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1970 U.S. Open (golf)

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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.

1970 U.S. Open
Tournament information
DatesJune 18–21, 1970
LocationChaska, Minnesota
Course(s)Hazeltine National Golf Club
Organized byUSGA
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length7,151 yards (6,539 m)[1]
Field150 players, 73 after cut
Cut153 (+9)
Prize fund$195,700[2]
Winner's share$30,000
Champion
England Tony Jacklin
281 (−7)
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Chaska  is located in the United States
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Location in the United States
Hazeltine National Golf Club is located in Minnesota
Hazeltine National Golf Club
Hazeltine National
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Jacklin led wire-to-wire and was hardly threatened throughout the championship.

The first round was played in extremely challenging conditions with winds blustering up to 41 miles an hour and resulted in generally high scoring with only 7 players in the field breaking 75. Arnold Palmer shot 79, Gary Player 80, and Jack Nicklaus 81. In contrast Jacklin thrived in the conditions and returned a 71 saying the wind blew harder in England and "the more it blows, the better I like it."[5]

Jacklin took a four-shot lead over Dave Hill into the final round,[6][7] 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.[8]

The final round was broadcast by ABC. The existing footage includes commentary from Byron Nelson, Dave Marr and Henry Longhurst.[9]

Opened eight years earlier, Hazeltine was hosting its first men's major championship, and reviews were mixed. 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."[10] Jacklin was more philosophical about the course. "We have to accept things as they are" he said. "After all, they aren't going to change the course just for me. No golf course will suit everybody perfectly."[5]

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.[11]

Course layout

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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

Round summaries

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First round

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Thursday, June 18, 1970

Place Player Score To par
1   Tony Jacklin 71 −1
T2   Julius Boros 73 +1
  Chi-Chi Rodríguez
  Mason Rudolph
T5   Dick Crawford 74 +2
  Tony Evans
  Bobby Mitchell
T8   Al Balding 75 +3
  Miller Barber
  Frank Beard
  Don Bies
  Gay Brewer
  Ben Crenshaw (a)
  Bruce Devlin
  Al Geiberger
  Dave Hill
  Howie Johnson
  Bobby Nichols
  Larry Ziegler

Source:[12][13]

(a) denotes amateur

Second round

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Friday, June 19, 1970

Place Player Score To par
1   Tony Jacklin 71-70=141 −3
2   Dave Hill 75-69=144 E
T3   Dick Crawford 74-71=145 +1
  Randy Wolff 78-67=145
5   Gay Brewer 75-71=146 +2
T6   Bob Charles 76-71=147 +3
  Howie Johnson 75-72=147
T8   Frank Beard 75-73=148 +4
  Julius Boros 73-75=148
  Ben Crenshaw (a) 75-73=148
  Bunky Henry 80-68=148
  Bobby Nichols 75-73=148
  Mason Rudolph 73-75=148
  Larry Ziegler 75-73=148

Source:[11][14][15]

(a) denotes amateur

Third round

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Saturday, June 20, 1970

Place Player Score To par
1   Tony Jacklin 71-70-70=211 −5
2   Dave Hill 75-69-71=215 −1
3   Gay Brewer 75-71-71=217 +1
4   Julius Boros 73-75-70=218 +2
5   Bob Lunn 77-72-70=219 +3
T6   Gene Littler 77-72-71=220 +4
  Ken Still 78-71-71=220
T8   Billy Casper 75-75-71=221 +5
  Dick Crawford 74-71-76=221
  Bruce Devlin 75-75-71=221
  Raymond Floyd 78-73-70=221
  Mason Rudolph 73-75-73=221
  Randy Wolff 78-67-76=221
  Larry Ziegler 75-73-73=221

Source:[6][7]

Final round

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Sunday, June 21, 1970

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1   Tony Jacklin 71-70-70-70=281 −7 30,000
2   Dave Hill 75-69-71-73=288 E 15,000
T3   Bob Charles 76-71-75-67=289 +1 9,000
  Bob Lunn 77-72-70-70=289
5   Ken Still 78-71-71-71=291 +3 7,000
6   Miller Barber 75-75-72-70=292 +4 6,000
7   Gay Brewer 75-71-71-76=293 +5 5,000
T8   Billy Casper 75-75-71-73=294 +6 3,325
  Bruce Devlin 75-75-71-73=294
  Lee Trevino 77-73-74-70=294
  Larry Ziegler 75-73-73-73=294

Source:[1][3][4][16]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Jacklin wins national Open golf title". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. Associated Press. June 21, 1970. p. 22.
  2. ^ "U.S. Open history: 1970". USGA. Archived from the original on April 17, 2013. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
  3. ^ a b Husar, John (June 22, 1970). "Jacklin wins U.S. Open by 7 strokes". Chicago Tribune. p. 1, sec. 3.
  4. ^ a b "Britain's Jacklin claims Open 'grocery money'". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. June 22, 1970. p. 3B.
  5. ^ a b "Young Lochinvar Came Out Of The East". The U.S. Professional Golfer Magazine. August 1970. pp. 9–10.
  6. ^ a b "Hill ignores hecklers to remain on Jacklin's heels". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. June 21, 1970. p. 1B.
  7. ^ a b Husar, John (June 21, 1970). "Jacklin ups lead in U.S. Open to 4; cards 70 for 211". Chicago Tribune. p. 1, sec. 2.
  8. ^ Jenkins, Dan (June 29, 1970). "Tony's a shark at pasture pool". Sports Illustrated: 14.
  9. ^ "1970 US Open". YouTube.
  10. ^ Mulvoy, Mark (August 10, 1970). "Plain Words at Westchester". Sports Illustrated. p. 12.
  11. ^ a b "Jacklin widens lead, scathing Hill second". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. June 20, 1970. p. 2B.
  12. ^ Husar, John (June 19, 1970). "Jacklin's 71 leads Open by 2 shots". Chicago Tribune. p. 1, sec. 3.
  13. ^ "Jacklin breaks par to take Open edge". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. June 19, 1970. p. 2B.
  14. ^ "U.S. Open scoring (second round)". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. June 20, 1970. p. 12.
  15. ^ Husar, John (June 20, 1970). "Jacklin still in Open lead". Chicago Tribune. p. 1, sec. 2.
  16. ^ "1970 Results for U.S. Open". databasegolf.com. Retrieved July 4, 2013.
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