1973 U.S. Open Golf Championship Winner and Scores
The 1973 U.S. Open was the 73rd time the tournament was played and it featured one of golf's most famous rounds. That round sent Johnny Miller to the championship.
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, 8-under, 63. Miller was a player of promise in the early 1970s, but his achievement here made him a star.
After a 76 in the third round, Miller was six shots off the lead entering the final round, tied for 13th place. He started Round 4 with four consecutive birdies, then just kept hitting fairways and greens and making putts. He birdied four of the first five holes of the back nine, and he moved into a tie for the lead after completing the 14th hole. Another birdie on the 15th gave him the lead.
Miller lipped out a 20-foot putt on the final hole that would have given him a 62. He finished with a 63, which gave Miller the clubhouse lead at 279. Having teed off more than an hour ahead of the final pairing, he then waited to see if anyone could catch him. Nobody did.
Miller's 63 wasn't just the new, 18-hole U.S. Open scoring record, it was the first round of 63 recorded in any of the four major championships of men's professional golf. Miller hit 18 out of 18 greens in regulation during the round. Only five other golfers broke 70 in the final round.
1973 U.S. Open 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 |
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