Golf Network News
Sunday 17 June 1962Men’s majorsYear in Review
Nicklaus wins U.S. Open
Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont, Pennsylvania · Thursday 14 to Sunday 17 June 1962
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 53 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 73° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R121°/14°C · wind 6 km/h SW, gusts 23 · 1.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/12°C · wind 8 km/h NW, gusts 25 · 0.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/12°C · wind 9 km/h WSW, gusts 16 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R429°/14°C · wind 12 km/h SW, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
- U.S. Open
1895–2026 in our record, 126 editions.
The ones it got away from
Runners-up and the shots that cost them: not yet researched.
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
Men's major
U.S. Open
Oakmont C.C., Oakmont
2 of 5 researched
Winner
283Total
−1To par
playoff: 18 holes, 71–74Margin
PlayoffDecided
Runner-up: Arnold Palmer
The golfer
b. 1940-01-21, Columbus, Ohio, USA; United States; 1st major (card's count)
Top 10
Not yet researched
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet