1976 U.S. Open

Archive note

The 1976 edition was won by Jerry Pate. Verified venue assignments are published in this record.

Record sources

• 2026 USGA Championships Media Guide - U.S. Open
  • 1976 U.S. Open · Championship identity

    The official 2026 USGA Championship Record Book directly enumerates the completed 1976 Championship, champion, explicit date span, and site in Championship Results: 1895 to 2025. The recorded champion and site preserve the higher-resolution register text. The current official U.S. Open Champions table independently confirms the year, champion, and site.

    Verified 2026-08-20
• USGA dated host record and researched Club identity
  • Highlands

    Official Club or regional association evidence corroborates the historical host identity for Atlanta Athletic Club; the dated USGA venue wording and canonical locality are retained separately. The dated Highlands Course qualifier resolves to the existing Highlands Course owned by this Club. Dated host authority: https://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-page/media/online-media-center/usga-records/u-s--open-results--1895-to-present.html

    Verified 2026-09-10
• USGA official U.S. Open result
  • Jerry Pate

    The official result names the champion and regulation total. Historical playoff status is corroborated by tied regulation totals and extra scores for both winner and runner-up. The 2026 report establishes a one-stroke win on the 72nd hole. Relative score is retained only where explicitly stated.

    Verified 2026-09-10
• USGA: 2026 U.S. Open Record Book
  • Tom Weiskopf

    PDF page 8, 1976 result: Tom Weiskopf, regulation total 279 (-1 to par).

    Verified 2026-10-23
  • Al Geiberger

    PDF page 8, 1976 result: Al Geiberger, regulation total 279 (-1 to par).

    Verified 2026-10-23