1968 U.S. Open

1968 U.S. Open

Tournament information
Dates	June 13–16, 1968
Location	Rochester, New York
Course(s)	Oak Hill Country Club
Tour(s)	PGA Tour
Statistics
Par	70
Field	149, 64 after cut
Cut	148 (+8)
Winner's share	$30,000
Champion
Lee Trevino
275 (–5)

The 1968 U.S. Open was the 68th U.S. Open. The golf tournament was held June 13–16, 1968, at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, New York. Lee Trevino equaled the tournament scoring record and won his first U.S. Open title by four strokes over Jack Nicklaus.

Bert Yancey held the 54-hole lead after a tournament record 205 total in the first three rounds. Lee Trevino was a stroke behind after three rounds in the 60s. Trevino made par saves at 5 and 6, and after Yancey bogeyed the 5th took the lead. Trevino then recorded birdies at 11 and 12, while Yancey bogeyed the 11th to fall out of contention. Jack Nicklaus began his final round with two quick birdies, but did not record a birdie after that until the 14th, by which time Trevino already had a commanding lead. Trevino's total of 275 tied the tournament record that Nicklaus had established just the year before; his four rounds in the 60s was also a tournament first, and would not happen again until 1993. It was not only Trevino's first major championship, it was also his first win on the PGA Tour.

Sam Snead, age 56, finished in a tie for 9th place, his final top-10 finish at the U.S. Open.

Final leaderboard

#	Player	Country	Score	To par	Winnings ($)
1	Lee Trevino	United States	69-68-69-69=275	–5	30,000
2	Jack Nicklaus	United States	72-70-70-67=279	–1	15,000
3	Bert Yancey	United States	67-68-70-76=281	+1	10,000
4	Bobby Nichols	United States	74-71-68-69=282	+2	7,500
T5	Don Bies	United States	70-70-75-69=284	+4	5,500
	Steve Spray	United States	73-75-71-65=284
T7	Bob Charles	New Zealand	73-69-72-71=285	+5	3,750
	Jerry Pittman	United States	73-67-74-71=285
T9	Gay Brewer	United States	71-71-75-69=286	+6	2,516
	Billy Casper	United States	75-68-71-72=286
	Bruce Devlin	Australia	71-69-75-71=286
	Al Geiberger	United States	72-74-68-72=286
	Sam Snead	United States	73-71-74-68=286
	Dave Stockton	United States	72-73-69-72=286

External links

• 1968 U.S. Open
• USGA Championship Database