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U.S. Open

2018 logo
Tournament information
Location	Shinnecock Hills, New York in 2018
Established	1895, 124 years ago
Course(s)	Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in 2018
Par	70 in 2018
Length	7,440 yd (6,800 m) in 2018
Organized by	USGA
Tour(s)	PGA Tour European Tour Japan Golf Tour
Format	Stroke play
Month played	June
Tournament record score
Aggregate	268 Rory McIlroy (2011)
To par	−16 Rory McIlroy (2011) −16 Brooks Koepka (2017)
Current champion
Brooks Koepka
2018 U.S. Open (golf)

The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open national championship of golf in the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour. Since 1898 the competition has been 72 holes of stroke play (4 rounds on an 18-hole course), with the winner being the player with the lowest total number of strokes. It is staged by the United States Golf Association (USGA) in mid-June, scheduled so that, if there are no weather delays, the final round is played on the third Sunday, which is Father's Day. The U.S. Open is staged at a variety of courses, set up in such a way that scoring is very difficult, with a premium placed on accurate driving.

History

The first U.S. Open was played on October 4, 1895, on a nine-hole course at the Newport Country Club in Newport, Rhode Island. It was a 36-hole competition and was played in a single day. Ten professionals and one amateur entered. The winner was Horace Rawlins, a 21-year-old Englishman, who had arrived in the U.S. earlier that year to take up a position at the host club. He received $150 cash out of a prize fund of $335, plus a $50 gold medal; his club received the Open Championship Cup trophy, which was presented by the USGA.^[1][2]

In the beginning, the tournament was dominated by experienced British players until 1911, when John J. McDermott became the first native-born American winner. American golfers soon began to win regularly and the tournament evolved to become one of the four majors.

U.S. Open Trophy at the 2008 PGA Golf Show.

Since 1911, the title has been won mostly by players from the United States. Since 1950, players from only six countries other than the United States have won the championship, most notably South Africa, which has won five times since 1965. A streak of four consecutive non-American winners occurred from 2004 to 2007 for the first time since 1910. These four players, South African Retief Goosen (2004), New Zealander Michael Campbell (2005), Australian Geoff Ogilvy (2006) and Argentine Ángel Cabrera (2007), are all from countries in the Southern Hemisphere. Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell (2010) became the first European player to win the event since Tony Jacklin of England in 1970; three more Europeans won in the next four editions, making it only three American wins in the 11 tournaments from 2004-2014.

U.S. Open play is characterized by tight scoring at or around par by the leaders, with the winner usually emerging at around even par. A U.S. Open course is seldom beaten severely, and there have been many over-par wins (in part because par is usually set at 70, except for the very longest courses). Normally, an Open course is quite long and will have a high cut of primary rough (termed "Open rough" by the American press and fans); undulating greens (such as at Pinehurst No. 2 in 2005, which was described by Johnny Miller of NBC as "like trying to hit a ball on top of a VW Beetle"); pinched fairways (especially on what are expected to be less difficult holes); and two or three holes that are short par fives under regular play would be used as long par fours during the tournament (often to meet that frequently used par of 70, forcing players to have accurate long drives). Some courses that are attempting to get into the rotation for the U.S. Open will undergo renovations to develop these features. Rees Jones is the most notable of the "Open Doctors" who take on these projects; his father Robert Trent Jones had filled that role earlier. As with any professional golf tournament, the available space surrounding the course (for spectators, among other considerations) and local infrastructure also factor into deciding which courses will host the event.

Qualification

The U.S. Open is open to any professional, or to any amateur with a USGA Handicap Index not exceeding 1.4.^[3] Players (male or female)^[3] may obtain a place by being fully exempt or by competing successfully in qualifying. The field is 156 players.

About half of the field is made up of players who are fully exempt from qualifying. The current exemption categories are:^[4][5]

• Winners of the U.S. Open for the last ten years


• Winner and runner-up from the previous year's U.S. Amateur and winners of the previous year's U.S. Junior Amateur and U.S. Mid-Amateur^[5]
  


• Winner of the previous year's Amateur Championship^[6]
  


• The previous year's Mark H. McCormack Medal winner for the top-ranked amateur golfer in the world^[6]
  


• Winners of each of Masters Tournament, Open Championship and PGA Championship for the last five years


• Winners of the last three Players Championships
  


• Winner of the current year's BMW PGA Championship
  


• Winner of the last U.S. Senior Open
  


• In the year after the Olympic golf tournament, the reigning men's gold medalist


• Top 10 finishers and ties from the previous year's U.S. Open


• Players who qualified for the previous year's Tour Championship
  


• The top 60 in the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) as of two weeks before the start of the tournament


• The top 60 in the OWGR as of the tournament date


• Special exemptions selected by the USGA


• All remaining spots after the second top 60 OWGR cutoff date filled by alternates from qualifying tournaments.

The exemptions for amateurs apply only if the players remain amateurs as of the tournament date.

Before 2011, the sole OWGR cutoff for entry was the top 50 as of two weeks before the tournament. An exemption category for the top 50 as of the tournament date was added for 2011, apparently in response to the phenomenon of golfers entering the top 50 between the original cutoff date and the tournament (such as Justin Rose and Rickie Fowler in 2010).^[7]

Through 2011, exemptions existed for leading money winners on the PGA, European, Japanese, and Australasian tours, as well as winners of multiple PGA Tour events in the year before the U.S. Open. These categories were eliminated in favor of inviting the top 60 on the OWGR at both relevant dates.^[7] Starting with the 2012 championship, an exemption was added for the winner of the current year's BMW PGA Championship, the European Tour's equivalent of The Players Championship.^[8]

Potential competitors who are not fully exempt must enter the Qualifying process, which has two stages. Firstly there is Local Qualifying, which is played over 18 holes at more than 100 courses around the United States. Many leading players are exempt from this first stage, and they join the successful local qualifiers at the Sectional Qualifying stage, which is played over 36 holes in one day at several sites in the U.S., as well as one each in Europe and Japan. There is no lower age limit and the youngest-ever qualifier was 14-year-old Andy Zhang of China, who qualified in 2012 after Paul Casey withdrew days before the tournament.

USGA special exemptions

The USGA has granted a special exemption to 34 players 52 times since 1966.^[9] Players with multiple special exemptions include: Arnold Palmer (1978, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1994), Seve Ballesteros (1978, 1994), Gary Player (1981, 1983), Lee Trevino (1983, 1984), Hale Irwin (1990, 2002, 2003), Jack Nicklaus (1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000), Tom Watson (1993, 1996, 2000, 2003, 2010).^[10]

Irwin won the 1990 U.S. Open after accepting a special exemption. In the 2016, a special exemption was extended to former champion Retief Goosen (2001, 2004).^[11] In 2018, a special exemption was extended to former U.S. Open champions Jim Furyk (2003) and Ernie Els (1994, 1997).^[12]

Prizes

The purse at the 2017 U.S. Open was $12 million, and the winner's share was $2.16 million. The European Tour uses conversion rates at the time of the tournament to calculate the official prize money used in their Race to Dubai (€10,745,927 in 2017).

In line with the other majors, winning the U.S. Open gives a golfer several privileges that make his career much more secure if he is not already one of the elite players of the sport. U.S. Open champions are automatically invited to play in the other three majors (the Masters, The Open Championship (British Open), and the PGA Championship) for the next five years, as well as The Players Championship, and they are exempt from qualifying for the U.S. Open itself for 10 years.

Winners may also receive a five-year exemption on the PGA Tour, which is automatic for regular members. Non-PGA Tour members who win the U.S. Open have the choice of joining the PGA Tour either within 60 days of winning, or prior to the beginning of any one of the next five tour seasons.

Finally, U.S. Open winners receive automatic invitations to three of the five senior majors once they turn 50; they receive a five-year invitation to the U.S. Senior Open and a lifetime invitation to the Senior PGA Championship and Senior British Open.

The top 10 finishers at the U.S. Open are fully exempt from qualifying for the following year's Open, and the top four are automatically invited to the following season's Masters.

Playoff format

Up to 2017, the U.S. Open retained a full 18-hole playoff the following day (Monday). If a tie existed after that fifth round, then the playoff continued as sudden-death on the 91st hole. The U.S. Open advanced to sudden-death three times (1990, 1994, 2008), most recently when Tiger Woods defeated Rocco Mediate on the first additional playoff hole in 2008. Before sudden-death was introduced in the 1950s, additional 18-hole rounds were played (1925, 1939, and 1946) to break the tie. When the playoff was scheduled for 36 holes and ended in a tie, as in 1931, a second 36-hole playoff was required.

Since 2018, the USGA adopted a two-hole aggregate playoff format, after consulting fans, players and media partners. Sudden death will still be played if the playoff ends tied.^[13]

Champions

Willie Anderson, Bobby Jones, Ben Hogan and Jack Nicklaus hold the record for the most U.S. Open victories, with four victories each.^[14]Hale Irwin is the oldest winner of the U.S. Open at 45 years and 15 days in 1990.^[15] The youngest winner of the U.S. Open is John McDermott at 19 years, 10 months, 14 days in 1911.^[15]

Year	Champion	Country	Venue	Location	Score	Winning margin	Runner(s)-up	Winner's share ($)
2018	Brooks Koepka (2)	United States	Shinnecock Hills Golf Club	Shinnecock Hills, New York	281 (+1)	1 stroke	Tommy Fleetwood	2,160,000
2017	Brooks Koepka	United States	Erin Hills	Erin, Wisconsin	272 (−16)	4 strokes	Hideki Matsuyama Brian Harman	2,160,000
2016	Dustin Johnson	United States	Oakmont Country Club	Oakmont, Pennsylvania	276 (−4)	3 strokes	Jim Furyk Shane Lowry Scott Piercy	1,800,000
2015	Jordan Spieth	United States	Chambers Bay	University Place, Washington	275 (−5)	1 stroke	Dustin Johnson Louis Oosthuizen	1,800,000
2014	Martin Kaymer	Germany	Pinehurst Resort, Course No. 2	Pinehurst, North Carolina	271 (−9)	8 strokes	Erik Compton Rickie Fowler	1,620,000
2013	Justin Rose	England	Merion Golf Club, East Course	Ardmore, Pennsylvania	281 (+1)	2 strokes	Jason Day Phil Mickelson	1,440,000
2012	Webb Simpson	United States	Olympic Club, Lake Course	San Francisco, California	281 (+1)	1 stroke	Graeme McDowell Michael Thompson	1,440,000
2011	Rory McIlroy	Northern Ireland	Congressional Country Club, Blue Course	Bethesda, Maryland	268 (−16)	8 strokes	Jason Day	1,440,000
2010	Graeme McDowell	Northern Ireland	Pebble Beach Golf Links	Pebble Beach, California	284 (E)	1 stroke	Grégory Havret	1,350,000
2009	Lucas Glover	United States	Bethpage State Park, Black Course	Farmingdale, New York[N 1]	276 (−4)	2 strokes	Ricky Barnes David Duval Phil Mickelson	1,350,000
2008	Tiger Woods (3)	United States	Torrey Pines Golf Course, South Course	La Jolla, California[N 2]	283 (−1)	Playoff	Rocco Mediate	1,350,000
2007	Ángel Cabrera	Argentina	Oakmont Country Club	Oakmont, Pennsylvania	285 (+5)	1 stroke	Jim Furyk Tiger Woods	1,260,000
2006	Geoff Ogilvy	Australia	Winged Foot Golf Club, West Course	Mamaroneck, New York	285 (+5)	1 stroke	Jim Furyk Phil Mickelson Colin Montgomerie	1,225,000
2005	Michael Campbell	New Zealand	Pinehurst Resort, Course No. 2	Pinehurst, North Carolina	280 (E)	2 strokes	Tiger Woods	1,170,000
2004	Retief Goosen (2)	South Africa	Shinnecock Hills Golf Club	Shinnecock Hills, New York	276 (−4)	2 strokes	Phil Mickelson	1,125,000
2003	Jim Furyk	United States	Olympia Fields Country Club, North Course	Olympia Fields, Illinois	272 (−8)	3 strokes	Stephen Leaney	1,080,000
2002	Tiger Woods (2)	United States	Bethpage State Park, Black Course	Farmingdale, New York[N 1]	277 (−3)	3 strokes	Phil Mickelson	1,000,000
2001	Retief Goosen	South Africa	Southern Hills Country Club	Tulsa, Oklahoma	276 (−4)	Playoff	Mark Brooks	900,000
2000	Tiger Woods	United States	Pebble Beach Golf Links	Pebble Beach, California	272 (−12)	15 strokes	Ernie Els Miguel Ángel Jiménez	800,000
1999	Payne Stewart (2)	United States	Pinehurst Resort, Course No. 2	Pinehurst, North Carolina	279 (−1)	1 stroke	Phil Mickelson	625,000
1998	Lee Janzen (2)	United States	Olympic Club, Lake Course	San Francisco, California[N 3]	280 (E)	1 stroke	Payne Stewart	535,000
1997	Ernie Els (2)	South Africa	Congressional Country Club, Blue Course	Bethesda, Maryland	276 (−4)	1 stroke	Colin Montgomerie	465,000
1996	Steve Jones	United States	Oakland Hills Country Club, South Course	Bloomfield Hills, Michigan	278 (−2)	1 stroke	Tom Lehman Davis Love III	425,000
1995	Corey Pavin	United States	Shinnecock Hills Golf Club	Shinnecock Hills, New York	280 (E)	2 strokes	Greg Norman	350,000
1994	Ernie Els	South Africa	Oakmont Country Club	Oakmont, Pennsylvania	279 (−5)	Playoff	Colin Montgomerie Loren Roberts	320,000
1993	Lee Janzen	United States	Baltusrol Golf Club, Lower Course	Springfield, New Jersey	272 (−8)	2 strokes	Payne Stewart	290,000
1992	Tom Kite	United States	Pebble Beach Golf Links	Pebble Beach, California	285 (−3)	2 strokes	Jeff Sluman	275,000
1991	Payne Stewart	United States	Hazeltine National Golf Club	Chaska, Minnesota	282 (−6)	Playoff	Scott Simpson	235,000
1990	Hale Irwin (3)	United States	Medinah Country Club, Course No. 3	Medinah, Illinois	280 (−8)	Playoff	Mike Donald	220,000
1989	Curtis Strange (2)	United States	Oak Hill Country Club, East Course	Rochester, New York[N 4]	278 (−2)	1 stroke	Chip Beck Mark McCumber Ian Woosnam	200,000
1988	Curtis Strange	United States	The Country Club, Composite Course	Brookline, Massachusetts	278 (−6)	Playoff	Nick Faldo	180,000
1987	Scott Simpson	United States	Olympic Club, Lake Course	San Francisco, California[N 3]	277 (−3)	1 stroke	Tom Watson	150,000
1986	Raymond Floyd	United States	Shinnecock Hills Golf Club	Shinnecock Hills, New York	279 (−1)	2 strokes	Chip Beck Lanny Wadkins	115,000
1985	Andy North (2)	United States	Oakland Hills Country Club, South Course	Bloomfield Hills, Michigan	279 (−1)	1 stroke	Dave Barr Chen Tze-chung Denis Watson	103,000
1984	Fuzzy Zoeller	United States	Winged Foot Golf Club, West Course	Mamaroneck, New York	276 (−4)	Playoff	Greg Norman	94,000
1983	Larry Nelson	United States	Oakmont Country Club	Oakmont, Pennsylvania	280 (−4)	1 stroke	Tom Watson	72,000
1982	Tom Watson	United States	Pebble Beach Golf Links	Pebble Beach, California	282 (−6)	2 strokes	Jack Nicklaus	60,000
1981	David Graham	Australia	Merion Golf Club, East Course	Ardmore, Pennsylvania	273 (−7)	3 strokes	George Burns Bill Rogers	55,000
1980	Jack Nicklaus (4)	United States	Baltusrol Golf Club, Lower Course	Springfield, New Jersey	272 (−8)	2 strokes	Isao Aoki	55,000
1979	Hale Irwin (2)	United States	Inverness Club	Toledo, Ohio	284 (E)	2 strokes	Jerry Pate Gary Player	50,000
1978	Andy North	United States	Cherry Hills Country Club	Cherry Hills Village, Colorado	285 (+1)	1 stroke	J. C. Snead Dave Stockton	45,000
1977	Hubert Green	United States	Southern Hills Country Club	Tulsa, Oklahoma	278 (−2)	1 stroke	Lou Graham	45,000
1976	Jerry Pate	United States	Atlanta Athletic Club, Highlands Course	Duluth, Georgia[N 5]	277 (−3)	2 strokes	Al Geiberger Tom Weiskopf	42,000
1975	Lou Graham	United States	Medinah Country Club, Course No. 3	Medinah, Illinois	287 (+3)	Playoff	John Mahaffey	40,000
1974	Hale Irwin	United States	Winged Foot Golf Club, West Course	Mamaroneck, New York	287 (+7)	2 strokes	Forrest Fezler	35,000
1973	Johnny Miller	United States	Oakmont Country Club	Oakmont, Pennsylvania	279 (−5)	1 stroke	John Schlee	35,000
1972	Jack Nicklaus (3)	United States	Pebble Beach Golf Links	Pebble Beach, California	290 (+2)	3 strokes	Bruce Crampton	30,000
1971	Lee Trevino (2)	United States	Merion Golf Club, East Course	Ardmore, Pennsylvania	280 (E)	Playoff	Jack Nicklaus	30,000
1970	Tony Jacklin	England	Hazeltine National Golf Club	Chaska, Minnesota	281 (−7)	7 strokes	Dave Hill	30,000
1969	Orville Moody	United States	Champions Golf Club, Cypress Creek Course	Houston, Texas	281 (+1)	1 stroke	Deane Beman Al Geiberger Bob Rosburg	30,000
1968	Lee Trevino	United States	Oak Hill Country Club, East Course	Rochester, New York[N 4]	275 (−5)	4 strokes	Jack Nicklaus	30,000
1967	Jack Nicklaus (2)	United States	Baltusrol Golf Club, Lower Course	Springfield, New Jersey	275 (−5)	4 strokes	Arnold Palmer	30,000
1966	Billy Casper (2)	United States	Olympic Club, Lake Course	San Francisco, California[N 3]	278 (−2)	Playoff	Arnold Palmer	26,500
1965	Gary Player	South Africa	Bellerive Country Club	St. Louis, Missouri[N 6]	282 (+2)	Playoff	Kel Nagle	26,000
1964	Ken Venturi	United States	Congressional Country Club, Blue Course	Bethesda, Maryland	278 (−2)	4 strokes	Tommy Jacobs	17,000
1963	Julius Boros (2)	United States	The Country Club, Composite Course	Brookline, Massachusetts	293 (+9)	Playoff	Jacky Cupit Arnold Palmer	17,500
1962	Jack Nicklaus	United States	Oakmont Country Club	Oakmont, Pennsylvania	283 (−1)	Playoff	Arnold Palmer	17,500
1961	Gene Littler	United States	Oakland Hills Country Club, South Course	Bloomfield Hills, Michigan	281 (+1)	1 stroke	Bob Goalby Doug Sanders	14,000
1960	Arnold Palmer	United States	Cherry Hills Country Club	Cherry Hills Village, Colorado	280 (−4)	2 strokes	Jack Nicklaus (a)	14,400
1959	Billy Casper	United States	Winged Foot Golf Club, West Course	Mamaroneck, New York	282 (+2)	1 stroke	Bob Rosburg	12,000
1958	Tommy Bolt	United States	Southern Hills Country Club	Tulsa, Oklahoma	283 (+3)	4 strokes	Gary Player	8,000
1957	Dick Mayer	United States	Inverness Club	Toledo, Ohio	282 (+2)	Playoff	Cary Middlecoff	7,200
1956	Cary Middlecoff (2)	United States	Oak Hill Country Club, East Course	Rochester, New York[N 4]	281 (+1)	1 stroke	Julius Boros Ben Hogan	6,000
1955	Jack Fleck	United States	Olympic Club, Lake Course	San Francisco, California[N 3]	287 (+7)	Playoff	Ben Hogan	6,000
1954	Ed Furgol	United States	Baltusrol Golf Club, Lower Course	Springfield, New Jersey	284 (+4)	1 stroke	Gene Littler	6,000
1953	Ben Hogan (4)	United States	Oakmont Country Club	Oakmont, Pennsylvania	283 (−5)	6 strokes	Sam Snead	5,000
1952	Julius Boros	United States	Northwood Club	Dallas, Texas	281 (+1)	4 strokes	Ed Oliver	4,000
1951	Ben Hogan (3)	United States	Oakland Hills Country Club, South Course	Bloomfield Hills, Michigan	287 (+7)	2 strokes	Clayton Heafner	4,000
1950	Ben Hogan (2)	United States	Merion Golf Club, East Course	Ardmore, Pennsylvania	287 (+7)	Playoff	Lloyd Mangrum (2nd), George Fazio (3rd)	4,000
1949	Cary Middlecoff	United States	Medinah Country Club, Course No. 3	Medinah, Illinois	286 (+2)	1 stroke	Clayton Heafner Sam Snead	2,000
1948	Ben Hogan	United States	Riviera Country Club	Pacific Palisades, California[N 7]	276 (−8)	2 strokes	Jimmy Demaret	2,000
1947	Lew Worsham	United States	St. Louis Country Club	Ladue, Missouri	282 (−2)	Playoff	Sam Snead	2,500
1946	Lloyd Mangrum	United States	Canterbury Golf Club	Beachwood, Ohio	284 (−4)	Playoff	Vic Ghezzi (T2) Byron Nelson (T2)	1,833
1942–1945: Cancelled due to World War II
1941	Craig Wood	United States	Colonial Country Club	Fort Worth, Texas	284 (+4)	3 strokes	Denny Shute	1,000
1940	Lawson Little	United States	Canterbury Golf Club	Beachwood, Ohio	287 (−1)	Playoff	Gene Sarazen	1,000
1939	Byron Nelson	United States	Philadelphia Country Club, Spring Mill Course	Gladwyne, Pennsylvania	284 (−4)	Playoff	Craig Wood (2nd), Denny Shute (3rd)	1,000
1938	Ralph Guldahl (2)	United States	Cherry Hills Country Club	Cherry Hills Village, Colorado	284 (E)	6 strokes	Dick Metz	1,000
1937	Ralph Guldahl	United States	Oakland Hills Country Club, South Course	Bloomfield Hills, Michigan	281 (+1)	2 strokes	Sam Snead	1,000
1936	Tony Manero	United States	Baltusrol Golf Club, Upper Course	Springfield, New Jersey	282 (−2)	2 strokes	Harry Cooper	1,000
1935	Sam Parks, Jr.	United States	Oakmont Country Club	Oakmont, Pennsylvania	299 (+11)	2 strokes	Jimmy Thomson	1,000
1934	Olin Dutra	United States	Merion Golf Club, East Course	Ardmore, Pennsylvania	293 (+13)	1 stroke	Gene Sarazen	1,000
1933	Johnny Goodman (a)	United States	North Shore Country Club	Glenview, Illinois	287 (−1)	1 stroke	Ralph Guldahl	0
1932	Gene Sarazen (2)	United States	Fresh Meadow Country Club	Queens, New York	286 (+2)	3 strokes	Bobby Cruickshank Philip Perkins	1,000
1931	Billy Burke	United States	Inverness Club	Toledo, Ohio	292 (+4)	Playoff	George Von Elm	1,750
1930	Bobby Jones (a) (4)	United States	Interlachen Country Club	Edina, Minnesota	287 (−1)	2 strokes	Macdonald Smith	0
1929	Bobby Jones (a) (3)	United States	Winged Foot Golf Club, West Course	Mamaroneck, New York	294	Playoff	Al Espinosa	0
1928	Johnny Farrell	United States	Olympia Fields Country Club, North Course	Olympia Fields, Illinois	294	Playoff	Bobby Jones (a)	500
1927	Tommy Armour	Scotland  United States	Oakmont Country Club	Oakmont, Pennsylvania	301	Playoff	Harry Cooper	500
1926	Bobby Jones (a) (2)	United States	Scioto Country Club	Columbus, Ohio	293	1 stroke	Joe Turnesa	0
1925	Willie Macfarlane	Scotland	Worcester Country Club	Worcester, Massachusetts	291	Playoff	Bobby Jones (a)	500
1924	Cyril Walker	England	Oakland Hills Country Club, South Course	Bloomfield Hills, Michigan	297	3 strokes	Bobby Jones (a)	500
1923	Bobby Jones (a)	United States	Inwood Country Club	Inwood, New York	296	Playoff	Bobby Cruickshank	0
1922	Gene Sarazen	United States	Skokie Country Club	Glencoe, Illinois	288	1 stroke	John Black Bobby Jones (a)	500
1921	Jim Barnes	England	Columbia Country Club	Chevy Chase, Maryland	289	9 strokes	Walter Hagen Fred McLeod	500
1920	Ted Ray	Jersey	Inverness Club	Toledo, Ohio	295	1 stroke	Jack Burke Sr. Leo Diegel Jock Hutchison Harry Vardon	500
1919	Walter Hagen (2)	United States	Brae Burn Country Club, Main Course	West Newton, Massachusetts	301	Playoff	Mike Brady	500
1917–1918: Cancelled due to World War I
1916	Chick Evans (a)	United States	The Minikahda Club	Minneapolis, Minnesota	286	2 strokes	Jock Hutchison	0
1915	Jerome Travers (a)	United States	Baltusrol Golf Club, Revised Course	Springfield, New Jersey	297	1 stroke	Tom McNamara	0
1914	Walter Hagen	United States	Midlothian Country Club	Midlothian, Illinois	290	1 stroke	Chick Evans (a)	300
1913	Francis Ouimet (a)	United States	The Country Club	Brookline, Massachusetts	304	Playoff	Harry Vardon (2nd), Ted Ray (3rd)	0
1912	John McDermott (2)	United States	Country Club of Buffalo	Buffalo, New York	294	2 strokes	Tom McNamara	300
1911	John McDermott	United States	Chicago Golf Club	Wheaton, Illinois	307	Playoff	Mike Brady (2nd), George Simpson (3rd)	300
1910	Alex Smith (2)	Scotland	Philadelphia Cricket Club, St. Martin's Course	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	298	Playoff	John McDermott (2nd), Macdonald Smith (3rd)	300
1909	George Sargent	England	Englewood Golf Club	Englewood, New Jersey	290	4 strokes	Tom McNamara	300
1908	Fred McLeod	Scotland	Myopia Hunt Club	South Hamilton, Massachusetts	322	Playoff	Willie Smith	300
1907	Alec Ross	Scotland	Philadelphia Cricket Club, St. Martin's Course	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	302	2 strokes	Gilbert Nicholls	300
1906	Alex Smith	Scotland	Onwentsia Club	Lake Forest, Illinois	295	7 strokes	Willie Smith	300
1905	Willie Anderson (4)	Scotland	Myopia Hunt Club	South Hamilton, Massachusetts	314	2 strokes	Alex Smith	200
1904	Willie Anderson (3)	Scotland	Glen View Club	Golf, Illinois	303	4 strokes	Gilbert Nicholls	200
1903	Willie Anderson (2)	Scotland	Baltusrol Golf Club, Original Course	Springfield, New Jersey	307	Playoff	David Brown	200
1902	Laurie Auchterlonie	Scotland	Garden City Golf Club	Garden City, New York	307	6 strokes	Stewart Gardner Walter Travis (a)	200
1901	Willie Anderson	Scotland	Myopia Hunt Club	South Hamilton, Massachusetts	331	Playoff	Alex Smith	200
1900	Harry Vardon	Jersey	Chicago Golf Club	Wheaton, Illinois	313	2 strokes	J.H. Taylor	200
1899	Willie Smith	Scotland	Baltimore Country Club, Roland Park Course	Baltimore, Maryland	315	11 strokes	Val Fitzjohn George Low Bert Way	150
1898	Fred Herd	Scotland	Myopia Hunt Club	South Hamilton, Massachusetts	328	7 strokes	Alex Smith	150
1897	Joe Lloyd	England	Chicago Golf Club	Wheaton, Illinois	162	1 stroke	Willie Anderson	150
1896	James Foulis	Scotland	Shinnecock Hills Golf Club	Shinnecock Hills, New York	152	3 strokes	Horace Rawlins	150
1895	Horace Rawlins	England	Newport Country Club	Newport, Rhode Island	173	2 strokes	Willie Dunn	150

(a) denotes amateur

Summary by course, state and region

The eighteenth state to host the tournament was Washington in 2015, followed by Wisconsin in 2017.

Records

• Oldest champion: Hale Irwin in 1990 at 45 years, 15 days.


• Youngest champion: John McDermott in 1911 at 19 years, 315 days.


• Oldest player to make the cut: Sam Snead in 1973 at 61 years old. He tied for 29th place.


• Most victories: 4 by Willie Anderson 1901, 1903–1905; Bobby Jones 1923, 1926, 1929–30; Ben Hogan 1948, 1950–51, 1953; Jack Nicklaus 1962, 1967, 1972, 1980. NOTE: Hogan also won the 1942 Hale America National Open which was held jointly by the USGA, PGA and Chicago GA for the benefit of the Navy Relief Society and the USO.


• Most consecutive victories: 3 by Willie Anderson 1903–1905.


• Most consecutive victorious attempts: 3 by Ben Hogan 1948, 1950–51


• Most consecutive attempts in top 2: 5 by Bobby Jones 1922–1926


• Most consecutive attempts in top 5: 6 by Willie Anderson 1901–1906


• Most consecutive attempts in top 10: 16 by Ben Hogan 1940–1956 (next highest streak 7)


• Most runner-up finishes: Phil Mickelson – 6 (1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2013)


• Most consecutive Opens started: 44 by Jack Nicklaus from 1957 to 2000.


• Largest margin of victory: 15 strokes by Tiger Woods, 2000. This is the all-time record for all majors.


• Lowest score for 36 holes: 130 – Martin Kaymer (65–65), rounds 1–2, 2014.


• Lowest score for 54 holes: 199 – Rory McIlroy (65–66–68), rounds 1–3, 2011; Louis Oosthuizen (66-66-67), rounds 2-4, 2015.


• Lowest score for 72 holes: 268 – Rory McIlroy (65–66–68–69), rounds 1–4, 2011.


• Most strokes under par for 72 holes: 16-under (268) by Rory McIlroy, 2011; 16-under (272) by Brooks Koepka, 2017.


• Most strokes under par at any point in the tournament: 17 by Rory McIlroy, final round, 2011.^[16]
  


• Lowest score for 18 holes: 63 – Johnny Miller, 4th round, 1973; Jack Nicklaus, 1st, 1980; Tom Weiskopf, 1st, 1980; Vijay Singh, 2nd, 2003; Justin Thomas, 3rd, 2017; Tommy Fleetwood, 4th, 2018.


• Lowest score for 18 holes in relation to par: −9 Justin Thomas, 3rd round, 2017.


• All four rounds under par (golfers who did not win the tournament in italics):^[17]
  
  
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    Lee Trevino, 1968 (69–68–69–69, par 70)
  
  
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    Tony Jacklin, 1970 (71–70–70–70, par 72)
  
  
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    Lee Janzen, 1993 (67–67–69–69, par 70)
  
  
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    Curtis Strange, 1994 (70–70–70–70, par 71)
  
  
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    Rory McIlroy (65–66–68–69, par 71) and Robert Garrigus (70–70–68–70), 2011
    
  
  
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    Brooks Koepka (67–70–68–67, par 72), Charley Hoffman (70–70–68–71), and Brandt Snedeker (70–69–70–71), 2017
    
  
  
  
  


• All four rounds under 70: Trevino, 1968; Janzen, 1993; McIlroy, 2011.^[16]
  


• Most frequent venues:
  
  
  
  • 9 Opens: Oakmont Country Club – 1927, 1935, 1953, 1962, 1973, 1983, 1994, 2007, 2016
  
  
  • 7 Opens: Baltusrol Golf Club – 1903, 1915, 1936, 1954, 1967, 1980, 1993
  
  
  • 6 Opens: Oakland Hills Country Club – 1924, 1937, 1951, 1961, 1985, 1996
  
  
  • 5 Opens: Winged Foot Golf Club – 1929, 1959, 1974, 1984, 2006
    
    
    
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      Pebble Beach Golf Links – 1972, 1982, 1992, 2000, 2010
    
    
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      Olympic Club – 1955, 1966, 1987, 1998, 2012
    
    
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      Merion Golf Club – 1934, 1950, 1971, 1981, 2013
    
    
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      Shinnecock Hills Golf Club – 1896, 1986, 1995, 2004, 2018
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • 4 Opens: Myopia Hunt Club – 1898, 1901, 1905, 1908
    
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      Inverness Club – 1920, 1931, 1957, 1979
    
    
  
  
  
  

There is an extensive records section on the official U.S. Open website.^[18]

Broadcasting

As of 2015, Fox Sports is the official broadcaster of the U.S. Open^[19], as the result of a 12-year deal with the USGA for exclusive rights to its tournaments through 2026. Coverage will be telecast by Fox (over-the-air) and Fox Sports 1 (cable).^[20]

The 2018 edition of the U.S. Open featured a total of 37 hours of coverage in the United States, with 19.5 hours being on Thursday and Friday, and 17.5 hours being on Saturday and Sunday; the Fox Sports 1 cable network carried a total of 13.5 hours of coverage on Thursday and Friday. The Fox broadcast network had a total of 23.5 hours of coverage Thursday through Sunday, with 6 hours Thursday and Friday, and 17.5 hours Saturday and Sunday. The overall 37–hour total was down 1.5 hours from last year's total of 38.5 hours, due to the Fox broadcast network's coverage having 23.5 hours this year, compared to the 24.5 hours it had last year, and the Fox Sports 1 cable network's 13.5 hours this year, compared to the 14 hours it had last year.

Coverage was previously televised by NBC and ESPN through 2014. NBC's most recent period as rightsholder began in 1995; ABC held the broadcast rights from 1966 through 1994.^[21]

In Australia, from 2015 Fox Sports Australia is the exclusive broadcaster of the U.S. open until 2018.^[22]

Future sites

See also

Book: Men's major professional golf championships

• Golf in the United States

Notes

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to U.S. Open (golf).

• United States Golf Association website


• U.S. Open official site


• USGA Photo Store