1955 U.S. Open (golf)

The 1955 U.S. Open Championship was a golf competition held at the Olympic Club.

Jack Fleck won the championship by defeating Ben Hogan in a 18-hole playoff, 69 to 72. Fleck's first round deficit of nine strokes (behind Tommy Bolt), was the largest overcome by a U.S. Open winner.[1]

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Final leaderboard

# Player Country Score To par Winnings ($)
T1 Jack Fleck  United States 76-69-75-67=287 +7 Playoff
Ben Hogan  United States 72-73-72-70=287
T3 Tommy Bolt  United States 67-77-75-73=292 +12 1,500
Sam Snead  United States 79-69-70-74=292
T5 Julius Boros  United States 76-69-73-77=295 +15 870
Bob Rosburg  United States 78-74-67-76=295
T7 Doug Ford  United States 74-77-74-71=296 +16 540
Bud Holscher  United States 77-75-71-73=296
Harvie Ward (a)  United States 74-70-76-76=296 0
T10 Jack Burke, Jr.  United States 71-77-72-77=297 +17 390
Mike Souchak  United States 73-79-72-73=297

Playoff

# Player Country Score To par Winnings ($)
1 Jack Fleck  United States 69 –1 6,000
2 Ben Hogan  United States 72 +2 4,000

References

  1. ^ U.S. Open Records - Best Comeback by Winner, Final 54 Holes

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