thatcanadianguy:1. This man was the first to shoot 4 sub-70rounds at the us open. Who? Where? Scores? Year?
Oak Hill, 1968, Lee Trevino shot rounds of 69, 68, 69 and 69.
Baltusrol, 1993, Lee Janzen is the only other <70 for all 4 rounds. What is it about being named "Lee"?
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thatcanadianguy: 2. The lowest score ever shot by an amateur at the open is 282. Who? What year?
At the
1960 U.S. Open, Jack Nicklaus shot a two-under par 282, finishing second by two strokes to
Arnold Palmer, who won the tournament with a final round charge of six-under par 65. This score remains the lowest ever shot by an amateur in the
U.S. Open, and he did so playing the final 36 holes with
Ben Hogan, who later remarked he had just played 36 holes with a kid who should have won by 10 shots.
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thatcanadianguy: 3. Who was the first American to win the US open? What Year?
John J. (Johnny) McDermott was the first native-born American to win the the U.S. Open when he did so in 1911. McDermott repeated as champion in 1912.
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thatcanadianguy: 4. Who shot a double eagle at the US open? What Year? Where?
1985, Oakland Hills, TC Chen.
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thatcanadianguy: 5. Who was the only foreign-born player to win the US Open in the 60's? Where? What year?
Gary Player, The Black Knight, is South African and won the 1965 US Open, in Bellerive CC, St. Louis, MO, in a playoff with Kel Nagle from Australia.
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