Round summaries 1973 U.S. Open (golf)

1 round summaries

1.1 first round
1.2 second round
1.3 third round
1.4 final round

1.4.1 scorecard
1.4.2 miller s final round

round summaries
first round

thursday, june 14, 1973

second round

friday, june 15, 1973

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third round

saturday, june 16, 1973

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final round

sunday, june 17, 1973

after overnight rains, 4 players shared 54-hole lead: schlee, jerry heard, 1963 champion julius boros, , 1960 winner arnold palmer. after 76 (+5) on saturday, miller started final round 6 strokes back, in four-way tie 13th place @ 3 strokes on par, , few gave him chance of winning. miller birdied first 4 holes, after bogey @ eighth, did not appear on brink of greatest round in u.s. open history.

but birdied 4 of next 5 holes, , after par @ 14 tied lead palmer, boros, , tom weiskopf. @ 15th hole, miller hit approach 10 feet (3 m) , converted birdie take solo possession of lead. after lipping out 20-foot (6 m) birdie putt @ 18 (for 62), miller carded first round of 63 in major championship history. finishing on hour ahead of last pairing, miller waited see if match him. palmer fell out of contention 3 consecutive bogeys finish in tie fourth. boros , heard both shot 73 , finished in tie seventh. schlee had chance tie miller, 40-footer (12 m) birdie @ last stayed out.

in shooting 63, miller hit 18 greens in regulation , needed 29 putts. ten of approach shots wound within 15 feet (4.6 m), while 5 within 6 feet (1.8 m). score more remarkable given 3 other players managed break 70 on day.

amateurs: vinny giles (+6), gary koch (+18)

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scorecard

final round

cumulative tournament scores, relative par

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miller s final round

johnny miller s 63: club selection , results - june 17, 1973