| 1975 U.S. Open | |
Lou Graham defeated John Mahaffey in an 18-hole playoff to win the 1975 U.S. Open a day after the third-round leader collapsed and several notable players failed to take advantage.
Frank Beard was that third-round leader. He was four strokes ahead of Graham and six ahead of Mahaffey at the start of the final round. But Beard shot 78 in Round 4, including bogeys on Nos. 16 and 17.
Graham had the chance to win it in regulation, but bogied the 72nd hole. In the Monday playoff, however, Graham bettered Mahaffey 71 to 73.
It was Graham's third career win on the PGA Tour; he ended his career with six wins, although he challenged in other U.S. Opens. Mahaffey went on to win the 1978 PGA Championship.
Two years after his final PGA Tour victory, this was Palmer's last Top 10 finish in a U.S. Open and second-to-last Top 10 in any of the majors.
In a strong year for amateurs, Jay Haas and Jerry Pate shared low am honors at 293. Pate won the 1976 U.S. Open a year later.
1975 U.S. Open Golf Tournament Scores
Results from the 1975 U.S. Open golf tournament played on the par-71 No. 3 Course of Medinah Country Club in Medinah, Illinois (x-won playoff; a-amateur):
| x-Lou Graham | 74-72-68-73--287 | $40,000 |
| John Mahaffey | 73-71-72-71--287 | $20,000 |
| Hale Irwin | 74-71-73-70--288 | $10,875 |
| Bob Murphy | 74-73-72-69--288 | $10,875 |
| Ben Crenshaw | 70-68-76-74--288 | $10,875 |
| Frank Beard | 74-69-67-78--288 | $10,875 |
| Peter Oosterhuis | 69-73-72-75--289 | $7,500 |
| Jack Nicklaus | 72-70-75-72--289 | $7,500 |
| Arnold Palmer | 69-75-73-73--290 | $5,000 |
| Pat Fitzsimons | 67-73-73-77--290 | $5,000 |
| Tom Watson | 67-68-78-77--290 | $5,000 |
| Andy North | 75-72-72-72--291 | $2,800 |
| Raymond Floyd | 76-71-72-72--291 | $2,800 |
| Jim Wiechers | 68-73-76-75--292 | $2,025 |
| Rik Massengale | 71-74-71-76--292 | $2,025 |
| Eddie Pearce | 75-71-70-76--292 | $2,025 |
| Joe Inman | 72-72-71-77--292 | $2,025 |
| Gary Groh | 73-74-73-73--293 | $1,675 |
| Terry Dill | 72-69-77-75--293 | $1,675 |
| a-Jay Haas | 74-69-72-78--293 | |
| Hubert Green | 74-73-68-78--293 | $1,675 |
| Grier Jones | 69-73-79-72--293 | $1,675 |
| a-Jerry Pate | 79-70-72-72--293 | |
| Kermit Zarley | 73-71-75-75--294 | $1,452 |
| Forrest Fezler | 73-75-71-75--294 | $1,452 |
| Bud Allin | 76-70-73-75--294 | $1,452 |
| Dale Douglass | 71-77-72-74--294 | $1,452 |
| Miller Barber | 74-71-71-78--294 | $1,452 |
| Lee Trevino | 72-75-73-75--295 | $1,193 |
| Don January | 75-71-74-75--295 | $1,193 |
| Tom Weiskopf | 75-71-74-75--295 | $1,193 |
| Steve Melnyk | 75-73-74-73--295 | $1,193 |
| Ed Sneed | 75-74-73-73--295 | $1,193 |
| David Graham | 71-76-74-74--295 | $1,193 |
| Nate Starks | 75-72-76-72--295 | $1,193 |
| Jerry Heard | 77-67-78-73--295 | $1,193 |
| Tommy Aaron | 73-71-82-69--295 | $1,193 |
| John Schlee | 75-73-72-76--296 | $1,040 |
| Johnny Miller | 75-72-76-73--296 | $1,040 |
| Lanny Wadkins | 69-77-77-73--296 | $1,040 |
| Julius Boros | 72-77-72-75--296 | $1,040 |
| Al Geiberger | 72-72-74-78--296 | $1,040 |
| Dave Stockton | 73-73-77-74--297 | $985 |
| Gary Player | 75-73-72-77--297 | $985 |
| Doug Sanders | 75-73-76-74--298 | $955 |
| Gibby Gilbert | 71-76-74-77--298 | $955 |
| Dick Rhyan | 74-70-77-77--298 | $955 |
| Bob E. Smith | 78-71-72-77--298 | $955 |
| J.C. Snead | 76-73-75-75--299 | $905 |
| Bob Gilder | 76-71-77-75--299 | $905 |
| Beau Baugh | 77-72-73-77--299 | $905 |
| Bob Stanton | 77-72-78-72--299 | $905 |
| a-Lance Ten Broeck | 71-74-79-75--299 | |
| Gary Robinson | 72-72-76-79--299 | $905 |
| Gene Littler | 74-73-73-79--299 | $905 |
| Wally Armstrong | 73-74-77-76--300 | $865 |
| Lynn Janson | 71-73-78-78--300 | $865 |
| Bob Panasik | 76-71-76-78--301 | $845 |
| Frank Conner | 72-72-76-81--301 | $845 |
| Marty Fleckman | 71-77-79-76--303 | $830 |
| Bill Rogers | 75-73-81-75--304 | $820 |
| Jack Ewing | 76-73-77-79--305 | $810 |
| Jack Connelly | 75-74-78-79--306 | $800 |
| Bob Goalby | 72-74-80-80--306 | $800 |
| Mike Reasor | 72-74-82-80--308 | $800 |
| Carlton White | 74-75-76-86--311 | $800 |
| Stan Altgelt | 76-72-87-77--312 | $800 |
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