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:
1970 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 18–21, 1970 |
| Location | Chaska, Minnesota |
| Course(s) | Hazeltine National Golf Club |
| Organized by | USGA |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,151 yards (6,539 m) |
| Field | 150 players, 73 after cut |
| Cut | 153 (+9) |
| Prize fund | $195,700 |
| Winner’s share | $30,000 |
| Champion | |
| Tony Jacklin | |
| 281 (−7) | |
| ← 1969 1971 → |
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 | 456 | 424 | 585 | 196 | 394 | 408 | 563 | 185 | 400 | 3,611 | 414 | 590 | 426 | 172 | 355 | 592 | 214 | 344 | 433 | 3,540 | 7,151 |
| Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
Past champions in the field
Made the cut
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Casper | United States | 1959, 1966 | 75 | 75 | 71 | 73 | 294 | +6 | T8 |
| Lee Trevino | United States | 1968 | 77 | 73 | 74 | 70 | 294 | +6 | T8 |
| Julius Boros | United States | 1952, 1963 | 73 | 75 | 70 | 77 | 295 | +7 | T12 |
| Gene Littler | United States | 1961 | 77 | 72 | 71 | 75 | 295 | +7 | T12 |
| Gary Player | South Africa | 1965 | 80 | 73 | 75 | 74 | 302 | +14 | T44 |
| Jack Nicklaus | United States | 1962, 1967 | 81 | 72 | 75 | 76 | 304 | +16 | T49 |
| Arnold Palmer | United States | 1960 | 79 | 74 | 75 | 77 | 305 | +17 | T54 |
Missed the cut
| Player | Country | Year won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Bolt | United States | 1958 | 80 | 74 | 154 | +10 |
| Orville Moody | United States | 1969 | 79 | 77 | 156 | +12 |
Round summaries
First round
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Jacklin | England | 71 | −1 |
| T2 | Julius Boros | United States | 73 | +1 |
| Chi-Chi Rodríguez | United States | |||
| Mason Rudolph | United States | |||
| T5 | Dick Crawford | United States | 74 | +2 |
| Tony Evans | United States | |||
| Bobby Mitchell | United States | |||
| T8 | Al Balding | Canada | 75 | +3 |
| Miller Barber | United States | |||
| Frank Beard | United States | |||
| Don Bies | United States | |||
| Gay Brewer | United States | |||
| Ben Crenshaw (a) | United States | |||
| Bruce Devlin | Australia | |||
| Al Geiberger | United States | |||
| Dave Hill | United States | |||
| Howie Johnson | United States | |||
| Bobby Nichols | United States | |||
| Larry Ziegler | United States |
Second round
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Jacklin | England | 71-70=141 | −3 |
| 2 | Dave Hill | United States | 75-69=144 | E |
| T3 | Dick Crawford | United States | 74-71=145 | +1 |
| Randy Wolff | United States | 78-67=145 | ||
| 5 | Gay Brewer | United States | 75-71=146 | +2 |
| T6 | Bob Charles | New Zealand | 76-71=147 | +3 |
| Howie Johnson | United States | 75-72=147 | ||
| T8 | Frank Beard | United States | 75-73=148 | +4 |
| Julius Boros | United States | 73-75=148 | ||
| Ben Crenshaw (a) | United States | 75-73=148 | ||
| Bunky Henry | United States | 80-68=148 | ||
| Bobby Nichols | United States | 75-73=148 | ||
| Mason Rudolph | United States | 73-75=148 | ||
| Larry Ziegler | United States | 75-73=148 |
Third round
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Jacklin | England | 71-70-70=211 | −5 |
| 2 | Dave Hill | United States | 75-69-71=215 | −1 |
| 3 | Gay Brewer | United States | 75-71-71=217 | +1 |
| 4 | Julius Boros | United States | 73-75-70=218 | +2 |
| 5 | Bob Lunn | United States | 77-72-70=219 | +3 |
| T6 | Gene Littler | United States | 77-72-71=220 | +4 |
| Ken Still | United States | 78-71-71=220 | ||
| T8 | Billy Casper | United States | 75-75-71=221 | +5 |
| Dick Crawford | United States | 74-71-76=221 | ||
| Bruce Devlin | Australia | 75-75-71=221 | ||
| Raymond Floyd | United States | 78-73-70=221 | ||
| Mason Rudolph | United States | 73-75-73=221 | ||
| Randy Wolff | United States | 78-67-76=221 | ||
| Larry Ziegler | United States | 75-73-73=221 |
Final round
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Jacklin | England | 71-70-70-70=281 | −7 | 30,000 |
| 2 | Dave Hill | United States | 75-69-71-73=288 | E | 15,000 |
| T3 | Bob Charles | New Zealand | 76-71-75-67=289 | +1 | 9,000 |
| Bob Lunn | United States | 77-72-70-70=289 | |||
| 5 | Ken Still | United States | 78-71-71-71=291 | +3 | 7,000 |
| 6 | Miller Barber | United States | 75-75-72-70=292 | +4 | 6,000 |
| 7 | Gay Brewer | United States | 75-71-71-76=293 | +5 | 5,000 |
| T8 | Billy Casper | United States | 75-75-71-73=294 | +6 | 3,325 |
| Bruce Devlin | Australia | 75-75-71-73=294 | |||
| Lee Trevino | United States | 77-73-74-70=294 | |||
| Larry Ziegler | United States | 75-73-73-73=294 |