U.S. Open (golf) - Champions

Champions

Willie Anderson, Bobby Jones, Ben Hogan and Jack Nicklaus hold the record for the most U.S. Open victories, with four victories each. Hale Irwin is the oldest winner of the U.S. Open at 45 years and 15 days in 1990. The youngest winner of the U.S. Open is John McDermott at 19 years, 10 months and 14 days in 1911.

Year Champion Country Venue Location Score Winner's
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2012 Webb Simpson United States Olympic Club, Lake Course San Francisco, California 281 (+1) 1,440,000
2011 Rory McIlroy Northern Ireland Congressional Country Club, Blue Course Bethesda, Maryland 268 (−16) 1,440,000
2010 Graeme McDowell Northern Ireland Pebble Beach Golf Links Pebble Beach, California 284 (E) 1,350,000
2009 Lucas Glover United States Bethpage State Park, Black Course Farmingdale, New York 276 (−4) 1,350,000
2008 Tiger Woods (3) United States Torrey Pines Golf Course, South Course La Jolla, California 283 (−1) 1,350,000
2007 Ángel Cabrera Argentina Oakmont Country Club Oakmont, Pennsylvania 285 (+5) 1,260,000
2006 Geoff Ogilvy Australia Winged Foot Golf Club, West Course Mamaroneck, New York 285 (+5) 1,225,000
2005 Michael Campbell New Zealand Pinehurst Resort, Course No. 2 Pinehurst, North Carolina 280 (E) 1,170,000
2004 Retief Goosen (2) South Africa Shinnecock Hills Golf Club Shinnecock Hills, New York 276 (−4) 1,125,000
2003 Jim Furyk United States Olympia Fields Country Club, North Course Olympia Fields, Illinois 272 (−8) 1,080,000
2002 Tiger Woods (2) United States Bethpage State Park, Black Course Farmingdale, New York 277 (−3) 1,000,000
2001 Retief Goosen South Africa Southern Hills Country Club Tulsa, Oklahoma 276 (−4) 900,000
2000 Tiger Woods United States Pebble Beach Golf Links Pebble Beach, California 272 (−12) 800,000
1999 Payne Stewart (2) United States Pinehurst Resort, Course No. 2 Pinehurst, North Carolina 279 (−1) 625,000
1998 Lee Janzen (2) United States Olympic Club, Lake Course San Francisco, California 280 (E) 535,000
1997 Ernie Els (2) South Africa Congressional Country Club, Blue Course Bethesda, Maryland 276 (−4) 465,000
1996 Steve Jones United States Oakland Hills Country Club, South Course Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 278 (−2) 425,000
1995 Corey Pavin United States Shinnecock Hills Golf Club Shinnecock Hills, New York 280 (E) 350,000
1994 Ernie Els South Africa Oakmont Country Club Oakmont, Pennsylvania 279 (−5) 320,000
1993 Lee Janzen United States Baltusrol Golf Club, Lower Course Springfield, New Jersey 272 (−8) 290,000
1992 Tom Kite United States Pebble Beach Golf Links Pebble Beach, California 285 (−3) 275,000
1991 Payne Stewart United States Hazeltine National Golf Club Chaska, Minnesota 282 (−6) 235,000
1990 Hale Irwin (3) United States Medinah Country Club, Course No. 3 Medinah, Illinois 280 (−8) 220,000
1989 Curtis Strange (2) United States Oak Hill Country Club, East Course Rochester, New York 278 (−2) 200,000
1988 Curtis Strange United States The Country Club, Composite Course Brookline, Massachusetts 278 (−6) 180,000
1987 Scott Simpson United States Olympic Club, Lake Course San Francisco, California 277 (−3) 150,000
1986 Raymond Floyd United States Shinnecock Hills Golf Club Shinnecock Hills, New York 279 (−1) 115,000
1985 Andy North (2) United States Oakland Hills Country Club, South Course Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 279 (−1) 103,000
1984 Fuzzy Zoeller United States Winged Foot Golf Club, West Course Mamaroneck, New York 276 (−4) 94,000
1983 Larry Nelson United States Oakmont Country Club Oakmont, Pennsylvania 280 (−4) 72,000
1982 Tom Watson United States Pebble Beach Golf Links Pebble Beach, California 282 (−6) 60,000
1981 David Graham Australia Merion Golf Club, East Course Ardmore, Pennsylvania 273 (−7) 55,000
1980 Jack Nicklaus (4) United States Baltusrol Golf Club, Lower Course Springfield, New Jersey 272 (−8) 55,000
1979 Hale Irwin (2) United States Inverness Club Toledo, Ohio 284 (E) 50,000
1978 Andy North United States Cherry Hills Country Club Cherry Hills Village, Colorado 285 (+1) 45,000
1977 Hubert Green United States Southern Hills Country Club Tulsa, Oklahoma 278 (−2) 45,000
1976 Jerry Pate United States Atlanta Athletic Club, Highlands Course Duluth, Georgia 277 (−3) 42,000
1975 Lou Graham United States Medinah Country Club, Course No. 3 Medinah, Illinois 287 (+3) 40,000
1974 Hale Irwin United States Winged Foot Golf Club, West Course Mamaroneck, New York 287 (+7) 35,000
1973 Johnny Miller United States Oakmont Country Club Oakmont, Pennsylvania 279 (−5) 35,000
1972 Jack Nicklaus (3) United States Pebble Beach Golf Links Pebble Beach, California 290 (+2) 30,000
1971 Lee Trevino (2) United States Merion Golf Club, East Course Ardmore, Pennsylvania 280 (E) 30,000
1970 Tony Jacklin England Hazeltine National Golf Club Chaska, Minnesota 281 (−7) 30,000
1969 Orville Moody United States Champions Golf Club, Cypress Creek Course Houston, Texas 281 (+1) 30,000
1968 Lee Trevino United States Oak Hill Country Club, East Course Rochester, New York 275 (−5) 30,000
1967 Jack Nicklaus (2) United States Baltusrol Golf Club, Lower Course Springfield, New Jersey 275 (−5) 30,000
1966 Billy Casper (2) United States Olympic Club, Lake Course San Francisco, California 278 (−2) 26,500
1965 Gary Player South Africa Bellerive Country Club St. Louis, Missouri 282 (+2) 26,000
1964 Ken Venturi United States Congressional Country Club, Blue Course Bethesda, Maryland 278 (−2) 17,000
1963 Julius Boros (2) United States The Country Club, Composite Course Brookline, Massachusetts 293 (+9) 17,500
1962 Jack Nicklaus United States Oakmont Country Club Oakmont, Pennsylvania 283 (−1) 17,500
1961 Gene Littler United States Oakland Hills Country Club, South Course Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 281 (+1) 14,000
1960 Arnold Palmer United States Cherry Hills Country Club Cherry Hills Village, Colorado 280 (−4) 14,400
1959 Billy Casper United States Winged Foot Golf Club, West Course Mamaroneck, New York 282 (+2) 12,000
1958 Tommy Bolt United States Southern Hills Country Club Tulsa, Oklahoma 283 (+3) 8,000
1957 Dick Mayer United States Inverness Club Toledo, Ohio 282 (+2) 7,200
1956 Cary Middlecoff (2) United States Oak Hill Country Club, East Course Rochester, New York 281 (+1) 6,000
1955 Jack Fleck United States Olympic Club, Lake Course San Francisco, California 287 (+7) 6,000
1954 Ed Furgol United States Baltusrol Golf Club, Lower Course Springfield, New Jersey 284 (+4) 6,000
1953 Ben Hogan (4) United States Oakmont Country Club Oakmont, Pennsylvania 283 (−5) 5,000
1952 Julius Boros United States Northwood Club Dallas, Texas 281 (+1) 4,000
1951 Ben Hogan (3) United States Oakland Hills Country Club, South Course Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 287 (+7) 4,000
1950 Ben Hogan (2) United States Merion Golf Club, East Course Ardmore, Pennsylvania 287 (+7) 4,000
1949 Cary Middlecoff United States Medinah Country Club, Course No. 3 Medinah, Illinois 286 (+2) 2,000
1948 Ben Hogan United States Riviera Country Club Pacific Palisades, California 276 (−8) 2,000
1947 Lew Worsham United States St. Louis Country Club Ladue, Missouri 282 (−2) 2,500
1946 Lloyd Mangrum United States Canterbury Golf Club Beachwood, Ohio 284 (−4) 1,833
1942–1945: Cancelled due to World War II
1941 Craig Wood United States Colonial Country Club Fort Worth, Texas 284 (E) 1,000
1940 Lawson Little United States Canterbury Golf Club Beachwood, Ohio 287 (−1) 1,000
1939 Byron Nelson United States Philadelphia Country Club, Spring Mill Course Gladwyne, Pennsylvania 284 (−4) 1,000
1938 Ralph Guldahl (2) United States Cherry Hills Country Club Cherry Hills Village, Colorado 284 (E) 1,000
1937 Ralph Guldahl United States Oakland Hills Country Club, South Course Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 281 (+1) 1,000
1936 Tony Manero United States Baltusrol Golf Club, Upper Course Springfield, New Jersey 282 (−2) 1,000
1935 Sam Parks, Jr. United States Oakmont Country Club Oakmont, Pennsylvania 299 (+15) 1,000
1934 Olin Dutra United States Merion Golf Club, East Course Ardmore, Pennsylvania 293 (+9) 1,000
1933 Johnny Goodman (a) United States North Shore Country Club Glenview, Illinois 287 (−1) 0
1932 Gene Sarazen (2) United States Fresh Meadow Country Club Queens, New York 286 (+2) 1,000
1931 Billy Burke United States Inverness Club Toledo, Ohio 292 (+4) 1,000
1930 Bobby Jones (a) (4) United States Interlachen Country Club Edina, Minnesota 287 (−1) 0
1929 Bobby Jones (a) (3) United States Winged Foot Golf Club, West Course Mamaroneck, New York 294 0
1928 Johnny Farrell United States Olympia Fields Country Club, North Course Olympia Fields, Illinois 294 500
1927 Tommy Armour United States Oakmont Country Club Oakmont, Pennsylvania 301 500
1926 Bobby Jones (a) (2) United States Scioto Country Club Columbus, Ohio 293 0
1925 Willie Macfarlane Scotland Worcester Country Club Worcester, Massachusetts 291 500
1924 Cyril Walker England Oakland Hills Country Club, South Course Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 297 500
1923 Bobby Jones (a) United States Inwood Country Club Inwood, New York 296 0
1922 Gene Sarazen United States Skokie Country Club Glencoe, Illinois 288 500
1921 Jim Barnes England Columbia Country Club Chevy Chase, Maryland 289 500
1920 Ted Ray Jersey Inverness Club Toledo, Ohio 295 500
1919 Walter Hagen (2) United States Brae Burn Country Club, Main Course West Newton, Massachusetts 301 500
1917–1918: Cancelled due to World War I
1916 Chick Evans (a) United States The Minikahda Club Minneapolis, Minnesota 286 0
1915 Jerome Travers (a) United States Baltusrol Golf Club, Revised Course Springfield, New Jersey 297 0
1914 Walter Hagen United States Midlothian Country Club Midlothian, Illinois 290 300
1913 Francis Ouimet (a) United States The Country Club Brookline, Massachusetts 304 0
1912 John McDermott (2) United States Country Club of Buffalo Buffalo, New York 294 300
1911 John McDermott United States Chicago Golf Club Wheaton, Illinois 307 300
1910 Alex Smith (2) Scotland Philadelphia Cricket Club, St. Martin's Course Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 298 300
1909 George Sargent England Englewood Golf Club Englewood, New Jersey 290 300
1908 Fred McLeod Scotland Myopia Hunt Club South Hamilton, Massachusetts 322 300
1907 Alec Ross Scotland Philadelphia Cricket Club, St. Martin's Course Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 302 300
1906 Alex Smith Scotland Onwentsia Club Lake Forest, Illinois 295 300
1905 Willie Anderson (4) Scotland Myopia Hunt Club South Hamilton, Massachusetts 314 200
1904 Willie Anderson (3) Scotland Glen View Club Golf, Illinois 303 200
1903 Willie Anderson (2) Scotland Baltusrol Golf Club, Original Course Springfield, New Jersey 307 200
1902 Laurie Auchterlonie Scotland Garden City Golf Club Garden City, New York 307 200
1901 Willie Anderson Scotland Myopia Hunt Club South Hamilton, Massachusetts 331 200
1900 Harry Vardon Jersey Chicago Golf Club Wheaton, Illinois 313 200
1899 Willie Smith Scotland Baltimore Country Club, Roland Park Course Lutherville-Timonium, Maryland 315 150
1898 Fred Herd Scotland Myopia Hunt Club South Hamilton, Massachusetts 328 150
1897 Joe Lloyd England Chicago Golf Club Wheaton, Illinois 162 150
1896 James Foulis Scotland Shinnecock Hills Golf Club Shinnecock Hills, New York 152 150
1895 Horace Rawlins England Newport Country Club Newport, Rhode Island 173 150

(a) denotes amateur

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