1955 U.S. Open: Jack Fleck wins at Olympic Club
Jack Fleck won the 1955 U.S. Open at Olympic Club in San Francisco, California with 287 (+7), beating Ben Hogan in a playoff.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 1955 in the U.S. Open room, or every year on the U.S. Open winners list.
- Dates
- June 16, 1955 to June 19, 1955
- Course
- Olympic Club, San Francisco, California
- Edition
- 55th U.S. Open
- Champion
- Jack Fleck · USA · born Bettendorf, Iowa, USA
- Champion's title
- 1st U.S. Open title
- Winning score
- 287 (+7)
- Runner-up
- Ben Hogan
- Playoff
- 18 holes, 69–72
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Fleck | 287 | +7 |
| 2 | Ben Hogan |
What happened at the 1955 U.S. Open
The little-known Fleck came from nine back over the last 54 holes (USGA) and beat Hogan in the playoff, denying him a fifth title.
How this was built
Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's U.S. Open data. A value no source confirmed is left out; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the organizer's own record is used.
Data: us-open-years.json (the U.S. Open room's data); dates from GNN's U.S. Open final-day dates table (Wikipedia infoboxes).