Golf Network News
Monday 20 June 1966Men’s majorsYear in Review
Casper wins U.S. Open
Olympic Club, San Francisco, California · Thursday 16 to Monday 20 June 1966
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 37 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 76° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R121°/14°C · wind 20 km/h SW, gusts 48 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/12°C · wind 18 km/h SW, gusts 41 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/12°C · wind 16 km/h SW, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/15°C · wind 21 km/h WSW, gusts 48 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R522°/12°C · wind 19 km/h WSW, gusts 44 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre 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
Olympic Club, San Francisco
2 of 5 researched
Winner
278Total
−2To par
playoff: 18 holes, 69–73Margin
PlayoffDecided
Runner-up: Arnold Palmer
The golfer
b. 1931-06-24, San Diego, California, USA; United States; 2nd 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