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61st U.S. Open Championship

Oakland Hills Country Club

Bloomfield Township, Michigan • United States

Jun 15 - 17, 1961

Purse

$60,500

Winner Share

$14,000

POS
Player
Total
R1
R2
R3
R4
To Par
Full Leaderboard
WON
Gene Littler United States
281
73
68
72
68
1
T2
Bob Goalby United States
282
70
72
69
71
2
T2
Doug Sanders United States
282
72
67
71
72
2
T4
Jack Nicklaus United States
284
75
69
70
70
4
T4
Mike Souchak United States
284
73
70
68
73
4
T6
Dow Finsterwald United States
286
72
71
71
72
6
T6
Doug Ford United States
286
72
69
71
74
6
T6
Eric Monti United States
286
74
67
72
73
6
T9
Jacky Cupit United States
287
72
72
67
76
7
T9
Gardner Dickinson United States
287
72
69
71
75
7
T9
Gary Player South Africa
287
75
72
69
71
7
T12
Deane Beman United States
288
74
72
72
70
8
T12
Al Geiberger United States
288
71
70
73
74
8
T14
Dave Douglas
289
72
72
75
70
9
T14
Ben Hogan United States
289
71
72
73
73
9
T14
Arnold Palmer United States
289
74
75
70
70
9
T17
Billy Casper United States
290
74
71
73
72
10
T17
Dutch Harrison United States
290
74
71
76
69
10
T17
Kel Nagle Australia
290
71
71
74
74
10
T17
Sam Snead United States
290
73
70
74
73
10
21
Bob Rosburg United States
291
72
67
74
78
11
T22
Tommy Bolt United States
292
70
73
73
76
12
T22
Bob Brue
292
69
72
73
78
12
T22
Bruce Crampton Australia
292
71
71
74
76
12
T22
Jim Ferrier Australia
292
74
72
71
75
12
T22
Billy Maxwell United States
292
73
74
72
73
12
T27
Jack Fleck United States
293
73
71
79
70
13
T27
Ted Kroll United States
293
78
69
73
73
13
T29
Edward Brantly
294
75
70
72
77
14
T29
Chick Harbert United States
294
75
71
69
79
14
T29
Robert Harrison
294
79
70
71
74
14
T29
Milon Marusic
294
75
74
71
74
14
T29
Jerry Steelsmith
294
74
74
72
74
14
T34
Jerry Barber United States
295
75
72
76
72
15
T34
Gene Coghill
295
76
73
74
72
15
T34
Bob Harris
295
75
67
78
75
15
T34
Herman Scharlau
295
75
69
73
78
15
T38
Jim Ferree United States
296
73
72
78
73
16
T38
Marty Furgol United States
296
71
73
76
76
16
T40
Wes Ellis Jr. United States
297
74
72
74
77
17
T40
Joe Taylor
297
76
71
74
76
17
T42
Billy Farrell United States
298
76
71
77
74
18
T42
William Hyndman III United States
298
73
75
73
77
18
T42
Dick Mayer United States
298
75
73
75
75
18
T45
Doug Higgins
299
76
73
75
75
19
T45
Mason Rudolph United States
299
78
70
72
79
19
T45
Bob Shave, Jr.
299
73
75
74
77
19
T45
Frank Stranahan United States
299
73
76
76
74
19
T49
Jay Hebert United States
300
77
71
77
75
20
T49
Edward Meister United States
300
78
71
75
76
20
T51
Rex Baxter
301
71
78
75
77
21
T51
Bob Bruno
301
78
71
77
75
21
T51
Dave Hill United States
301
76
71
75
79
21
54
Jackson Bradley United States
302
75
73
78
76
22
T55
Paul Harney United States
304
71
77
75
81
24
T55
Chuck Malchaski
304
76
73
77
78
24
57
Jack Lumpkin
309
73
76
81
79
29
MC-1
Julius Boros United States
150
74
76
-
-
10
MC-1
Gay Brewer United States
150
75
75
-
-
10
MC-1
Walter Burkemo United States
150
77
73
-
-
10
MC-1
Bill Collins United States
150
74
76
-
-
10
MC-1
Pete Cooper United States
150
74
76
-
-
10
MC-1
Anthony Cullinane
150
74
76
-
-
10
MC-1
Mike Fetchick United States
150
74
76
-
-
10
MC-1
Lionel Hebert United States
150
73
77
-
-
10
MC-1
Dave Marr United States
150
75
75
-
-
10
MC-1
Don McCallister
150
73
77
-
-
10
MC-1
Cary Middlecoff United States
150
74
76
-
-
10
MC-1
Dick Siderowf United States
150
75
75
-
-
10
MC-1
Robert Stone
150
75
75
-
-
10
MC-1
Jim Turnesa United States
150
76
74
-
-
10
MC-1
Lew Worsham United States
150
75
75
-
-
10
MC-2
Butch Baird United States
151
78
73
-
-
11
MC-2
Miller Barber United States
151
77
74
-
-
11
MC-2
Max Evans
151
76
75
-
-
11
MC-2
Bill Ezinicki Canada
151
77
74
-
-
11
MC-2
Fred Haas United States
151
79
72
-
-
11
MC-2
Clifton Harrington
151
79
72
-
-
11
MC-2
Bob Hill
151
78
73
-
-
11
MC-2
Don January United States
151
76
75
-
-
11
MC-2
Bob Keller
151
77
74
-
-
11
MC-2
Harold Kneece
151
77
74
-
-
11
MC-2
Fred Moseley
151
73
78
-
-
11
MC-2
Sam Penecale
151
77
74
-
-
11
MC-2
Johnny Pott United States
151
77
74
-
-
11
MC-2
Robert Ross
151
76
75
-
-
11
MC-2
Gus Salerno
151
73
78
-
-
11
MC-2
Howard Turner
151
73
78
-
-
11
MC-2
Ed Tutwiler
151
76
75
-
-
11
MC-2
Dick Whetzle
151
72
79
-
-
11
MC-3
Ernest Boros
152
76
76
-
-
12
MC-3
Don Collett
152
74
78
-
-
12
MC-3
Art Doering United States
152
77
75
-
-
12
MC-3
Peter J. Green
152
76
76
-
-
12
MC-3
Bart Haltom
152
78
74
-
-
12
MC-3
Tommy Jacobs United States
152
75
77
-
-
12
MC-3
Mac Main
152
79
73
-
-
12
MC-3
Stan Mosel
152
77
75
-
-
12
MC-3
Larry Mowry
152
72
80
-
-
12
MC-3
Henry Ransom United States
152
76
76
-
-
12
MC-3
Melvin Stevens
152
77
75
-
-
12
MC-4
Al Feminelli
153
80
73
-
-
13
MC-4
Ed Furgol United States
153
75
78
-
-
13
MC-4
Bob Goetz
153
77
76
-
-
13
MC-4
Eddie Merrins
153
77
76
-
-
13
MC-4
Tom Talkington
153
78
75
-
-
13
MC-4
Peter Thomson Australia
153
78
75
-
-
13
MC-4
Cobby Ware
153
75
78
-
-
13
MC-4
Jay Weitzel
153
76
77
-
-
13
MC-5
Errie Ball United States
154
77
77
-
-
14
MC-5
Fred Hawkins United States
154
76
78
-
-
14
MC-5
Robert J. Shields
154
77
77
-
-
14
MC-6
Ray Botts
155
80
75
-
-
15
MC-6
Mac Hunter
155
81
74
-
-
15
MC-6
Jimmy Powell
155
78
77
-
-
15
MC-6
Arthur Silverstrone
155
77
78
-
-
15
MC-6
Ernie Vossler
155
75
80
-
-
15
MC-7
Don Cherry United States
156
77
79
-
-
16
MC-7
Joseph Grace
156
78
78
-
-
16
MC-7
Gene Mason
156
76
80
-
-
16
MC-7
Johnny Revolta United States
156
79
77
-
-
16
MC-8
Bill Bisdorf
157
78
79
-
-
17
MC-8
Joby Connor
157
80
77
-
-
17
MC-8
John Miles
157
81
76
-
-
17
MC-8
Bob Nodus
157
80
77
-
-
17
MC-8
John Owens
157
80
77
-
-
17
MC-8
Edward Rubis
157
78
79
-
-
17
MC-9
Gene Bone
158
78
80
-
-
18
MC-9
James Curti
158
77
81
-
-
18
MC-9
Don Sechrest
158
82
76
-
-
18
MC-9
Charlie Smith
158
80
78
-
-
18
MC-9
Roland Stafford
158
77
81
-
-
18
MC-9
Jim Stamps
158
79
79
-
-
18
MC-9
Tommy Strafaci
158
78
80
-
-
18
MC-9
Harry Umbinetti
158
82
76
-
-
18
MC-9
Al Watrous United States
158
79
79
-
-
18
MC-10
Mike Krak
159
86
73
-
-
19
MC-10
Dale Morey
159
82
77
-
-
19
MC-10
Harold Paddock
159
80
79
-
-
19
MC-10
Joe Zakarian
159
79
80
-
-
19
MC-12
Mike Andonian
161
82
79
-
-
21
MC-12
Al Atkins
161
80
81
-
-
21
MC-12
Charles Coody United States
161
81
80
-
-
21
MC-12
Glenn Johnson
161
80
81
-
-
21
MC-12
Harold Williams
161
81
80
-
-
21
MC-13
Harold Haddock
162
81
81
-
-
22
MC-13
John ODonnell
162
84
78
-
-
22
MC-14
Emery Thomas
163
83
80
-
-
23
MC-16
Vic Kline
165
79
86
-
-
25
WD
Don Fairfield United States
76
76
-
-
-
6