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:
1978 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, 1978 |
| Location | Cherry Hills Village, Colorado |
| Course(s) | Cherry Hills Country Club |
| Organized by | USGA |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 7,083 yards (6,477 m) |
| Field | 153 players, 63 after cut |
| Cut | 150 (+8) |
| Winner’s share | $45,000 |
| Champion | |
| Andy North | |
| 285 (+1) | |
| ← 1977 1979 → |
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 | 399 | 419 | 323 | 429 | 543 | 166 | 384 | 229 | 432 | 3,324 | 437 | 594 | 203 | 382 | 486 | 208 | 419 | 550 | 480 | 3,759 | 7,083 |
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 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 | 69 | 74 | 75 | 70 | 288 | +4 | T4 |
| Jack Nicklaus | United States | 1962, 1967, 1972 | 73 | 69 | 74 | 73 | 289 | +5 | T6 |
| Gary Player | South Africa | 1965 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 77 | 289 | +5 | T6 |
| Johnny Miller | United States | 1973 | 78 | 69 | 68 | 74 | 289 | +5 | T6 |
| Lee Trevino | United States | 1968, 1971 | 72 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 291 | +7 | T12 |
| Jerry Pate | United States | 1976 | 73 | 72 | 74 | 73 | 292 | +8 | T16 |
| Billy Casper | United States | 1959, 1966 | 71 | 76 | 73 | 77 | 297 | +13 | T30 |
| Lou Graham | United States | 1975 | 78 | 72 | 74 | 74 | 298 | +14 | T35 |
| Gene Littler | United States | 1961 | 73 | 75 | 77 | 73 | 298 | +14 | T35 |
Missed the cut
| Player | Country | Year won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnold Palmer | United States | 1960 | 76 | 75 | 151 | +9 |
| Hubert Green | United States | 1977 | 76 | 76 | 152 | +10 |
Round summaries
First round
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hale Irwin | United States | 69 | −2 |
| T2 | Bobby Clampett (a) | United States | 70 | −1 |
| Andy North | United States | |||
| J. C. Snead | United States | |||
| T5 | Bill Brask | United States | 71 | E |
| Billy Casper | United States | |||
| Al Geiberger | United States | |||
| Phil Hancock | United States | |||
| Gary Player | South Africa | |||
| Dave Stockton | United States | |||
| Bobby Wadkins | United States |
Second round
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andy North | United States | 70-70=140 | −2 |
| T2 | Jack Nicklaus | United States | 73-69=142 | E |
| Gary Player | South Africa | 71-71=142 | ||
| J. C. Snead | United States | 70-72=142 | ||
| T5 | Bobby Clampett (a) | United States | 70-73=143 | +1 |
| Mark Hayes | United States | 73-70=143 | ||
| Hale Irwin | United States | 69-74=143 | ||
| Lee Trevino | United States | 72-71=143 | ||
| T9 | Seve Ballesteros | Spain | 75-69=144 | +2 |
| Andy Bean | United States | 72-72=144 | ||
| Phil Hancock | United States | 71-73=144 | ||
| Joe Inman | United States | 72-72=144 | ||
| Peter Oosterhuis | England | 72-72=144 | ||
| Dave Stockton | United States | 71-73=144 |
Third round
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andy North | United States | 70-70-71=211 | −2 |
| 2 | Gary Player | South Africa | 71-71-70=212 | −1 |
| T3 | J. C. Snead | United States | 70-72-72=214 | +1 |
| Dave Stockton | United States | 71-73-70=214 | ||
| T5 | Seve Ballesteros | Spain | 75-69-71=215 | +2 |
| Andy Bean | United States | 72-72-71=215 | ||
| Johnny Miller | United States | 78-69-68=215 | ||
| T8 | Tom Kite | United States | 73-73-70=216 | +3 |
| Billy Kratzert | United States | 72-74-70=216 | ||
| Jack Nicklaus | United States | 73-69-74=216 |
Final round
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andy North | United States | 70-70-71-74=285 | +1 | 45,000 |
| T2 | J. C. Snead | United States | 70-72-72-72=286 | +2 | 19,750 |
| Dave Stockton | United States | 71-73-70-72=286 | |||
| T4 | Hale Irwin | United States | 69-74-75-70=288 | +4 | 13,000 |
| Tom Weiskopf | United States | 77-73-70-68=288 | |||
| T6 | Andy Bean | United States | 72-72-71-74=289 | +5 | 7,548 |
| Billy Kratzert | United States | 72-74-70-73=289 | |||
| Johnny Miller | United States | 78-69-68-74=289 | |||
| Jack Nicklaus | United States | 73-69-74-73=289 | |||
| Gary Player | South Africa | 71-71-70-77=289 | |||
| Tom Watson | United States | 74-75-70-70=289 |
Scorecard
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| North | −2 | −2 | −2 | −3 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −3 | −2 | −1 | −2 | −2 | −3 | −2 | E | E | E | +1 |
| Snead | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | E | E | +1 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 |
| Stockton | +1 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +2 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +2 |
| Irwin | +6 | +6 | +6 | +6 | +5 | +4 | +4 | +5 | +4 | +5 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +3 | +4 |
| Weiskopf | +7 | +7 | +7 | +7 | +6 | +6 | +6 | +6 | +7 | +6 | +5 | +5 | +5 | +5 | +5 | +5 | +4 | +4 |
| Player | −1 | E | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +5 | +5 | +4 | +5 |
| Birdie | Bogey | Double bogey |