1978 U.S. Open: Andy North wins at Cherry Hills C.C.
Andy North won the 1978 U.S. Open at Cherry Hills C.C. in Englewood, Colorado with 285 (+1), by 1 stroke over J.C. Snead and Dave Stockton.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 1978 in the U.S. Open room, or every year on the U.S. Open winners list.
- Dates
- June 15, 1978 to June 18, 1978
- Course
- Cherry Hills C.C., Englewood, Colorado
- Edition
- 78th U.S. Open
- Champion
- Andy North · USA · born Thorp, Wisconsin, USA
- Champion's title
- 1st U.S. Open title
- Winning score
- 285 (+1) · won by 1 stroke
- Runners-up
- J.C. Snead, Dave Stockton
Winner and runners-up
| Pos. | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andy North | 285 | +1 |
| T2 | J.C. Snead | ||
| T2 | Dave Stockton |
What happened at the 1978 U.S. Open
North held on by one.
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).