The 1995 U.S. Open was the 95th U.S. Open, held June 15–18 at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton, New York. It marked the 100th anniversary of the U.S. Open. Corey Pavin won his only major championship, two strokes ahead of runner-up
Norman opened with rounds of 68-67, then fell back with 74 in the third round; Tom Lehman's 67 on Saturday tied Norman for the 54-hole lead. Phil Mickelson and Bob Tway were a stroke back at even par, while Pavin was at 212 (+2), tied for fifth with four others.
In the final round, Norman and Lehman were still tied at the turn, but Lehman bogeyed 11 and Norman bogeyed 12. Pavin had birdied 12, which brought him into a tie with Norman, Lehman, and Tway. Norman and Tway each then suffered bogeys, while Pavin took sole possession of the lead with a birdie at 15. Even with a Norman birdie at the 15th, his first since the opening hole of the third round, nobody could catch Pavin. He sealed the victory with a 4-wood approach to the 18th, running down the fairway as the ball was in the air and raising his hands in triumph after it ran onto the green. He carded a 68 for an even-par 280, two ahead of Norman, who shot 73.
In the final round, Neal Lancaster set a new U.S. Open record with a 29 on the back nine. Nineteen-year-old Tiger Woods, the reigning U.S. Amateur champion, played in his first U.S. Open but withdrew during the second round with a
This was the third U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills (1896, 1986); it returned in 2004, 2018, and 2026.
Course layout
HoleYardsParHoleYardsPar13944 1040942226311158334534124724440841337745535514444464714154154718831654458367417186 / 169394474184504 Out3,48935 In3,455 / 3,43835Source: Total 6,944 / 6,92770 Lengths of the course for previous major championships: , par 70 - 1986 U.S. Open , par - 1896 U.S. Open
Television After an absence of thirty years, NBC Sports returned as the broadcaster of the U.S. Open in the The event was previously carried by ABC Sports for 29 years, from 1966 NBC carried the championship from 1954 through 1965, then from 1995 through 2014 and again from 2020 to 2032.
Round summaries First round Thursday, June 15, 1995 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 Nick Price66−42 Scott Simpson67−3T3 Phil Mickelson68−2 Greg NormanT5 Bill Glasson69−1 Steve Lowery Jeff Maggert Masashi Ozaki Bob Tway Fuzzy Zoeller
Second round Friday, June 16, 1995 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 Greg Norman68-67=135−52 Masashi Ozaki69-68=137−3T3 Phil Mickelson68-70=138−2 Bob Tway69-69=138T5 Bill Glasson69-70=139−1 Nick Price66-73=139T7 Curt Byrum70-70=140E Nick Faldo72-68=140 Davis Love III72-68=140 Mark Roe71-69=140 Amateurs: Courville (+9), Tidland (+9), Woods (WD). Source:
Third round Saturday, June 17, 1995 PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 Tom Lehman70-72-67=209−1 Greg Norman68-67-74=209T3 Phil Mickelson68-70-72=210E Bob Tway69-69-72=210T5 Corey Pavin72-69-71=212+2 Nick Price66-73-73=212 Steve Stricker71-70-71=212 Scott Verplank72-69-71=212 Ian Woosnam72-71-69=212T10 Davis Love III72-68-73=213+3 Vijay Singh70-71-72=213 Source:
Final round Sunday, June 18, 1995 PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 Corey Pavin 72-69-71-68=280 E 350,0002 Greg Norman 68-67-74-73=282 +2 207,0003 Tom Lehman 70-72-67-74=283 +3 131,974T4 Bill Glasson 69-70-76-69=284 +4 66,633 Jay Haas 70-73-72-69=284 Neal Lancaster 70-72-77-65=284 Davis Love III 72-68-73-71=284 Jeff Maggert 69-72-77-66=284 Phil Mickelson 68-70-72-74=284T10 Frank Nobilo 72-72-70-71=285 +5 44,184 Vijay Singh 70-71-72-72=285 Bob Tway 69-69-72-75=285 Source:
Scorecard Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 101112131415161718Par434454344 434444534 Pavin+2+2+3+3+3+3+3+3+2+2+2+1+1+1EEEE Norman−1EEEEEEEEEE+1+2+2+1+1+2+2 Lehman−1−1−2−1−1−1Eｰ1E+1+2+1+1+1+1+3+3+3 Glasson +5 +6 +5 +4 +3 +3 +3 +3 +4 +5 +5 +5 +5 +5 +6 +5 +4 +4 Haas +5 +5 +4 +5 +4 +4 +4 +3 +4 +5 +5 +5 +5 +4 +4 +4 +4 +4 Lancaster +9 +9 +9 +9 +8 +8 +8 +9 +10 +10 +9 +8 +7 +6 +6 +5 +4 +4 Love +2 +2 +3 +2 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +4 Maggert +7 +8 +8 +8 +7 +7 +7 +7 +7 +7 +6 +6 +6 +5 +5 +4 +4 +4 Mickelson E +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +2 +2 +3 +3 +3 +3 +2 +2 +4 +3 +4 Tway E −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 E E +1 +1 +1 +1 +2 +2 +3 +4 +5 Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par {|class="wikitable" span = 50 style="font-size:85%; |- |style="background: Pink;" width=10| |Birdie |style="background: PaleGreen;" width=10| |Bogey |style="background: Green;" width=10| |Double bogey |} Source:
References
External links USOpen.com – 1995