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The '''1975 U.S. Open Championship''' was the 75th ] played June 19-23 at ] (Course No. 3) in ]. ] won the championship in an 18-hole playoff over ] (71 to 73). |
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| name = 1975 U.S. Open |
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| dates = June 19-23, 1975 |
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| location = ] |
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| course = ] |
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| tour = ] |
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| par = 71 |
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| field = 150, 67 after cut |
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| cut = 149 (+7) |
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| winners_share = $40,000 |
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| champion = {{flagicon|USA}} ] |
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| score = 287 (+3) |
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The '''1975 U.S. Open''' was the 75th U.S. Open. It was played between June 19-23, 1975, at ] in ]. ] defeated ] by two strokes in an 18-hole playoff to win his first U.S. Open title. |
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] shot 67-68-135 to tie the Open record for the first 36 holes of play.<ref></ref> Watson shot 78-77 on the weekend to finish three shots out of the Graham-Mahaffey playoff. It marked the second straight year Watson failed to maintain a weekend lead in the championship. He was the 54-hole leader at the ]. |
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] began the final round with a four-stroke lead over Lou Graham and six ahead of John Mahaffey. But after bogeys at 16 and 17 he staggered home with a 78 to finish a shot behind. Mahaffey holed a 40-foot putt for birdie at 14, then parred out the rest of the way to post a 71 and 287 total. Graham went to the 18th with an one-stroke lead and a chance to win in regulation, but he hit his approach into a bunker and failed to get up-and-down to fall into a tie with Mahaffey. Several other players had an opportunity to join the playoff. ] was tied until a bogey at 18 dropped him a shot out of the playoff. ] found the water on 17 and also finished a stroke out, as did defending champion ]. Graham jumped out to an early advantage in the playoff, recording birdies at 4, 5, and 10 en route to a 71 and a two-stroke win over Mahaffey. |
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] finished in a tie for 9th place, his final Top 10 finish at the U.S. Open. ] tied for 18th place and shared low-amateur honors with ]; Pate would win the Open the following year. |
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==Final leaderboard== |
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==Final leaderboard== |
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| align=center|1 || ] || {{USA}} || 74-72-68-73=287 || rowspan=2 align=center|+3 || align=right|40,000 |
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|align=center|1 || ] || {{USA}} || 74-72-68-73=287 || rowspan=2 align=center|+3 || align=right|40,000 |
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| align=center|2 || ] || {{USA}} || 73-71-72-71=287 || align=right|20,000 |
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|align=center|2 || ] || {{USA}} || 73-71-72-71=287 || align=right|20,000 |
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| rowspan=4 align=center|T3 || ] || {{USA}} || 74-69-67-78=288 || rowspan=4 align=center|+4 || rowspan=4 align=right|10,875 |
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|rowspan=4 align=center|T3 || ] || {{USA}} || 74-69-67-78=288 || rowspan=4 align=center|+4 || rowspan=4 align=right|10,875 |
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| ] || {{USA}} || 70-68-76-74=288 |
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|] || {{USA}} || 70-68-76-74=288 |
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| ] || {{USA}} || 74-71-73-70=288 |
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|] || {{USA}} || 74-71-73-70=288 |
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| ] || {{USA}} || 74-73-72-69=288 |
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| rowspan=2 align=center|T7 || ] || {{USA}} || 72-70-75-72=289 || rowspan=2 align=center|+5 || rowspan=2 align=right|7,500 |
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|rowspan=2 align=center|T7 || ] || {{USA}} || 72-70-75-72=289 || rowspan=2 align=center|+5 || rowspan=2 align=right|7,500 |
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| ] || {{ENG}} || 69-73-72-75=289 |
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|] || {{ENG}} || 69-73-72-75=289 |
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| rowspan=3 align=center|T9 || ] || {{USA}} || 67-73-73-77=290 || rowspan=3 align=center|+6 || rowspan=3 align=right|5,000 |
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|rowspan=3 align=center|T9 || ] || {{USA}} || 67-73-73-77=290 || rowspan=3 align=center|+6 || rowspan=3 align=right|5,000 |
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| ] || {{USA}} || 69-75-73-73=290 |
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|] || {{USA}} || 69-75-73-73=290 |
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| ] || {{USA}} || 67-68-78-77=290 |
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|] || {{USA}} || 67-68-78-77=290 |
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''Graham (71) defeated Mahaffey (73) in 18-hole playoff'' |
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==References== |
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{{reflist}} |
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==External links== |
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==External links== |
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* - at USGA Championship database |
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* - at USGA Championship database |
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* - at www.golfobserver.com |
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Lou Graham
United States
England