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:
1976 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 17–20, 1976 |
| Location | Duluth, Georgia |
| Course(s) | Atlanta Athletic Club, Highlands Course |
| Organized by | USGA |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 7,015 yards (6,415 m) |
| Field | 150, 66 after cut |
| Cut | 151 (+11) |
| Prize fund | $253,000 |
| Winner’s share | $42,000 |
| Champion | |
| Jerry Pate | |
| 277 (−3) | |
| ← 1975 1977 → |
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 | 455 | 450 | 460 | 205 | 540 | 440 | 175 | 420 | 415 | 3,560 | 370 | 480 | 510 | 390 | 415 | 215 | 410 | 205 | 460 | 3,455 | 7,015 |
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 70 |
Past champions in the field
Made the cut
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Miller | United States | 1973 | 74 | 72 | 69 | 71 | 286 | +6 | 10 |
| Jack Nicklaus | United States | 1962, 1967, 1972 | 74 | 70 | 75 | 68 | 287 | +7 | T11 |
| Gary Player | South Africa | 1965 | 72 | 77 | 73 | 70 | 292 | +12 | T23 |
| Hale Irwin | United States | 1974 | 75 | 72 | 75 | 71 | 293 | +13 | T26 |
| Lou Graham | United States | 1975 | 75 | 74 | 72 | 73 | 294 | +14 | T28 |
| Gene Littler | United States | 1961 | 76 | 75 | 71 | 78 | 300 | +20 | T50 |
| Arnold Palmer | United States | 1960 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 300 | +20 | T50 |
Missed the cut
| Player | Country | Years won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Casper | United States | 1959, 1966 | 81 | 77 | 158 | +18 |
Round summaries
First round
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Reid (a) | United States | 67 | −3 |
| T2 | Raymond Floyd | United States | 70 | E |
| Rod Funseth | United States | |||
| Al Geiberger | United States | |||
| John Mahaffey | United States | |||
| Rik Massengale | United States | |||
| T7 | Butch Baird | United States | 71 | +1 |
| Terry Diehl | United States | |||
| Don January | United States | |||
| Lyn Lott | United States | |||
| Mike Morley | United States | |||
| Jerry Pate | United States |
Second round
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Mahaffey | United States | 70-68=138 | −2 |
| 2 | Al Geiberger | United States | 70-69=139 | −1 |
| T3 | Ben Crenshaw | United States | 72-68=140 | E |
| Rod Funseth | United States | 70-70=140 | ||
| Jerry Pate | United States | 71-69=140 | ||
| T6 | Butch Baird | United States | 71-71=142 | +2 |
| Hubert Green | United States | 72-70=142 | ||
| Lyn Lott | United States | 71-71=142 | ||
| Mike Morley | United States | 71-71=142 | ||
| J. C. Snead | United States | 73-69=142 |
Third round
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Mahaffey | United States | 70-68-69=207 | −3 |
| 2 | Jerry Pate | United States | 71-69-69=209 | −1 |
| 3 | Al Geiberger | United States | 70-69-71=210 | E |
| 4 | Tom Weiskopf | United States | 73-70-68=211 | +1 |
| T5 | Ben Crenshaw | United States | 72-68-72=212 | +2 |
| Rod Funseth | United States | 70-70-72=212 | ||
| Lyn Lott | United States | 71-71-70=212 | ||
| Mike Morley | United States | 71-71-70=212 | ||
| T9 | Butch Baird | United States | 71-71-71=213 | +3 |
| Hubert Green | United States | 72-70-71=213 | ||
| J. C. Snead | United States | 73-69-71=213 |
Final round
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerry Pate | United States | 71-69-69-68=277 | −3 | 42,000 |
| T2 | Al Geiberger | United States | 70-69-71-69=279 | −1 | 18,000 |
| Tom Weiskopf | United States | 73-70-68-68=279 | |||
| T4 | Butch Baird | United States | 71-71-71-67=280 | E | 11,250 |
| John Mahaffey | United States | 70-68-69-73=280 | |||
| 6 | Hubert Green | United States | 72-70-71-69=282 | +2 | 9,500 |
| 7 | Tom Watson | United States | 74-72-68-70=284 | +4 | 8,500 |
| T8 | Ben Crenshaw | United States | 72-68-72-73=285 | +5 | 7,000 |
| Lyn Lott | United States | 71-71-70-73=285 | |||
| 10 | Johnny Miller | United States | 74-72-69-71=286 | +6 | 5,500 |
Scorecard
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Pate | −1 | −1 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −1 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −3 |
| Geiberger | E | +1 | +1 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +1 | +1 | +1 | E | E | −1 | −1 |
| Weiskopf | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | E | +1 | +1 | +1 | E | −1 | −2 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 |
| Mahaffey | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −4 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −2 | −1 | E |
| Birdie | Bogey |