1967 U.S. Open (golf)

1967 U.S. Open
Tournament information
Dates	June 15–18, 1967
Location	Springfield, New Jersey
Course(s)	Baltusrol Golf Club Lower Course
Organized by	USGA
Tour(s)	PGA Tour
Statistics
Par	70
Length	7,015 yards (6,415 m)^[1]
Field	150 players, 66 after cut
Cut	148 (+8)
Prize fund	$169,400^[2]
Winner's share	$30,000
Champion
Jack Nicklaus
275 (−5)
«1966 1968»

Baltusrol

Location in the United States

Baltusrol

Location in New Jersey

Baltusrol

Location in
Union County

The 1967 U.S. Open was the 67th U.S. Open, held June 15–18 at Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, New Jersey, west of New York City. Jack Nicklaus shot a final round 65 and established a new U.S. Open record of 275, four strokes ahead of runner-up Arnold Palmer, the 1960 champion.^[3]^[4]^[5] It was the second of Nicklaus' four U.S. Open titles and the seventh of his eighteen major championships.

Nicklaus' record score surpassed the 276 of Ben Hogan in 1948 at Riviera. His final round 65 (−5) tied the U.S. Open record for lowest final 18 holes, broken six years later by Johnny Miller at Oakmont. The 275 record stood for thirteen years, when Nicklaus broke it on the same course in 1980. For Palmer, it was his fourth runner-up finish at the U.S. Open in six years; the earlier three were in playoffs (1962, 1963, 1966). Hogan, age 54,^[6] played in his final major; he shot 72 in each of the first two rounds and tied for 34th place.^[4]

After winning the Masters in 1965 and 1966, Nicklaus missed the cut there two months earlier, which also kept him off the first Ryder Cup team for which he was eligible. (Other than a withdrawal in 1983, it was his only missed cut at Augusta from 1960–1993).

Lee Trevino, then a club pro from El Paso, finished fifth at Baltusrol in only his second major championship; he made the cut in his debut in 1966 at Olympic in San Francisco. The fifth place earnings of $6,000 allowed him to play in enough tournaments the rest of the 1967 season to earn his tour card for 1968. The high finish gave Trevino an exemption into the U.S. Open in 1968 at Oak Hill, which he won.

This was the fifth U.S. Open at Baltusrol and the second on the Lower Course; it previously hosted in 1954. The Upper Course was the site in 1936 and the defunct Old Course in 1903 and 1915. The U.S. Open returned in 1980, also won by Nicklaus, and its most recent appearance was in 1993. The PGA Championship was held at the Lower Course in 2005 and is scheduled to return in 2016.

With his seventh major won at age 27, Nicklaus went over three years before his next, at The Open Championship in 1970.

Course layout

Lower Course

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Total
Yards	469	390	438	194	388	470	470	365	206	3,390	449	410	193	383	399	419	214	623	542	3,632	7,022
Par	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	34	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	5	5	36	70

Source:^[7]

Lengths of the course for previous major championships:

7,027 yards (6,425 m), par 70 - 1954 U.S. Open
6,866 yards (6,278 m), par 72 - 1936 U.S. Open (Upper Course)
6,212 yards (5,680 m), par 74 - 1915 U.S. Open (Old Course) The Old Course was plowed under in 1918
6,003 yards (5,489 m), par - 1903 U.S. Open (Old Course)

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	71	67	72	65	275	−5	1
Arnold Palmer	United States	1960	69	68	73	69	279	−1	2
Billy Casper	United States	1959, 1966	69	70	71	72	282	+2	4
Gary Player	South Africa	1965	69	73	73	71	286	+6	T12
Ken Venturi	United States	1964	74	74	72	71	291	+11	T28
Ben Hogan	United States	1948, 1950, 1951, 1953	72	72	76	72	292	+12	T34
Julius Boros	United States	1952, 1963	75	71	74	WD

Boros withdrew from the final round after receiving word of his mother's death.^[8]

Missed the cut

Player	Country	Year won	R1	R2	Total	To par
Jack Fleck	United States	1955	73	76	149	+9
Tommy Bolt	United States	1958	72	77	149	+9
Gene Littler	United States	1961	76	75	151	+11

Source:^[1]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, June 15, 1967

Marty Fleckman, a 23-year-old amateur from Port Arthur, Texas, shot an opening round 67 to lead the field by two in his first U.S. Open.^[9]

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Marty Fleckman (a)	United States	67	−3
T2	Deane Beman	United States	69	−1
	Billy Casper	United States
	Don January	United States
	Arnold Palmer	United States
	Gary Player	South Africa
	Chi-Chi Rodríguez	United States
	Art Wall Jr.	United States
T9	George Archer	United States	70	E
	Gardner Dickinson	United States
	Dutch Harrison	United States
	Dave Marr	United States
	Kel Nagle	Australia

Source:^[9]

Second round

Friday, June 16, 1967

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Arnold Palmer	United States	69-68=137	−3
2	Jack Nicklaus	United States	71-67=138	−2
3	Billy Casper	United States	69-70=139	−1
T4	Deane Beman	United States	69-71=140	E
	Bruce Devlin	Australia	72-68=140
	Marty Fleckman (a)	United States	67-73=140
7	Don January	United States	69-72=141	+1
T8	George Archer	United States	70-72=142	+2
	Miller Barber	United States	71-71=142
	Bob Hold	United States	71-71=142
	Kel Nagle	Australia	70-72=142
	Gary Player	South Africa	69-73=142
	Lee Trevino	United States	72-70=142
	Art Wall Jr.	United States	69-73=142

Source:^[10]

Third round

Saturday, June 17, 1967

With a one-under 69 on Saturday, amateur Fleckman was the surprise 54-hole leader, a stroke ahead of defending champion Billy Casper and former champions Nicklaus (1962) and Palmer (1960).^[10]

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Marty Fleckman (a)	United States	67-73-69=209	−1
T2	Billy Casper	United States	69-70-71=210	E
	Jack Nicklaus	United States	71-67-72=210
	Arnold Palmer	United States	69-68-73=210
T5	Miller Barber	United States	71-71-69=211	+1
	Deane Beman	United States	69-71-71=211
	Gardner Dickinson	United States	70-73-68=211
	Don January	United States	69-72-70=211
T9	Wes Ellis	United States	74-69-70=213	+3
	Bob Goalby	United States	72-71-70=213
	Lee Trevino	United States	72-70-71=213

Source:^[10]

Final round

Sunday, June 18, 1967

Fleckman wilted under the pressure, shot a final round 80 (+10), and tied for 18th place. Alongside in the final pairing, Casper carded a 72 for 282 (+2), seven strokes behind in fourth place. The championship became a duel between Nicklaus and Palmer, in the penultimate pairing. Nicklaus birdied five of his first eight holes to open up a four-stroke advantage over Palmer, and that is how they finished. At the par-5 18th, Nicklaus played safely with a 1-iron off the tee, but it went right and required a recovery shot from the rough. The third shot was an uphill 230 yards (210 m) from the fairway with another 1-iron, then he sank the birdie putt from 22 feet (7 m) for the record.^[3]^[5]^[11] Fleckman held on for low amateur by a stroke over Bob Murphy, who shot 69.

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Jack Nicklaus	United States	71-67-72-65=275	−5	30,000
2	Arnold Palmer	United States	69-68-73-69=279	−1	15,000
3	Don January	United States	69-72-70-70=281	+1	10,000
4	Billy Casper	United States	69-70-71-72=282	+2	7,500
5	Lee Trevino	United States	72-70-71-70=283	+3	6,000
T6	Deane Beman	United States	69-71-71-73=284	+4	4,166
	Gardner Dickinson	United States	70-73-68-73=284
	Bob Goalby	United States	72-71-70-71=284
T9	Dave Marr	United States	70-74-70-71=285	+5	2,566
	Kel Nagle	Australia	70-72-72-71=285
	Art Wall, Jr.	United States	69-73-72-71=285

Source:^[4]

Scorecard

Final round

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

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Source:^[11]

References

1 2 "Gen. Palmer grabs Open lead with 68". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. June 17, 1967. p. 12.
↑ "U.S. Open history: 1967". USGA. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
1 2 Wright, Alfred (June 26, 1967). "Jack Delivers the Crusher". Sports Illustrated. p. 22.
1 2 3 "Nicklaus' record 275 wins". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. June 19, 1967. p. 1-part 2.
1 2 "Nicklaus plays safe, claims Open record". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. June 19, 1967. p. 3B.
↑ Green, Bob (June 11, 1967). "Ben Hogan seen threat in U.S. Open tourney". Reading Eagle. Pennsylvania. Associated Press. p. 36.
↑ "Baltusrol Golf Club: map and yardages". Reading Eagle. Pennsylvania. Associated Press. June 11, 1967. p. 36.
↑ "Mom dies, Boros quits". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. June 19, 1967. p. 1, part 2.
1 2 "Amateur's 67 tops Open". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. June 16, 1967. p. 1, part 2.
1 2 3 Grimsley, Will (June 18, 1967). "Fleckman fires 69, leads U.S. Open by stroke at 209". Youngstown Vindicator. Ohio. Associated Press. p. D-1.
1 2 "Leading Open cards". Youngstown Vindicator. Ohio. UPI. June 19, 1967. p. 15.

External links

About.com – 1967 U.S. Open

Preceded by 1967 Masters	Major Championships	Succeeded by 1967 Open Championship

1967 Men's Major Golf Championships
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Key figures

Music composers	Barry White ("Love's Theme") Non Stop Music Bob Christianson

Television contract history
ABC's Wide World of Sports (1966-1996)
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Coordinates: 40°42′18″N 74°19′41″W / 40.705°N 74.328°W / 40.705; -74.328

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