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U.S. Open (golf)

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The U.S. Open is a golf tournament, which is one of the four major championships played annually. It is organized by the United States Golf Association. The torunament takes place annually on the third weekend in June, and the host course changes every year.

Past winners

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

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Most of the course is in the hamlet of Old Bethpage, but the clubhouse is in Farmingdale, and the park has a Farmingdale postal address. Both places are in the Town of Oyster Bay.
  2. La Jolla is a neighborhood in the city of San Diego that has a unique postal identity.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 The course straddles the border between Daly City and San Francisco; the club's postal address is in San Francisco.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 The club has a Rochester postal address, but is in the adjacent town of Pittsford.
  5. The club is in a portion of the Duluth postal area that became part of the newly incorporated city of Johns Creek in 2006. Although the club is still served by the Duluth post office, it now lists its mailing address as Johns Creek.
  6. The club has a St. Louis postal address, but is in the Missouri suburb of Town and Country.
  7. Pacific Palisades is a neighborhood in the city of Los Angeles that has a unique postal identity.