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The 1978 U.S. Open was the 78th U.S. Open, held June 15–18 at Cherry Hills Country Club in Cherry Hills Village, Colorado, a suburb south of Denver. Andy North held on for a one-stroke victory over runners-up Dave Stockton and J. C. Snead to claim the first of his two U.S. Open titles.
The U.S. Open is an annual golf competition established in 1895, with Horace Rawlins winning the inaugural championship. [1] It is run by the United States Golf Association (USGA). The championship was not held from 1917 to 1918 or from 1942 to 1945 due to World War I and World War II respectively.
The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open national championship of golf in the United States. It is the third of the four men's major golf championships, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour.
Torrey Pines Golf Course is situated in the La Jolla community of San Diego and has two 18-hole golf courses, the North Course and the South Course. The U.S. Open was held on the South Course, which previously hosted the championship in 2008, when Tiger Woods defeated Rocco Mediate on the first sudden-death extra hole after they remained tied following an 18-hole playoff.
First major Majors won # Player Country Year Tournament Total Chevron PGA U.S. Open British Evian du Maurier Titleholders Western; 1: Lucia Mida United States 1930: Women's Western Open
Year Singles Doubles Men Women Men Women Mixed; 1881: Richard Sears (x7): No competition: Clarence Clark Frederick Winslow Taylor: No competition: No competition: 1882
1978 U.S. Open may refer to: 1978 U.S. Open (golf), a major golf tournament; 1978 US Open (tennis), a Grand Slam tennis tournament This page was last edited on 10 ...
Player's runner-up finish was his final top-10 in a U.S. Open. Fred Couples, age 19, played in his first major championship and was low amateur. This was the fourth U.S. Open at Inverness, which hosted in 1920, 1931, and 1957. It later hosted the PGA Championship in 1986 and 1993.