1972 U.S. Open (golf)

1972 U.S. Open
Tournament information
Dates	June 15–18, 1972
Location	Pebble Beach, California
Course(s)	Pebble Beach Golf Links
Organized by	USGA
Tour(s)	PGA Tour
Statistics
Par	72
Length	6,812 yards (6,229 m)^[1]
Field	150 players, 70 after cut
Cut	154 (+10)
Prize fund	$194,600^[2]
Winner's share	$30,000
Champion
Jack Nicklaus
290 (+2)
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Pebble Beach

Location in the United States

Pebble Beach

Location in California

The 1972 U.S. Open was the 72nd U.S. Open, held June 15–18 at Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, California. Jack Nicklaus, age 32, captured his third U.S. Open title, three strokes ahead of runner-up Bruce Crampton.^[3] This was the first of six major championships held to date at Pebble Beach: five U.S. Opens and the PGA Championship in 1977.

Scoring conditions during the final round were extremely difficult; the average was 78.8, the highest in post-war U.S. Open history. Nicklaus' 290 (+2) was the second-highest winning score during that span. It was Nicklaus' 11th career major championship as professional, tying the then-record of Walter Hagen. When combined with his two U.S. Amateur wins, it was his 13th major, equaling Bobby Jones for most all-time.^[4]^[5]

It was the second consecutive major title for Nicklaus, who won the Masters in April. Previous winners of the first two majors of the year were Craig Wood (1941), Ben Hogan (1951, 1953), and Arnold Palmer (1960); later champions of both were Tiger Woods (2002) and Jordan Spieth (2015). In addition, he also held the PGA Championship title from February 1971; four weeks later, he was the runner-up by a single stroke at the Open Championship at Muirfield, Scotland.

Nicklaus won seven additional majors, the last at the Masters fourteen years later in 1986 at age 46.

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

Note: all eight former champions in the field made the cut.^[6]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, June 15, 1972

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	United States

Second round

Friday, June 16, 1972

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	United States	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

Saturday, June 17, 1972

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
T5	Johnny Miller	United States	74-73-71=218	+2
T7	Homero Blancas	United States	74-70-76=220	+4
T7	Tom Weiskopf	United States	73-74-73=220	+4
T9	Don January	United States	76-71-74=221	+5
T9	Gary Player	South Africa	72-74-75=221	+5

Final round

Sunday, June 18, 1972

After making a double-bogey at the 6th in the final round, Nicklaus owned a two-shot lead over Arnold Palmer. Palmer had a chance to tie Nicklaus at the 14th, but he missed a 10-footer (3 m) for birdie while Nicklaus converted an 8-foot (2.4 m) bogey putt. Now trailing by just one, Palmer then bogeyed his next two holes and finished with a final-round 76, four strokes behind Nicklaus.

With a three-shot lead over Bruce Crampton, Nicklaus approached the par-3 17th and hit one of his most famous shots. His 1-iron approach was hit directly at the hole, bounced once on the green, then hit the flagstick and settled inches from the hole for a tap-in birdie.^[7] He finished the round with a 74 (+2), enough to preserve the three-stroke lead over Crampton, who carded a 76.^[8]^[4]

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
T4	Lee Trevino	United States	74-72-71-78=295	+7	7,500
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
T9	Cesar Sanudo	United States	72-72-78-77=299	+11	3,250

Source:^[3]^[6]^[8]

References

↑ "Nicklaus breaks U.S. Open logjam". Toledo Blade. Ohio. Associated Press. June 18, 1972. p. E1.
↑ "U.S. Open history: 1972". USGA. Retrieved June 19, 2012.
1 2 "Nicklaus wins US Open by 3". Milwaukee Sentinel. UPI. June 19, 1972. p. 1, part 2.
1 2 Jenkins, Dan (June 26, 1972). "The glorius quest". Sports Illustrated. p. 22.
↑ "Nicklaus a wizard in US Open wind". Milwaukee Journal. press dispatches. June 19, 1972. p. 8, part 2.
1 2 "1972 U.S. Open". databasegolf.com. Retrieved June 19, 2012.
↑ Green, Bob (June 19, 1972). "'Super Sweep' half complete as Nicklaus wins U.S. Open". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. p. 10.
1 2 Loomis, Tom (June 19, 1972). "Jack's mettle stands test on crotchety Pebble Beach". Toledo Blade. Ohio. p. 16.

External links

About.com – 1972 U.S. Open
USGA Championship Database

Preceded by 1972 Masters	Major Championships	Succeeded by 1972 Open Championship

1972 Men's Major Golf Championships

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Coordinates: 36°34′05″N 121°57′00″W / 36.568°N 121.950°W / 36.568; -121.950

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