U.S. Open Championship - USGA

28 U.S. Open
Open
Players Who Led First Three Rounds But Did Not Win (8)
Willie Smith (1908)
Mike Brady (1912)
Mike Souchak (1960)
Bert Yancey (1968)
Hale Irwin (1984)
Tze-Chung Chen (1985)
Gil Morgan (1992)
Payne Stewart (1998)
Number of Times a Leader Went on to Win
After 18 Holes — 19 times
After 36 Holes — 36 times
After 54 Holes — 48 times
Number of Playoffs
33 in 109 championships
Won First Time Played in U.S. Open (5)
Horace Rawlins (1895)
Fred Herd (1898)
Harry Vardon (1900)
George Sargent (1909)
a-Francis Ouimet (1913)
Par-3 Finishes at U.S. Open Championships
1896, Shinnecock Hills, Southampton, N.Y.
1902, Garden City (N.Y.) G.C.
1909, Englewood (N.J.) G.C.
1997, Congressional C.C., Bethesda, Md.
Padraig Harrington, winner of three of
the previous seven majors coming into
the 2009 U.S. Open, failed to make the
cut at Bethpage.
Father and Son(s) in Same U.S. Open (Six Known)
Tom Sr., Tom Jr. and Willie Anderson (Winner), 1903, Baltusrol G.C.
(Original Course), Springfield, N.J.
Willie and Mac Hunter, 1947, St. Louis C.C., Clayton, Mo.
*Joe and Joe Jr. Kirkwood, 1948, Riviera C.C., Los Angeles, Calif.
Gary and Wayne Player, 1982, Pebble Beach (Calif.) G.L.
Jack and Gary Nicklaus, 1997, Congressional C.C. (Blue Course),
Bethesda, Md.
Jay and Bill Haas, 2003, Olympia Fields (Ill.) C.C. (North Course);
*2004, Shinnecock Hills G.C., Southampton, N.Y.
* = both made cut
Longest Par-3 Holes
288 yards — 8th, Oakmont (Pa.) C.C., 2007
253 yards — 8th, Oakmont (Pa.) C.C., 1927, 1935, 1953 and 1962
249 yards — 8th, Oakmont (Pa.) C.C., 1994
Longest Par-4 Holes
525 yards — 7th, Bethpage State Park (Black Course), Farmingdale, N.Y.,
2009
515 yards — 6th, Torrey Pines G.C. (South Course), San Diego, Calif.,
2008
514 yards — 9th, Winged Foot G.C. (West Course), Mamaroneck, N.Y.,
2006
Longest Par-5 Holes
667 yards — 12th, Oakmont (Pa.) C.C., 2007
642 yards — 5th, Southern Hills C.C., Tulsa, Okla., 2001
640 yards — 12th, Winged Foot G.C. (West Course), Mamaroneck, N.Y.,
2006
Shortest Par-3 Holes (Post-World War II)
106 yards — 7th at Pebble Beach (Calif.) G.L., 2000
107 yards — 7th at Pebble Beach (Calif.) G.L., 1992
120 yards — 7th at Pebble Beach (Calif.) G.L., 1972, 1982
Shortest Par-4 Holes (Post-World War II)
266 yards — 7th at The Olympic Club (Lake Course), San Francisco,
Calif., 1955
267 yards — 14th at Torrey Pines G.C. (South Course), San Diego, Calif.,
2008
285 yards — 7th at The Olympic Club (Lake Course), San Francisco,
Calif., 1966
Shortest Par-5 Holes (Post-World War II)
474 yards — 9th at Oakmont (Pa.) C.C., 1994
477 yards — 6th at Canterbury G.C., Cleveland, Ohio, 1946
480 yards — 9th at Oakmont (Pa.) C.C., 1953, 1962, 1973, 1983
Shortest Holes in U.S. Open History
106 yards — 7th at Pebble Beach (Calif.) G.L., 2000
107 yards — 7th at Pebble Beach (Calif.) G.L., 1992
108 yards — 12th at Inwood (N.Y.) C.C., 1923