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. [cite web|url=http://www.worldgolf.com/wglibrary/history/usopen.html |title=The US Open |publisher=World Golf |accessdate=2008-04-26 ] The championship was not held from 1917 to 1918 and from 1942 to 1945 due to the First World War and Second World War respectively.

The U.S. Open is the second of the 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 victory. [cite web|url=http://www.usatoday.com/sports/golf/pga/2005-06-15-notes_x.htm |title=Everything you want to know, and more, about U.S. Open |publisher=USA Today |date=2005-06-15 |accessdate=2008-04-20 ] 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. [cite web|url=http://www.usga.org/championships/trophy_room/open_trophy_room.html |title=Trophy Room |publisher=USGA |accessdate=2008-04-26 ]

Willie Anderson, Bobby Jones, Ben Hogan and Jack Nicklaus hold the record for the most U.S. Open victories, with four victories each. [cite web|url=http://www.usopen.com/2007/history/usopen_records.html#champions |title=Champions |publisher=US Open.com |accessdate=2008-04-26 ] Hale Irwin is the oldest winner of the U.S. Open: he was 45 years 15 days old when he won in 1990.cite web|url=http://www.usopen.com/2007/history/usopen_records.html#age |title=Age |publisher=US Open.com |accessdate=2008-04-26 ] The youngest winner of the U.S. Open is John McDermott who was 19 years 315 days old when he won in 1911. Jack Nicklaus, Lee Janzen, Tiger Woods and Jim Furyk hold the record for the lowest score over 72 hole, which is 272. Tiger Woods holds the distinction of being the most strokes under par for 72 holes, he was 12 strokes under par (-12) when he won in 2000. [cite web|url=http://www.usopen.com/2007/history/usopen_records.html#scoring |title=Scoring |publisher=US Open.com |accessdate=2008-04-26 ]

Key

Champions by nationality

This table lists the total number of titles won by golfers of each nationality.

Multiple champions

This table lists the golfers who have won more than one U.S. Open.

See also

* List of Masters Tournament champions
* Golfers with most wins in men's major championships

Notes

*note label|Note1|a|a 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, also called the course rating), 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.
*note label|Note2|b|b The Championship was played over 36 holes.
*note label|Note3|c|c Willie Anderson won in a playoff against Alex Smith.
*note label|Note4|d|d Willie Anderson won in a playoff against David Brown.
*note label|Note5|e|e Fred McLeod won in a playoff against Willie Smith.
*note label|Note6|f|f Alex Smith won in a playoff against John McDermott and Macdonald Smith.
*note label|Note7|g|g John McDermott won in a playoff against Mike Brady and George Simpson.
*note label|Note8|h|h Francis Ouimet won the U.S. Open as an amateur.
*note label|Note9|i|i Francis Ouimet won in a playoff against Harry Vardon and Ted Ray.
*note label|Note10|j|j Jerome Travers won the U.S. Open as an amateur.
*note label|Note11|k|k Chick Evans won the U.S. Open as an amateur.
*note label|Note12|l|l The U.S. Open was not held from 1917 to 1918 because of the First World War.
*note label|Note13|m|m Walter Hagen won in a playoff against Mike Brady.
*note label|Note14|n|n Bobby Jones won the U.S. Open as an amateur.
*note label|Note15|o|o Bobby Jones won in a playoff against Bobby Cruickshank.
*note label|Note16|p|p Willie Macfarlane won in a playoff against Bobby Jones.
*note label|Note17|q|q Tommy Armour won in a playoff against Harry Cooper.
*note label|Note18|r|r Johnny Farrell won in a playoff against Bobby Jones.
*note label|Note19|s|s Bobby Jones won in a playoff against Al Espinosa.
*note label|Note20|t|t Billy Burke won in a playoff against George von Elm.
*note label|Note21|u|u Johnny Goodman won the U.S. Open as an amateur.
*note label|Note22|v|v Byron Nelson won in a playoff against Craig Wood and Denny Shute.
*note label|Note23|w|w Lawson Little won in a playoff against Gene Sarazen.
*note label|Note24|x|x Lloyd Mangrum won in a playoff against Vic Ghezzi and Byron Nelson.
*note label|Note25|y|y Lew Worsham won in a playoff against Sam Snead.
*note label|Note26|z|z Ben Hogan won in a playoff against Lloyd Mangrum and George Fazio.
*note label|Note27|aa|aa Jack Fleck won in a playoff against Ben Hogan.
*note label|Note28|bb|bb Dick Mayer won in a playoff against Cary Middlecoff.
*note label|Note29|cc|cc Jack Nicklaus won in a playoff against Arnold Palmer.
*note label|Note30|dd|dd Julius Boros won in a playoff against Jacky Cupit and Arnold Palmer.
*note label|Note31|ee|ee Gary Player won in a playoff against Kel Nagle.
*note label|Note32|ff|ff Billy Casper won in a playoff against Arnold Palmer.
*note label|Note33|gg|gg Lee Trevino won in a playoff against Jack Nicklaus.
*note label|Note34|hh|hh Lou Graham won in a playoff against John Mahaffey.
*note label|Note35|ii|ii Fuzzy Zoeller won in a playoff against Greg Norman.
*note label|Note36|jj|jj Curtis Strange won in a playoff against Nick Faldo.
*note label|Note37|kk|kk Hale Irwin won in a playoff against Mike Donald.
*note label|Note38|ll|ll Payne Stewart won in a playoff against Scott Simpson.
*note label|Note39|mm|mm Ernie Els won in a playoff against Loren Roberts and Colin Montgomerie.
*note label|Note40|nn|nn Retief Goosen won in a playoff against Mark Brooks.
*note label|Note41|oo|oo Tiger Woods won in a playoff against Rocco Mediate.

References

;General

;Specific

External links

*cite web|url=http://www.usopen.com |title=US Open official site |publisher=US Open |accessdate=2008-04-29