The US Open Championship May 8, 2018 - Golf Today

Simon Bale|May 8, 2018

Horace Rawlins - winner of the first US Open in 1895

The US Open Championship is the second oldest professional major, first contested in 1895 over the 9-hole course of Newport Golf and Country Club. Ten professionals and one amateur played 36 holes and Horace Rawlins (left), an English assistant pro at the host club, won $150 with a 173 (91-82) total, using the gutta-percha ball.

US Open records
High & low scores, oldest & youngest winners, holes-in-one, and more.

The 2017 Championship
Brooks Koepka wins with record score

The US Open Championship – Roll of Honour 1895 – 2017
Year	Venue	Winner	Runner-up
2019	Pebble Beach
2018	Shinnecock Hills
2017	Erin Hills	Brooks Koepka 272	Brian Harman 276 Hideki Matsuyama 276
2016	Oakmont	Dustin Johnson 276	Jim Furyk 279 Shane Lowry 279 Scott Piercy 279
2015	Chambers Bay	Jordan Spieth 275	Dustin Johnson 276 Louis Oosthuizen 276
2014	Pinehurst No 2	Martin Kaymer 271	Rickie Fowler 279 Erik Compton 279
2013	Merion	Justin Rose 281	Phil Mickelson 283 Jason Day 283
2012	Olympic Club	Webb Simpson 281	G McDowell 282 M Thompson 282
2011	Congressional	Rory McIlroy 268	Jason Day 276
2010	Pebble Beach	Graeme McDowell 284	Grégory Havret 285
2009	Bethpage Black	Lucas Glover 276	David Duval 278 Ricky Barnes 278 Phil Mickelson 278
2008	Torrey Pines	Tiger Woods 283*	Rocco Mediate 283
2007	Oakmont	Angel Cabrera 285	Jim Furyk 286 Tiger Woods 286
2006	Winged Foot	Geoff Ogilvy 285	Jim Furyk 286 Phil Mickelson 286 C Montgomerie 286
2005	Pinehurst No 2	Michael Campbell 280	Tiger Woods 282
2004	Shinnecock Hills	Retief Goosen 276	Phil Mickelson 278
2003	Olympia Fields	Jim Furyk 272	Stephen Leaney 275
2002	Bethpage Black	Tiger Woods 277	Phil Mickelson 280
2001	Southern Hills	Retief Goosen 276*	Mark Brooks 276
2000	Pebble Beach	Tiger Woods 272	MA Jimenez 287 Ernie Els 287
1999	Pinehurst No 2	Payne Stewart 279	Phil Mickelson 280
1998	Olympic Club	Lee Janzen 280	Payne Stewart 281
1997	Congressional	Ernie Els 276	C Montgomerie 277
1996	Oakland Hills	Steve Jones 278	Tom Lehman 279 Davis Love III 279
1995	Shinnecock Hills	Corey Pavin 280	Greg Norman 282
1994	Oakmont	Ernie Els 279*	Loren Roberts 279 C Montgomerie 279
1993	Baltusrol	Lee Janzen 272	Payne Stewart 274
1992	Pebble Beach	Tom Kite 285	Jeff Sluman 287
1991	Hazeltine	Payne Stewart 282*	Scott Simpson 282
1990	Medinah	Hale Irwin 280*	Mike Donald 280
1989	Oak Hill	Curtis Strange 278	Mark McCumber 279 Chip Beck 279 Ian Woosnam 279
1988	Brookline	Curtis Strange 278*	Nick Faldo 278
1987	Olympic Club	Scott Simpson 277	Tom Watson 278
1986	Shinnecock Hills	Raymond Floyd 279	Lanny Wadkins 281 Chip Beck 281
1985	Oakland Hills	Andy North 279	TC Chen 280 Denis Watson 280 Dave Barr 280
1984	Winged Foot	Fuzzy Zoeller 276*	Greg Norman 276
1983	Oakmont	Larry Nelson 280	Tom Watson 281
1982	Pebble Beach	Tom Watson 282	Jack Nicklaus 284
1981	Merion	David Graham 273	George Burns 276 Bill Rogers 276
1980	Baltusrol	Jack Nicklaus 272	Iaso Aoki 274
1979	Inverness	Hale Irwin 284	Gary Player 286 Jerry Pate 286
1978	Cherry Hills	Andy North 285	Dave Stockton 286 JC Snead 286
1977	Southern Hills	Hubert Green 278	Lou Graham 279
1976	Atlanta AC	Jerry Pate 277	Al Geiberger 279 Tom Weiskopf 279
1975	Medinah	Lou Graham 287*	John Mahaffey 287
1974	Winged Foot	Hale Irwin 287	Forrest Fezler 289
1973	Oakmont	Johnny Miller 279	John Schlee 280
1972	Pebble Beach	Jack Nicklaus 290	Bruce Crampton 293
1971	Merion	Lee Trevino 280*	Jack Nicklaus 280
1970	Hazeltine	Tony Jacklin 281	Dave Hill 288
1969	Champions GC	Orville Moody 281	Deane Beman 282 Al Geiberger 282 Bob Rosburg 282
1968	Oak Hill	Lee Trevino 275	Jack Nicklaus 279
1967	Baltusrol	Jack Nicklaus 275	Arnold Palmer 279
1966	Olympic Club	Billy Casper 278*	Arnold Palmer 278
1965	Bellerive	Gary Player 282*	Kel Nagle 282
1964	Congressional	Ken Venturi 278	Tommy Jacobs 282
1963	Brookline	Julius Boros 293 *	Arnold Palmer 293 Jacky Cupit 293
1962	Oakmont	Jack Nicklaus 283*	Arnold Palmer 283
1961	Oakland Hills	Gene Littler 281	Doug Sanders 282 Bob Goalby 282
1960	Cherry Hills	Arnold Palmer 280	Jack Nicklaus (A) 282
1959	Winged Foot	Billy Casper 282	Bob Rosburg 283
1958	Southern Hills	Tommy Bolt 283	Gary Player 287
1957	Inverness	Dick Mayer 282*	Cary Middlecoff 282
1956	Oak Hill	Cary Middlecoff 281	Ben Hogan 282 Julius Boros 282
1955	Olympic Club	Jack Fleck 287*	Ben Hogan 287
1954	Baltusrol	Ed Furgol 284	Gene Littler 285
1953	Oakmont	Ben Hogan 283	Sam Snead 289
1952	Northwood	Julius Boros 281	Ed Oliver 285
1951	Oakland Hills	Ben Hogan 287	Clayton Heafner 289
1950	Merion	Ben Hogan 287*	Lloyd Mangrum 287 George Fazio 287
1949	Medinah	Cary Middlecoff 286	Clayton Heafner 287 sam Snead 287
1948	Riviera CC	Ben Hogan 276	Jimmy Demaret 278
1947	St Louis	Lew Worsham 282*	Sam Snead 282
1946	Canterbury	Lloyd Mangrum 284*	Byron Nelson 284 Vic Ghezzi 284
1945	No Championship
1944	No Championship
1943	No Championship
1942	No Championship
1941	Colonial	Craig Wood 284	Denny Shute 287
1940	Canterbury	Lawson Little 287*	Gene Sarazen 287
1939	Philadelphia CC	Byron Nelson 284*	Craig Wood 284 Denny Shute 284
1938	Cherry Hills	Ralph Guldahl 284	Dick Metz 290
1937	Oakland Hills	Ralph Guldahl 281	Sam Snead 283
1936	Baltusrol	Tony Manero 282	Harry Cooper 284
1935	Oakmont	Sam Parks Jnr 299	Jimmy Thomson 301
1934	Merion	Olin Dutra 293	Gene Sarazen 294
1933	North Shore	J Goodman (A) 287	Ralph Guldahl 288
1932	Fresh Meadow	Gene Sarazen 286
1931	Inverness	Billy Burke 292*	George Von Elm 292
1930	Interlachen	Bobby Jones (A) 287	Macdonald Smith 289
1929	Winged Foot	B Jones (A) 294*	Al Espinosa 294
1928	Olympia Fields	Johnny Farrell 294*	Bobby Jones (A) 294
1927	Oakmont	Tommy Armour 301*	Harry Cooper 301
1926	Scioto	Bobby Jones (A) 293	Joe Turnesa 294
1925	Worcester	W Macfarlane 291*	Bobby Jones (A) 291
1924	Oakland Hills	Cyril Walker 297	Bobby Jones (A) 300
1923	Inwwod	B Jones (A) 295*	R Cruickshank 295
1922	Skokie	Gene Sarazen 288	Bobby Jones (A) 289 John Black 289
1921	Columbia	James Barnes 289	Walter Hagen 298 Fred McLeod 298
1920	Inverness	Ted Ray 295	Harry Vardon 296 Leo Diegel 296 Jock Hutchison 296 Jack Burke 296
1919	Brae Burn	Walter Hagen 301*	Mike Brady 301
1918	No Championship
1917	No Championship
1916	Minikahda	C. Evans Jnr (A) 286	Jock Hutchison 288
1915	Baltusrol	J Travers (A) 290	Tom McNamara 291
1914	Midlothian	Walter Hagen 297	C Evans Jnr (A) 298
1913	Brookline	F Ouimet (A) 304*	Harry Vardon 304 Ted Ray 304
1912	Buffalo CC	JJ McDermott 294	Tom McNamara 296
1911	Chicago GC	JJ McDermott 307*	Mike Brady 307 George Simpson 307
1910	Philadelphia	Alex Smith 289*	JJ McDermott 289 Macdonald Smith 289
1909	Englewood	George Sargent 290	Tom McNamara 294
1908	Myopia Hunt Club	Fred McLeod 322*	Willie Smith 322
1907	Philadelphia CC	Alec Ross 302	Gilbert Nicholls 304
1906	Onwentsia	Alex Smith 295	Willie Smith 312
1905	Myopia Hunt Club	Willie Anderson 314	Alex Smith 316
1904	Glen View	Willie Anderson 304	Gilbert Nicholls 308
1903	Baltusrol	Willie Anderson 307*	David Brown 307
1902	Garden City GC	L Auchterlonie 307	Stewart Gardner 313 Walter Travis (A) 313
1901	Myopia Hunt Club	Willie Anderson 331*	Alex Smith 331
1900	Chicago GC	Harry Vardon 313	JH Taylor 315
1899	Baltimore CC	Willie Smith 315	Val Fitzjohn 326 WH Way 326 George Low 326
1898	Myopia Hunt Club	Fred Herd 328	Alex Smith 335
1897	Chicago GC	Joe Lloyd 162#	Willie Anderson 163
1896	Shinnecock Hills	James Foulis 152#	Horace Rawlins 155
1895	Newport	Horace Rawlins 173#	Willie Dunn 175
(A) denotes Amateur
# denotes 36 holes stroke-play (1895-1897); 72 holes thereafter
* denotes playoff victory

Simon Bale

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