1958 U.S. Open (golf)


The 1958 U.S. Open was the 58th U.S. Open, held June 12–14 at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Amid oppressive heat and high winds that created difficult scoring conditions, native Oklahoman Tommy Bolt won his only major championship, four strokes ahead of Gary Player. It was Player's debut in the U.S. Open at age 22.
Bolt owned the 36-hole lead at 142, a stroke ahead of Player. After a third round 69 on Saturday morning, Bolt was at 211 and three strokes ahead of Gene Littler, who carded a 67 for 214. Littler fell back in the final round in the afternoon, shooting a 76 to finish in fourth place. Bolt ran away from the field with a final round 72 for 283, four ahead of Player. Bolt was the only player not to record a round of 75 or over during the championship.
Ben Hogan, in search of his fifth U.S. Open title, was hampered by an injured left wrist and finished eleven strokes back in a tie for tenth. Eighteen-year-old Jack Nicklaus, in his second U.S. Open, made his first cut and finished in 41st place. Sam Snead missed the cut for the first time in 18 Open appearances. Two-time champion Gene Sarazen missed the cut in his final appearance, while three-time Masters champion Jimmy Demaret also played his final Open, withdrawing after the third round.
It was the first of seven major championships at Southern Hills. The U.S. Open returned in 1977 and 2001 and the PGA Championship has been played at the course four times: 1970, 1982, 1994, and 2007.

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

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Missed the cut

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Round summaries

First round

Thursday, June 12, 1958
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Tommy Bolt71+1
T1Julius Boros71+1
T1Dick Metz71+1
T4Lloyd Mangrum72+2
T4Frank Stranahan72+2
T6Bruce Crampton73+3
T6Jimmy Demaret73+3
T8Labron Harris74+4
T8Gene Littler74+4
T8Smiley Quick74+4
T8Harvie Ward 74+4

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Second round

Friday, June 13, 1958
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Tommy Bolt71-71=142+2
2Gary Player75-68=143+3
3Frank Stranahan72-72=144+4
T4Julius Boros71-75=146+6
T4Charles Coe 75-71=146+6
T4Labron Harris74-72=146+6
T7Jimmy Demaret73-74=147+7
T7Gene Littler74-73=147+7
T9Bruce Crampton73-75=211+8
T9Ben Hogan75-73=148+8
T9Tom Nieporte75-73=148+8

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Third round

Saturday, June 14, 1958
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Tommy Bolt71-71-69=211+1
2Gene Littler74-73-67=214+4
3Gary Player75-68-73=216+6
4Julius Boros71-75-72=218+8
T5Walter Burkemo75-74-70=219+9
T5Frank Stranahan72-72-75=219+9
7Don January79-73-68=220+10
T8Charles Coe 75-71-75=211+11
T8Dick Mayer76-74-71=221+11
T8Bob Rosburg75-74-72=221+11

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Final round

Saturday, June 14, 1958
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney
1Tommy Bolt71-71-69-72=283+38,000
2Gary Player75-68-73-71=287+75,000
3Julius Boros71-75-72-71=289+93,000
4Gene Littler74-73-67-76=290+102,000
T5Walter Burkemo75-74-70-72=291+111,625
T5Bob Rosburg75-74-72-70=291+111,625
T7Jay Hebert77-76-71-69=293+131,016
T7Don January79-73-68-73=293+131,016
T7Dick Metz71-78-73-71=293+131,016
T10Ben Hogan75-73-75-71=294+14566
T10Tommy Jacobs76-75-71-72=294+14566
T10Frank Stranahan72-72-75-75=294+14566

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