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Sunday 21 June 1970Men’s majorsYear in Review
Jacklin wins U.S. Open
Hazeltine National Golf Club, Chaska, Minnesota · Thursday 18 to Sunday 21 June 1970
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
15 h 24 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 69° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R119°/12°C · wind 25 km/h NW, gusts 46 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R220°/8°C · wind 12 km/h W, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R318°/11°C · wind 20 km/h E, gusts 43 · 10 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/10°C · wind 13 km/h WNW, gusts 28 · 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
Men's major
U.S. Open
Hazeltine National G.C., Chaska
2 of 5 researched
Winner
281Total
−7To par
7 strokesMargin
Runner-up: Dave Hill
The golfer
b. 1944-07-07, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England; England; 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