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.

Bobby Jones was a four-time U.S. Open Champion in 1923, 1926, 1929, and 1930.

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 edit

By year edit

 
Willie Anderson, four-time U.S. Open Champion in 1901, 1903, 1904, and 1905, which he is the only golfer to win three straight U.S. Opens
 
Ben Hogan, four-time U.S. Open Champion in 1948, 1950, 1951, and 1953. He is one of six champions to win wire-to-wire with his victory in 1953.
 
Jack Nicklaus, four-time U.S. Open Champion in 1962, 1967, 1972, and 1980.
 
Hale Irwin, three-time U.S. Open Champion in 1974, 1979 and 1990.
 
Tiger Woods, three-time U.S. Open Champion in 2000, 2002, and 2008. He is one of six champions to win wire-to-wire with his victory in 2000 and 2002. Woods is the only champion in U.S. Open history to accomplish it twice.
Key
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Tournament won in a playoff
* Tournament won by an amateur
Tournament won by an amateur in a playoff
U.S. Open champions
Year Country Champion Course Location Total score To par[a]
1895   England Horace Rawlins[b] Newport Country Club Newport, Rhode Island 173 n/a
1896   Scotland James Foulis[b] Shinnecock Hills Shinnecock Hills, New York 152 n/a
1897   England Joe Lloyd[b] Chicago Golf Club Wheaton, Illinois 162 n/a
1898   Scotland Fred Herd Myopia Hunt Club South Hamilton, Massachusetts 328 n/a
1899   Scotland Willie Smith Baltimore Country Club Lutherville, Maryland 315 n/a
1900   Jersey Harry Vardon Chicago Golf Club Wheaton, Illinois 313 n/a
1901   Scotland Willie Anderson[c] Myopia Hunt Club South Hamilton, Massachusetts 331 n/a
1902   Scotland Laurie Auchterlonie Garden City Golf Club Garden City, New York 307 n/a
1903   Scotland Willie Anderson[d] Baltusrol Golf Club Springfield, New Jersey 307 n/a
1904   Scotland Willie Anderson Glen View Club Golf, Illinois 303 n/a
1905   Scotland Willie Anderson Myopia Hunt Club South Hamilton, Massachusetts 314 n/a
1906   Scotland Alex Smith Onwentsia Club Lake Forest, Illinois 295 n/a
1907   Scotland Alec Ross Philadelphia Cricket Club Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 302 n/a
1908   Scotland Fred McLeod[e] Myopia Hunt Club South Hamilton, Massachusetts 322 n/a
1909   England George Sargent Englewood Golf Club Englewood, New Jersey 290 +2
1910   Scotland Alex Smith[f] Philadelphia Cricket Club Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 298 +6
1911   United States John McDermott[g] Chicago Golf Club Wheaton, Illinois 307 +3
1912   United States John McDermott Country Club of Buffalo Buffalo, New York 294 +6
1913   United States Francis Ouimet[h] The Country Club Brookline, Massachusetts 304 +12
1914   United States Walter Hagen Midlothian Country Club Midlothian, Illinois 290 +2
1915   United States Jerome Travers* Baltusrol Golf Club Springfield, New Jersey 297 +1
1916   United States Chick Evans* The Minikahda Club Minneapolis, Minnesota 286 −2
1917 None[i]
1918 None
1919   United States Walter Hagen[j] Brae Burn Country Club West Newton, Massachusetts 301 +17
1920   Jersey Ted Ray Inverness Club Toledo, Ohio 295 +7
1921   England Jim Barnes Columbia Country Club Chevy Chase, Maryland 289 +9
1922   United States Gene Sarazen Skokie Country Club Glencoe, Illinois 288 +8
1923   United States Bobby Jones[n][k] Inwood Country Club Inwood, New York 296 +8
1924   England Cyril Walker Oakland Hills Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 297 +9
1925   Scotland Willie Macfarlane[l] Worcester Country Club Worcester, Massachusetts 291 +7
1926   United States Bobby Jones* Scioto Country Club Columbus, Ohio 293 +5
1927   United States Tommy Armour[m] Oakmont Country Club Oakmont, Pennsylvania 301 +13
1928   United States Johnny Farrell[n] Olympia Fields Olympia Fields, Illinois 294 +10
1929   United States Bobby Jones[n][o] Winged Foot Golf Club Mamaroneck, New York 294 +6
1930   United States Bobby Jones* Interlachen Country Club Edina, Minnesota 287 −1
1931   United States Billy Burke[p] Inverness Club Toledo, Ohio 292 +8
1932   United States Gene Sarazen Fresh Meadow Country Club Great Neck, New York 286 +6
1933   United States Johnny Goodman* North Shore Country Club Glenview, Illinois 287 −1
1934   United States Olin Dutra Merion Golf Club Ardmore, Pennsylvania 293 +13
1935   United States Sam Parks, Jr. Oakmont Country Club Oakmont, Pennsylvania 299 +11
1936   United States Tony Manero Baltusrol Golf Club Springfield, New Jersey 282 −6
1937   United States Ralph Guldahl Oakland Hills Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 281 −7
1938   United States Ralph Guldahl Cherry Hills Cherry Hills Village, Colorado 284 E
1939   United States Byron Nelson[q] Philadelphia Country Club Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 284 +8
1940   United States Lawson Little[r] Canterbury Golf Club Beachwood, Ohio 287 −1
1941   United States Craig Wood Colonial Country Club Fort Worth, Texas 284 +4
1942 None[s]
1943 None
1944 None
1945 None
1946   United States Lloyd Mangrum[t] Canterbury Golf Club Beachwood, Ohio 284 −4
1947   United States Lew Worsham[u] St. Louis Country Club St. Louis, Missouri 282 −2
1948   United States Ben Hogan Riviera Country Club Pacific Palisades, California 276 −8
1949   United States Cary Middlecoff Medinah Country Club Medinah, Illinois 286 +2
1950   United States Ben Hogan[v] Merion Golf Club Ardmore, Pennsylvania 287 +7
1951   United States Ben Hogan Oakland Hills Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 287 +7
1952   United States Julius Boros Northwood Club Dallas, Texas 281 +1
1953   United States Ben Hogan Oakmont Country Club Oakmont, Pennsylvania 283 −5
1954   United States Ed Furgol Baltusrol Golf Club Springfield, New Jersey 284 +4
1955   United States Jack Fleck[w] Olympic Club San Francisco, California 287 +7
1956   United States Cary Middlecoff Oak Hill Country Club Rochester, New York 281 +1
1957   United States Dick Mayer[x] Inverness Club Toledo, Ohio 282 +5
1958   United States Tommy Bolt Southern Hills Tulsa, Oklahoma 283 +3
1959   United States Billy Casper Winged Foot Golf Club Mamaroneck, New York 282 +2
1960   United States Arnold Palmer Cherry Hills Cherry Hills Village, Colorado 280 −4
1961   United States Gene Littler Oakland Hills Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 281 +1
1962   United States Jack Nicklaus[y] Oakmont Country Club Oakmont, Pennsylvania 283 −1
1963   United States Julius Boros[z] The Country Club Brookline, Massachusetts 293 +9
1964   United States Ken Venturi Congressional Country Club Bethesda, Maryland 278 −2
1965   South Africa Gary Player[aa] Bellerive Country Club St. Louis, Missouri 282 +2
1966   United States Billy Casper[bb] Olympic Club San Francisco, California 278 −2
1967   United States Jack Nicklaus Baltusrol Golf Club Springfield, New Jersey 275 −5
1968   United States Lee Trevino Oak Hill Country Club Rochester, New York 275 −5
1969   United States Orville Moody Champions Golf Club Houston, Texas 281 +1
1970   England Tony Jacklin Hazeltine National Golf Club Chaska, Minnesota 281 −7
1971   United States Lee Trevino[cc] Merion Golf Club Ardmore, Pennsylvania 280 E
1972   United States Jack Nicklaus Pebble Beach Pebble Beach, California 290 +2
1973   United States Johnny Miller Oakmont Country Club Oakmont, Pennsylvania 279 −5
1974   United States Hale Irwin Winged Foot Golf Club Mamaroneck, New York 287 +7
1975   United States Lou Graham[dd] Medinah Country Club Medinah, Illinois 287 +3
1976   United States Jerry Pate Atlanta Athletic Club Duluth, Georgia 277 −3
1977   United States Hubert Green Southern Hills Tulsa, Oklahoma 278 −2
1978   United States Andy North Cherry Hills Cherry Hills Village, Colorado 285 +1
1979   United States Hale Irwin Inverness Club Toledo, Ohio 284 E
1980   United States Jack Nicklaus Baltusrol Golf Club Springfield, New Jersey 272 −8
1981   Australia David Graham Merion Golf Club Ardmore, Pennsylvania 273 −7
1982   United States Tom Watson Pebble Beach Pebble Beach, California 282 −6
1983   United States Larry Nelson Oakmont Country Club Oakmont, Pennsylvania 280 −4
1984   United States Fuzzy Zoeller[ee] Winged Foot Golf Club Mamaroneck, New York 276 −4
1985   United States Andy North Oakland Hills Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 279 −1
1986   United States Raymond Floyd Shinnecock Hills Shinnecock Hills, New York 279 −1
1987   United States Scott Simpson Olympic Club San Francisco, California 277 −3
1988   United States Curtis Strange[ff] The Country Club Brookline, Massachusetts 278 −6
1989   United States Curtis Strange Oak Hill Country Club Rochester, New York 278 −2
1990   United States Hale Irwin[gg] Medinah Country Club Medinah, Illinois 280 −8
1991   United States Payne Stewart[hh] Hazeltine National Golf Club Chaska, Minnesota 282 −6
1992   United States Tom Kite Pebble Beach Pebble Beach, California 285 −3
1993   United States Lee Janzen Baltusrol Golf Club Springfield, New Jersey 272 −8
1994   South Africa Ernie Els[ii] Oakmont Country Club Oakmont, Pennsylvania 279 −5
1995   United States Corey Pavin Shinnecock Hills Shinnecock Hills, New York 280 E
1996   United States Steve Jones Oakland Hills Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 278 −2
1997   South Africa Ernie Els Congressional Country Club Bethesda, Maryland 276 −4
1998   United States Lee Janzen Olympic Club San Francisco, California 280 E
1999   United States Payne Stewart Pinehurst Resort Pinehurst, North Carolina 279 −1
2000   United States Tiger Woods Pebble Beach Pebble Beach, California 272 −12
2001   South Africa Retief Goosen[jj] Southern Hills Tulsa, Oklahoma 276 −4
2002   United States Tiger Woods Bethpage Black Farmingdale, New York 277 −3
2003   United States Jim Furyk Olympia Fields Olympia Fields, Illinois 272 −8
2004   South Africa Retief Goosen Shinnecock Hills Shinnecock Hills, New York 276 −4
2005   New Zealand Michael Campbell Pinehurst Resort Pinehurst, North Carolina 280 E
2006   Australia Geoff Ogilvy Winged Foot Golf Club Mamaroneck, New York 285 +5
2007   Argentina Ángel Cabrera Oakmont Country Club Oakmont, Pennsylvania 285 +5
2008   United States Tiger Woods[kk] Torrey Pines San Diego, California 283 −1
2009   United States Lucas Glover Bethpage Black Farmingdale, New York 276 −4
2010   Northern Ireland Graeme McDowell Pebble Beach Golf Links Pebble Beach, California 284 E
2011   Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy Congressional Country Club Bethesda, Maryland 268 −16
2012   United States Webb Simpson Olympic Club San Francisco, California 281 +1
2013   England Justin Rose Merion Golf Club Ardmore, Pennsylvania 281 +1
2014   Germany Martin Kaymer Pinehurst Resort Pinehurst, North Carolina 271 −9
2015   United States Jordan Spieth Chambers Bay University Place, Washington 275 −5
2016   United States Dustin Johnson Oakmont Country Club Oakmont, Pennsylvania 276 −4
2017   United States Brooks Koepka Erin Hills Erin, Wisconsin 272 −16
2018   United States Brooks Koepka Shinnecock Hills Shinnecock Hills, New York 281 +1
2019   United States Gary Woodland Pebble Beach Golf Links Pebble Beach, California 271 −13
2020   United States Bryson DeChambeau Winged Foot Golf Club Mamaroneck, New York 274 −6
2021   Spain Jon Rahm Torrey Pines San Diego, California 278 −6
2022   England Matt Fitzpatrick The Country Club Brookline, Massachusetts 274 −6
2023   United States Wyndham Clark Los Angeles Country Club Los Angeles, California 270 −10

Multiple champions edit

U.S. Open multiple champions
Golfer Total Years
  Willie Anderson (SCO) 4 1901, 1903, 1904, 1905
  Bobby Jones (a) (USA) 4 1923, 1926, 1929, 1930
  Ben Hogan (USA) 4 1948, 1950, 1951, 1953
  Jack Nicklaus (USA) 4 1962, 1967, 1972, 1980
  Hale Irwin (USA) 3 1974, 1979, 1990
  Tiger Woods (USA) 3 2000, 2002, 2008
  Alex Smith (SCO) 2 1906, 1910
  John McDermott (USA) 2 1911, 1912
  Walter Hagen (USA) 2 1914, 1919
  Gene Sarazen (USA) 2 1922, 1932
  Ralph Guldahl (USA) 2 1937, 1938
  Cary Middlecoff (USA) 2 1949, 1956
  Julius Boros (USA) 2 1952, 1963
  Billy Casper (USA) 2 1959, 1966
  Lee Trevino (USA) 2 1968, 1971
  Andy North (USA) 2 1978, 1985
  Curtis Strange (USA) 2 1988, 1989
  Ernie Els (RSA) 2 1994, 1997
  Lee Janzen (USA) 2 1993, 1998
  Payne Stewart (USA) 2 1991, 1999
  Retief Goosen (RSA) 2 2001, 2004
  Brooks Koepka (USA) 2 2017, 2018

Champions by nationality edit

U.S. Open champions by nationality
Nationality Wins Winners
  United States 87 61
  Scotland 13 9
  England 8 8
  South Africa 5 3
  Jersey 2 2
  Australia 2 2
  Northern Ireland 2 2
  New Zealand 1 1
  Argentina 1 1
  Germany 1 1
  Spain 1 1

Notes edit

  • 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 edit

General
  • "Champions". U.S. Open. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  • "USGA Championship Database – U.S. Open". USGA. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
Specific
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  4. ^ "Champions". US Open.com. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
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