1968 U.S. Open (golf)


The 1968 U.S. Open was the 68th U.S. Open, held June 13–16 at the East Course of Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, New York. Lee Trevino equaled the tournament scoring record and won the first of his six major titles, four strokes ahead of runner-up Jack Nicklaus. It was also the first win on the PGA Tour for Trevino, age 28.
This was the second of three U.S. Opens at the East Course; Cary Middlecoff won the first in 1956 and Curtis Strange successfully defended in 1989. It also hosted the PGA Championship in 1980, 2003, and 2013, and the Ryder Cup in 1995.

Final round

held the 54-hole lead after a tournament record 205 in the first three rounds. Trevino was a stroke behind at 206, after three rounds in the 60s, and made par saves at 5 and 6. After Yancey bogeyed the 5th, Trevino took the lead, then recorded birdies at 11 and 12, while Yancey bogeyed the 11th to fall out of contention. Nicklaus started the round seven strokes back at 212 ; he got two quick birdies, but did not record another until the 14th, by which time Trevino already had a commanding lead. Trevino's total of 275 tied the tournament record that Nicklaus established the year before at Baltusrol; his four rounds in the 60s was a tournament first, and did not happen again for a quarter century, until Lee Janzen won at Baltusrol in 1993. It was also the first of Trevino's 29 victories on the PGA Tour. Of Trevino's six major victories, Nicklaus was the runner-up four times.
Sam Snead, age 56, finished in a tie for 9th place, his final top-10 finish at the U.S. Open.

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Missed the cut

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Round summaries

First round

Thursday, June 13, 1968
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Bert Yancey67−3
T2Charles Coody69−1
T2Lee Trevino69−1
T4Al Balding70E
T4Don Bies70E
T4Billy Farrell70E
T4John Felus70E
T4Labron Harris Jr.70E
T4Dave Marr70E
T10Julius Boros71+1
T10Gay Brewer71+1
T10Bill Collins71+1
T10Bruce Devlin71+1
T10Gardner Dickinson71+1
T10Don January71+1
T10Dick Siderowf 71+1
T10Dan Sikes71+1
T10Larry Ziegler71+1

Second round

Friday, June 14, 1968
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Bert Yancey67-68=135−5
2Lee Trevino69-68=137−3
T3Don Bies70-70=140E
T3Charles Coody69-71=140E
T3Bruce Devlin71-69=140E
T3Jerry Pittman73-67=140E
T7Miller Barber74-68=142+2
T7Julius Boros71-71=142+2
T7Gay Brewer71-71=142+2
T7Bob Charles73-69=142+2
T7Billy Farrell70-72=142+2
T7Labron Harris Jr.70-72=142+2
T7Dave Hill74-68=142+2
T7Dave Marr70-72=142+2
T7Jack Nicklaus72-70=142+2
T7Dan Sikes71-71=142+2
T7Larry Ziegler71-71=142+2

Third round

Saturday, June 15, 1968
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Bert Yancey67-68-70=205−5
2Lee Trevino69-68-69=206−4
T3Charles Coody69-71-72=212+2
T3Jack Nicklaus72-70-70=212+2
T5Julius Boros71-71-71=213+3
T5Bobby Nichols74-71-68=213+3
T7Billy Casper75-68-71=214+4
T7Bob Charles73-69-72=214+4
T7Al Geiberger72-74-68=214+4
T7Jerry Pittman73-67-74=214+4
T7Dave Stockton72-73-69=214+4

Final round

Sunday, June 16, 1968
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney
1Lee Trevino69-68-69-69=275−530,000
2Jack Nicklaus72-70-70-67=279−115,000
3Bert Yancey67-68-70-76=281+110,000
4Bobby Nichols74-71-68-69=282+27,500
T5Don Bies70-70-75-69=284+45,500
T5Steve Spray73-75-71-65=284+45,500
T7Bob Charles73-69-72-71=285+53,750
T7Jerry Pittman73-67-74-71=285+53,750
T9Gay Brewer71-71-75-69=286+62,516
T9Billy Casper75-68-71-72=286+62,516
T9Bruce Devlin71-69-75-71=286+62,516
T9Al Geiberger72-74-68-72=286+62,516
T9Sam Snead73-71-74-68=286+62,516
T9Dave Stockton72-73-69-72=286+62,516

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Scorecard

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
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