1985 U.S. Open (golf)

1985 U.S. Open
Tournament information
Dates	June 13–16, 1985
Location	Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Course(s)	Oakland Hills Country Club, South Course
Tour(s)	PGA Tour
Statistics
Par	70
Length	6,996 yards (6,397 m)
Field	156 players, 66 after cut
Cut	146 (+6)
Prize fund	$650,000
Winner's share	$103,000
Champion
	Andy North
	279 (−1)

Oakland Hills Country Club

Location in the United States

The 1985 U.S. Open was the 85th U.S. Open, held June 13–16 at the South Course of Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, a suburb northwest of Detroit. Andy North, the 1978 champion, won his second U.S. Open title by a stroke over runners-up Dave Barr, Chen Tze-chung, and Denis Watson.^[1]

Chen had a historic beginning to the U.S. Open. In his first three rounds, he established a new course record at Oakland Hills with a 65, made the first double-eagle in U.S. Open history, and established both 36 and 54-hole scoring records. Heading into the final round, he owned a one-stroke advantage over North, who shot 65 in the second round and 70 in the third. Chen increased his lead over North to four shots after just four holes of play. But at the 5th hole, disaster struck for Chen as he suffered one of the biggest single-hole blowups in tournament history. His approach shot found the greenside rough, and when he attempted to chip out he accidentally double-hit the ball. Assessed a stroke penalty, Chen then three-putted for a quadruple-bogey 8. Unnerved by the mistake, Chen proceeded to bogey the next three holes, and North took a one-stroke lead over Barr at the turn. Chen recovered with a birdie at 12, and after North bogeyed 9, 10, and 11, he found himself back in a share of the lead. North, however, would be the last man standing. He birdied 13 while Chen bogeyed 14 and 17 and Barr bogeyed his final two holes to finish at 280. With a two-stroke lead heading to the 18th, North two-putted for bogey and a one-stroke victory.

In the final round North hit only four fairways and recorded just one birdie. For the tournament, he had just nine birdies, the lowest by a champion in post-World War II U.S. Open history. North finished at 279 (−1), the only one to finish under par. It was his first PGA Tour win since the 1978 U.S. Open, and was his last on tour.

Jack Nicklaus shot 149 (+9) and missed the cut by three strokes, ending a streak of 21 consecutive cuts made at the U.S. Open.

This was the seventh major championship at the South Course, which previously hosted the U.S. Open in 1924, 1937, 1951, and 1961, and the PGA Championship in 1972 and 1979. It later hosted the U.S. Open in 1996 and the PGA Championship in 2008.

Course layout

South Course ^[2]^[3]

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Total
Yards	436	527	199	433	457	359	405	439	217	3,472	454	411	560	172	465	399	409	201	453	3,524	6,996
Par	4	5	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	35	4	4	5	3	4	4	4	3	4	35	70

Lengths of the course for previous majors:

7,014 yards (6,414 m), par 70 - 1979 PGA Championship
7,054 yards (6,450 m), par 70 - 1972 PGA Championship
6,907 yards (6,316 m), par 70 - 1961 U.S. Open

6,927 yards (6,334 m), par 70 - 1951 U.S. Open
7,037 yards (6,435 m), par 72 - 1937 U.S. Open
6,880 yards (6,291 m), par 72 - 1924 U.S. Open

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par	Finish
Andy North	United States	1978	70	65	70	74	279	−1	1
Johnny Miller	United States	1973	74	71	68	69	282	+2	8
Fuzzy Zoeller	United States	1984	71	69	72	71	283	+3	T9
Hale Irwin	United States	1974, 1979	73	72	70	70	285	+5	14
David Graham	Australia	1981	73	72	74	68	287	+7	T23
Larry Nelson	United States	1983	71	71	77	71	290	+10	T39

Missed the cut

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	Total	To par
Tom Watson	United States	1982	75	72	147	+7
Lee Trevino	United States	1968, 1971	76	72	148	+8
Jack Nicklaus	United States	1962, 1967, 1972, 1980	76	73	149	+9
Lou Graham	United States	1975	76	75	151	+11
Hubert Green	United States	1977	73	79	152	+12
Jerry Pate	United States	1976	78	81	159	+19

Source:^[4]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, June 13, 1985

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Chen Tze-chung	Taiwan	65	−5
2	Fred Couples	United States	66	−4
T3	Andy Bean	United States	69	−1
	Rick Fehr	United States
	Jay Haas	United States
	Tom Kite	United States
	Mike Reid	United States
T8	Dave Barr	Canada	70	E
	Bill Glasson	United States
	Skeeter Heath	United States
	Andy North	United States
	Gene Sauers	United States
	Payne Stewart	United States
	Lanny Wadkins	United States

Second round

Friday, June 14, 1985

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Chen Tze-chung	Taiwan	65-69=134	−6
T2	Jay Haas	United States	69-66=135	−5
T2	Andy North	United States	70-65=135	−5
4	Rick Fehr	United States	69-67=136	−4
5	Denis Watson	Zimbabwe	72-65=137	−3
6	Dave Barr	Canada	70-68=138	−2
T7	Raymond Floyd	United States	72-67=139	−1
	Tom Kite	United States	69-70=139
	Mark O'Meara	United States	72-67=139
	Curtis Strange	United States	71-68=139

Amateurs: Sigel (+5), Verplank (+6), Randolph (+7), Townes (+12), Van Orman (+17), Tominaga (+18), Janzen (+21), Townes (+22)

Third round

Saturday, June 15, 1985

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Chen Tze-chung	Taiwan	65-69-69=203	−7
2	Andy North	United States	70-65-70=205	−5
3	Dave Barr	Canada	70-68-70=208	−2
4	Rick Fehr	United States	69-67-73=209	−1
T5	Seve Ballesteros	Spain	71-70-69=210	E
	Tom Kite	United States	69-70-71=210
	Denis Watson	Zimbabwe	72-65-73=210
T8	Payne Stewart	United States	70-70-71=211	+1
T8	Lanny Wadkins	United States	70-72-69=211	+1
T10	Raymond Floyd	United States	72-67-73=212	+2
	Jay Haas	United States	69-66-77=212
	Fuzzy Zoeller	United States	71-69-72=212

Final round

Sunday, June 16, 1985

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Andy North	United States	70-65-70-74=279	−1	103,000
T2	Dave Barr	Canada	70-68-70-72=280	E	39,185
	Chen Tze-chung	Taiwan	65-69-69-77=280
	Denis Watson	Zimbabwe	72-65-73-70=280
T5	Seve Ballesteros	Spain	71-70-69-71=281	+1	18,458
	Payne Stewart	United States	70-70-71-70=281
	Lanny Wadkins	United States	70-72-69-70=281
8	Johnny Miller	United States	74-71-68-69=282	+2	14,921
T9	Rick Fehr	United States	69-67-73-74=283	+3	12,439
	Corey Pavin	United States	72-68-73-70=283
	Jack Renner	United States	72-69-72-70=283
	Fuzzy Zoeller	United States	71-69-72-71=283

Amateurs: Scott Verplank (+9), Jay Sigel (+22)

References

↑ McDermott, Barry (June 24, 1985). "A blast from the past". Sports Illustrated. p. 20.
↑ "U.S. Open Course". Tuscaloosa News. Associated Press. June 13, 1985. p. 22.
↑ "The course at Oakland Hills (map)". Lakeland Ledger. Florida. New York Times. June 13, 1985. p. 3D.
↑ "1985 U.S. Open". databasegolf.com. Retrieved June 24, 2012.

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Preceded by 1985 Masters	Major Championships	Succeeded by 1985 Open Championship

Coordinates: 42°32′38″N 83°16′37″W / 42.544°N 83.277°W / 42.544; -83.277

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[1] McDermott, Barry (June 24, 1985). "A blast from the past". Sports Illustrated. p. 20.

[oh85cse-2] "U.S. Open Course". Tuscaloosa News. Associated Press. June 13, 1985. p. 22.

[tcaoh-3] "The course at Oakland Hills (map)". Lakeland Ledger. Florida. New York Times. June 13, 1985. p. 3D.

[4] "1985 U.S. Open". databasegolf.com. Retrieved June 24, 2012.

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