Tony Jacklin shot under-par in all four rounds on his way to a seven-stroke victory and his only U.S. Open title, the second of his two major championships.

The first round was played in extremely challenging conditions with winds blustering up to 41 miles an hour and resulted in generally high scoring with only 7 players in the field breaking 75.

"[5] Jacklin took a four-shot lead over Dave Hill into the final round,[6][7] and despite bogeys at the 7th and 8th, made a long birdie putt at 9 to quell any talk of a collapse.

[9] Opened eight years earlier, Hazeltine was hosting its first men's major championship, and reviews were mixed.

"[5] The course underwent significant renovations; when the U.S. Open returned twenty-one years later in 1991 it drew generally positive reviews, even from Hill.