1955 U.S. Open Golf Championship
Encyclopedia
The 1955 U.S. Open Championship was a golf
competition held at the Olympic Club
.
Jack Fleck
won the championship by defeating Ben Hogan
in a 18-hole playoff, 69 to 72. Fleck's first round deficit of nine strokes (behind Tommy Bolt
), was the largest overcome by a U.S. Open winner.
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
competition held at the Olympic Club
Olympic Club
The Olympic Club is a San Francisco, California, athletic club and private social club with three golf courses located at San Francisco's border with Daly City, California. The club's main "City Clubhouse" is located in downtown San Francisco. The club's "Lakeside Clubhouse" is located just north...
.
Jack Fleck
Jack Fleck
Jack Fleck is an American professional golfer best known for winning the 1955 U.S. Open. He is the oldest living U.S. Open champion....
won the championship by defeating Ben Hogan
Ben Hogan
William Ben Hogan was an American golfer, generally considered one of the greatest players in the history of the game...
in a 18-hole playoff, 69 to 72. Fleck's first round deficit of nine strokes (behind Tommy Bolt
Tommy Bolt
Thomas Henry Bolt was an American professional golfer.Bolt was born in Haworth, Oklahoma. He served in the United States Army during World War II and turned professional in 1946. He worked as a caddie and club professional in Shreveport, Louisiana...
), was the largest overcome by a U.S. Open winner.
Final leaderboard
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par | Winnings ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Jack Fleck Jack Fleck Jack Fleck is an American professional golfer best known for winning the 1955 U.S. Open. He is the oldest living U.S. Open champion.... |
76-69-75-67=287 | +7 | Playoff | |
| Ben Hogan Ben Hogan William Ben Hogan was an American golfer, generally considered one of the greatest players in the history of the game... |
72-73-72-70=287 | ||||
| T3 | Tommy Bolt Tommy Bolt Thomas Henry Bolt was an American professional golfer.Bolt was born in Haworth, Oklahoma. He served in the United States Army during World War II and turned professional in 1946. He worked as a caddie and club professional in Shreveport, Louisiana... |
67-77-75-73=292 | +12 | 1,500 | |
| Sam Snead Sam Snead Samuel Jackson Snead was an American professional golfer who was one of the top players in the world for most of four decades. Snead won a record 82 PGA Tour events including seven majors. He failed to win a U.S... |
79-69-70-74=292 | ||||
| T5 | Julius Boros Julius Boros Julius Nicholas Boros was a Hungarian-American professional golfer.-Early years:Boros was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut... |
76-69-73-77=295 | +15 | 870 | |
| Bob Rosburg Bob Rosburg Robert Reginald "Rossie" Rosburg was an American professional golfer who later became a sports color analyst for ABC television.-Early years, college:Rosburg was born in San Francisco, California... |
78-74-67-76=295 | ||||
| T7 | Doug Ford Doug Ford (golfer) Douglas Michael Ford, Sr. born Fortunato is an American professional golfer and two-time major golf champion.Ford was born in West Haven, Connecticut. He turned professional in 1949 and won for the first time in 1952 at the Jacksonville Open.The win in Jacksonville was an unusual one... |
74-77-74-71=296 | +16 | 540 | |
| Bud Holscher Bud Holscher Frank "Bud" Holscher is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1950s.Holscher attended Santa Monica Junior College, where he was a member of the golf team. He won the 1950 California State Junior College Championship.... |
77-75-71-73=296 | ||||
| Harvie Ward Harvie Ward Edward Harvie Ward, Jr. was an American golfer best known for his amateur career. He is best known for winning both the U.S. Amateur and the British Amateur.... (a) |
74-70-76-76=296 | 0 | |||
| T10 | Jack Burke, Jr. | 71-77-72-77=297 | +17 | 390 | |
| Mike Souchak Mike Souchak Michael Souchak was an American professional golfer who won 15 times on the PGA Tour in the 1950s and 1960s, and played for the 1959 and 1961 Ryder Cup teams.-Early years, college:... |
73-79-72-73=297 |
Playoff
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par | Winnings ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Fleck Jack Fleck Jack Fleck is an American professional golfer best known for winning the 1955 U.S. Open. He is the oldest living U.S. Open champion.... |
69 | –1 | 6,000 | |
| 2 | Ben Hogan Ben Hogan William Ben Hogan was an American golfer, generally considered one of the greatest players in the history of the game... |
72 | +2 | 4,000 |