U.S. Open Championship - USGA
U.S. Open Championship - USGA
U.S. Open Championship - USGA
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18 U.S. <strong>Open</strong><br />
Records<br />
<strong>Open</strong><br />
Age<br />
Oldest Champion (years/months/days)<br />
45/0/15 — Hale Irwin, 1990<br />
43/9/11 — Raymond Floyd, 1986<br />
43/4/16 — Ted Ray, 1920<br />
Youngest Champion<br />
19/10/14 — John J. McDermott, 1911<br />
Oldest to Make Cut<br />
61 — Sam Snead, 1973, T29<br />
58 — Jack Nicklaus, 1998, T43<br />
57 — Sam Snead, 1969, T38<br />
57 — Dutch Harrison, 1967, T16<br />
57 — Jack Nicklaus, 1997, T52<br />
Youngest Competitor<br />
15/5/7 — Tadd Fujikawa, 2006<br />
15/11/27 — Tyrell Garth Jr., 1941<br />
Amateurs<br />
Amateur Champions (5 players, 8 times)<br />
Francis Ouimet, The Country Club, Brookline, Mass., 1913<br />
Jerome D. Travers, Baltusrol G.C., Springfield, N.J., 1915<br />
Charles Evans Jr., Minikahda Club, Minneapolis, Minn., 1916<br />
Robert T. Jones Jr., Inwood (N.Y.) C.C., 1923; Scioto C.C., Columbus,<br />
Ohio, 1926; Winged Foot G.C., Mamaroneck, N.Y., 1929; Interlachen<br />
C.C., Edina, Minn., 1930<br />
John Goodman, North Shore C.C., Glenview, Ill., 1933<br />
Most Top-10 Finishes<br />
10 — Robert T. Jones Jr.<br />
Most Times Low Amateur<br />
9 — Robert T. Jones Jr.<br />
Lowest 18-Hole Score by an Amateur<br />
65 (6 under) — James McHale, third round, St. Louis C.C., Clayton, Mo.,<br />
1947<br />
65 (5 under) — James Simons, third round, Merion G.C. (East Course),<br />
Ardmore, Pa., 1971<br />
65 (5 under) — Nick Taylor, second round, Bethpage State Park (Black<br />
Course), Farmingdale, N.Y., 2009<br />
66 (6 under) — John Goodman, second round, North Shore G.C.,<br />
Glenview, Ill., 1933<br />
Lowest 72-Hole Score by an Amateur<br />
282 — Jack Nicklaus (finished 2), Cherry Hills C.C., Englewood, Colo.,<br />
1960<br />
283 — James Simons (finished T5), Merion G.C. (East Course),<br />
Ardmore, Pa., 1971<br />
Most Victories<br />
Champions<br />
4 — Willie Anderson (1901, 1903, 1904, 1905)<br />
4 — a-Robert T. Jones Jr. (1923, 1926, 1929, 1930)<br />
4 — Ben Hogan (1948, 1950, 1951, 1953)<br />
4 — Jack Nicklaus (1962, 1967, 1972, 1980)<br />
3 — Hale Irwin (1974, 1979, 1990)<br />
3 — Tiger Woods (2000, 2002, 2008)<br />
Consecutive Victories<br />
3 — Willie Anderson (1903, 1904, 1905)<br />
2 — John J. McDermott (1911, 1912)<br />
2 — a-Robert T. Jones Jr. (1929, 1930)<br />
2 — Ralph Guldahl (1937, 1938)<br />
2 — Ben Hogan (1950, 1951)<br />
2 — Curtis Strange (1988, 1989)<br />
Other Multiple Champions<br />
2 — Alex Smith (1906, 1910)<br />
2 — Walter Hagen (1914, 1919)<br />
2 — Gene Sarazen (1922, 1932)<br />
2 — Cary Middlecoff (1949, 1956)<br />
2 — Julius Boros (1952, 1963)<br />
2 — Billy Casper (1959, 1966)<br />
2 — Lee Trevino (1968, 1971)<br />
2 — Andy North (1978, 1985)<br />
2 — Payne Stewart (1991, 1999)<br />
2 — Ernie Els (1994, 1997)<br />
2 — Lee Janzen (1993, 1998)<br />
2 — Retief Goosen (2001, 2004)<br />
Runner-Up Finishes<br />
5 — Phil Mickelson (1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2009)<br />
4 — a-Robert T. Jones Jr. (1922, 1924, 1925, 1928)<br />
4 — Sam Snead (1937, 1947, 1949, 1953)<br />
4 — Jack Nicklaus (1960, 1968, 1971, 1982)<br />
4 — Arnold Palmer (1962, 1963, 1966, 1967)<br />
3 — Alex Smith (1898, 1901, 1905)<br />
3 — Tom McNamara (1909, 1912, 1915)<br />
3 — Colin Montgomerie (1994, 1997, 2006)