1963 U.S. Open (golf)

The 1963 U.S. Open was the 63rd U.S. Open, held June 20–23 at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts, a suburb southwest of Boston. Julius Boros won his second U.S. Open title in an 18-hole Sunday playoff with Jacky Cupit and Arnold Palmer.[3] The U.S. Open returned to The Country Club for the first time in fifty years to celebrate the golden anniversary of Francis Ouimet's playoff victory in 1913.[4][5] Boros won eleven years earlier in 1952, and won a third major at age 48 at the PGA Championship in 1968.

1963 U.S. Open
Tournament information
DatesJune 20–23, 1963
LocationBrookline, Massachusetts
Course(s)The Country Club
Organized byUSGA
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par71
Length6,870 yards (6,282 m)[1]
Field148 players, 51 after cut
Cut152 (+10)
Prize fund$88,550[2]
Winner's share$17,500
Champion
Julius Boros
293 (+9), playoff
The Country Club 
Location in the United States
The Country Club 
Location in Massachusetts

At 43, Boros was the second-oldest winner in U.S. Open history, and only a month younger than Ted Ray when he won the 1920 Open. For Palmer, it was the second consecutive year he lost in a playoff at the Open.[4]

High winds made scoring conditions extremely difficult throughout the entire week, especially on Saturday during the final two rounds, when gusts approached 50 mph (80 km/h).[4] The winning score of 293 remains the highest in post-World War II U.S. Open history, while the 77.4 final-round scoring average set a record for the post-war era, later broken in 1972 at Pebble Beach. For the first time in U.S. Open history, no amateur made the cut.

Defending champion and Masters winner Jack Nicklaus missed the cut by a stroke; his next missed cut at the U.S. Open came 22 years later in 1985. He rebounded in the next two majors in 1963, missing the playoff at the Open Championship in England by a stroke for third place and won the PGA Championship in Dallas the following week.

This U.S. Open was played the week after Father's Day.

Course layout
Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards4551904403404153002003805053,2254354454704205304201753653853,6456,870
Par434444345354444543443671

Past champions in the field

Made the cut
PlayerCountryYear wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Julius Boros United States195271747672293+91
Arnold Palmer United States196073697774293+9T2
Gene Littler United States196175778072304+20T21
Ed Furgol United States195474787978309+25T38

Source:[6]

Missed the cut
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2TotalTo par
Jack Nicklaus United States19627677153+11
Jack Fleck United States19557578153+11
Tommy Bolt United States19587776153+11
Dick Mayer United States19577481155+13
Cary Middlecoff United States1949, 19568078158+16

Source:[1][7]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, June 20, 1963

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Bob Gajda United States69−2
2Jacky Cupit United States70−1
T3Julius Boros United States71E
Lionel Hebert United States
Tony Lema United States
Davis Love Jr. United States
T7Walter Burkemo United States72+1
Don January United States
Paul Kelly United States
Dean Refram United States

Source:[8]

Second round

Friday, June 21, 1963

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Jacky Cupit United States70-72=142E
Dow Finsterwald United States73-69=142
Arnold Palmer United States73-69=142
T4Walter Burkemo United States72-71=143+1
Dean Refram United States72-71=143
T6Julius Boros United States71-74=145+3
Tony Lema United States71-74=145
Davis Love Jr. United States71-74=145
T9Bruce Crampton Australia74-72=146+4
Don January United States72-74=146
Billy Maxwell United States73-73=146

Source:[7][9]

Third round

Saturday, June 22, 1963   (morning)

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Jacky Cupit United States70-72-76=218+5
T2Walter Burkemo United States72-71-76=219+6
Tony Lema United States71-74-74=219
Arnold Palmer United States73-69-77=219
T5Julius Boros United States71-74-76=221+8
Bruce Crampton Australia74-72-75=221
Dow Finsterwald United States73-69-79=221
Paul Harney United States78-70-73=221
Billy Maxwell United States73-73-75=221
T10Davis Love Jr. United States71-74-78=223+10
Dan Sikes United States77-73-73=223

Source:[6][10]

Final round

Saturday, June 22, 1963   (afternoon)

Cupit owned the 54-hole lead by a stroke over Palmer, Tony Lema, and Walter Burkemo, with Boros in a group three behind. Boros recorded two birdies on his final three holes to post a 72 and 293 total. Cupit still held the lead until a double-bogey on the 17th dropped him into a tie with Boros and Palmer. He then missed a 12-foot (3.7 m) putt for birdie at the last that would have won the championship.[11]

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
T1Julius Boros United States71-74-76-72=293+9Playoff
Jacky Cupit United States70-72-76-75=293
Arnold Palmer United States73-69-77-74=293
4Paul Harney United States78-70-73-73=294+105,000
T5Bruce Crampton Australia74-72-75-74=295+113,166
Tony Lema United States71-74-74-76=295
Billy Maxwell United States73-73-75-74=295
T8Walter Burkemo United States72-71-76-77=296+121,875
Gary Player South Africa74-75-75-72=296
10Dan Sikes United States77-73-73-74=297+131,550

Source:[6]

Playoff

Sunday, June 23, 1963

Boros took command early in the playoff and had a three-stroke lead at the turn. Palmer took himself out of contention with a triple-bogey at 11, while Cupit bogeyed the same hole. Boros cruised to the win from there, carding a 70 to Cupit's 73 and Palmer's 76.[3]

First prize was $16,000, and each of the three playoff participants received a bonus of $1,500 from the playoff gate receipts.[2]

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Julius Boros United States70−117,500
T2Jacky Cupit United States73+28,500
Arnold Palmer United States76+5
  • Included in earnings is a playoff bonus of $1,500 each, from the playoff gate receipts.[2]
  • Previously, three-way playoffs determined a third-place finisher (last in 1950); non-winners now tied for second.

Scorecard
Hole 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 101112131415161718
Par434444345444454344
BorosE+1+1E−1−1−1−1−2−2−2−2EEEE−1−1
CupitEE+2+2+1+2+2+2+2+2+3+3+3+3+3+3+2+2
Palmer+1+1+2+2+2+1+1+1+1+2+5+6+6+7+6+5+6+5

Cumulative playoff scores, relative to par

Birdie Bogey Double bogey Triple bogey+

Source:[5][12]

References
  1. Grimsley, Will (June 24, 1963). "Boros' 70 wins 63rd Open". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. 8.
  2. "U.S. Open history: 1963". USGA. Archived from the original on June 7, 2012. Retrieved June 19, 2012.
  3. Bartlett, Charles (June 24, 1963). "Boros wins Open title by 3 strokes". Chicago Tribune. p. 1, sec. 3.
  4. Wright, Alfred (July 1, 1963). "Big Jay has his day". Sports Illustrated. p. 16.
  5. Smith, Red (June 24, 1963). "Views of Sports: Walking with Francis". Youngstown Vindicator. Ohio. p. 13.
  6. Bartlett, Charles (June 23, 1963). "Palmer, Boros, and Cupit decide Open title in playoff today". Chicago Tribune. p. 1, sec. 2.
  7. "National Open Scorecard (Second round)". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. June 22, 1963. p. 13.
  8. Bartlett, Charles (June 21, 1963). "Unheralded Gajda leads Open on 69". Chicago Tribune. p. 1, sec. 3.
  9. Bartlett, Charles (June 22, 1963). "Palmer in 3-way tie for Open lead". Chicago Tribune. p. 1, sec. 2.
  10. "Palmer, Boros, Cupit tied in Open". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. June 23, 1963. p. 1B.
  11. Bartlett, Charles (June 23, 1963). "Palmer, Boros, and Cupit tie". Chicago Tribune. p. 1, part 2.
  12. "Winners, playoff cards". Montreal Gazette. Associated Press. June 24, 1963. p. 17.
Preceded by
1963 Masters		 Major Championships Succeeded by
1963 Open Championship

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