1973 U.S. Open Golf Championship Winner and Scores
Winner: Johnny Miller, 279
Where it was played: Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pennsylvania
Tournament dates: June 14-17, 1973
Leader after first round: Gary Player, 67
Leader after second round: Gary Player, 137
Leader after third round: Arnold Palmer, Julius Boros, John Schlee and Jerry Heard, 210
Notable Notes: One of the most famous rounds in golf history happened here: Johnny Miller's final-round 63. Miller was a player of promise in the early 1970s, but his achievement here made him a star. Miller was six shots off the lead entering the final round, not in the Top 10. He started Round 4 with four straight birdies, kept hitting fairways and greens and making putts, and ended with the first round of 63 ever at one of golf's four professional majors. Miller took the clubhouse lead at 279 and waiting to see if anyone could catch him. Nobody did.
Final Scores
Johnny Miller | 71-69-76-63—279 |
John Schlee | 73-70-67-70—280 |
Tom Weiskopf | 73-69-69-70—281 |
Lee Trevino | 70-72-70-70—282 |
Arnold Palmer | 71-71-68-72—282 |
Jack Nicklaus | 71-69-74-68—282 |
Julius Boros | 73-69-68-73—283 |
Jerry Heard | 74-70-66-73—283 |
Lanny Wadkins | 74-69-75-65—283 |
Jim Colbert | 70-68-74-72—284 |
Bob Charles | 71-69-72-74—286 |
Gary Player | 67-70-77-73—287 |
Al Geiberger | 73-72-71-72—288 |
Larry Ziegler | 73-74-69-72—288 |
Ralph Johnston | 71-73-76-68—288 |
Raymond Floyd | 70-73-75-71—289 |
a-Vinny Giles | 74-69-74-73—290 |
Gene Littler | 71-74-70-76—291 |
Rocky Thompson | 73-71-71-76—291 |
Denny Lyons | 72-74-75-72—293 |
Hale Irwin | 73-74-75-71—293 |
Rod Funseth | 75-74-70-74—293 |
Bobby Nichols | 75-71-74-73—293 |
Bob Murphy | 77-70-75-71—293 |
Bert Yancey | 73-70-75-76—294 |
Tom Shaw | 73-71-74-76—294 |
Frank Beard | 74-75-68-77—294 |
Miller Barber | 74-71-71-78—294 |
Charles Coody | 74-74-73-74—295 |
John Mahaffey | 74-72-74-75—295 |
Chi Chi Rodriguez | 75-71-75-74—295 |
Sam Snead | 75-74-73-73—295 |
Don Bies | 77-73-73-72—295 |
Bob Erickson | 73-74-76-73—296 |
Larry Wise | 74-73-76-73—296 |
George Archer | 76-73-74-73—296 |
Bud Allin | 78-67-74-77—296 |
Gene Borek | 77-65-80-75—297 |
Deane Beman | 73-75-75-75—298 |
Cesar Sanudo | 75-73-76-74—298 |
Paul Moran | 75-74-76-73—298 |
Mac Hunter Jr. | 77-73-72-76—298 |
Billy Ziobro | 77-69-77-75—298 |
Dave Stockton | 77-73-77-71—298 |
Grier Jones | 73-76-76-74—299 |
Joe Campbell | 74-76-74-75—299 |
Roger Ginsberg | 74-75-73-77—299 |
Lee Elder | 72-77-78-72—299 |
Art Wall Jr. | 73-77-71-78—299 |
Tommy Aaron | 78-71-72-78—299 |
Forrest Fezler | 78-69-80-72—299 |
Butch Baird | 75-74-75-76—300 |
Tony Jacklin T | 75-75-73-77—300 |
Larry Wood | 79-71-76-74—300 |
Chris Blocker | 73-76-78-74—301 |
David Glenz | 76-74-71-80—301 |
a-Gary Koch | 74-74-79-75—302 |
David Graham | 73-77-77-76—303 |
John Gentile | 72-74-78-79—303 |
Bob Goalby | 72-77-79-75—303 |
Jim Jamieson | 74-76-79-74—303 |
John Lister | 76-74-80-73—303 |
Greg Powers | 79-70-77-79—305 |
Tom Joyce | 78-70-81-76—305 |
George Bayer | 72-77-82-79—310 |