1958 U.S. Open Tournament Winner and Scores

The 1958 U.S. Open was the 58th time the tournament was played. The champion was a golfer whose nickname was "Terrible Tommy."

Winner: Tommy Bolt, 283

Where it was played: Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma

Tournament dates: June 12-14, 1958

Leader after first round: Dick Metz, Julius Boros and Tommy Bolt, 71

Leader after second round: Tommy Bolt, 142

Leader after third round: Tommy Bolt, 211

What Happened at the 1958 U.S. Open

Gary Player made his U.S. Open debut in 1958 at Southern Hills Country Club in Oklahoma. And Player almost made the most of it before settling for second place.

The winner was "Terrible" Tommy Bolt, the player with the sweet swing and sometimes sour disposition. Bolt earned his nickname by virtue of his frequent club-throwing on the course. Bolt was a native Oklahoman, so winning at Southern Hills must have been extra special for him. This was his only major championship win among his 15 PGA Tour victories.

Bolt took the lead following the second round at 142, one stroke ahead of Player, who had won his first PGA Tour event about two months earlier at the Kentucky Derby Open. A third-round 69 put Bolt three clear of second-place Gene Littler and five ahead of Player. Bolt shot a solid 72 in the final round for the four-stroke victory (Littler faded with a 76).

In his second U.S. Open start, Jack Nicklaus made the cut for the first time. Nicklaus, 18 years old, finished 41st. The 1958 U.S. Open is the first one to feature all three of the future "Big 3." Arnold Palmer tied for 23rd.

At the other end of his career was Gene Sarazen, winner of the 1922 and 1932 U.S. Opens. Sarazen shot 84-80 and missed the cut in his final appearance in this tournament. Three-time Masters winner Jimmy Demaret also played his final U.S. Open this year, withdrawing after a third-round 81.

This was the first professional major played at Southern Hills. As it often does during its years hosting majors, Southern Hills played very tough in scorching Tulsa heat. Bolt was the only player in the field not to post at least one round of 75 or higher. Sam Snead shot a second-round 80 and missed the cut for the first time in a U.S. Open.

1958 U.S. Open Final Scores

Tommy Bolt	71-71-69-72—283
Gary Player	75-68-73-71—287
Julius Boros	71-75-72-71—289
Gene Littler	74-73-67-76—290
Walter Burkemo	75-74-70-72—291
Bob Rosburg	75-74-72-70—291
Jay Hebert	77-76-71-69—293
Don January	79-73-68-73—293
Dick Metz	71-78-73-71—293
Ben Hogan	75-73-75-71—294
Tommy Jacobs	76-75-71-72—294
Frank Stranahan	72-72-75-75—294
Billy Casper	79-70-75-71—295
a-Charlie Coe	75-71-75-74—295
Marty Furgol	75-74-74-72—295
Bob Goetz	75-75-77-69—296
Tom Nieporte	75-73-74-75—297
a-Jerry Pittman	75-77-71-74—297
Jerry Barber	79-73-73-73—298
Bruce Crampton	73-75-74-76—298
Jim Ferree	76-74-73-75—298
Jerry Magee	76-77-75-70—298
Dutch Harrison	76-76-73-74—299
Dick Mayer	76-74-71-78—299
Arnold Palmer	75-75-77-72—299
Earl Stewart Jr.	75-74-77-73—299
Stan Dudas	76-73-76-75—300
Don Fairfield	78-75-72-75—300
Mike Fetchick	78-76-73-73—300
Labron Harris Jr.	74-72-77-77—300
Billy Maxwell	78-76-76-70—300
Cary Middlecoff	75-79-75-71—300
Bo Wininger	78-74-74-74—300
Doug Ford	78-75-73-75—301
Ken Venturi	79-73-75-75—302
Buck White	76-77-71-78—302
Paul Harney	77-77-72-77—303
Lloyd Mangrum	72-78-75-78—303
Bud Ward	78-76-74-75—303
a-Harvie Ward	74-80-79-70—303
a-Jack Nicklaus	79-75-73-77—304
Sam Penecale	77-77-76-74—304
Joe Campbell	77-74-76-79—306
Bob Crowley	78-76-75-77—306
Joe Jimenez	76-76-80-75—307
Lew Worsham	77-72-77-81—307
Babe Lichardus	76-76-73-83—308
Mike Pavella	75-79-79-75—308
Pat Schwab	75-75-79-80—309
Herman Barron	78-76-79-77—310
Ted Gwin	76-78-81-75—310
Chick Harbert	75-78-78-80—311
a-Bobby Nichols	79-75-84-73—311

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