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1960 U.S. Open Golf

GREAT BRITAIN
About player
Date of birth: 26 April 1985
Birth place: Greensboro, NC, USA
Plays: Right Handed
Singles ranking: 17
Doubles ranking: 196
KEY STATISTICS
First year played 2005
Total nominations 20
Ties played 19
Singles W/L 29/2
Doubles W/L 8/5
1960 U.S. Open
Tournament information
Dates June 16–18, 1960
Location Cherry Hills Village, Colorado
Course(s) Cherry Hills Country Club
Organized by USGA
Tour(s) PGA Tour
Statistics
Par 71
Length 7,004 yards (6,404 m)
Field 150 players, 55 after cut
Cut 147 (+5)
Prize fund $60,720
Winner’s share $14,400
Champion
Arnold Palmer
280 (−4)
1959 1961

Course layout

Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Yards 346 410 348 426 538 174 411 233 430 3,316 444 563 212 385 470 196 402 548 468 3,688 7,004
Par 4 4 4 4 5 3 4 3 4 35 4 5 3 4 4 3 4 5 4 36 71

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 R3 R4 Total To par Finish
Julius Boros United States 1952 73 69 68 73 283 −1 T3
Jack Fleck United States 1955 70 70 72 71 283 −1 T3
Ben Hogan United States 1948, 1950,
1951, 1953
75 67 69 73 284 E T9
Billy Casper United States 1959 71 70 73 72 286 +2 T12
Lloyd Mangrum United States 1946 72 73 71 74 290 +6 T23
Cary Middlecoff United States 1949, 1956 77 70 72 77 296 +12 T43

Missed the cut

Player Country Year won R1 R2 Total To par
Ed Furgol United States 1954 71 79 150 +8
Tommy Bolt United States 1958 80 WD

Round summaries

First round

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Mike Souchak United States 68 −3
T2 Jerry Barber United States 69 −2
Henry Ransom United States
T4 Don Cherry (a) United States 70 −1
Bruce Crampton Australia
Jack Fleck United States
Huston LaClair United States
Gary Player South Africa
Doug Sanders United States
Richard Stranahan United States
Joe Taylor United States

Second round

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Mike Souchak United States 68-67=135 −7
2 Doug Sanders United States 70-68=138 −4
T3 Jerry Barber United States 69-71=140 −2
Dow Finsterwald United States 71-69=140
Jack Fleck United States 70-70=140
T6 Billy Casper United States 71-70=141 −1
Don Cherry (a) United States 70-71=141
Bruce Crampton United States 70-71=141
Ted Kroll United States 72-69=141
Sam Snead United States 72-69=141

Third round

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Mike Souchak United States 68-67-73=208 −5
T2 Jerry Barber United States 69-71-70=210 −3
Julius Boros United States 73-69-68=210
Dow Finsterwald United States 71-69-70=210
T5 Ben Hogan United States 75-67-69=211 −2
Jack Nicklaus (a) United States 71-71-69=211
T7 Don Cherry (a) United States 70-71-71=212 −1
Jack Fleck United States 70-70-72=212
Johnny Pott United States 75-68-69=212
10 Gary Player South Africa 70-72-71=213 E

Final round

Place Player Country Score To par Money ($)
1 Arnold Palmer United States 72-71-72-65=280 −4 14,400
2 Jack Nicklaus (a) United States 71-71-69-71=282 −2 0
T3 Julius Boros United States 73-69-68-73=283 −1 3,950
Dow Finsterwald United States 71-69-70-73=283
Jack Fleck United States 70-70-72-71=283
Dutch Harrison United States 74-70-70-69=283
Ted Kroll United States 72-69-75-67=283
Mike Souchak United States 68-67-73-75=283
T9 Don Cherry (a) United States 70-71-71-72=284 E 0
Jerry Barber United States 69-71-70-74=284 1,950
Ben Hogan United States 75-67-69-73=284

Scorecard

Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Par 4 4 4 4 5 3 4 3 4 35 4 5 3 4 4 3 4 5 4 36 71
Palmer 3 3 3 3 5 2 3 4 4 30 4 4 3 4 4 3 4 5 4 35 65
Birdie Bogey