1964 U.S. Open (golf)

1964 U.S. Open
Tournament information
Dates June 18–20, 1964
Location Bethesda, Maryland
Course(s) Congressional Country Club
Blue Course
Organized by USGA
Tour(s) PGA Tour
Statistics
Par 70
Length 7,053 yards (6,449 m)[1]
Field 150 players, 55 after cut
Cut 150 (+10)
Winner's share $17,000[2]
Champion
United States Ken Venturi
278 (−2)
Congressional 
Country Club
Location in the United States
Congressional 
Country Club
Location in Maryland

The 1964 U.S. Open was the 64th U.S. Open, held June 18–20 at the Blue Course of Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland, a suburb northwest of Washington, D.C. Ken Venturi won his only major title, four strokes ahead of runner-up Tommy Jacobs.[3][4][5]

Jacobs held the 36-hole lead after shooting a 64 (−6) in the second round,[6] tying the U.S. Open record at the time for a round, set by Lee Mackey in 1950.[7] In the third round on Saturday morning, he carded an even-par 70 and retained the lead after 54 holes, two strokes ahead of Venturi, who made up four shots with a 66 (−4). Masters champion Arnold Palmer had led after the first round,[8] but hopes of a grand slam faded with a 75 in the third.

Before the final round began on Saturday afternoon, Venturi was advised by doctors to withdraw from the tournament. He was suffering dehydration due to an oppressive heat wave and had to take treatments with tea and salt tablets in between rounds. To play the final round, doctors warned, was to risk heat stroke. Venturi, however, ignored the advice and played on, then shot a 70 to Jacobs' 76 to claim a four-stroke victory. Venturi's score of 206 over the final 54 holes set a new U.S. Open record, as did his score of 136 over the last 36. The win was his first on tour in four years.

Future champion Raymond Floyd made his U.S. Open debut this year at age 21 and finished in 14th place. He played the final two rounds on Saturday with Venturi. This was the last time the championship was scheduled for three days (the final two rounds scheduled on Saturday); the next year it was expanded to four days, concluding on Sunday.

The Blue Course at Congressional was the longest in U.S. Open history to date, at 7,053 yards (6,449 m).[9] A lack of rainfall in the previous six weeks reduced its effective length, and it played firm and fast.[10]

Course layout

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards4051954594234084561683625993,4754593991884484345642114104653,5787,053
Par434444345354434453443570

Source:[11][12]

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

PlayerCountryYear wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Billy Casper United States195971746971285+54
Arnold Palmer United States196068697574286+6T5
Gene Littler United States196173717473291+11T11
Ed Furgol United States195472747274292+12T14
Jack Nicklaus United States196272737773295+15T23

Missed the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2TotalTo par
Julius Boros United States1952, 19637777154+14

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, June 18, 1964

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Arnold Palmer United States68−2
2Bill Collins United States70E
T3William Campbell (a) United States71+1
Billy Casper United States
Tony Lema United States
Johnny Pott United States
Joe Zakarian United States
T8Bob Charles New Zealand72+2
Bruce Crampton Australia
Richard Crawford United States
Ed Furgol United States
Labron Harris United States
Tommy Jacobs United States
Billy Martindale United States
Stan Mosel United States
Bobby Nichols United States
Jack Nicklaus United States
Bob Panasiuk Canada
Paul Scodeller United States
Charlie Sifford United States
Ken Venturi United States

Source:[13]

Second round

Friday, June 19, 1964

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Tommy Jacobs United States72-64=136−4
2Arnold Palmer United States68-69=137−3
3Bill Collins United States70-71=141+1
T4Charlie Sifford United States72-70=142+2
Ken Venturi United States72-70=142
T6Bruce Crampton Australia72-71=143+3
Raymond Floyd United States73-70=143
Tony Lema United States71-72=143
T9William Campbell (a) United States71-73=144+4
Bob Charles New Zealand72-72=144
Al Geiberger United States74-70=144
Gene Littler United States73-71=144
Bobby Nichols United States72-72=144
Johnny Pott United States71-73=144

Source:[7][6]

Third round

Saturday, June 20, 1964  (morning)

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Tommy Jacobs United States72-64-70=206−4
2Ken Venturi United States72-70-66=208−2
3Arnold Palmer United States68-69-75=212+2
4Billy Casper United States71-74-69=214+4
T5Bob Charles New Zealand72-72-71=215+5
Bill Collins United States70-71-74=215
Raymond Floyd United States73-70-72=215
T8Dow Finsterwald United States73-72-71=216+6
Bob Rosburg United States73-73-70=216
10Johnny Pott United States71-73-73=217+7

Source:[3][4]

Final round

Saturday, June 20, 1964  (afternoon)

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Ken Venturi United States72-70-66-70=278−217,000
2Tommy Jacobs United States72-64-70-76=282+28,500
3Bob Charles New Zealand72-72-71-68=283+36,000
4Billy Casper United States71-74-69-71=285+55,000
T5Gay Brewer United States76-69-73-68=286+63,750
Arnold Palmer United States68-69-75-74=286
7Bill Collins United States70-71-74-72=287+73,000
8Dow Finsterwald United States73-72-71-72=288+82,500
T9Johnny Pott United States71-73-73-72=289+91,950
Bob Rosburg United States73-73-70-73=289

Source:[3][4][5]

Video

References

  1. ↑ Wright, Alfred (June 29, 1964). "'Poor Ken' hits it rich again". Sports Illustrated. p. 12.
  2. ↑ Gundelfinger, Phil, Jr. (June 22, 1964). "Ken Venturi fulfills golfdom's prophecy". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 23.
  3. 1 2 3 "Venturi wins Open tourney on comeback". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. June 21, 1964. p. 2B.
  4. 1 2 3 Bartlett, Charles (June 21, 1964). "Exhausted Ken Venturi Open champ". Chicago Tribune. p. 1, section 2.
  5. 1 2 "Venturi beats heats, wins U.S. Open". Sunday Star-News. Wilmington, North Carolina. UPI. June 21, 1964. p. 1C.
  6. 1 2 Bartlett, Charles (June 20, 1964). "Jacobs passes Palmer on 64 in Open!". Chicago Tribune. p. 1, section 2.
  7. 1 2 Gundelfinger, Phil (June 20, 1964). "Jacobs passes Arnie, shoots blistering 64". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 1.
  8. ↑ Gundelfinger, Phil (June 19, 1964). "Palmer fires 2-under 68, leads Open". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 1.
  9. ↑ "Palmer 198 holes from golf's Slam". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. June 19, 1964. p. 2B.
  10. ↑ Gundelfinger, Phil (June 18, 1964). "Congressional set to resist golfing fraternity in 'Open'". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 30.
  11. ↑ Bartlett, Charles (June 14, 1964). "Hole-by-hole of U.S. Open site". Chicago Tribune. p. 3, section 2.
  12. ↑ Wright, Alfred (June 15, 1964). "Congressional: where a small splash will cost big money". Sports Illustrated. p. 38.
  13. ↑ "National Open scoreboard". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. June 19, 1964. p. 21.


Preceded by
1964 Masters		 Major Championships Succeeded by
1964 Open Championship

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