1965 U.S. Amateur: Bob Murphy wins at Southern Hills Country Club
Bob Murphy won the 1965 U.S. Amateur at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma with 72-hole stroke play, scoring 291, 1 stroke ahead of Bob Dickson.
Updated October 21, 2026
Walk this draw in the U.S. Amateur room.
- Edition
- 65th
- Dates
- September 15, 1965 to September 18, 1965
- Course
- Southern Hills Country Club, Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Format
- 72-hole stroke play
- Champion
- Bob Murphy · age 22 · United States · University of Florida
- Champion's title
- 1st U.S. Amateur
- Runner-up
- Bob Dickson · age 21
- Winning score
- 291 (margin: 1)
- Defending champion
- William C. Campbell · tied 9th (296)
- Entries
- 1,476
What happened at the 1965 U.S. Amateur
Bob Dickson was penalized four strokes in the second round (two per hole) when an extra wedge, put in his bag in the caddie shop without his knowledge, gave him 15 clubs; he then bogeyed the 71st and 72nd holes to lose by one
Two-time champion Charles Coe led after 54 holes (217) but closed with an 80; the cigar-chomping Murphy closed with a 73
Final round, Bob Murphy v. Bob Dickson, Murphy 291, Dickson 292. Dickson, who had absorbed a four-stroke penalty for carrying 15 clubs (an extra wedge slipped into his bag) in round 2, held the lead late but bogeyed the 17th (drove behind a tree, third over the green) and the 18th (second into a left bunker) to finish one behind Murphy.
No draw: stroke play
From 1965 to 1972 the U.S. Amateur was 72 holes of stroke play, so there is no bracket for 1965.
How this was built
Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's U.S. Amateur data set (research collected through October 20, 2026). "unknown" means no source confirmed it; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the USGA's own record is used.
Data: us-amateur.json.
Sources
- USGA U.S. Amateur Record Book 2026
- Lincoln Sunday Journal and Star 1965-09-19 (AP) (archive.org sunday-journal-and-star-1965-09-19)
- Monroe Morning World 1965-09-19 (AP) (archive.org monroe-morning-world-1965-09-19)
- USGA U.S. Amateur Record Book 2026
- Lincoln Sunday Journal and Star 1965-09-19 (AP) (archive.org sunday-journal-and-star-1965-09-19)
- Monroe Morning World 1965-09-19 (AP) (archive.org monroe-morning-world-1965-09-19)
- Sports Illustrated 1965-09-27 'U.S. Amateur report' (archive.org Sports-Illustrated-1965-09-27)
- Monroe Morning World 1965-09-19 (AP) (archive.org monroe-morning-world-1965-09-19)
- Sports Illustrated 1965-09-27 'U.S. Amateur report' (archive.org Sports-Illustrated-1965-09-27)
- Monroe Morning World 1965-09-18 (AP) (archive.org monroe-morning-world-1965-09-18)
- Monroe Morning World 1965-09-19 (AP) (archive.org monroe-morning-world-1965-09-19)