1966 U.S. Open (golf)

The 1966 U.S. Open Championship was the 66th U.S. Open played June 16-20 at Olympic Club (Lake Course) in San Francisco, California. Billy Casper won the championship in an 18-hole playoff over Arnold Palmer (69 to 73).

Final leaderboard

# Player Country Score To par Winnings ($)
1 Billy Casper  United States 69-68-73-68=278 -2 26,500
2 Arnold Palmer  United States 71-66-70-71=278 14,000
3 Jack Nicklaus  United States 71-71-69-74=285 +5 9,000
T4 Tony Lema  United States 71-74-70-71=286 +6 6,500
Dave Marr  United States 71-74-68-73=286
6 Phil Rodgers  United States 70-70-73-74=287 +7 5,000
7 Bobby Nichols  United States 74-72-71-72=289 +9 4,000
T8 Wes Ellis  United States 71-75-74-70=290 +10 2,800
Mason Rudolph  United States 74-72-71-73=290
Doug Sanders  United States 70-75-74-71=290
Johnny Miller (a)  United States 70-72-74-74=290 0
(a) denotes amateur

External links

Preceded by
1966 Masters
Major Championships Succeeded by
1966 Open Championship