1992 U.S. Senior Open Winner and Scores
Winner: Larry Laoretti, 275
Where it was played: Saucon Valley Country Club (Old Course) in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Tournament dates: July 9-12, 1992
Leaders after first round: Dave Stockton, Jack Kiefer, 67
Leader after second round: Dave Stockton, 133
Leader after third round: Larry Laoretti, 207
What Happened in the 1992 U.S. Senior Open
Larry Laoretti, a golfer to whom the term "little-known" applies now as well as then, became the first surprise winner of the U.S. Senior Open. Another way of putting it: He was the tourney's first champion who had never been a "name" PGA Tour player.Laoretti was one behind after the first round, but fell seven off Dave Stockton's pace following Round 2. Stockton's 133 after the opening 36 holes, and Laoretti's eventual comeback to win from seven strokes down following the second round, were both tournament records at the time.
But Stockton struggled to a 77 in the third round, while Laoretti scored 67 to take the lead by one over Al Geiberger. And with a 68 in the final round, the cigar-chomping Laoretti won by four strokes over runner-up Jim Colbert.
Laoretti was the first U.S. Senior Open winner who had never been a notable PGA Tour player: He was a club pro almost his entire career until turning 50 and joining the Senior PGA Tour in 1989. He never played the regular PGA Tour full-time or won a PGA Tour title. And his victory in the 1992 U.S. Senior Open was not just his first on the senior tour, it turned out to be his only tour victory.
Among those tied for third were Gary Player and defending champion Jack Nicklaus. For Player, it was the last year of a 7-year streak (1986-92, still the longest such streak in the tournament's history) in which he finished inside the Top 10 in the USSO. Nicklaus' 67 tied for low score of the final round, but he started the round six strokes behind Laoretti.
Another record set this year: oldest golfer to make the cut in this tournament. Jerry Barber made the cut at age 76 years, 2 months and 24 days.
1992 U.S. Senior Open Final Scores
| Larry Laoretti | 68-72-67-68—275 |
| Jim Colbert | 71-66-73-69—279 |
| Al Geiberger | 71-66-71-72—280 |
| Jack Nicklaus | 70-68-75-67—280 |
| Gary Player | 71-68-71-70—280 |
| Dave Stockton | 67-66-77-70—280 |
| Chi Chi Rodriguez | 73-69-71-68—281 |
| Jim Dent | 71-70-73-68—282 |
| Jack Kiefer | 67-71-75-69—282 |
| Simon Hobday | 69-68-76-69—282 |
| John Paul Cain | 73-74-68-68—283 |
| Gibby Gilbert | 69-67-73-74—283 |
| Bruce Crampton | 72-71-70-70—283 |
| Dale Douglass | 73-69-71-71—284 |
| Carl Lohren | 74-71-69-70—284 |
| Dick Rhyan | 70-70-75-70—285 |
| Charles Coody | 70-68-73-74—285 |
| Frank Beard | 76-70-73-67—286 |
| Lee Trevino | 73-67-76-70—286 |
| DeWitt Weaver | 78-66-71-72—287 |
| Bob Reith | 71-71-70-75—287 |
| Miller Barber | 73-68-72-74—287 |
| Bobby Nichols | 73-71-71-72—287 |
| Tom Shaw | 69-73-76-70—288 |
| Kermit Zarley | 70-74-71-73—288 |
| J.C. Snead | 71-72-75-71—289 |
| Jim Albus | 71-72-75-71—289 |
| Butch Baird | 73-74-75-67—289 |
| Harold Henning | 69-72-72-77—290 |
| Don Massengale | 72-70-75-73—290 |
| Walter Zembriski | 71-76-72-71—290 |
| Rocky Thompson | 76-73-73-69—291 |
| a-Morris Beecroft Jr. | 70-75-70-76—291 |
| Mike Joyce | 74-75-69-73—291 |
| Ken Still | 73-72-76-70—291 |
| Arnold Palmer | 72-71-76-72—291 |
| Don Bies | 79-69-76-67—291 |
| Gay Brewer | 69-78-72-72—291 |
| Orville Moody | 71-71-76-74—292 |
| Al Kelley | 74-70-77-71—292 |
| Bill McDonough | 75-73-72-72—292 |
| Bill Wright | 77-70-72-74—293 |
| Roger Kennedy | 74-71-73-75—293 |
| John Brodie | 75-71-77-70—293 |
| Bruce Devlin | 76-72-75-70—293 |
| Stan Thirsk | 72-73-72-76—293 |
| Dean Prince | 72-74-70-77—293 |
| Dick Hendrickson | 75-74-73-72—294 |
| Jack Rule | 73-72-75-75—295 |
| Bob Charles | 72-74-77-72—295 |
| Tommy Aaron | 72-73-71-79—295 |
| Babe Hiskey | 73-76-77-69—295 |
| Rives McBee | 73-72-79-71—295 |
| Snell Lancaster | 73-69-79-74—295 |
| Gary Cowan | 75-70-78-73—296 |
| Joe Lopez | 74-72-76-74—296 |
| Lloyd Moody | 70-70-79-77—296 |
| Tom Joyce | 70-72-82-73—297 |
| Bob Ross | 78-71-78-72—299 |
| Jerry Barber | 74-75-76-74—299 |
| Bob Verwey | 75-74-73-78—300 |
| Terry Houser | 74-74-78-74—300 |
| Don Davis | 74-73-80-74—301 |
| Bob Boldt | 75-74-77-75—301 |
| Chuck Workman | 78-71-75-77—301 |
| Jim Shely | 74-73-83-73—303 |
| Dick Smith | 75-73-78-77—303 |
| Carl Pedersen | 73-76-78-77—304 |
| a-Bill Heldmar | 76-72-77-79—304 |
| Larry Mowry | 77-72-78-78—305 |
| a-Bo Williams | 74-75-83-75—307 |
| a-Richard Goerlich | 74-75-80-81—310 |
| Bill Johnston | 80-69-83-89—321 |
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