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Sunday 18 June 1972Men’s majorsYear in Review
Nicklaus wins U.S. Open
Pebble Beach Golf Links, Pebble Beach, California · Thursday 15 to Sunday 18 June 1972
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 30 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 77° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R119°/12°C · wind 17 km/h W, gusts 38 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R218°/11°C · wind 17 km/h W, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/11°C · wind 13 km/h WSW, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R420°/12°C · wind 14 km/h WSW, gusts 32 · 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
Pebble Beach G.L., Pebble Beach
2 of 5 researched
Winner
290Total
+2To par
3 strokesMargin
Runner-up: Bruce Crampton
The golfer
b. 1940-01-21, Columbus, Ohio, USA; United States; 11th 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