Golf Majors - The US Open

The second of golf's major championships the US Open is unique in that it moves to a different golf course each year. Golf's other majors are the British Open, The Masters and the PGA Championship.

The US Open - History

The US Open, the second of the year's four major championships, was first held at Newport Golf Club in 1895.

However it was overshadowed by the inaugural US Amateur which was played on the same course that year during the same week.

The Open fully established itself in 1913 when 20-year-old American amateur Francis Ouimet stunned the golfing world by beating renowned English professionals Harry Vardon and Ted Ray in a playoff at The Country Club.

By the end of World War Two, the US Open was an important world championship and it gained a significant surge in popularity when Georgia amateur Bobby Jones dominated the event with four victories between 1923 and 1930.

Spectator tickets were sold for the first time in 1922 and, following a boom in entries, the United States Golf Association (USGA) - the tournament's organising body - introduced sectional qualifying in 1924.

For American players, the championship has since become the most important of the four majors to win, as well as the most difficult over its traditionally tight layouts flanked by punishing rough.

 

The US Open - Winners

Year	Champion	Course	Score
2020	Bryson DeChambeau	Winged Foot Golf Club	274 (-6)
2019	Gary Woodland	Pebble Beach Golf Links	271 (-13)
2018	Brooks Koepka	Shinnecock Hills	281 (*1)
2017	Brooks Koepka	Erin Hills	272 (-16)
2016	Dustin Johnson	Oakmont Country Club	276 (-4)
2015	Jordan Spieth	Chambers Bay	275 (-5)
2014	Martin Kaymer	Pinehurst No. 2	271 (-9)
2013	Justin Rose	Merion Golf Club, East Course	281 (+1)
2012	Web Simpson	Olympic Club, Lake Course	281 (+1)
2011	Rory McIlroy	Congressional Country Club, Blue Course	268 (−16)
2010	Graeme McDowell	Pebble Beach Golf Links	284 (E)
2009	Lucas Glover	Bethpage State Park, Black Course	276 (−4)
2008	Tiger Woods	Torrey Pines Golf Course, South Course	283 (-1)
2007	Ángel Cabrera	Oakmont Country Club	285 (+5)
2006	Geoff Ogilvy	Winged Foot Golf Club, West Course	285 (+5)
2005	Michael Campbell	Pinehurst Resort, Course No. 2	280 (E)
2004	Retief Goosen	Shinnecock Hills Golf Club	276 (-4)
2003	Jim Furyk	Olympia Fields Country Club, North Course	272 (-8)
2002	Tiger Woods	Bethpage State Park, Black Course	277 (-3)
2001	Retief Goosen	Southern Hills Country Club	276 (-4)
2000	Tiger Woods	Pebble Beach Golf Links	272 (-12)
1999	Payne Stewart	Pinehurst Resort, Course No. 2	279 (-1)
1998	Lee Janzen	Olympic Club, Lake Course	280 (E)
1997	Ernie Els	Congressional Country Club, Blue Course	276 (-4)
1996	Steve Jones	Oakland Hills Country Club, South Course	278 (-2)
1995	Corey Pavin	Shinnecock Hills Golf Club	280 (E)
1994	Ernie Els	Oakmont Country Club	279 (-5)
1993	Lee Janzen	Baltusrol Golf Club, Lower Course	272 (-8)
1992	Tom Kite	Pebble Beach Golf Links	285 (-3)
1991	Payne Stewart	Hazeltine National Golf Club	282 (-6)
1990	Hale Irwin	Medinah Country Club, Course No. 3	280 (-8)
1989	Curtis Strange	Oak Hill Country Club, East Course	278 (-2)
1988	Curtis Strange	The Country Club	278 (-6)
1987	Scott Simpson	Olympic Club, Lake Course	277 (-3)
1986	Raymond Floyd	Shinnecock Hills Golf Club	279 (-1)
1985	Andy North	Oakland Hills Country Club, South Course	279 (-1)
1984	Fuzzy Zoeller	Winged Foot Golf Club, West Course	276 (-4)
1983	Larry Nelson	Oakmont Country Club	280 (-4)
1982	Tom Watson	Pebble Beach Golf Links	282 (-6)
1981	David Graham	Merion Golf Club, East Course	273 (-7)
1980	Jack Nicklaus	Baltusrol Golf Club, Lower Course	272 (-8)
1979	Hale Irwin	Inverness Club	284 (E)
1978	Andy North	Cherry Hills Country Club	285 (+1)
1977	Hubert Green	Southern Hills Country Club	278 (-2)
1976	Jerry Pate	Atlanta Athletic Club, Highlands Course	277 (-3)
1975	Lou Graham	Medinah Country Club, Course No. 3	287 (+3)
1974	Hale Irwin	Winged Foot Golf Club, West Course	287 (+7)
1973	Johnny Miller	Oakmont Country Club	279 (-5)
1972	Jack Nicklaus	Pebble Beach Golf Links	290 (+2)
1971	Lee Trevino	Merion Golf Club, East Course	280 (E)
1970	Tony Jacklin	Hazeltine National Golf Club	281 (-7)
1969	Orville Moody	Champions Golf Club, Cypress Creek Course	281 (+1)
1968	Lee Trevino	Oak Hill Country Club, East Course	275 (-5)
1967	Jack Nicklaus	Baltusrol Golf Club, Lower Course	275 (-5)
1966	Billy Casper	Olympic Club, Lake Course	278 (-2)
1965	Gary Player	Bellerive Country Club	282 (+2)
1964	Ken Venturi	Congressional Country Club, Blue Course	278 (-2)
1963	Julius Boros	The Country Club	293 (+9)
1962	Jack Nicklaus	Oakmont Country Club	283 (-1)
1961	Gene Littler	Oakland Hills Country Club, South Course	281 (+1)
1960	Arnold Palmer	Cherry Hills Country Club	280 (-4)
1959	Billy Casper	Winged Foot Golf Club, West Course	282 (+2)
1958	Tommy Bolt	Southern Hills Country Club	283 (+3)
1957	Dick Mayer	Inverness Club	282 (+2)
1956	Cary Middlecoff	Oak Hill Country Club, East Course	281 (+1)
1955	Jack Fleck	Olympic Club, Lake Course	287 (+7)
1954	Ed Furgol	Baltusrol Golf Club, Lower Course	284 (+4)
1953	Ben Hogan	Oakmont Country Club	283 (-5)
1952	Julius Boros	Northwood Club	281 (+1)
1951	Ben Hogan	Oakland Hills Country Club, South Course	287 (+7)
1950	Ben Hogan	Merion Golf Club, East Course	287 (+7)
1949	Cary Middlecoff	Medinah Country Club, Course No. 3	286 (+2)
1948	Ben Hogan	Riviera Country Club	276 (-8)
1947	Lew Worsham	St. Louis Country Club	282 (-2)
1946	Lloyd Mangrum	Canterbury Golf Club	284 (-4)
1945	Cancelled due to World War II
1944	Cancelled due to World War II
1943	Cancelled due to World War II
1942	Cancelled due to World War II
1941	Craig Wood	Colonial Country Club	284 (E)
1940	Lawson Little	Canterbury Golf Club	287 (-1)
1939	Byron Nelson	Philadelphia Country Club	284 (-4)
1938	Ralph Guldahl	Cherry Hills Country Club	284 (E)
1937	Ralph Guldahl	Oakland Hills Country Club, South Course	281 (+1)
1936	Tony Manero	Baltusrol Golf Club, Upper Course	282 (-2)
1935	Sam Parks, Jr	Oakmont Country Club	299 (+15)
1934	Olin Dutra	Merion Golf Club, East Course	293 (+9)
1933	Johnny Goodman (Am)	North Shore Country Club	287 (-1)
1932	Gene Sarazen	Fresh Meadow Country Club	286 (+2)
1931	Billy Burke	Inverness Club	292 (+4)
1930	Bobby Jones (Am)	Interlachen Country Club	287 (-1)
1929	Bobby Jones (Am)	Winged Foot Golf Club, West Course	294
1928	Johnny Farrell	Olympia Fields Country Club	294
1927	Tommy Armour	Oakmont Country Club	301
1926	Bobby Jones (Am)	Scioto Country Club	293
1925	Willie Macfarlane	Worcester Country Club	291
1924	Cyril Walker	Oakland Hills Country Club, South Course	297
1923	Bobby Jones (Am)	Inwood Country Club	296
1922	Gene Sarazen	Skokie Country Club	288
1921	Jim Barnes	Columbia Country Club	289
1920	Ted Ray	Inverness Club	295
1919	Walter Hagen	Brae Burn Country Club, Main Course	301
1918	Cancelled due to World War I
1917	Cancelled due to World War I
1916	Chick Evans (Am)	The Minikahda Club	286
1915	Jerome Travers (Am)	Baltusrol Golf Club	297
1914	Walter Hagen	Midlothian Country Club	290
1913	Francis Ouimet (Am)	The Country Club	304
1912	John McDermott	Country Club of Buffalo	294
1911	John McDermott	Chicago Golf Club	307
1910	Alex Smith	Philadelphia Cricket Club, St. Martin's Course	298
1909	George Sargent	Englewood Golf Club	290
1908	Fred McLeod	Myopia Hunt Club	322
1907	Alec Ross	Philadelphia Cricket Club, St. Martin's Course	302
1906	Alex Smith	Onwentsia Club	295
1905	Willie Anderson	Myopia Hunt Club	314
1904	Willie Anderson	Glen View Club	303
1903	Willie Anderson	Baltusrol Golf Club	307
1902	Laurie Auchterlonie	Garden City Golf Club	307
1901	Willie Anderson	Myopia Hunt Club	331
1900	Harry Vardon	Chicago Golf Club	313
1899	Willie Smith	Baltimore Country Club, East Course	315
1898	Fred Herd	Myopia Hunt Club	328
1897	Joe Lloyd	Chicago Golf Club	162
1896	James Foulis	Shinnecock Hills Golf Club	152
1895	Horace Rawlins	Newport Country Club	173