The 2019 United States Open Championship was the 119th U.S. Open, played from at Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, California. It was the seventh major and sixth U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, which last hosted U.S. Opens in 2000 and 2010, won by Tiger Woods and Graeme McDowell, respectively.
Gary Woodland won his first major title by three strokes over world number one Brooks Koepka. Ranked 25th coming into the tournament, and having never finished in the top 20 in the U.S. Open previously, he was generally seen as a surprise victor. Koepka had won four of the last nine majors, and was attempting to become the first player to win three straight U.S. Opens since 1905.
Woodland shot 68 in the first round, and 65 in the second, to lead by two strokes after 36 holes. He shot 69 in the third round, to have a single-stroke lead over Justin Rose going into the final day. After shooting a 69 in the final round, he converted a 54-hole lead into a victory for the first time in eight attempts in stroke-play events. His 72-hole winning score, a 13-under-par 271, was the lowest relative to par since 2011 and included a stretch of 34 holes without a bogey. Woodland led the field in scrambling, having begun the week ranked 169th in that category.
The previous winner of the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, Graeme McDowell, finished tied for 16th with a 3-under-par 281. Tiger Woods was tied 58th after the first round, and began his final round by bogeying four of his first six holes, but rallied on the back nine to finish tied for 21st with a 2-under-par 282. Justin Rose entered the final round one shot back of Woodland but made three bogeys on his final seven holes to finish tied for 3rd. On his 49th birthday, six-time U.S. Open runner-up, Phil Mickelson finished with a 4-over-par 288, having won the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am earlier in the year at Pebble Beach.
79 players made the cut, including four amateurs. The leading amateur was Norwegian Viktor Hovland, who had qualified by winning the 2018 U.S. Amateur, which was also held at Pebble Beach. He finished tied for 12th at 4-under-par, to become first low amateur at the Masters and U.S. Open in the same season since Matt Kuchar in 1998.
The U.S. Open traditionally has a winning score around par, but a joint record 31 players finished under par for the tournament. This was partly attributed by the media to the soft conditions resulting from a marine layer, and relatively low wind speeds for a links-style course.
Venue
Course layout
Pebble Beach hosted the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am in February of the same year. The changes made to the course since that event include reducing par from 72 to 71, cutting the greens from .125" to .110", and growing the rough from 2" to between 3-5".
HoleYardsParHoleYardsPar13804 1049542516411390434044122023433141344545195314580565235153974710931640348428417208395264185435 Out3,41235 In3,66336 Total 7,07571 Previous course lengths for major championships - par 71, 2010 U.S. Open - par 71, 2000 U.S. Open - par 72, 1992 U.S. Open - par 72, 1982 U.S. Open - par 72, 1977 PGA Championship - par 72, 1972 U.S. Open Prior to 2000, the 2nd hole was played as a par 5.
2019 yardages by round RoundHole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal Par4444353443544345443536711Yards3815024123341885181084335023,3784933872024475923994022185523,6927,0702Yards3825163943341865291164325263,4154973891854525833994072105353,6577,0723Yards376515410315184524984285253,3754993882094405893993952035443,6667,0414Yards3865234073242045201024335333,4324923901984485823944092205393,6727,104 Scoring average: 72.352 by round: 72.685, 72.571, 72.430, 71.190 Most difficult holes in relation to par: 10, 8 and 9, 9, 9
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Field About half the field consisted of players who are exempt from qualifying for the U.S. Open. Each player is classified according to the first category in which he qualified, and other categories are shown in parentheses.
1. Winners of the U.S. Open Championship during the last ten years Lucas Glover, Dustin Johnson (9,11,12,13,14), Martin Kaymer, Brooks Koepka (7,9,11,12,13,14), Graeme McDowell, Rory McIlroy (6,7,8,9,12,13,14), Justin Rose (11,12,13,14), Webb Simpson (8,11,12,13,14), Jordan Spieth (5,6,13,14)
2. Winners of the 2018 U.S. Amateur, U.S. Junior Amateur, and U.S. Mid-Amateur, and runner-up of the 2018 U.S. Amateur Devon Bling (a), Viktor Hovland (a), Kevin O'Connell (a), Michael Thorbjornsen (a)
3. Winner of the 2018 Amateur Championship Jovan Rebula (a)
4. Winner of the 2018 Mark H. McCormack Medal (men's World Amateur Golf Ranking) Braden Thornberry forfeited his exemption by turning professional in December 2018.
5. Winners of the Masters Tournament during the last five years Sergio García (13,14), Patrick Reed (11,12,13,14), Danny Willett, Tiger Woods (9,12,13,14)
6. Winners of The Open Championship during the last five years Zach Johnson, Francesco Molinari (9,12,13,14), Henrik Stenson (11,13,14)
7. Winners of the PGA Championship during the last five years Jason Day (12,13,14), Justin Thomas (12,13,14), Jimmy Walker
8. Winners of The Players Championship during the last three years Kim Si-woo (13,14)
9. Winners of multiple PGA Tour events that award a full-point allocation for the FedEx Cup, between the 2018 U.S. Open and the 2019 U.S. Open Bryson DeChambeau (12,13,14), Matt Kuchar (13,14), Kevin Na (12,13,14), Xander Schauffele (11,12,13,14)
10. Winner of the 2018 U.S. Senior Open Championship David Toms
11. The 10 lowest scorers and anyone tying for 10th place at the 2018 U.S. Open Championship Daniel Berger, Tony Finau (12,13,14), Tommy Fleetwood (12,13,14), Tyrrell Hatton (13,14)
12. Players who qualified for the season-ending 2018 Tour Championship Keegan Bradley (13,14), Patrick Cantlay (13,14), Paul Casey (13,14), Rickie Fowler (13,14), Billy Horschel (13,14), Patton Kizzire, Marc Leishman (13,14), Hideki Matsuyama (13,14), Phil Mickelson (13,14), Jon Rahm (13,14), Cameron Smith (13,14), Kyle Stanley (13,14), Bubba Watson (13,14), Aaron Wise, Gary Woodland (13,14)
13. The top 60 point leaders and ties as of May 20, 2019 in the Official World Golf Ranking An Byeong-hun (14), Abraham Ancer, Kiradech Aphibarnrat (14), Lucas Bjerregaard (14), Rafa Cabrera-Bello (14), Matt Fitzpatrick (14), Jim Furyk (14), Branden Grace (14), Justin Harding (14), J. B. Holmes (14), Charles Howell III (14), Kevin Kisner (14), Li Haotong (14), Luke List, Shane Lowry (14), Keith Mitchell (14), Alex Norén (14), Thorbjørn Olesen (14), Louis Oosthuizen (14), Pan Cheng-tsung (14), Ian Poulter (14), Chez Reavie, Adam Scott (14), Brandt Snedeker (14), Matt Wallace (14)
Eddie Pepperell (14) did not play due to a back injury.
14. The top 60 point leaders and ties as of June 10, 2019 in the Official World Golf Ranking Emiliano Grillo, Scott Piercy, Andrew Putnam
15. Special exemptions given by the USGA Ernie Els
The remaining contestants earned their places through sectional qualifiers. Each site has n spots allocated amongst m players denoted (n/m). Milton, Ontario, Canada (4/37): Tom Hoge, Nate Lashley, Alex Prugh, Sepp Straka Surrey, England (14/110): Adri Arnaus, Merrick Bremner, Dean Burmester, Rhys Enoch, Marcus Fraser, Daniel Hillier (a), Sam Horsfield, Marcus Kinhult, Renato Paratore, Matthieu Pavon, Thomas Pieters, Lee Slattery, Clément Sordet, Justin Walters Mie Prefecture, Japan (3/33): Mikumu Horikawa, Kodai Ichihara, Shugo Imahira United States Newport Beach, California (5/99): Stewart Hagestad (a), Andreas Halvorsen (L), Richard H. Lee (L), Hayden Shieh (L), Kevin Yu (a) Bowling Green, Florida (3/56): Luis Gagne, Mito Pereira (L), Callum Tarren Ball Ground, Georgia (4/67): Roberto Castro, Chandler Eaton (a,L), Noah Norton (a,L), Ollie Schniederjans Rockville, Maryland (4/63): Connor Arendell (L), Joseph Bramlett, Billy Hurley III, Ryan Sullivan (L) Purchase, New York (4/73): Rob Oppenheim, Matt Parziale (a), Andy Pope, Cameron Young (a) Columbus, Ohio (14/121): Aaron Baddeley, Luke Donald, Jason Dufner, Ryan Fox, Luke Guthrie, Chesson Hadley, Anirban Lahiri, Lee Kyoung-hoon, Collin Morikawa, Rory Sabbatini, Sam Saunders, Erik van Rooyen, Jhonattan Vegas, Brandon Wu (a) Springfield, Ohio (5/73): Zac Blair, Brett Drewitt (L), Nick Hardy (L), Chip McDaniel (L), Brian Stuard Dallas, Texas (10/102): Charlie Danielson (L), Brian Davis, Austin Eckroat (a), Julián Etulain, Matt Jones, Carlos Ortiz, Scottie Scheffler, Nick Taylor, Brendon Todd, Mike Weir Walla Walla, Washington (3/55): Eric Dietrich (L), Matthew Naumec (L), Spencer Tibbits (a,L) (a) denotes amateur (L) denotes player advanced through local qualifying
Alternates who gained entry: Cody Gribble (Texas) – spot reallocated from England qualifier Chan Kim (Japan) – spot reallocated from England qualifier Joel Dahmen (Columbus) – claimed spot held for category 9 or 14 Harris English (Ontario) – claimed spot held for category 9 or 14 Bernd Wiesberger (England) – claimed spot held for category 9 or 14
Weather Thursday: Partly cloudy, with a high of 67 °F/19 °C. Wind W 11 mph. Friday: Mostly overcast, with a high of 61 °F/16 °C. Wind W 6-12 mph. Saturday: Overcast, with a high of 59 °F/15 °C. WNW wind 5-10 mph, with gusts to 15 mph. Sunday: Partly cloudy. High of 61 °F/16 °C. Wind W 7-14 mph.
Round summaries
First round Thursday, June 13, 2019
2013 champion Justin Rose birdied his final three holes to shoot 65 (−6), equaling the record for lowest round shot in a U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, and taking a one-shot lead. Xander Schauffele eagled the 18th hole to join Rickie Fowler, Louis Oosthuizen and Aaron Wise in a tie for second. Two-time defending champion Brooks Koepka birdied four of his first six holes before falling back to two-under and a tie for 16th. Seventeen eagles were made during the round, a new U.S. Open record.
PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 Justin Rose 65 −6T2 Rickie Fowler 66 −5 Louis Oosthuizen Xander Schauffele Aaron WiseT6 Nate Lashley 67 −4 Scott PiercyT8 Emiliano Grillo 68 −3 Chesson Hadley Rory McIlroy Francesco Molinari Chez Reavie Henrik Stenson Sepp Straka Gary Woodland
Second round Friday, June 14, 2019
Gary Woodland holed a 50-foot birdie putt on the 9th hole, the last of his round, to post a bogey-free round of 65 (−6) and take a two-shot lead. His 36-hole score of nine-under ties Gil Morgan in 1992 for lowest in a U.S. Open at Pebble Beach. First-round leader Justin Rose was in second place after a round of 70 (−1). Louis Oosthuizen was tied for the lead but had just one par on his back-nine, making four birdies and four bogeys to finish three shots behind. Rory McIlroy got to within a shot of the lead before a bogey at the 13th and double bogey at the par-5 14th, falling into a tie for fourth place and four behind. Brooks Koepka became the first defending champion since 1988 to begin his title defense with two sub-70 rounds and was part of a group tied for sixth, five behind.
PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 Gary Woodland 68-65=133 −92 Justin Rose 65-70=135 −73 Louis Oosthuizen 66-70=136 −6T4 Rory McIlroy 68-69=137 −5 Aaron Wise 66-71=137T6 Chesson Hadley 68-70=138 −4 Brooks Koepka 69-69=138 Matt Kuchar 69-69=138 Chez Reavie 68-70=138 Matt Wallace 70-68=138
Amateurs: Wu (−2), Eaton (E), Hovland (E), Thorbjornsen (+2), Tibbits (+3), Rebula (+4), Eckroat (+5), Yu (+5), Hagestad (+7), Hillier (+7), O'Connell (+8), Parziale (+9), Young (+9), Norton (+13), Bling (+20)
Third round Saturday, June 15, 2019