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:
1975 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 19–23, 1975 |
| Location | Medinah, Illinois |
| Course(s) | Medinah Country Club, Course No. 3 |
| Organized by | USGA |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 7,032 yards (6,430 m) |
| Field | 150, 67 after cut |
| Cut | 149 (+7) |
| Prize fund | $235,700 |
| Winner’s share | $40,000 |
| Champion | |
| Lou Graham | |
| 287 (+3), playoff | |
| ← 1974 1976 → |
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 | 390 | 187 | 421 | 446 | 527 | 442 | 594 | 205 | 435 | 3,647 | 583 | 402 | 384 | 453 | 167 | 318 | 452 | 220 | 406 | 3,385 | 7,032 |
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 71 |
Past champions in the field
Made the cut
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hale Irwin | United States | 1974 | 74 | 71 | 73 | 70 | 288 | +4 | T3 |
| Jack Nicklaus | United States | 1962, 1967, 1972 | 72 | 70 | 75 | 72 | 289 | +5 | T7 |
| Arnold Palmer | United States | 1960 | 69 | 75 | 73 | 73 | 290 | +6 | T9 |
| Lee Trevino | United States | 1968, 1971 | 72 | 69 | 75 | 79 | 295 | +11 | T29 |
| Julius Boros | United States | 1952, 1963 | 72 | 77 | 72 | 75 | 296 | +12 | T38 |
| Johnny Miller | United States | 1973 | 75 | 72 | 76 | 73 | 296 | +12 | T38 |
| Gary Player | South Africa | 1965 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 77 | 297 | +13 | T43 |
| Gene Littler | United States | 1961 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 79 | 299 | +15 | T49 |
Missed the cut
| Player | Country | Year won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Jacklin | United States | 1970 | 76 | 74 | 150 | +8 |
| Orville Moody | United States | 1969 | 76 | 73 | 152 | +10 |
Round summaries
First round
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Pat Fitzsimons | United States | 67 | −4 |
| Tom Watson | United States | |||
| 3 | Jim Wiechers | United States | 68 | −3 |
| T4 | Grier Jones | United States | 69 | −2 |
| Peter Oosterhuis | England | |||
| Arnold Palmer | United States | |||
| Lanny Wadkins | United States | |||
| 8 | Ben Crenshaw | United States | 70 | −1 |
| T9 | Jim Colbert | United States | 71 | E |
| Dale Douglass | United States | |||
| Marty Fleckman | United States | |||
| David Graham | Australia | |||
| Lynn Janson | United States | |||
| Rik Massengale | United States | |||
| Lance Ten Broeck (a) | United States |
Second round
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Watson | United States | 67-68=135 | −7 |
| 2 | Ben Crenshaw | United States | 70-68=138 | −4 |
| 3 | Pat Fitzsimons | United States | 67-73=140 | −2 |
| T4 | Terry Dill | United States | 72-69=141 | −1 |
| Lee Trevino | United States | 72-69=141 | ||
| Jim Wiechers | United States | 68-73=141 | ||
| T7 | Grier Jones | United States | 69-73=142 | E |
| Jack Nicklaus | United States | 72-70=142 | ||
| Peter Oosterhuis | England | 69-73=142 | ||
| T10 | Frank Beard | United States | 74-69=143 | +1 |
| Jay Haas (a) | United States | 74-69=143 |
Third round
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frank Beard | United States | 74-69-67=210 | −3 |
| T2 | Pat Fitzsimons | United States | 67-73-73=213 | E |
| Tom Watson | United States | 67-68-78=213 | ||
| T4 | Ben Crenshaw | United States | 70-68-76=214 | +1 |
| Lou Graham | United States | 74-72-68=214 | ||
| Peter Oosterhuis | England | 69-73-72=214 | ||
| T7 | Hubert Green | United States | 74-69-72=215 | +2 |
| Jay Haas (a) | United States | 74-69-72=215 | ||
| Joe Inman | United States | 72-72-71=215 | ||
| T10 | Miller Barber | United States | 74-71-71=216 | +3 |
| John Mahaffey | United States | 73-71-72=216 | ||
| Rik Massengale | United States | 71-74-71=216 | ||
| Eddie Pearce | United States | 75-71-70=216 | ||
| Lee Trevino | United States | 72-69-75=216 |
Final round
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Lou Graham | United States | 74-72-68-73=287 | +3 | Playoff |
| John Mahaffey | United States | 73-71-72-71=287 | |||
| T3 | Frank Beard | United States | 74-69-67-78=288 | +4 | 10,875 |
| Ben Crenshaw | United States | 70-68-76-74=288 | |||
| Hale Irwin | United States | 74-71-73-70=288 | |||
| Bob Murphy | United States | 74-73-72-69=288 | |||
| T7 | Jack Nicklaus | United States | 72-70-75-72=289 | +5 | 7,500 |
| Peter Oosterhuis | England | 69-73-72-75=289 | |||
| T9 | Pat Fitzsimons | United States | 67-73-73-77=290 | +6 | 5,000 |
| Arnold Palmer | United States | 69-75-73-73=290 | |||
| Tom Watson | United States | 67-68-78-77=290 |
Scorecard
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Graham | E | +1 | +1 | E | E | E | E | +1 | +1 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +3 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +3 |
| Mahaffey | +3 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +3 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +4 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +3 |
| Beard | −3 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −1 | E | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +3 | +4 | +4 |
| Crenshaw | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | E | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +4 | +4 |
| Irwin | +4 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +3 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +3 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +3 | +3 | +4 | +4 | +4 |
| Murphy | +6 | +6 | +6 | +6 | +5 | +6 | +6 | +5 | +5 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +5 | +5 | +4 | +3 | +3 | +4 |
| Nicklaus | +3 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +3 | +4 | +5 |
| Oosterhuis | +1 | +1 | +2 | +2 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +4 | +5 | +5 | +5 | +5 | +5 | +5 | +5 |
| Birdie | Bogey | Double bogey |
Playoff
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lou Graham | United States | 71 | E | 40,000 |
| 2 | John Mahaffey | United States | 73 | +2 | 20,000 |
Scorecard
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Graham | E | E | +1 | E | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −1 | −1 | −1 | E | E |
| Mahaffey | E | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +2 | +2 | +2 |