1960 U.S. Open (golf)

The 1960 U.S. Open Championship was the 60th U.S. Open played June 16-18 at Cherry Hills Country Club in Cherry Hills Village, Colorado. Famous for Arnold Palmer's victory despite a 7 stroke deficit in the final round.

Final leaderboard

# Player Country Score To par Winnings ($)
1 Arnold Palmer  United States 72-71-72-65=280 -4 14,400
2 Jack Nicklaus (a)  United States 71-71-69-71=282 -2 0
T3 Julius Boros  United States 73-69-68-73=283 -1 3,950
Dow Finsterwald  United States 71-69-70-73=283
Jack Fleck  United States 70-70-72-71=283
E. J. "Dutch" Harrison  United States 74-70-70-69=283
Ted Kroll  United States 72-69-75-67=283
Mike Souchak  United States 68-67-73-75=283
T9 Jerry Barber  United States 69-71-70-74=284 E 1,950
Ben Hogan  United States 75-67-69-73=284
Don Cherry (a)  United States 70-71-71-72=284 0
(a) denotes amateur

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Preceded by
1960 Masters
Major Championships Succeeded by
1960 Open Championship