1965 U.S. Open: It's Player In a Playoff
The 1965 U.S. Open was the 65th time the tournament was played. It was decided in an 18-hole playoff.
Winner: Gary Player, 282
Where it was played: Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis, Missouri
Tournament dates: June 17-21, 1965
Leader after first round: Kel Nagle, 68
Leader after second round: Gary Player, 140
Leader after third round: Gary Player, 201
Notable Notes: South African Gary Player and Australian Kel Nagle tied at 282 and played an 18-hole playoff. Player dominated the playoff, taking a 5-stroke lead after just eight holes before winning 71 to 74. Afterward, Player donated his entire winner's check to cancer research and junior golf programs.
Final Scores
| Gary Player | 70-70-71-71—282 |
| Kel Nagle | 68-73-72-69—282 |
| Frank Beard | 74-69-70-71—284 |
| Julius Boros | 72-75-70-70—287 |
| Al Geiberger | 70-76-70-71—287 |
| Bruce Devlin | 72-73-72-71—288 |
| Raymond Floyd | 72-72-76-68—288 |
| Tony Lema | 72-74-73-70—289 |
| Gene Littler | 73-71-73-72—289 |
| Dudley Wysong | 72-75-70-72—289 |
| a-Deane Beman | 69-73-76-72—290 |
| Mason Rudolph | 69-72-73-76—290 |
| Doug Sanders | 77-73-69-71—290 |
| Billy Maxwell | 76-73-71-71—291 |
| Steve Oppermann | 72-77-73-70—292 |
| Gay Brewer | 72-74-71-76—293 |
| Billy Casper | 73-73-76-72—294 |
| Charles Huckaby | 73-74-73-74—294 |
| George Knudson | 80-69-73-72—294 |
| Bob Verwey | 73-74-75-72—294 |
| Gardner Dickinson | 77-73-71-74—295 |
| Eric Monti | 76-71-75-73—295 |
| Lou Graham | 70-77-76-73—296 |
| Wes Ellis | 73-76-77-71—297 |
| Labron Harris Jr. | 74-76-74-73—297 |
| Ted Kroll | 76-74-72-75—297 |
| Sam Snead | 75-71-77-74—297 |
| Dutch Harrison | 78-72-72-76—298 |
| Tommy Jacobs | 76-71-74-77—298 |
| Dean Refram | 71-79-72-76—298 |
| Terry Wilcox | 74-73-73-78—298 |
| Miller Barber | 72-76-74-77—299 |
| Bruce Crampton | 74-76-72-77—299 |
| Gordon Jones | 71-74-75-79—299 |
| Jack Nicklaus | 78-72-73-76—299 |
| Duff Lawrence | 73-73-75-79—300 |
| Dan Sikes | 72-78-75-75—300 |
| Bob Rosburg | 73-75-75-78—301 |
| a-Ed Tutwiler | 77-73-76-75—301 |
| Rex Baxter | 70-75-79-78—302 |
| Chi Chi Rodriguez | 78-72-77-75—302 |
| Dick Hendrickson | 74-76-72-80—302 |
| Tom Weiskopf | 76-72-77-77—302 |
| Dick Hart | 74-75-80-74—303 |
| Jack Lumpkin | 74-74-74-81—303 |
| Bill Ogden | 75-73-79-76—303 |
| Sam Carmichael | 76-74-76-78—304 |
| Paul Kelly | 75-74-78-78—305 |
| Robert Reith | 73-76-73-83—305 |
| Franklin Keller | 77-73-79-78—307 |
