The 2010 United States Open Championship was the 110th U.S. Open, held June 17–20 in Pebble Beach, California. Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland won his first major title, one stroke ahead of runner-up Grégory Havret of France.[4] McDowell was the first European to win the U.S. Open in forty years, since Tony Jacklin of England won in 1970.[5] McDowell's win started a period in which four out of five U.S. Open champions between 2010 and 2014 were European. This was the fifth U.S. Open to be played at Pebble Beach Golf Links (it also hosted in 2000, 1992, 1982, and 1972).

2010 U.S. Open
Tournament information
DatesJune 17–20, 2010
LocationPebble Beach, California
Course(s)Pebble Beach Golf Links
Organized byUSGA
Tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
Japan Golf Tour
Statistics
Par71
Length7,040 yards (6,437 m)[1][2]
Field156, 83 after cut
Cut149 (+7)
Prize fund$7,500,000
6,244,277
Winner's share$1,350,000
€1,123,970[3]
Champion
Northern Ireland Graeme McDowell
284 (E)
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Course layout

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Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total[1][6]
Yards 380 502 404 331 195 523 109 428 505 3,377 495 390 202 445 580 397 403 208 543 3,663 7,040
Par 4 4 4 4 3 5 3 4 4 35 4 4 3 4 5 4 4 3 5 36 71
 
 
Pebble Beach

Previous course lengths for major championships

Prior to 2000, the 2nd hole was played as a par 5.

Field

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Pebble Beach

About half the field each year consists of players who are fully exempt from qualifying for the U.S. Open. The players who qualified for the 2010 U.S. Open are listed below. Each player was classified according to the first category in which he qualified, but other categories are shown in parentheses.[7]

1. Last 10 U.S. Open Champions

Ángel Cabrera (3,9,10,17), Michael Campbell, Jim Furyk (9,10,12,13,17), Lucas Glover (8,9,10,17), Retief Goosen (9,10,17), Geoff Ogilvy (9,10,11,17), Tiger Woods (4,5,8,9,10,13,17)

2. Top two finishers in the 2009 U.S. Amateur

An Byeong-hun (a), Ben Martin (a)

3. Last five Masters Champions

Trevor Immelman, Zach Johnson (9,10,17), Phil Mickelson (5,8,9,10,12,13,17)

4. Last five British Open Champions

Stewart Cink (9,10,17), Pádraig Harrington (5,9,10,11,17)

5. Last five PGA Champions

Yang Yong-eun (9,10,17)

6. Last three Players Champions

Tim Clark (9,12,17), Sergio García (8,11,17), Henrik Stenson (8,17)

7. The U.S. Senior Open Champion

Fred Funk

8. Top 15 finishers and ties in the 2009 U.S. Open

Stephen Ames, Ricky Barnes, Matt Bettencourt, David Duval, Ross Fisher (11,17), Søren Hansen, Hunter Mahan (9,10,17), Rory McIlroy (11,12,17), Ryan Moore, Mike Weir (9,10)

9. Top 30 leaders on the 2009 PGA Tour official money list

Paul Casey (11,14,17), Brian Gay (10), Dustin Johnson (10,12,17), Jerry Kelly (10), Matt Kuchar (12,17), Justin Leonard, Kevin Na (10,17), Sean O'Hair (10,17), Kenny Perry (10,17), Ian Poulter (11,14,17), John Rollins, Rory Sabbatini, John Senden (10), Steve Stricker (10,12,13,17), David Toms (10), Nick Watney (10,17)

10. All players qualifying for the 2009 edition of The Tour Championship

Luke Donald (17), Jason Dufner, Ernie Els (11,12,13,14,17), Marc Leishman, Steve Marino, Heath Slocum, Scott Verplank

11. Top 15 on the 2009 European Tour Race to Dubai

Simon Dyson, Martin Kaymer (17), Søren Kjeldsen, Ross McGowan, Francesco Molinari (17), Lee Westwood (14,17), Oliver Wilson (17)

12. Top 10 on the 2010 PGA Tour official money list through May 24, 2010 (the HP Byron Nelson Championship)

Robert Allenby (17), Camilo Villegas (17)

13. Winners of multiple PGA Tour events between the end of the 2009 U.S. Open and the start of the 2010 U.S. Open
14. Top 5 from the 2010 European Tour Race to Dubai through May 24, 2010 (the BMW PGA Championship)

Charl Schwartzel (17)

15. Top 2 on the 2009 Japan Golf Tour official money list, provided they are within the top 75 point leaders of the Official World Golf Rankings at the end of 2009

Yuta Ikeda (17), Ryo Ishikawa (17)

16. Top 2 on the 2009 PGA Tour of Australasia official money list, provided they are within the top 75 point leaders of the Official World Golf Rankings at the end of 2009

Michael Sim (17)

17. Top 50 on the Official World Golf Rankings list as of May 24, 2010

K. J. Choi, Ben Crane, Peter Hanson, Thongchai Jaidee, Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Robert Karlsson, Graeme McDowell, Edoardo Molinari, Louis Oosthuizen, Álvaro Quirós, Adam Scott

18. Special exemptions selected by the USGA

Vijay Singh,[9] Tom Watson[10]

Sectional qualifiers
Alternates who gained entry

(a) denotes amateur (L) denotes player advanced through local qualifying

Round summaries

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First round

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Thursday, June 17, 2010

The 110th U.S. Open began on a sunny cool day on the Monterey Peninsula. Paul Casey, Shaun Micheel, and Brendon de Jonge all shot a 69 (−2) to lead after 18 holes. De Jonge holed out for eagle at the very difficult par-5 14th hole. Rafa Cabrera-Bello, K. J. Choi, Alex Čejka, Ryo Ishikawa, Mike Weir, and Ian Poulter all shot 70 (−1). The 2009 and 2010 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am winner Dustin Johnson shot an even par 71. Tiger Woods, who won the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach by 15 strokes in 2000, shot a birdie-free 74 (+3). Phil Mickelson, another of the favorites entering the tournament, struggled to a 75 (+4). This was the first time in over seven years, since the first round of the 2003 Masters, where neither Woods nor Mickelson made a birdie in a round of a major championship.[13]

Place Player Score To par
T1   Paul Casey 69 −2
  Brendon de Jonge
  Shaun Micheel
T4   Rafa Cabrera-Bello 70 −1
  Alex Čejka
  K. J. Choi
  Ryo Ishikawa
  Ian Poulter
  Mike Weir
T10   Luke Donald 71 E
  Dustin Johnson
  Graeme McDowell
  David Toms

Second round

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Friday, June 18, 2010

McDowell shot a 68 (−3) to take the 36-hole lead at 139 (−3). Casey posted a 73 (+2) to move back to even par, as did de Jonge. Shaun Micheel shot a 77 (+6), with a double-hit on a chip shot on the first hole. Woods continued to struggle, with a 72 (+1) for 146 (+4). Among those at 141 (−1) were Ernie Els, Johnson, Ishikawa, and Mickelson. Mickelson shot 66 (−5) with a front nine charge with birdies at 2, 3, 4, 6, and 8. Notable players who missed the cut (+7) were Rory McIlroy, Hunter Mahan, and two-time heart transplant survivor Erik Compton, who was playing in his first major.[14]

Place Player Score To par
1   Graeme McDowell 71-68=139 −3
T2   Ernie Els 73-68=141 −1
  Ryo Ishikawa 70-71=141
  Dustin Johnson 71-70=141
  Phil Mickelson 75-66=141
T6   Paul Casey 69-73=142 E
  Alex Čejka 70-72=142
  Brendon de Jonge 69-73=142
  Jerry Kelly 72-70=142
T10   K. J. Choi 70-73=143 +1
  Søren Kjeldsen 72-71=143
  Ian Poulter 70-73=143

Third round

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Saturday, June 19, 2010

Johnson stormed to five-under 66 for a 207 (−6) and a three shot lead over McDowell at 210. Johnson eagled the drivable fourth hole to go with birdies on 17 and 18. Woods shot a back nine 31, with birdies on the last three holes to get back in contention in solo third place at 212 (−1). Both Grégory Havret and Els finished at even par, six shots back of Johnson. Mickelson double bogeyed the 9th hole and struggled to a 73 (+2).[15]

Place Player Score To par
1   Dustin Johnson 71-70-66=207 −6
2   Graeme McDowell 71-68-71=210 −3
3   Tiger Woods 74-72-66=212 −1
T4   Ernie Els 73-68-72=213 E
  Grégory Havret 73-71-69=213
6   Phil Mickelson 75-66-73=214 +1
T7   Alex Čejka 70-72-74=216 +3
  Tim Clark 72-72-72=216
  Ryo Ishikawa 70-71-75=216
T10   Martin Kaymer 74-71-72=217 +4
  Davis Love III 75-74-68=217
  Sean O'Hair 76-71-70=217

Final round

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Sunday, June 20, 2010

Overnight leader Johnson quickly dropped out of contention with a triple-bogey on the second hole and a double on the third hole. Els was tied for the lead at a part of the round, but fell back eventually. Havret remained closely in contention, but McDowell ground out a round of 74 to win his first major championship.[16]

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1   Graeme McDowell 71-68-71-74=284 E 1,350,000
2   Grégory Havret 73-71-69-72=285 +1 810,000
3   Ernie Els 73-68-72-73=286 +2 480,687
T4   Phil Mickelson 75-66-73-73=287 +3 303,119
  Tiger Woods 74-72-66-75=287
T6   Matt Kuchar 74-72-74-68=288 +4 228,255
  Davis Love III 75-74-68-71=288
T8   Alex Čejka 70-72-74-73=289 +5 177,534
  Dustin Johnson 71-70-66-82=289
  Martin Kaymer 74-71-72-72=289
  Brandt Snedeker 75-74-69-71=289
  • Amateurs: Henley (+8), Langley (+8)

Source:[2]

Scorecard

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Final round

Hole  1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9  10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Par 4 4 4 4 3 5 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 5 4 4 3 5
  McDowell −3 −3 −3 −3 −4 −4 −4 −4 −3 −2 −2 −2 −2 −1 −1 −1 E E
  Havret −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 −2 −2 −1 −1 E E E E E E E +1 +1
  Els E −1 −1 −2 −2 −3 −3 −3 −2 E +1 E E +1 +1 +1 +2 +2
  Mickelson E E E E E E E E E +1 +1 +1 +1 +2 +2 +3 +3 +3
  Woods E E E +1 +1 +2 +1 +2 +2 +3 +3 +4 +4 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3
  Love lll +4 +3 +3 +3 +3 +1 +1 +1 +1 +2 +1 +2 +2 +3 +3 +3 +5 +4
  Kuchar +6 +6 +6 +5 +5 +4 +4 +5 +5 +4 +4 +4 +4 +4 +4 +4 +4 +4
  Kaymer +4 +4 +3 +2 +1 +2 +2 +3 +3 +3 +3 +4 +5 +5 +4 +5 +5 +5
  D. Johnson −6 −3 −1 E E E +1 +1 +1 +1 +2 +3 +3 +3 +3 +4 +5 +5
  Cejka +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +2 +2 +2 +2 +3 +3 +3 +3 +4 +4 +4 +5 +5
  Snedeker +6 +7 +7 +6 +7 +6 +6 +6 +7 +6 +5 +4 +4 +4 +3 +3 +4 +5
  Clark +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +2 +2 +2 +3 +3 +4 +4 +5 +6 +6 +7 +6 +6
  O'Hair +4 +4 +4 +4 +4 +3 +4 +4 +4 +5 +5 +6 +6 +6 +6 +6 +6 +6
  Ishikawa +4 +4 +4 +6 +6 +7 +7 +9 +9 +8 +9 +9 +9 +10 +11 +12 +12 +12

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Double Eagle Eagle Birdie Bogey Double bogey Triple bogey+

Source:[17][18]

References

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