1970 U.S. Open (golf)

1970 U.S. Open
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)[1]
Field	150 players, 73 after cut
Cut	153 (+9)
Prize fund	$195,700[2]
Winner's share	$30,000
Champion
	Tony Jacklin
	281 (−7)

The 1970 U.S. Open was the 70th U.S. Open, held June 18–21 at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota, a suburb southwest of Minneapolis. Tony Jacklin shot under-par in all four rounds on his way to a seven-stroke victory and his only U.S. Open title, the second of his two major championships.[1][3][4] He was the first champion born in England since Cyril Walker in 1924.

Chaska

Location in the United States

Hazeltine National
Golf Club

Location in Minnesota

Jacklin led wire-to-wire and was hardly threatened throughout the championship. He took a four-shot lead over Dave Hill into the final round,[5][6] and despite bogeys at the 7th and 8th, made a long birdie putt at 9 to quell any talk of a collapse. Jacklin shot a third consecutive round of 70 and a 281 total, seven clear of the field and the only player under par.[7]

Opened eight years earlier, Hazeltine was hosting its first men's major championship, and reviews were less than positive. Runner-up Hill, when asked what the course lacked, said: "Eighty acres of corn and a few cows. They ruined a good farm when they built this course."[8] The course underwent significant renovations; when the U.S. Open returned twenty-one years later in 1991 it drew generally positive reviews, even from Hill. Hazeltine later hosted the PGA Championship twice (2002, 2009) and the Ryder Cup in 2016.

Jacklin's win was the first in the U.S. Open by a European in over forty years and the last for forty more, until Graeme McDowell won at Pebble Beach in 2010. The next win by an Englishman was three years later in 2013, Justin Rose at Merion.

Future major winners Ben Crenshaw (age 18) and John Mahaffey (age 22) tied for low amateur honors at 301 (+13), tied for 36th place. Just out of high school, Crenshaw was tied for eighth after each of the first two rounds.[9]

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

Source:[10][9][11]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, June 18, 1970

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

Source:[12][13]

(a) denotes amateur

Second round

Friday, June 19, 1970

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
T3	Randy Wolff	United States	78-67=145	+1
5	Gay Brewer	United States	75-71=146	+2
T6	Bob Charles	New Zealand	76-71=147	+3
T6	Howie Johnson	United States	75-72=147	+3
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

Source:[9][10][11]

(a) denotes amateur

Third round

Saturday, June 20, 1970

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
T6	Ken Still	United States	78-71-71=220	+4
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

Source:[5][6]

Final round

Sunday, June 21, 1970

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
T3	Bob Lunn	United States	77-72-70-70=289	+1	9,000
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

Source:[1][3][4][14]

References

"Jacklin wins national Open golf title". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. Associated Press. June 21, 1970. p. 22.
"U.S. Open history: 1970". USGA. Archived from the original on April 17, 2013. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
Husar, John (June 22, 1970). "Jacklin wins U.S. Open by 7 strokes". Chicago Tribune. p. 1, sec. 3.
"Britain's Jacklin claims Open 'grocery money'". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. June 22, 1970. p. 3B.
"Hill ignores hecklers to remain on Jacklin's heels". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. June 21, 1970. p. 1B.
Husar, John (June 21, 1970). "Jacklin ups lead in U.S. Open to 4; cards 70 for 211". Chicago Tribune. p. 1, sec. 2.
Jenkins, Dan (June 29, 1970). "Tony's a shark at pasture pool". Sports Illustrated: 14.
Mulvoy, Mark (August 10, 1970). "Plain Words at Westchester". Sports Illustrated. p. 12.
"Jacklin widens lead, scathing Hill second". Eugene Register-Guard (location=(Oregon). Associated Press. June 20, 1970. p. 2B.
"U.S. Open scoring (second round)". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. June 20, 1970. p. 12.
Husar, John (June 20, 1970). "Jacklin still in Open lead". Chicago Tribune. p. 1, sec. 2.
Husar, John (June 19, 1970). "Jacklin's 71 leads Open by 2 shots". Chicago Tribune. p. 1, sec. 3.
"Jacklin breaks par to take Open edge". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. June 19, 1970. p. 2B.
"1970 Results for U.S. Open". databasegolf.com. Retrieved July 4, 2013.

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Preceded by 1970 Masters	Major Championships	Succeeded by 1970 Open Championship

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[ppguso70rd4-1] "Jacklin wins national Open golf title". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. Associated Press. June 21, 1970. p. 22.

[usga70-2] "U.S. Open history: 1970". USGA. Archived from the original on April 17, 2013. Retrieved June 20, 2012.

[svnstro-3] Husar, John (June 22, 1970). "Jacklin wins U.S. Open by 7 strokes". Chicago Tribune. p. 1, sec. 3.

[grocmon-4] "Britain's Jacklin claims Open 'grocery money'". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. June 22, 1970. p. 3B.

[ignheck-5] "Hill ignores hecklers to remain on Jacklin's heels". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. June 21, 1970. p. 1B.

[ctsunthr-6] Husar, John (June 21, 1970). "Jacklin ups lead in U.S. Open to 4; cards 70 for 211". Chicago Tribune. p. 1, sec. 2.

[sijn70-7] Jenkins, Dan (June 29, 1970). "Tony's a shark at pasture pool". Sports Illustrated: 14.

[si-8] Mulvoy, Mark (August 10, 1970). "Plain Words at Westchester". Sports Illustrated. p. 12.

[jwdnlderg-9] "Jacklin widens lead, scathing Hill second". Eugene Register-Guard (location=(Oregon). Associated Press. June 20, 1970. p. 2B.

[spk70rd2sco-10] "U.S. Open scoring (second round)". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. June 20, 1970. p. 12.

[ctsat-11] Husar, John (June 20, 1970). "Jacklin still in Open lead". Chicago Tribune. p. 1, sec. 2.

[ctrifstr-12] Husar, John (June 19, 1970). "Jacklin's 71 leads Open by 2 shots". Chicago Tribune. p. 1, sec. 3.

[ergjbpap-13] "Jacklin breaks par to take Open edge". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. June 19, 1970. p. 2B.

[dbg70uso-14] "1970 Results for U.S. Open". databasegolf.com. Retrieved July 4, 2013.

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