Golf Network News
Sunday 18 June 1967Men’s majorsYear in Review
Nicklaus wins U.S. Open
Baltusrol Golf Club, Springfield, New Jersey · Thursday 15 to Sunday 18 June 1967
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 55 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 73° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R129°/16°C · wind 15 km/h SW, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R232°/21°C · wind 15 km/h SW, gusts 28 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R331°/22°C · wind 19 km/h SSW, gusts 37 · 0.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R427°/20°C · wind 12 km/h S, gusts 27 · 4.8 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
Baltusrol G.C., Springfield
2 of 5 researched
Winner
275Total
−5To par
4 strokesMargin
Runner-up: Arnold Palmer
The golfer
b. 1940-01-21, Columbus, Ohio, USA; United States; 7th 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