1964 U.S. Open
Tournament information
DatesJune 18–20, 1964
LocationBethesda, Maryland
Course(s)Congressional Country Club
Blue Course
Organized byUSGA
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par70
Length7,053 yards (6,449 m)[1]
Field150 players, 55 after cut
Cut150 (+10)
Winner's share$17,000[2]
Champion
United States Ken Venturi
278 (−2)
Congressional Country Club is located in the United States
Congressional Country Club
Congressional 
Country Club
Location in the United States
Congressional Country Club is located in Maryland
Congressional Country Club
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][6]

Jacobs held the 36-hole lead after shooting a 64 (−6) in the second round,[7] tying the U.S. Open record at the time for a round, set by Lee Mackey in 1950.[8] 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,[9] 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.[6] 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).[10] A lack of rainfall in the previous six weeks reduced its effective length, and it played firm and fast.[11]

Course layout

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards4051954594234084561683625993,4754593991884484345642114104653,5787,053
Par434444345354434453443570

Source:[12][13]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, June 18, 1964

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States Arnold Palmer68−2
2United States Bill Collins70E
T3United States William Campbell (a)71+1
United States Billy Casper
United States Tony Lema
United States Johnny Pott
United States Joe Zakarian
T8New Zealand Bob Charles72+2
Australia Bruce Crampton
United States 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
Canada Bob Panasiuk
United States Paul Scodeller
United States Charlie Sifford
United States Ken Venturi

Source:[14]

Second round

Friday, June 19, 1964

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States Tommy Jacobs72-64=136−4
2United States Arnold Palmer68-69=137−3
3United States Bill Collins70-71=141+1
T4United States Charlie Sifford72-70=142+2
United States Ken Venturi72-70=142
T6Australia Bruce Crampton72-71=143+3
United States Raymond Floyd73-70=143
United States Tony Lema71-72=143
T9United States William Campbell (a)71-73=144+4
New Zealand Bob Charles72-72=144
United States Al Geiberger74-70=144
United States Gene Littler73-71=144
United States Bobby Nichols72-72=144
United States Johnny Pott71-73=144

Source:[8][7]

Third round

Saturday, June 20, 1964  (morning)

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States Tommy Jacobs72-64-70=206−4
2United States Ken Venturi72-70-66=208−2
3United States Arnold Palmer68-69-75=212+2
4United States Billy Casper71-74-69=214+4
T5New Zealand Bob Charles72-72-71=215+5
United States Bill Collins70-71-74=215
United States Raymond Floyd73-70-72=215
T8United States Dow Finsterwald73-72-71=216+6
United States Bob Rosburg73-73-70=216
10United States Johnny Pott71-73-73=217+7

Source:[3][4]

Final round

Saturday, June 20, 1964  (afternoon)

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1United States Ken Venturi72-70-66-70=278−217,000
2United States Tommy Jacobs72-64-70-76=282+28,500
3New Zealand Bob Charles72-72-71-68=283+36,000
4United States Billy Casper71-74-69-71=285+55,000
T5United States Gay Brewer76-69-73-68=286+63,750
United States Arnold Palmer68-69-75-74=286
7United States Bill Collins70-71-74-72=287+73,000
8United States Dow Finsterwald73-72-71-72=288+82,500
T9United States Johnny Pott71-73-73-72=289+91,950
United States Bob Rosburg73-73-70-73=289

Source:[3][4][5]

Scorecard

Final round

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par434444345443445344
United States Venturi−2−2−2−2−2−1−1−1−2−2−2−2−3−2−2−2−2−2
United States Jacobs−4−2−2−1−1−1−1−1E+1EE+1+2+3+2+2+2
United States Palmer+1+1+1+2+2+3+3+2+2+2+2+2+3+4+4+5+6+6

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Birdie Bogey Double bogey

Source:[15]

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 Shedloski, Dave (May 29, 2011). "Californian overcomes heat exhaustion on steamy 36-hole marathon final day at Congressional C.C." USGA. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  7. 1 2 Bartlett, Charles (June 20, 1964). "Jacobs passes Palmer on 64 in Open!". Chicago Tribune. p. 1, section 2.
  8. 1 2 Gundelfinger, Phil (June 20, 1964). "Jacobs passes Arnie, shoots blistering 64". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 1.
  9. ↑ Gundelfinger, Phil (June 19, 1964). "Palmer fires 2-under 68, leads Open". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 1.
  10. ↑ "Palmer 198 holes from golf's Slam". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. June 19, 1964. p. 2B.
  11. ↑ Gundelfinger, Phil (June 18, 1964). "Congressional set to resist golfing fraternity in 'Open'". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 30.
  12. ↑ Bartlett, Charles (June 14, 1964). "Hole-by-hole of U.S. Open site". Chicago Tribune. p. 3, section 2.
  13. ↑ Wright, Alfred (June 15, 1964). "Congressional: where a small splash will cost big money". Sports Illustrated. p. 38.
  14. ↑ "National Open scoreboard". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. June 19, 1964. p. 21.
  15. ↑ "U.S. Open History". USGA. Retrieved April 4, 2020.


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