The 2026 United States Open Championship will be the 126th U.S. Open
18 – 21 June at the Shinnecock Hills Golf Club
WORLD GROUP ACTION STARTS IN:
1968 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 |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | June 13–16, 1968 |
| Location | Rochester, New York |
| Course(s) | Oak Hill Country Club East Course |
| Organized by | USGA |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 6,962 yards (6,366 m) |
| Field | 149 players, 64 after cut |
| Cut | 148 (+8) |
| Prize fund | $188,800 |
| Winner’s share | $30,000 |
| Champion | |
| Lee Trevino | |
| 275 (−5) | |
| ← 1967 1969 → |
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, 1967 | 72 | 70 | 70 | 67 | 279 | −1 | 2 |
| Billy Casper | United States | 1959, 1966 | 75 | 68 | 71 | 72 | 286 | +6 | T9 |
| Julius Boros | United States | 1952, 1963 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 75 | 288 | +8 | T16 |
| Gary Player | South Africa | 1965 | 76 | 69 | 70 | 73 | 288 | +8 | T16 |
| Arnold Palmer | United States | 1960 | 73 | 74 | 79 | 75 | 301 | +21 | 59 |
Missed the cut
| Player | Country | Year won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Venturi | United States | 1964 | 79 | 74 | 153 | +13 |
Round summaries
First round
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bert Yancey | United States | 67 | −3 |
| T2 | Charles Coody | United States | 69 | −1 |
| Lee Trevino | United States | |||
| T4 | Al Balding | Canada | 70 | E |
| Don Bies | United States | |||
| Billy Farrell | United States | |||
| John Felus | United States | |||
| Labron Harris Jr. | United States | |||
| Dave Marr | United States | |||
| T10 | Julius Boros | United States | 71 | +1 |
| Gay Brewer | United States | |||
| Bill Collins | United States | |||
| Bruce Devlin | Australia | |||
| Gardner Dickinson | United States | |||
| Don January | United States | |||
| Dick Siderowf (a) | United States | |||
| Dan Sikes | United States | |||
| Larry Ziegler | United States |
Second round
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bert Yancey | United States | 67-68=135 | −5 |
| 2 | Lee Trevino | United States | 69-68=137 | −3 |
| T3 | Don Bies | United States | 70-70=140 | E |
| Charles Coody | United States | 69-71=140 | ||
| Bruce Devlin | Australia | 71-69=140 | ||
| Jerry Pittman | United States | 73-67=140 | ||
| T7 | Miller Barber | United States | 74-68=142 | +2 |
| Julius Boros | United States | 71-71=142 | ||
| Gay Brewer | United States | 71-71=142 | ||
| Bob Charles | New Zealand | 73-69=142 | ||
| Billy Farrell | United States | 70-72=142 | ||
| Labron Harris Jr. | United States | 70-72=142 | ||
| Dave Hill | United States | 74-68=142 | ||
| Dave Marr | United States | 70-72=142 | ||
| Jack Nicklaus | United States | 72-70=142 | ||
| Dan Sikes | United States | 71-71=142 | ||
| Larry Ziegler | United States | 71-71=142 |
Third round
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bert Yancey | United States | 67-68-70=205 | −5 |
| 2 | Lee Trevino | United States | 69-68-69=206 | −4 |
| T3 | Charles Coody | United States | 69-71-72=212 | +2 |
| Jack Nicklaus | United States | 72-70-70=212 | ||
| T5 | Julius Boros | United States | 71-71-71=213 | +3 |
| Bobby Nichols | United States | 74-71-68=213 | ||
| T7 | Billy Casper | United States | 75-68-71=214 | +4 |
| Bob Charles | New Zealand | 73-69-72=214 | ||
| Al Geiberger | United States | 72-74-68=214 | ||
| Jerry Pittman | United States | 73-67-74=214 | ||
| Dave Stockton | United States | 72-73-69=214 |
Final round
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Trevino | United States | 69-68-69-69=275 | −5 | 30,000 |
| 2 | Jack Nicklaus | United States | 72-70-70-67=279 | −1 | 15,000 |
| 3 | Bert Yancey | United States | 67-68-70-76=281 | +1 | 10,000 |
| 4 | Bobby Nichols | United States | 74-71-68-69=282 | +2 | 7,500 |
| T5 | Don Bies | United States | 70-70-75-69=284 | +4 | 5,500 |
| Steve Spray | United States | 73-75-71-65=284 | |||
| T7 | Bob Charles | New Zealand | 73-69-72-71=285 | +5 | 3,750 |
| Jerry Pittman | United States | 73-67-74-71=285 | |||
| T9 | Gay Brewer | United States | 71-71-75-69=286 | +6 | 2,516 |
| Billy Casper | United States | 75-68-71-72=286 | |||
| Bruce Devlin | Australia | 71-69-75-71=286 | |||
| Al Geiberger | United States | 72-74-68-72=286 | |||
| Sam Snead | United States | 73-71-74-68=286 | |||
| Dave Stockton | United States | 72-73-69-72=286 |
Scorecard
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Trevino | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −4 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 |
| Nicklaus | +2 | +2 | +1 | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 |
| Yancey | −4 | −4 | −3 | −3 | −2 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −2 | −1 | −1 | −1 | E | −1 | −1 | E | E | +1 |
| Nichols | +3 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +1 | +1 | +2 |
| Bies | +5 | +6 | +6 | +5 | +5 | +5 | +5 | +5 | +5 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +5 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +4 |
| Spray | +9 | +10 | +9 | +8 | +8 | +7 | +8 | +9 | +9 | +8 | +8 | +7 | +7 | +6 | +5 | +4 | +4 | +4 |
| Birdie | Bogey |