1976 U.S. Open: Jerry Pate wins at Atlanta Athletic Club
Jerry Pate won the 1976 U.S. Open at Atlanta Athletic Club in Duluth, Georgia with 277 (−3), by 2 strokes over Al Geiberger and Tom Weiskopf.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 1976 in the U.S. Open room, or every year on the U.S. Open winners list.
- Dates
- June 17, 1976 to June 20, 1976
- Course
- Atlanta Athletic Club, Duluth, Georgia
- Edition
- 76th U.S. Open
- Champion
- Jerry Pate · USA · born Macon, Georgia, USA
- Champion's title
- 1st U.S. Open title
- Winning score
- 277 (−3) · won by 2 strokes
- Runners-up
- Al Geiberger, Tom Weiskopf
Winner and runners-up
| Pos. | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerry Pate | 277 | −3 |
| T2 | Al Geiberger | ||
| T2 | Tom Weiskopf |
What happened at the 1976 U.S. Open
Pate won by two in his rookie year.
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).