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. 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. 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.

Willie Anderson, Bobby Jones, Ben Hogan and Jack Nicklaus hold the record for the most U.S. Open victories, with four victories each. 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 old when he won in 1990. The youngest winner of the U.S. Open is John McDermott who was old when he won in 1911. 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.

The U.S. Open has been won wire-to-wire by eight golfers on nine 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, 2014 by Martin Kaymer, and 2026 by Wyndham Clark. 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.

Champions

By year

+Key(n/a)Information not availableTournament won in a playoff*Tournament won by an amateurTournament won by an amateur in a playoff +U.S. Open champions Year Country Champion Course Location Total score To par1895Newport Country ClubNewport, Rhode Island173n/a1896Shinnecock HillsShinnecock Hills, New York152n/a1897Chicago Golf ClubWheaton, Illinois162n/a1898Myopia Hunt ClubSouth Hamilton, Massachusetts328n/a1899Baltimore Country ClubLutherville, Maryland315n/a 1900Chicago Golf ClubWheaton, Illinois313n/a1901Myopia Hunt ClubSouth Hamilton, Massachusetts331n/a1902Garden City Golf ClubGarden City, New York307n/a 1903Baltusrol Golf ClubSpringfield, New Jersey307n/a 1904Glen View ClubGolf, Illinois303n/a 1905Myopia Hunt ClubSouth Hamilton, Massachusetts314n/a 1906Onwentsia ClubLake Forest, Illinois295n/a1907Philadelphia Cricket ClubPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania302n/a 1908Myopia Hunt ClubSouth Hamilton, Massachusetts322n/a1909Englewood Golf ClubEnglewood, New Jersey290 1910Philadelphia Cricket ClubPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania2981911Chicago Golf ClubWheaton, Illinois307 1912Country Club of BuffaloBuffalo, New York294 1913The Country ClubBrookline, Massachusetts304 1914Midlothian Country ClubMidlothian, Illinois2901915*Baltusrol Golf ClubSpringfield, New Jersey297 1916*The Minikahda ClubMinneapolis, Minnesota2861917None1918None1919Brae Burn Country ClubWest Newton, Massachusetts3011920Inverness ClubToledo, Ohio295 1921Columbia Country ClubChevy Chase, Maryland289 1922Skokie Country ClubGlencoe, Illinois288 1923Inwood Country ClubInwood, New York296 1924Oakland HillsBloomfield Hills, Michigan297 1925Worcester Country ClubWorcester, Massachusetts291 1926*Scioto Country ClubColumbus, Ohio293 1927Oakmont Country ClubOakmont, Pennsylvania301 1928Olympia FieldsOlympia Fields, Illinois2941929Winged Foot Golf ClubMamaroneck, New York2941930*Interlachen Country ClubEdina, Minnesota287 1931Inverness ClubToledo, Ohio2921932Fresh Meadow Country ClubGreat Neck, New York286 1933*North Shore Country ClubGlenview, Illinois287 1934Merion Golf ClubArdmore, Pennsylvania2931935Oakmont Country ClubOakmont, Pennsylvania299 1936Baltusrol Golf ClubSpringfield, New Jersey2821937Oakland HillsBloomfield Hills, Michigan281 1938Cherry HillsCherry Hills Village, Colorado284 1939Philadelphia Country ClubPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania2841940Canterbury Golf ClubBeachwood, Ohio2871941Colonial Country ClubFort Worth, Texas2841942None 1943None1944None1945None1946Canterbury Golf ClubBeachwood, Ohio2841947St. Louis Country ClubSt. Louis, Missouri2821948Riviera Country ClubPacific Palisades, California2761949Medinah Country ClubMedinah, Illinois286 1950Merion Golf ClubArdmore, Pennsylvania2871951Oakland HillsBloomfield Hills, Michigan2871952Northwood ClubDallas, Texas2811953Oakmont Country ClubOakmont, Pennsylvania283 1954Baltusrol Golf ClubSpringfield, New Jersey2841955Olympic ClubSan Francisco, California287 1956Oak Hill Country ClubRochester, New York281 1957Inverness ClubToledo, Ohio282 1958Southern HillsTulsa, Oklahoma2831959Winged Foot Golf ClubMamaroneck, New York2821960Cherry HillsCherry Hills Village, Colorado2801961Oakland HillsBloomfield Hills, Michigan2811962Oakmont Country ClubOakmont, Pennsylvania2831963The Country ClubBrookline, Massachusetts2931964Congressional Country ClubBethesda, Maryland2781965Bellerive Country ClubSt. Louis, Missouri2821966Olympic ClubSan Francisco, California278 1967Baltusrol Golf ClubSpringfield, New Jersey2751968Oak Hill Country ClubRochester, New York275 1969Champions Golf ClubHouston, Texas281 1970Hazeltine National Golf ClubChaska, Minnesota281 1971Merion Golf ClubArdmore, Pennsylvania2801972Pebble BeachPebble Beach, California2901973Oakmont Country ClubOakmont, Pennsylvania2791974Winged Foot Golf ClubMamaroneck, New York2871975Medinah Country ClubMedinah, Illinois2871976Atlanta Athletic ClubDuluth, Georgia2771977Southern HillsTulsa, Oklahoma2781978Cherry HillsCherry Hills Village, Colorado2851979Inverness ClubToledo, Ohio284 1980Baltusrol Golf ClubSpringfield, New Jersey272 1981Merion Golf ClubArdmore, Pennsylvania2731982Pebble BeachPebble Beach, California2821983Oakmont Country ClubOakmont, Pennsylvania2801984Winged Foot Golf ClubMamaroneck, New York2761985Oakland HillsBloomfield Hills, Michigan2791986Shinnecock HillsShinnecock Hills, New York2791987Olympic ClubSan Francisco, California277 1988The Country ClubBrookline, Massachusetts2781989Oak Hill Country ClubRochester, New York2781990Medinah Country ClubMedinah, Illinois2801991Hazeltine National Golf ClubChaska, Minnesota2821992Pebble BeachPebble Beach, California2851993Baltusrol Golf ClubSpringfield, New Jersey2721994Oakmont Country ClubOakmont, Pennsylvania2791995Shinnecock HillsShinnecock Hills, New York2801996Oakland HillsBloomfield Hills, Michigan2781997Congressional Country ClubBethesda, Maryland2761998Olympic ClubSan Francisco, California2801999Pinehurst ResortPinehurst, North Carolina2792000Pebble BeachPebble Beach, California2722001Southern HillsTulsa, Oklahoma2762002Bethpage BlackFarmingdale, New York2772003Olympia FieldsOlympia Fields, Illinois2722004Shinnecock HillsShinnecock Hills, New York2762005Pinehurst ResortPinehurst, North Carolina2802006Winged Foot Golf ClubMamaroneck, New York2852007Oakmont Country ClubOakmont, Pennsylvania2852008Torrey PinesSan Diego, California2832009Bethpage BlackFarmingdale, New York2762010Pebble Beach Golf LinksPebble Beach, California284 2011Congressional Country ClubBethesda, Maryland268 2012Olympic ClubSan Francisco, California281 2013Merion Golf ClubArdmore, Pennsylvania281 2014Pinehurst ResortPinehurst, North Carolina271 2015Chambers BayUniversity Place, Washington275 2016Oakmont Country ClubOakmont, Pennsylvania276 2017Erin HillsErin, Wisconsin272 2018Shinnecock HillsShinnecock Hills, New York281 2019Pebble Beach Golf LinksPebble Beach, California271 2020Winged Foot Golf ClubMamaroneck, New York2742021Torrey PinesSan Diego, California278 2022The Country ClubBrookline, Massachusetts274 2023Los Angeles Country ClubLos Angeles, California270 2024Pinehurst ResortPinehurst, North Carolina274 2025Oakmont Country ClubOakmont, Pennsylvania279 2026Shinnecock HillsShinnecock Hills, New York276

Multiple champions

+U.S. Open multiple champions Golfer Total Years41901, 1903, 1904, 190541923, 1926, 1929, 193041948, 1950, 1951, 195341962, 1967, 1972, 198031974, 1979, 199032000, 2002, 200821906, 191021911, 191221914, 191921922, 193221937, 193821949, 195621952, 196321959, 196621968, 197121978, 198521988, 198921994, 199721993, 1998 21991, 199922001, 200422017, 201822020, 202422023, 2026

Champions by nationality

+U.S. Open champions by nationality Nationality Wins Winners 90 62 13 9 8 8 5 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Notes

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. The Championship was played over 36 holes. Willie Anderson won in a playoff against Alex Smith. Willie Anderson won in a playoff against David Brown. Fred McLeod won in a playoff against Willie Smith. Alex Smith won in a playoff against John McDermott and Macdonald Smith. John McDermott won in a playoff against Mike Brady and George Simpson. Francis Ouimet won in a playoff against Harry Vardon and Ted Ray. The U.S. Open was not held from 1917 to 1918 because of World War I. Walter Hagen won in a playoff against Mike Brady. Bobby Jones won in a playoff against Bobby Cruickshank. Willie Macfarlane won in a playoff against Bobby Jones. Tommy Armour won in a playoff against Harry Cooper. Johnny Farrell won in a playoff against Bobby Jones. Bobby Jones won in a playoff against Al Espinosa. Billy Burke won in a playoff against George von Elm. Byron Nelson won in a playoff against Craig Wood and Denny Shute. Lawson Little won in a playoff against Gene Sarazen. The U.S. Open was not held from 1942 to 1945 because of World War II. Lloyd Mangrum won in a playoff against Vic Ghezzi and Byron Nelson. Lew Worsham won in a playoff against Sam Snead. Ben Hogan won in a playoff against Lloyd Mangrum and George Fazio. Jack Fleck won in a playoff against Ben Hogan. Dick Mayer won in a playoff against Cary Middlecoff. Jack Nicklaus won in a playoff against Arnold Palmer. Julius Boros won in a playoff against Jacky Cupit and Arnold Palmer. Gary Player won in a playoff against Kel Nagle. Billy Casper won in a playoff against Arnold Palmer. Lee Trevino won in a playoff against Jack Nicklaus. Lou Graham won in a playoff against John Mahaffey. Fuzzy Zoeller won in a playoff against Greg Norman. Curtis Strange won in a playoff against Nick Faldo. Hale Irwin won in a playoff against Mike Donald. Payne Stewart won in a playoff against Scott Simpson. Ernie Els won in a playoff against Loren Roberts and Colin Montgomerie. Retief Goosen won in a playoff against Mark Brooks. Tiger Woods won in a playoff against Rocco Mediate.

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External links

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