
Champion
Lee Trevino
275 (−5)
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Oak Hill CC

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Location in the United States

Oak Hill CC

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Location in New York

This was the second of three U.S. Opens at the East Course; Cary Middlecoff won the first in 1956 and Curtis Strange successfully defended in 1989. It also hosted the PGA Championship in 1980, 2003, and 2013, and the Ryder Cup in 1995.

Final round

Bert Yancey held the 54-hole lead after a tournament record 205 (−5) in the first three rounds. Trevino was a stroke behind at 206, after three rounds in the 60s, and made par saves at 5 and 6. After Yancey bogeyed the 5th, Trevino took the lead, then recorded birdies at 11 and 12, while Yancey bogeyed the 11th to fall out of contention. Nicklaus started the round seven strokes back at 212 (+2); he got two quick birdies, but did not record another until the 14th, by which time Trevino already had a commanding lead. Trevino's total of 275 tied the tournament record that Nicklaus established the year before at Baltusrol; his four rounds in the 60s was a tournament first,^[4] and did not happen again for a quarter century, until Lee Janzen won at Baltusrol in 1993. It was also the first of Trevino's 29 victories on the PGA Tour.^[5] Of Trevino's six major victories, Nicklaus was the runner-up four times.

Sam Snead, age 56, finished in a tie for 9th place, his final top-10 finish at the U.S. Open.

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par	Finish
Jack Nicklaus	United States	1962, 1967	72	70	70	67	279	−1	2
Billy Casper	United States	1959, 1966	75	68	71	72	286	+6	T9
Julius Boros	United States	1952, 1963	71	71	71	75	288	+8	T16
Gary Player	South Africa	1965	76	69	70	73	288	+8	T16
Arnold Palmer	United States	1960	73	74	79	75	301	+21	59

Missed the cut

Player	Country	Year won	R1	R2	Total	To par
Ken Venturi	United States	1964	79	74	153	+13

Source:^[1]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, June 13, 1968

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Bert Yancey	United States	67	−3
T2	Charles Coody	United States	69	−1
	Lee Trevino	United States
T4	Al Balding	Canada	70	E
	Don Bies	United States
	Billy Farrell	United States
	John Felus	United States
	Labron Harris Jr.	United States
	Dave Marr	United States
T10	Julius Boros	United States	71	+1
	Gay Brewer	United States
	Bill Collins	United States
	Bruce Devlin	Australia
	Gardner Dickinson	United States
	Don January	United States
	Dick Siderowf (a)	United States
	Dan Sikes	United States
	Larry Ziegler	United States

Second round

Friday, June 14, 1968

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Bert Yancey	United States	67-68=135	−5
2	Lee Trevino	United States	69-68=137	−3
T3	Don Bies	United States	70-70=140	E
	Charles Coody	United States	69-71=140
	Bruce Devlin	Australia	71-69=140
	Jerry Pittman	United States	73-67=140
T7	Miller Barber	United States	74-68=142	+2
	Julius Boros	United States	71-71=142
	Gay Brewer	United States	71-71=142
	Bob Charles	New Zealand	73-69=142
	Billy Farrell	United States	70-72=142
	Labron Harris Jr.	United States	70-72=142
	Dave Hill	United States	74-68=142
	Dave Marr	United States	70-72=142
	Jack Nicklaus	United States	72-70=142
	Dan Sikes	United States	71-71=142
	Larry Ziegler	United States	71-71=142

Third round

Saturday, June 15, 1968

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Bert Yancey	United States	67-68-70=205	−5
2	Lee Trevino	United States	69-68-69=206	−4
T3	Charles Coody	United States	69-71-72=212	+2
	Jack Nicklaus	United States	72-70-70=212
T5	Julius Boros	United States	71-71-71=213	+3
	Bobby Nichols	United States	74-71-68=213
T7	Billy Casper	United States	75-68-71=214	+4
	Bob Charles	New Zealand	73-69-72=214
	Al Geiberger	United States	72-74-68=214
	Jerry Pittman	United States	73-67-74=214
	Dave Stockton	United States	72-73-69=214

Final round

Sunday, June 16, 1968

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Lee Trevino	United States	69-68-69-69=275	−5	30,000
2	Jack Nicklaus	United States	72-70-70-67=279	−1	15,000
3	Bert Yancey	United States	67-68-70-76=281	+1	10,000
4	Bobby Nichols	United States	74-71-68-69=282	+2	7,500
T5	Don Bies	United States	70-70-75-69=284	+4	5,500
	Steve Spray	United States	73-75-71-65=284
T7	Bob Charles	New Zealand	73-69-72-71=285	+5	3,750
	Jerry Pittman	United States	73-67-74-71=285
T9	Gay Brewer	United States	71-71-75-69=286	+6	2,516
	Billy Casper	United States	75-68-71-72=286
	Bruce Devlin	Australia	71-69-75-71=286
	Al Geiberger	United States	72-74-68-72=286
	Sam Snead	United States	73-71-74-68=286
	Dave Stockton	United States	72-73-69-72=286

Source:^[6][7]

Scorecard

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Par	4	4	3	5	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	5	4	3	4	4	4
Trevino	−3	−3	−3	−3	−3	−3	−3	−3	−3	−3	−4	−5	−5	−5	−5	−5	−5	−5
Nicklaus	+2	+2	+1	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	−1	−1	−1	−1	−1
Yancey	−4	−4	−3	−3	−2	−3	−3	−3	−2	−1	−1	−1	E	−1	−1	E	E	+1
Nichols	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+2	+2	+2	+2	+1	+1	+2
Bies	+5	+6	+6	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+4	+4	+4	+4	+5	+4	+4	+4	+4
Spray	+9	+10	+9	+8	+8	+7	+8	+9	+9	+8	+8	+7	+7	+6	+5	+4	+4	+4

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Birdie

Bogey

Source:^[7]

References

1. "Steady Yancey shoots 68, holds 2-stroke Open lead". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. June 15, 1968. p. 13.
2. . USGA. Archived from the original on April 17, 2013. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
3. Jenkins, Dan (June 24, 1968). "Eyes right...but wrong". Sports Illustrated. p. 16.
4. Grimsley, Will (June 17, 1968). "Trevino's 4 subpar rounds set mark in Open victory; 275 total ties another". Youngstown Vindicator. Associated Press. p. 15.
5. Stambaugh, Phil (July 29, 2013). . PGA Tour. Archived from the original on August 10, 2013. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
6. "National Open golf scores". Youngstown Vindicator. Associated Press. June 17, 1968. p. 15.
7. "U.S. Open History – 1968". USGA. Retrieved May 20, 2019.

External links

• USGA Championship Database

Coordinates: 43°06′47″N 77°31′59″W / 43.113°N 77.533°W / 43.113; -77.533