1964 U.S. Open: Ken Venturi wins at Congressional C.C.
Ken Venturi won the 1964 U.S. Open at Congressional C.C. in Bethesda, Maryland with 278 (−2), by 4 strokes over Tommy Jacobs.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 1964 in the U.S. Open room, or every year on the U.S. Open winners list.
- Dates
- June 18, 1964 to June 20, 1964
- Course
- Congressional C.C., Bethesda, Maryland
- Edition
- 64th U.S. Open
- Champion
- Ken Venturi · USA · born San Francisco, California, USA
- Champion's title
- 1st U.S. Open title
- Winning score
- 278 (−2) · won by 4 strokes
- Runner-up
- Tommy Jacobs
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ken Venturi | 278 | −2 |
| 2 | Tommy Jacobs |
What happened at the 1964 U.S. Open
Venturi won by four in heavy heat.
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).