1973 U.S. Open (golf)
| Dates | June 14–17, 1973 |
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| Location | Oakmont, Pennsylvania |
| Course(s) | Oakmont Country Club |
| Organized by | USGA |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 6,921 yards (6,329 m) |
| Field | 149 players, 65 after cut |
| Cut | 150 (+8) |
| Prize fund | $219,400 |
| Winner's share | $35,000 |
 Johnny Miller
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The 1973 U.S. Open was the 73rd U.S. Open, held June 14–17 at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pennsylvania, a suburb northeast of Pittsburgh. In one of the finest performances in tournament history, Johnny Miller fired a record 63 in the final round to win his first major championship, one stroke ahead of runner-up John Schlee.
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Lengths of the course for previous major championships:
Before 1962, the first hole was played as a par 5.
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Thursday, June 14, 1973
Friday, June 15, 1973
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Sunday, June 17, 1973
After overnight rains, four players shared the 54-hole lead: Schlee, Jerry Heard, 1963 champion Julius Boros, and 1960 winner Arnold Palmer. After a 76 (+5) on Saturday, Miller started the final round six strokes back, in a four-way tie for 13th place at three strokes over par, and few gave him any chance of winning. Miller birdied the first four holes, but after a bogey at the eighth, it certainly did not appear like he was on the brink of the greatest round in U.S. Open history.
But he then birdied four of the next five holes, and after a par at 14 he was tied for the lead with Palmer, Boros, and Tom Weiskopf. At the 15th hole, Miller hit his approach to 10 feet (3 m) and converted for birdie to take solo possession of the lead. After lipping out a 20-foot (6 m) birdie putt at 18 (for a 62), Miller carded the first round of 63 in major championship history. Finishing over an hour ahead of the last pairing, Miller then waited to see if anyone would match him. Palmer fell out of contention with three consecutive bogeys to finish in a tie for fourth. Boros and Heard both shot 73 and finished in a tie for seventh. Only Schlee had a chance to tie Miller, but his 40-footer (12 m) for birdie at the last stayed out.
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