1985 U.S. Open (golf)

The 1985 U.S. Open was the 85th U.S. Open, held June 13–16 at the South Course of Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, a suburb northwest of Detroit. Andy North, the 1978 champion, won his second U.S. Open title by a stroke over runners-up Dave Barr, Chen Tze-chung, and Denis Watson.[1]

1985 U.S. Open
Tournament information
DatesJune 13–16, 1985
LocationBloomfield Hills, Michigan
Course(s)Oakland Hills Country Club, South Course
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par70
Length6,996 yards (6,397 m)
Field156 players, 66 after cut
Cut146 (+6)
Prize fund$650,000
Winner's share$103,000
Champion
Andy North
279 (−1)
Oakland Hills Country Club
Location in the United States

Chen had a historic beginning to the U.S. Open. In his first three rounds, he established a new course record at Oakland Hills with a 65, made the first double-eagle in U.S. Open history, and established both 36 and 54-hole scoring records. Heading into the final round, he owned a one-stroke advantage over North, who shot 65 in the second round and 70 in the third. Chen increased his lead over North to four shots after just four holes of play. But at the 5th hole, disaster struck for Chen as he suffered one of the biggest single-hole blowups in tournament history. His approach shot found the greenside rough, and when he attempted to chip out he accidentally double-hit the ball. Assessed a stroke penalty, Chen then three-putted for a quadruple-bogey 8. Unnerved by the mistake, Chen proceeded to bogey the next three holes, and North took a one-stroke lead over Barr at the turn. Chen recovered with a birdie at 12, and after North bogeyed 9, 10, and 11, he found himself back in a share of the lead. North, however, would be the last man standing. He birdied 13 while Chen bogeyed 14 and 17 and Barr bogeyed his final two holes to finish at 280. With a two-stroke lead heading to the 18th, North two-putted for bogey and a one-stroke victory.

In the final round North hit only four fairways and recorded just one birdie. For the tournament, he had just nine birdies, the lowest by a champion in post-World War II U.S. Open history. North finished at 279 (−1), the only one to finish under par. It was his first PGA Tour win since the 1978 U.S. Open, and was his last on tour.

Jack Nicklaus shot 149 (+9) and missed the cut by three strokes, ending a streak of 21 consecutive cuts made at the U.S. Open.

This was the seventh major championship at the South Course, which previously hosted the U.S. Open in 1924, 1937, 1951, and 1961, and the PGA Championship in 1972 and 1979. It later hosted the U.S. Open in 1996 and the PGA Championship in 2008.

Course layout

South Course [2][3]

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards4365271994334573594054392173,4724544115601724653994092014533,5246,996
Par453444443354453444343570

Lengths of the course for previous majors:

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Andy North United States197870657074279−11
Johnny Miller United States197374716869282+28
Fuzzy Zoeller United States198471697271283+3T9
Hale Irwin United States1974, 197973727070285+514
David Graham Australia198173727468287+7T23
Larry Nelson United States198371717771290+10T39

Missed the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2TotalTo par
Tom Watson United States19827572147+7
Lee Trevino United States1968, 19717672148+8
Jack Nicklaus United States1962, 1967,
1972, 1980
7673149+9
Lou Graham United States19757675151+11
Hubert Green United States19777379152+12
Jerry Pate United States19767881159+19

Source:[4]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, June 13, 1985

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Chen Tze-chung Taiwan65−5
2Fred Couples United States66−4
T3Andy Bean United States69−1
Rick Fehr United States
Jay Haas United States
Tom Kite United States
Mike Reid United States
T8Dave Barr Canada70E
Bill Glasson United States
Skeeter Heath United States
Andy North United States
Gene Sauers United States
Payne Stewart United States
Lanny Wadkins United States

Second round

Friday, June 14, 1985

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Chen Tze-chung Taiwan65-69=134−6
T2Jay Haas United States69-66=135−5
Andy North United States70-65=135
4Rick Fehr United States69-67=136−4
5Denis Watson Zimbabwe72-65=137−3
6Dave Barr Canada70-68=138−2
T7Raymond Floyd United States72-67=139−1
Tom Kite United States69-70=139
Mark O'Meara United States72-67=139
Curtis Strange United States71-68=139

Amateurs: Sigel (+5), Verplank (+6), Randolph (+7), Townes (+12), Van Orman (+17), Tominaga (+18), Janzen (+21), Townes (+22)

Third round

Saturday, June 15, 1985

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Chen Tze-chung Taiwan65-69-69=203−7
2Andy North United States70-65-70=205−5
3Dave Barr Canada70-68-70=208−2
4Rick Fehr United States69-67-73=209−1
T5Seve Ballesteros Spain71-70-69=210E
Tom Kite United States69-70-71=210
Denis Watson Zimbabwe72-65-73=210
T8Payne Stewart United States70-70-71=211+1
Lanny Wadkins United States70-72-69=211
T10Raymond Floyd United States72-67-73=212+2
Jay Haas United States69-66-77=212
Fuzzy Zoeller United States71-69-72=212

Final round

Sunday, June 16, 1985

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Andy North United States70-65-70-74=279−1103,000
T2Dave Barr Canada70-68-70-72=280E39,185
Chen Tze-chung Taiwan65-69-69-77=280
Denis Watson Zimbabwe72-65-73-70=280
T5Seve Ballesteros Spain71-70-69-71=281+118,458
Payne Stewart United States70-70-71-70=281
Lanny Wadkins United States70-72-69-70=281
8Johnny Miller United States74-71-68-69=282+214,921
T9Rick Fehr United States69-67-73-74=283+312,439
Corey Pavin United States72-68-73-70=283
Jack Renner United States72-69-72-70=283
Fuzzy Zoeller United States71-69-72-71=283

Amateurs: Scott Verplank (+9), Jay Sigel (+22)

Scorecard

Final round

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par453444443445344434
North−4−4−4−4−4−4−4−4−3−2−1−1−2−2−2−2−2−1
Barr−1−2−2−2−3−3−3−2−2−2−2−3−2−2−2−2−1E
Chen−7−8−8−8−4−3−2−1−1−1−1−2−2−1−1−1EE
Watson+1+1+2+1E+1+1+1+1+1+1EEEEEEE
BallesterosEEEEEEE+1+2+3+2+1+2+2+2+2+1+1
Stewart+1−1−1−1−2−2−2−2−2−2−2−2−1EEEE+1
Wadkins+3+2+2+1+1+1+2+2+1+1+1+1E+1+1+1+2+1

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Eagle Birdie Bogey Double bogey Triple bogey+

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References

  1. McDermott, Barry (June 24, 1985). "A blast from the past". Sports Illustrated. p. 20.
  2. "U.S. Open Course". Tuscaloosa News. Associated Press. June 13, 1985. p. 22.
  3. "The course at Oakland Hills (map)". Lakeland Ledger. Florida. New York Times. June 13, 1985. p. 3D.
  4. "1985 U.S. Open". databasegolf.com. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
  5. "U.S. Open History". USGA. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
Preceded by
1985 Masters
Major Championships Succeeded by
1985 Open Championship

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