List of U.S. Open (golf) champions
The U.S. Open is an annual golf competition established in 1895, with Horace Rawlins winning the inaugural championship.[1] It is run by the United States Golf Association (USGA). The championship was not held from 1917 to 1918 or from 1942 to 1945 due to World War I and World War II respectively.
The U.S. Open is currently the third of four major championships to be played each year. 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, and earn a ten-year exemption from qualifying for the U.S. Open. They also receive membership on the PGA Tour for the following five seasons and invitations to The Players Championship for the five years following their victories.[2] The champion receives a gold champion's medal, and the U.S. Open Championship Cup, which the winner is allowed to keep for a year.[3]
Willie Anderson, Bobby Jones, Ben Hogan and Jack Nicklaus hold the record for the most U.S. Open victories, with four victories each.[4] Anderson holds the record for most consecutive wins with three (1903–05). Hale Irwin is the oldest winner of the U.S. Open: he was 45 years and 15 days old when he won in 1990.[5] The youngest winner of the U.S. Open is John McDermott who was 19 years, 10 months and 14 days old when he won in 1911.[5] Rory McIlroy holds the record for the lowest aggregate score in 2011 at 268. Rory McIlroy and Brooks Koepka share the record for the lowest score in relation to par with their winning scores of -16. [6]
The U.S. Open has been won wire-to-wire by seven golfers on eight occasions: 1914 by Walter Hagen, 1921 by Jim Barnes, 1953 by Hogan, 1970 by Tony Jacklin, 2000 and 2002 by Tiger Woods, 2011 by McIlroy, and 2014 by Martin Kaymer.[7][8] Eight others have led wire-to-wire in nine tournaments if ties after a round are counted: Willie Anderson in 1903, Alex Smith in 1906, Chick Evans in 1916, Tommy Bolt in 1958, Nicklaus in 1972 and 1980, Hubert Green in 1977, Payne Stewart in 1991, and Retief Goosen in 2001.[7]
Champions
By year
(n/a) | Information not available |
Tournament won in a playoff | |
* | Tournament won by an amateur |
Tournament won by an amateur in a playoff |
Year | Country | Champion | Course | Location | Total score | To par[a] |
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1895 | Horace Rawlins[b] | Newport Country Club | Newport, Rhode Island | 173 | n/a | |
1896 | James Foulis[b] | Shinnecock Hills | Shinnecock Hills, New York | 152 | n/a | |
1897 | Joe Lloyd[b] | Chicago Golf Club | Wheaton, Illinois | 162 | n/a | |
1898 | Fred Herd | Myopia Hunt Club | South Hamilton, Massachusetts | 328 | n/a | |
1899 | Willie Smith | Baltimore Country Club | Lutherville, Maryland | 315 | n/a | |
1900 | Harry Vardon | Chicago Golf Club | Wheaton, Illinois | 313 | n/a | |
1901 | Willie Anderson |
Myopia Hunt Club | South Hamilton, Massachusetts | 331 | n/a | |
1902 | Laurie Auchterlonie | Garden City Golf Club | Garden City, New York | 307 | n/a | |
1903 | Willie Anderson |
Baltusrol Golf Club | Springfield, New Jersey | 307 | n/a | |
1904 | Willie Anderson | Glen View Club | Golf, Illinois | 303 | n/a | |
1905 | Willie Anderson | Myopia Hunt Club | South Hamilton, Massachusetts | 314 | n/a | |
1906 | Alex Smith | Onwentsia Club | Lake Forest, Illinois | 295 | n/a | |
1907 | Alec Ross | Philadelphia Cricket Club | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 302 | n/a | |
1908 | Fred McLeod |
Myopia Hunt Club | South Hamilton, Massachusetts | 322 | n/a | |
1909 | George Sargent | Englewood Golf Club | Englewood, New Jersey | 290 | +2 | |
1910 | Alex Smith |
Philadelphia Cricket Club | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 298 | +6 | |
1911 | John McDermott |
Chicago Golf Club | Wheaton, Illinois | 307 | +3 | |
1912 | John McDermott | Country Club of Buffalo | Buffalo, New York | 294 | +6 | |
1913 | Francis Ouimet |
The Country Club | Brookline, Massachusetts | 304 | +12 | |
1914 | Walter Hagen | Midlothian Country Club | Midlothian, Illinois | 290 | +2 | |
1915 | Jerome Travers* | Baltusrol Golf Club | Springfield, New Jersey | 297 | +1 | |
1916 | Chick Evans* | The Minikahda Club | Minneapolis, Minnesota | 286 | −2 | |
1917 | — | None[i] | — | — | — | — |
1918 | — | None | — | — | — | — |
1919 | Walter Hagen |
Brae Burn Country Club | West Newton, Massachusetts | 301 | +17 | |
1920 | Ted Ray | Inverness Club | Toledo, Ohio | 295 | +7 | |
1921 | Jim Barnes | Columbia Country Club | Chevy Chase, Maryland | 289 | +9 | |
1922 | Gene Sarazen | Skokie Country Club | Glencoe, Illinois | 288 | +8 | |
1923 | Bobby Jones |
Inwood Country Club | Inwood, New York | 296 | +8 | |
1924 | Cyril Walker | Oakland Hills | Bloomfield Hills, Michigan | 297 | +9 | |
1925 | Willie Macfarlane |
Worcester Country Club | Worcester, Massachusetts | 291 | +7 | |
1926 | Bobby Jones* | Scioto Country Club | Columbus, Ohio | 293 | +5 | |
1927 | Tommy Armour |
Oakmont Country Club | Oakmont, Pennsylvania | 301 | +13 | |
1928 | Johnny Farrell |
Olympia Fields | Olympia Fields, Illinois | 294 | +10 | |
1929 | Bobby Jones |
Winged Foot Golf Club | Mamaroneck, New York | 294 | +6 | |
1930 | Bobby Jones* | Interlachen Country Club | Edina, Minnesota | 287 | −1 | |
1931 | Billy Burke |
Inverness Club | Toledo, Ohio | 292 | +8 | |
1932 | Gene Sarazen | Fresh Meadow Country Club | Great Neck, New York | 286 | +6 | |
1933 | Johnny Goodman* | North Shore Country Club | Glenview, Illinois | 287 | −1 | |
1934 | Olin Dutra | Merion Golf Club | Ardmore, Pennsylvania | 293 | +13 | |
1935 | Sam Parks, Jr. | Oakmont Country Club | Oakmont, Pennsylvania | 299 | +11 | |
1936 | Tony Manero | Baltusrol Golf Club | Springfield, New Jersey | 282 | −6 | |
1937 | Ralph Guldahl | Oakland Hills | Bloomfield Hills, Michigan | 281 | −7 | |
1938 | Ralph Guldahl | Cherry Hills | Cherry Hills Village, Colorado | 284 | E | |
1939 | Byron Nelson |
Philadelphia Country Club | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 284 | +8 | |
1940 | Lawson Little |
Canterbury Golf Club | Beachwood, Ohio | 287 | −1 | |
1941 | Craig Wood | Colonial Country Club | Fort Worth, Texas | 284 | +4 | |
1942 | — | None[s] | — | — | — | — |
1943 | — | None | — | — | — | — |
1944 | — | None | — | — | — | — |
1945 | — | None | — | — | — | — |
1946 | Lloyd Mangrum |
Canterbury Golf Club | Beachwood, Ohio | 284 | −4 | |
1947 | Lew Worsham |
St. Louis Country Club | St. Louis, Missouri | 282 | −2 | |
1948 | Ben Hogan | Riviera Country Club | Pacific Palisades, California | 276 | −8 | |
1949 | Cary Middlecoff | Medinah Country Club | Medinah, Illinois | 286 | +2 | |
1950 | Ben Hogan |
Merion Golf Club | Ardmore, Pennsylvania | 287 | +7 | |
1951 | Ben Hogan | Oakland Hills | Bloomfield Hills, Michigan | 287 | +7 | |
1952 | Julius Boros | Northwood Club | Dallas, Texas | 281 | +1 | |
1953 | Ben Hogan | Oakmont Country Club | Oakmont, Pennsylvania | 283 | −5 | |
1954 | Ed Furgol | Baltusrol Golf Club | Springfield, New Jersey | 284 | +4 | |
1955 | Jack Fleck |
Olympic Club | San Francisco, California | 287 | +7 | |
1956 | Cary Middlecoff | Oak Hill Country Club | Rochester, New York | 281 | +1 | |
1957 | Dick Mayer |
Inverness Club | Toledo, Ohio | 282 | +5 | |
1958 | Tommy Bolt | Southern Hills | Tulsa, Oklahoma | 283 | +3 | |
1959 | Billy Casper | Winged Foot Golf Club | Mamaroneck, New York | 282 | +2 | |
1960 | Arnold Palmer | Cherry Hills | Cherry Hills Village, Colorado | 280 | −4 | |
1961 | Gene Littler | Oakland Hills | Bloomfield Hills, Michigan | 281 | +1 | |
1962 | Jack Nicklaus |
Oakmont Country Club | Oakmont, Pennsylvania | 283 | −1 | |
1963 | Julius Boros |
The Country Club | Brookline, Massachusetts | 293 | +9 | |
1964 | Ken Venturi | Congressional Country Club | Bethesda, Maryland | 278 | −2 | |
1965 | Gary Player |
Bellerive Country Club | St. Louis, Missouri | 282 | +2 | |
1966 | Billy Casper |
Olympic Club | San Francisco, California | 278 | −2 | |
1967 | Jack Nicklaus | Baltusrol Golf Club | Springfield, New Jersey | 275 | −5 | |
1968 | Lee Trevino | Oak Hill Country Club | Rochester, New York | 275 | −5 | |
1969 | Orville Moody | Champions Golf Club | Houston, Texas | 281 | +1 | |
1970 | Tony Jacklin | Hazeltine National Golf Club | Chaska, Minnesota | 281 | −7 | |
1971 | Lee Trevino |
Merion Golf Club | Ardmore, Pennsylvania | 280 | E | |
1972 | Jack Nicklaus | Pebble Beach | Pebble Beach, California | 290 | +2 | |
1973 | Johnny Miller | Oakmont Country Club | Oakmont, Pennsylvania | 279 | −5 | |
1974 | Hale Irwin | Winged Foot Golf Club | Mamaroneck, New York | 287 | +7 | |
1975 | Lou Graham |
Medinah Country Club | Medinah, Illinois | 287 | +3 | |
1976 | Jerry Pate | Atlanta Athletic Club | Duluth, Georgia | 277 | −3 | |
1977 | Hubert Green | Southern Hills | Tulsa, Oklahoma | 278 | −2 | |
1978 | Andy North | Cherry Hills | Cherry Hills Village, Colorado | 285 | +1 | |
1979 | Hale Irwin | Inverness Club | Toledo, Ohio | 284 | E | |
1980 | Jack Nicklaus | Baltusrol Golf Club | Springfield, New Jersey | 272 | −8 | |
1981 | David Graham | Merion Golf Club | Ardmore, Pennsylvania | 273 | −7 | |
1982 | Tom Watson | Pebble Beach | Pebble Beach, California | 282 | −6 | |
1983 | Larry Nelson | Oakmont Country Club | Oakmont, Pennsylvania | 280 | −4 | |
1984 | Fuzzy Zoeller |
Winged Foot Golf Club | Mamaroneck, New York | 276 | −4 | |
1985 | Andy North | Oakland Hills | Bloomfield Hills, Michigan | 279 | −1 | |
1986 | Raymond Floyd | Shinnecock Hills | Shinnecock Hills, New York | 279 | −1 | |
1987 | Scott Simpson | Olympic Club | San Francisco, California | 277 | −3 | |
1988 | Curtis Strange |
The Country Club | Brookline, Massachusetts | 278 | −6 | |
1989 | Curtis Strange | Oak Hill Country Club | Rochester, New York | 278 | −2 | |
1990 | Hale Irwin |
Medinah Country Club | Medinah, Illinois | 280 | −8 | |
1991 | Payne Stewart |
Hazeltine National Golf Club | Chaska, Minnesota | 282 | −6 | |
1992 | Tom Kite | Pebble Beach | Pebble Beach, California | 285 | −3 | |
1993 | Lee Janzen | Baltusrol Golf Club | Springfield, New Jersey | 272 | −8 | |
1994 | Ernie Els |
Oakmont Country Club | Oakmont, Pennsylvania | 279 | −5 | |
1995 | Corey Pavin | Shinnecock Hills | Shinnecock Hills, New York | 280 | E | |
1996 | Steve Jones | Oakland Hills | Bloomfield Hills, Michigan | 278 | −2 | |
1997 | Ernie Els | Congressional Country Club | Bethesda, Maryland | 276 | −4 | |
1998 | Lee Janzen | Olympic Club | San Francisco, California | 280 | E | |
1999 | Payne Stewart | Pinehurst Resort | Pinehurst, North Carolina | 279 | −1 | |
2000 | Tiger Woods | Pebble Beach | Pebble Beach, California | 272 | −12 | |
2001 | Retief Goosen |
Southern Hills | Tulsa, Oklahoma | 276 | −4 | |
2002 | Tiger Woods | Bethpage Black | Farmingdale, New York | 277 | −3 | |
2003 | Jim Furyk | Olympia Fields | Olympia Fields, Illinois | 272 | −8 | |
2004 | Retief Goosen | Shinnecock Hills | Shinnecock Hills, New York | 276 | −4 | |
2005 | Michael Campbell | Pinehurst Resort | Pinehurst, North Carolina | 280 | E | |
2006 | Geoff Ogilvy | Winged Foot Golf Club | Mamaroneck, New York | 285 | +5 | |
2007 | Ángel Cabrera | Oakmont Country Club | Oakmont, Pennsylvania | 285 | +5 | |
2008 | Tiger Woods |
Torrey Pines | San Diego, California | 283 | −1 | |
2009 | Lucas Glover | Bethpage Black | Farmingdale, New York | 276 | −4 | |
2010 | Graeme McDowell | Pebble Beach Golf Links | Pebble Beach, California | 284 | E | |
2011 | Rory McIlroy | Congressional Country Club | Bethesda, Maryland | 268 | −16 | |
2012 | Webb Simpson | Olympic Club | San Francisco, California | 281 | +1 | |
2013 | Justin Rose | Merion Golf Club | Ardmore, Pennsylvania | 281 | +1 | |
2014 | Martin Kaymer | Pinehurst Resort | Pinehurst, North Carolina | 271 | −9 | |
2015 | Jordan Spieth | Chambers Bay | University Place, Washington | 275 | −5 | |
2016 | Dustin Johnson | Oakmont Country Club | Oakmont, Pennsylvania | 276 | −4 | |
2017 | Brooks Koepka | Erin Hills | Erin, Wisconsin | 272 | −16 | |
2018 | Brooks Koepka | Shinnecock Hills | Shinnecock Hills, New York | 281 | +1 | |
2019 | Gary Woodland | Pebble Beach Golf Links | Pebble Beach, California | 271 | −13 |
Multiple champions
Golfer | Total | Years |
---|---|---|
4 | 1901, 1903, 1904, 1905 | |
4 | 1923, 1926, 1929, 1930 | |
4 | 1948, 1950, 1951, 1953 | |
4 | 1962, 1967, 1972, 1980 | |
3 | 1974, 1979, 1990 | |
3 | 2000, 2002, 2008 | |
2 | 1906, 1910 | |
2 | 1911, 1912 | |
2 | 1914, 1919 | |
2 | 1922, 1932 | |
2 | 1937, 1938 | |
2 | 1949, 1956 | |
2 | 1952, 1963 | |
2 | 1959, 1966 | |
2 | 1968, 1971 | |
2 | 1978, 1985 | |
2 | 1988, 1989 | |
2 | 1994, 1997 | |
2 | 1993, 1998 | |
2 | 1991, 1999 | |
2 | 2001, 2004 | |
2 | 2017, 2018 |
Champions by nationality
Nationality | Wins | Winners |
---|---|---|
85 | 59 | |
13 | 9 | |
7 | 7 | |
5 | 3 | |
2 | 2 | |
2 | 2 | |
2 | 2 | |
1 | 1 | |
1 | 1 | |
1 | 1 |
Notes
- a Par is a predetermined number of strokes that a golfer should require to complete a hole, a round (the sum of the total pars of the played holes), or a tournament (the sum of the total pars of each round). E stands for even, which means the tournament was completed in the predetermined number of strokes.
- b The Championship was played over 36 holes.
- c Willie Anderson won in a playoff against Alex Smith.
- d Willie Anderson won in a playoff against David Brown.
- e Fred McLeod won in a playoff against Willie Smith.
- f Alex Smith won in a playoff against John McDermott and Macdonald Smith.
- g John McDermott won in a playoff against Mike Brady and George Simpson.
- h Francis Ouimet won in a playoff against Harry Vardon and Ted Ray.
- i The U.S. Open was not held from 1917 to 1918 because of World War I.
- j Walter Hagen won in a playoff against Mike Brady.
- k Bobby Jones won in a playoff against Bobby Cruickshank.
- l Willie Macfarlane won in a playoff against Bobby Jones.
- m Tommy Armour won in a playoff against Harry Cooper.
- n Johnny Farrell won in a playoff against Bobby Jones.
- o Bobby Jones won in a playoff against Al Espinosa.
- p Billy Burke won in a playoff against George von Elm.
- q Byron Nelson won in a playoff against Craig Wood and Denny Shute.
- r Lawson Little won in a playoff against Gene Sarazen.
- s The U.S. Open was not held from 1942 to 1945 because of World War II.
- t Lloyd Mangrum won in a playoff against Vic Ghezzi and Byron Nelson.
- u Lew Worsham won in a playoff against Sam Snead.
- v Ben Hogan won in a playoff against Lloyd Mangrum and George Fazio.
- w Jack Fleck won in a playoff against Ben Hogan.
- x Dick Mayer won in a playoff against Cary Middlecoff.
- y Jack Nicklaus won in a playoff against Arnold Palmer.
- z Julius Boros won in a playoff against Jacky Cupit and Arnold Palmer.
- aa Gary Player won in a playoff against Kel Nagle.
- bb Billy Casper won in a playoff against Arnold Palmer.
- cc Lee Trevino won in a playoff against Jack Nicklaus.
- dd Lou Graham won in a playoff against John Mahaffey.
- ee Fuzzy Zoeller won in a playoff against Greg Norman.
- ff Curtis Strange won in a playoff against Nick Faldo.
- gg Hale Irwin won in a playoff against Mike Donald.
- hh Payne Stewart won in a playoff against Scott Simpson.
- ii Ernie Els won in a playoff against Loren Roberts and Colin Montgomerie.
- jj Retief Goosen won in a playoff against Mark Brooks.
- kk Tiger Woods won in a playoff against Rocco Mediate.
References
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