1965 U.S. Open (golf)

The 1965 U.S. Open Championship was the 65th U.S. Open played June 17-21 at Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis, Missouri. Gary Player won the championship in an 18-hole playoff over Kel Nagle (71 to 74). Player's first and only victory in the U.S. Open gave him the Career Grand Slam.

Final leaderboard

# Player Country Score To par Winnings ($)
1 Gary Player  South Africa 70-70-71-71=282 +2 26,000
2 Kel Nagle  Australia 68-73-72-69=282 13,500
3 Frank Beard  United States 74-69-70-71=284 +4 9,000
T4 Julius Boros  United States 72-75-70-70=287 +7 6,500
Al Geiberger  United States 70-76-70-71=287
T6 Bruce Devlin  Australia 72-73-72-71=288 +8 4,500
Raymond Floyd  United States 72-72-76-68=288
T8 Tony Lema  United States 72-74-73-70=289 +9 2,500
Gene Littler  United States 73-71-73-72=289
Dudley Wysong  United States 72-75-70-72=289

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Preceded by
1965 Masters
Major Championships Succeeded by
1965 Open Championship