1968 U.S. Open: Lee Trevino wins at Oak Hill C.C.
Lee Trevino won the 1968 U.S. Open at Oak Hill C.C. in Rochester, New York with 275 (−5), by 4 strokes over Jack Nicklaus.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 1968 in the U.S. Open room, or every year on the U.S. Open winners list.
- Dates
- June 13, 1968 to June 16, 1968
- Course
- Oak Hill C.C., Rochester, New York
- Edition
- 68th U.S. Open
- Champion
- Lee Trevino · USA · born Dallas, Texas, USA
- Champion's title
- 1st U.S. Open title
- Winning score
- 275 (−5) · won by 4 strokes
- Runner-up
- Jack Nicklaus
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Trevino | 275 | −5 |
| 2 | Jack Nicklaus |
What happened at the 1968 U.S. Open
Trevino broke 70 in all four rounds and won by four.
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).