1984 U.S. Open (golf)

The 1984 U.S. Open was the 84th U.S. Open, held June 14–18 at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, New York, a suburb northeast of New York City. Fuzzy Zoeller defeated Greg Norman in an 18-hole playoff to win his first U.S. Open title and second major championship.[3]

1984 U.S. Open
Tournament information
DatesJune 14–18, 1984
LocationMamaroneck, New York
Course(s)Winged Foot Golf Club,
West Course
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par70
Length6,930 yards (6,337 m)[1]
Field155 players, 63 after cut
Cut147 (+7)
Prize fund$596,925[2]
Winner's share$94,000
Champion
Fuzzy Zoeller
276 (−4), playoff
Mamaroneck 
Location in the United States
Mamaroneck 
Location in New York

Arnold Palmer failed to qualify for this U.S. Open, snapping a streak of 31 consecutive Opens played, which began in 1953. The 1960 champion played in one more, at Oakmont in 1994.

This was the fourth U.S. Open at Winged Foot's West Course; it previously hosted in 1929, 1959, and 1974. It later hosted the PGA Championship in 1997 and the U.S. Open in 2006 and 2020.

Course layout
Main article: Winged Foot Golf Club

West Course

HoleNameYardsParHoleNameYardsPar
1Genesis446410Pulpit1903
2Elm411411Billows3834
3Pinnacle216312Cape5355
4Sound View460413White Mule2123
5Long Lane515514Shamrock4184
6El324415Pyramid4174
7Babe-in-the-Woods161316Hells Bells4524
8Arena442417Well-Well4444
9Meadow456418Revelations4484
Out3,43135In3,49935
Source:[4]Total6,93070

Lengths of the course for previous majors:

Past champions in the field

Made the cut
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Johnny Miller United States197374687070282+2T4
Hale Irwin United States1974, 197968686979284+46
Lee Trevino United States1968, 197171726974286+6T9
Tom Watson United States198273727468287+7T11
David Graham Australia198172727469287+7T11
Jack Nicklaus United States1962, 1967,
1972, 1980		71717077289+9T21
Hubert Green United States197768757276291+11T30
Gary Player South Africa196574727276294+14T43

Missed the cut
PlayerCountryYear wonR1R2TotalTo par
Andy North United States19787478152+12
Lou Graham United States19757677153+13
Larry Nelson United States19838276158+18

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, June 14, 1984

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Mike Donald United States68−2
Hubert Green United States
Hale Irwin United States
Jim Thorpe United States
T5Seve Ballesteros Spain69−1
David Canipe United States
Lennie Clements United States
Fred Couples United States
Jay Sigel (a) United States
Mick Soli United States
Curtis Strange United States

Second round

Friday, June 15, 1984

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Hale Irwin United States68-68=136−4
2Fuzzy Zoeller United States71-66=137−3
T3David Canipe United States69-69=138−2
Greg Norman Australia70-68=138
T5Curtis Strange United States69-70=139−1
Jim Thorpe United States68-71=139
7Fred Couples United States69-71=140E
T8Andy Bean United States70-71=141+1
Jay Sigel (a) United States69-72=141
T10Isao Aoki Japan72-70=142+2
Seve Ballesteros Spain69-73=142
Johnny Miller United States74-68=142
Jack Nicklaus United States71-71=142
Mike Reid United States70-72=142

Amateurs: Sigel (+1), Fehr (+7), Tentis (+8), Kirby (+9), Case (+10), Mediate (+11), Gallagher (+16), Hadden (+17), Burroughs (+19), Friend (+20), Ludwig (+20).

Third round

Saturday, June 16, 1984

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Hale Irwin United States68-68-69=205−5
2Fuzzy Zoeller United States71-66-69=206−4
3Greg Norman Australia70-68-69=207−3
4Jim Thorpe United States68-71-70=209−1
5Tim Simpson United States72-71-68=211+1
T6Morris Hatalsky United States70-73-69=212+2
Johnny Miller United States74-68-70=212
Jack Nicklaus United States71-71-70=212
Lee Trevino United States71-72-69=212
T10David Graham Australia71-72-70=213+3
Curtis Strange United States69-70-74=213
Mike Sullivan United States70-73-70=213

Final round

Sunday, June 17, 1984

Hale Irwin, the 1974 champion at Winged Foot, was the 54-hole leader,[5] but faded in the final round with a 79 to finish in sixth place.[6] With Irwin's collapse, the tournament became a duel between Zoeller and Norman. Zoeller led Norman by three shots heading to the back-nine, but Norman managed to draw level by the time he reached 18. His approach shot on the last sailed into the grandstand, but he managed to save par by holing a 45-foot (14 m) putt. Zoeller, standing in the 18th fairway, waved a white towel as a playful sign of surrender, then proceeded to par the hole himself to force a playoff. The two finished at 276 (–4), five shots clear of the rest of the field.[7][8]

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
T1Fuzzy Zoeller United States71-66-69-70=276−4Playoff
Greg Norman Australia70-68-69-69=276
3Curtis Strange United States69-70-74-68=281+136,000
T4Johnny Miller United States74-68-70-70=282+222,335
Jim Thorpe United States68-71-70-73=282
6Hale Irwin United States68-68-69-79=284+416,238
T7Peter Jacobsen United States72-73-73-67=285+514,237
Mark O'Meara United States71-74-71-69=285
T9Fred Couples United States69-71-74-72=286+612,122
Lee Trevino United States71-72-69-74=286

Amateurs: Fehr (+14), Sigel (+14).

Scorecard

Final round

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par443454344345344444
Zoeller−4−3−4−5−6−7−7−7−7−6−6−6−6−5−5−5−4−4
Norman−2−2−2−2−3−3−4−4−4−4−4−3−3−4−4−4−4−4
Strange+3+2+2+2+2+1+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+1+1+1+1
Miller+2+3+4+5+5+4+3+3+3+3+2+1+2+2+2+3+3+2
ThorpeEEEE−1−1−1−1−1E−1−2EEEE+1+2
Irwin−4−4−3−3−2−3−3−2EEE+1+1+2+2+3+4+4

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Birdie Bogey Double bogey

Source:[9]

Playoff

Monday, June 18, 1984

The playoff proved to be no contest. Both birdied the first and Zoeller the 2nd, but Norman double-bogeyed it and fell three strokes behind, and Zoeller carried a five-shot lead at the turn. Network coverage on ABC joined the round in progress, on the back nine at 4 pm EDT.[8] Zoeller finished with a 67, eight shots better than Norman; this time on 18, it was Norman who waved a white towel in mock surrender.[10][11] Zoeller's 67 was the lowest round ever recorded in a U.S. Open playoff.[3]

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Fuzzy Zoeller United States34-33=67−394,000
2Greg Norman Australia39-36=75+547,000

Scorecard
Hole 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 101112131415161718
Par443454344345344444
Zoeller−1−2−1−1−1−1−1−1−1−1−1−2−2−3−3−3−3−3
Norman−1+1+2+3+3+2+3+4+4+4+4+3+3+4+5+6+5+5
Zoeller's lead033443455555578988
Birdie Bogey Double bogey

Source:[12]

References
  1. "U.S. Open skirmishes begin today". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. June 15, 1984. p. C1.
  2. "U.S. Open history: 1984". USGA. Archived from the original on May 11, 2012. Retrieved June 22, 2012.
  3. Jenkins, Dan (June 25, 1984). "Fuzzy wasn't fazed by the Shark attack". Sports Illustrated. p. 30.
  4. "Winged Foot". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. June 14, 1984. p. 28.
  5. Loomis, Tom (June 17, 1984). "Irwin leads Open by one". Toledo Blade. p. E1.
  6. Parascenzo, Marino (June 18, 1984). "Sweet Revenge: Winged Foot didn't forget '74, makes Irwin pay". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 10.
  7. Parascenzo, Marino (June 18, 1984). "Norman saves day, forces Open playoff". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 9.
  8. Boswell, Thomas (June 18, 1984). "Norman lands spot in history, playoff with 40-foot putt". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). (Washington Post). p. 1C.
  9. "U.S. Open History". USGA. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  10. Parascenzo, Marino (June 19, 1984). "Joking Zoeller wins Open: Norman folds early in playoff". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 17.
  11. "Zoeller leaves no doubt". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. June 19, 1984. p. 1C.
  12. "U.S. Open cards". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. June 19, 1984. p. 20.
Preceded by
1984 Masters		 Major Championships Succeeded by
1984 Open Championship

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