1967 U.S. Open (golf)
| Dates | June 15–18, 1967 |
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| Location | Springfield, New Jersey |
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Baltusrol Golf Club Lower Course |
| Organized by | USGA |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 7,015 yards (6,415 m) |
| Field | 150 players, 66 after cut |
| Cut | 148 (+8) |
| Prize fund | $169,400 |
| Winner's share | $30,000 |
 Jack Nicklaus
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| 275 (−5) | |
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The 1967 U.S. Open was the 67th U.S. Open, held June 15–18 at Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, New Jersey, west of New York City. Jack Nicklaus shot a final round 65 and established a new U.S. Open record of 275, four strokes ahead of runner-up Arnold Palmer, the 1960 champion. It was the second of Nicklaus' four U.S. Open titles and the seventh of his eighteen major championships.
Nicklaus' record score surpassed the 276 of Ben Hogan in 1948 at Riviera. His final round 65 (−5) tied the U.S. Open record for lowest final 18 holes, broken six years later by Johnny Miller at Oakmont. The 275 record stood for thirteen years, when Nicklaus broke it on the same course in 1980. For Palmer, it was his fourth runner-up finish at the U.S. Open in six years; the earlier three were in playoffs (1962, 1963, 1966). Hogan, age 54, played in his final major; he shot 72 in each of the first two rounds and tied for 34th place.
Lee Trevino, then a club pro from El Paso, finished in fifth place in only his second major championship; he made the cut in his debut in 1966. The $6,000 he earned from fifth place allowed him to play in enough tournaments the rest of the 1967 season to earn his tour card for 1968. The high finish gave him an exemption into the U.S. Open in 1968 at Oak Hill, which he won.
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