Lee Trevino Rises to Stardom: 1968 U.S. Open Film

When Oak Hill Country Club hosted the 1968 U.S. Open, a personable, young Texan announced his arrival on golf's biggest stage. See how Lee Trevino rose above the rest and withstood a final-round charge from defending champion Jack Nicklaus in the championship's official film.
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[@brmillgr]

in 2002 my grandpa passed away. I always remember how much he loved golf. When I 6 or 7 he had his old clubs cut down for me and that was the beginning of my love affair with golf. He admired the skill of Jack, Arnie, Player but Trevino was his absolute favorite, thanks for posting this!

[@thestereoclub6735]

I was at this tournament on the first day. Oak Hill is an amazing course, with huge trees, very tight, and bent grass fairways that were immaculate. I walked the front nine slowly, and caught brief glimpses of many players. Arnie was struggling with a duck hook... I saw Trevino just briefly on a par 3. I started following Yancey at 9, and stayed with him for the rest of his round. He had a lovely swing that held up for two more days, not enough to hold off Trevino. I even saw the ABC announcers walking the course on the back nine- this was a very different era with no coverage until the weekend.

[@Pronzini1]

When you consider where Trevino came from, his accomplishments are probably the most of any golfer in history. He won 6 major titles, and beat Nicklaus four out of the five times that they were the favorites down the stretch. He was a tough little Marine who wasn't afraid of anybody. He was quite a guy.

[@Mrm_Mario]

Amen!

[@stevestewart240]

Absolutely

[@salfordnick5336]

Spot on, only other with similar background was seve....both my favourite

[@halwarner3326]

Is quite a guy.

[@davewanamaker3690]

Lee is an inspiration!

[@christopherfranklin972]

Golfing Gold!It's wonderful to be able to see the likes of Bert Yancey in action,Jack with his 'White Fang' putter playing the game that I fell in love with on a course where rough was really rough and level par was a good score. Watching this I conclude that golf has not really 'progressed' as much as we would like to think in terms of equipment and course condition,courses have to be longer to cater for the modern ball,they are more expensive to maintain in terms of mowing,irrigation and quality of putting surfaces yet has the game become 'better'? Jack's comments on the way Tour courses are set up is as true today as it was then.

[@ashie259]

Bert Yancey was bipolar and really struggled, especially in later life. A great player really hampered by his condition. RIP

[@healthyone100]

thanks i didn't know that, i have depression so i know how he must have felt!

[@dickrichards9650]

I recall Curtis Strange, repeating as U.S. Open champion, at Oak Hill in 1989.

[@LeeTrevinoFans]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MR TREVINO!

[@sportsjefe]

Bert Yancey never did get that major. 4 3rd place finishes were as high as he got. His mental episodes did return, although he was eventually able to return to competitive golf with proper medication. He died of a heart attack in 1994, age 56.

[@Dreama40]

If there's a better golfer than Trevino 'through the ball' (25.48) please let me know.

[@luckybestwash]

"My caddie said hit a 6 iron out of the rough so I took his advice" um your caddie looks like he's about 17 years old

[@4orrcountry]

Unfortunate audio quality. Can you tighten that up and re-submit this video?

[@tmo4330]

A commentator once told Trevino "everybody likes you." Trevino said "I have a few X-wives that didn't like me." He always had a good sense of humor!

[@michaelcurcio4025]

I got to swing Lee's 7iron at an exhibition in the late seventies.True luminary in golfs universe.

[@christopherfranklin972]

p.s. Look up Jay Revell on the tragic story of Bert Yancey.

[@alydar21]

Fabulous! Is there any footage of back 9 at Cherry Hills 1960?

[@usga]

Here are highlights from every U.S. Open during the 1960s: kzbin.info/www/bejne/poa0iKKfjNCBhLs

[@alydar21]

@@usga Appreciate the highlights! There must not be much footage of Cherry Hills on Sunday. You guys would be most likely to have it. Would enjoy seeing Nicklaus and Hogan play the final round together.

[@josephwirtz8352]

Check out how different the typical putting style was back then...lots of wrist action! I’m actually going to try it out on my shorter putts... Thank you for posting!⛳️🏌🏽‍♂️❤️

[@wreckim]

The problem is they've made greens so fast now. I wish we could go back Joseph, but it's not possible. The pros now use launch monitors even for their putts, so it will tell them wristy action is a no no. But I think if your local club has normal speed greens, wristy can be better. No way is anybody correct on every style for every player.

[@josephwirtz8352]

@@wreckim I think I’m going to only give it a shot on putts inside 6 feet. Everything else I’ll stay with stiff wristed...

[@ashie259]

I think that style developed to cope with the slower, more bumpy greens they were playing on. Mind you, the way I've been putting lately, I'm willing to give anything a go!

[@poocrayon4588]

@@wreckim Most city or country courses greens are closer to this than what the pros currently play on. Imo the pro greens are too much and have made putting quite an unnatural stroke. I'm not against super fast greens per se, but I wish different places would have different type of greens instead of every major course having to copy one another.

[@wreckim]

@@poocrayon4588 Agree. I think it would be quite interesting to see varying degrees of speeds on the greens as the Tour Pros go through the season, depending on the location and golf course etc..

[@maxderbomber]

Great stuff. When is the 1971 US Open film ?

[@usga]

Coming on Wednesday!

[@victorkreitner754]

When you consider Bert Yancy battled for years mental illness and depression it's incredible he had any pro golf career. Golf at times can be a mental challenge in itself, and the fact he was leading the 1968 US Open is remarkable. His doctor prescribed him lithium salts for his condition which unfortunately would cause his hands to shake out of control. It eventually forced him to retire from golf. He would later be prescribed a more controlled anti convulsant drug that allowed him to return to a productive life. Sadly he had a fatal heart attack in 1994 at age 56 while preparing to play a round of golf at a tournament in Park City Utah.

[@StFidjnr]

when is the 1990 U.S senior open film

[@ScratchArkkitehti]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJa2hZxmnseKgLs

[@usga]

@@ScratchArkkitehti The official 1990 U.S. Senior Open film can be found on demand on the USGA's XUMO channel! www.xumo.tv/channel/9999389/usga?v=XM03E14OZHGA8T&p=14609

[@michaelbardeleben4519]

Ball spends more time in the air than on the green when putting! Can you imagine the furore if modern pros today were presented with greens like that today! Thats why Chambers Bay got such a roasting for the poor greens. In thse days thats how the greens were cut! Notice how Trevino played with a draw here.

[@fs1natra]

"jack allways had the bar set high-we never touched it.nicklaus didnt win all the majors.he won most of them.we controlled him once in a while"lee trevino

[@ashie259]

I notice they showed De Vicenzo followed by Bob Goalby and didn't mention the Masters from that very same year....

[@jadesmith6823]

I showed this to girlfriend. I'm now single however, what a beautiful time ❤️🙏🙌💦

[@georgesealy4706]

Trevino was the ultimate competitor. He was never out of a hole. I am happy to say I saw him play in person a number of times.

[@kennyc3670]

Thanks for showing this. Always good to watch Supermex at his best.

[@douglassauvageau7262]

Grounds-keeping has evolved. The game is more fun now.

[@ignatiusjk]

I love these old films, even the caddies were dressed up.

[@gumusluk05]

Trevinos caddy was a maniac on the last hole 😬

[@teressaabbott855]

👍🏌‍♂️⛳

[@stevenramos1181]

The audio is not great

[@gumusluk05]

Either is your post 🤡

[@Real28]

I love the footage. But dang, I'd rather listen to Johnny Miller drone on about the thing we just saw 24 times.

[@tbcoachniblick1208]

Audio is a disaster..!! What a shame...USGA