The 2024 United States Open Championship will be the 124th U.S. Open
13 – 16 June at the Pinehurst Resort and Country Club in North Carolina
WORLD GROUP ACTION STARTS IN:
1972 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 15–18, 1972 |
| Location |
Pebble Beach, California 36°34′05″N 121°57′00″W / 36.568°N 121.950°W / 36.568; -121.950Coordinates: 36°34′05″N 121°57′00″W / 36.568°N 121.950°W / 36.568; -121.950 |
| Course(s) | Pebble Beach Golf Links |
| Organized by | USGA |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,812 yards (6,229 m) |
| Field | 150 players, 70 after cut |
| Cut | 154 (+10) |
| Prize fund | $194,600 |
| Winner’s share | $30,000 |
| Champion | |
| Jack Nicklaus | |
| 290 (+2) | |
| Location Map | |
| Pebble BeachLocation in the United StatesShow map of the United States Pebble BeachLocation in CaliforniaShow map of California | |
| ← 1971 1973 → |
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 | 385 | 504 | 368 | 325 | 180 | 515 | 120 | 425 | 450 | 3,272 | 436 | 380 | 205 | 400 | 555 | 406 | 400 | 218 | 540 | 3,540 | 6,812 |
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
Past champions in the field
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Nicklaus | United States | 1962, 1967 | 71 | 73 | 72 | 74 | 290 | +2 | 1 |
| Arnold Palmer | United States | 1960 | 77 | 68 | 73 | 76 | 294 | +6 | 3 |
| Lee Trevino | United States | 1968, 1971 | 74 | 72 | 71 | 78 | 295 | +7 | T4 |
| Billy Casper | United States | 1959, 1966 | 74 | 73 | 79 | 74 | 300 | +12 | T11 |
| Orville Moody | United States | 1969 | 71 | 77 | 79 | 74 | 301 | +13 | T15 |
| Gary Player | South Africa | 1965 | 72 | 74 | 75 | 80 | 301 | +13 | T15 |
| Julius Boros | United States | 1952, 1963 | 77 | 77 | 74 | 77 | 305 | +17 | T29 |
| Tony Jacklin | England | 1970 | 75 | 78 | 71 | 83 | 307 | +19 | T40 |
Round summaries
First round
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Jack Nicklaus | United States | 71 | −1 |
| Orville Moody | United States | |||
| Chi-Chi Rodríguez | United States | |||
| Mason Rudolph | United States | |||
| Tom Shaw | United States | |||
| Kermit Zarley | United States | |||
| T7 | Bobby Cole | South Africa | 72 | E |
| Don Massengale | United States | |||
| Gary Player | South Africa | |||
| Cesar Sanudo | Mexico |
Second round
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Jack Nicklaus | United States | 71-73=144 | E |
| Bruce Crampton | Australia | 74-70=144 | ||
| Kermit Zarley | United States | 71-73=144 | ||
| Lanny Wadkins | United States | 76-68=144 | ||
| Homero Blancas | United States | 74-70=144 | ||
| Cesar Sanudo | Mexico | 72-72=144 | ||
| 7 | Arnold Palmer | United States | 77-68=145 | +1 |
| T8 | Lee Trevino | United States | 74-72=146 | +2 |
| Lee Elder | United States | 75-71=146 | ||
| Ralph Johnston | United States | 74-72=146 | ||
| Rod Funseth | United States | 73-73=146 | ||
| Gary Player | South Africa | 72-74=146 | ||
| Chi-Chi Rodríguez | United States | 71-75=146 |
Third round
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Nicklaus | United States | 71-73-72=216 | E |
| T2 | Bruce Crampton | Australia | 74-70-73=217 | +1 |
| Kermit Zarley | United States | 71-73-73=217 | ||
| Lee Trevino | United States | 74-72-71=217 | ||
| T5 | Arnold Palmer | United States | 77-68-73=218 | +2 |
| Johnny Miller | United States | 74-73-71=218 | ||
| T7 | Homero Blancas | United States | 74-70-76=220 | +4 |
| Tom Weiskopf | United States | 73-74-73=220 | ||
| T9 | Don January | United States | 76-71-74=221 | +5 |
| Gary Player | South Africa | 72-74-75=221 |
Final round
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Nicklaus | United States | 71-73-72-74=290 | +2 | 30,000 |
| 2 | Bruce Crampton | Australia | 74-70-73-76=293 | +5 | 15,000 |
| 3 | Arnold Palmer | United States | 77-68-73-76=294 | +6 | 10,000 |
| T4 | Homero Blancas | United States | 74-70-76-75=295 | +7 | 7,500 |
| Lee Trevino | United States | 74-72-71-78=295 | |||
| 6 | Kermit Zarley | United States | 71-73-73-79=296 | +8 | 6,000 |
| 7 | Johnny Miller | United States | 74-73-71-79=297 | +9 | 5,000 |
| 8 | Tom Weiskopf | United States | 73-74-73-78=298 | +10 | 4,000 |
| T9 | Chi-Chi Rodríguez | United States | 71-75-78-75=299 | +11 | 3,250 |
| Cesar Sanudo | Mexico | 72-72-78-77=299 |
Scorecard
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| Nicklaus | E | −1 | −1 | E | +1 | +1 | E | E | E | +2 | +2 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +2 | +2 | +1 | +2 |
| Crampton | +1 | E | +2 | +2 | +2 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +4 | +5 | +5 | +5 | +6 | +5 | +5 | +5 | +5 |
| Palmer | +2 | +2 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +2 | +2 | +3 | +3 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +5 | +6 | +6 | +6 |
| Blancas | +4 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +3 | +3 | +5 | +5 | +5 | +5 | +6 | +6 | +7 |
| Trevino | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +5 | +6 | +6 | +7 | +6 | +6 | +6 | +7 | +7 |
| Zarley | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +4 | +5 | +5 | +6 | +6 | +9 | +9 | +9 | +8 | +8 |
| Miller | +1 | +1 | +1 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +4 | +6 | +7 | +7 | +7 | +7 | +7 | +8 | +9 | +9 | +9 | +9 |
| Weiskopf | +5 | +4 | +4 | +6 | +5 | +5 | +5 | +6 | +6 | +8 | +8 | +8 | +8 | +9 | +8 | +7 | +8 | +10 |
| Rodriguez | +8 | +8 | +9 | +8 | +8 | +9 | +9 | +9 | +10 | +10 | +10 | +10 | +10 | +10 | +10 | +11 | +12 | +11 |
| Sanudo | +12 | +11 | +11 | +12 | +12 | +12 | +11 | +10 | +11 | +11 | +10 | +10 | +10 | +10 | +11 | +11 | +11 | +11 |
| Birdie | Bogey | Double bogey | Triple bogey+ |