U.S. Open Championship - USGA

30 U.S. Open
Foreign-Born Winners of the U.S. Open (25 players, 31 times)
Open
1895 — Horace Rawlins, England
1896 — James Foulis, Scotland
1897 — Joe Lloyd, England
1898 — Fred Herd, Scotland
1899 — Willie Smith, Scotland
1900 — Harry Vardon, England
1901 — Willie Anderson, Scotland
1902 — Laurence Auchterlonie, Scotland
1903 — Willie Anderson, Scotland
1904 — Willie Anderson, Scotland
1905 — Willie Anderson, Scotland
1906 — Alex Smith, Scotland
1907 — Alex Ross, Scotland
1908 — Fred McLeod, Scotland
1909 — George Sargent, England
1910 — Alex Smith, Scotland
1920 — Edward Ray, England
1921 — James Barnes, England
1924 — Cyril Walker, England
1925 — William Macfarlane, Scotland
1927 — Tommy Armour, Scotland
1965 — Gary Player, South Africa
1970 — Tony Jacklin, England
1981 — David Graham, Australia
1994 — Ernie Els, South Africa
1997 — Ernie Els, South Africa
2001 — Retief Goosen, South Africa
2004 — Retief Goosen, South Africa
2005 — Michael Campbell, New Zealand
2006 — Geoff Ogilvy, Australia
2007 — Angel Cabrera, Argentina
The Last Time It Happened
Last foreign winner:
Angel Cabrera, Argentina, 2007
Last to defend title successfully:
Curtis Strange, 1989
Last to win three consecutive U.S. Opens:
Willie Anderson, 1903-05
Last winner to win the U.S. Open on first attempt:
Francis Ouimet, 1913
Last winner to win the U.S. Open on second attempt:
Jerry Pate, T18 in first in 1975, winner in 1976
Last amateur to win U.S. Open:
John Goodman, 1933
Last start-to-finish winner (no ties):
Tiger Woods, 2002
Last winner to win money title in same year:
Tiger Woods, 2008
Last winner to birdie the 72nd hole:
Tiger Woods, 2008
Last winner to birdie the 72nd hole to force a playoff:
Tiger Woods, 2008
Last winner to birdie the 72nd hole to win by one stroke:
a-Robert T. Jones Jr., 1926
Last winner to birdie the 72nd hole to win by two strokes:
Lee Janzen, 1993
Last to win without a round in the 60s:
Geoff Ogilvy, Australia, 2006
Last to win with all rounds in the 60s:
Lee Janzen, 1993
Last to win with a round in the 80s:
80, John McDermott, playoff in 1911
Last to win with a round of 77:
Sam Parks Jr., in first round, 1935
Last to win with a round of 76:
Angel Cabrera, in third round, 2007
Last to win with a round of 75:
Payne Stewart, in playoff, 1991
Last to win after being in sectional qualifying:
Lucas Glover, 2009
Last to win after being in local and sectional qualifying:
Orville Moody, 1969
Last winner between age 20-29:
Lucas Glover, 29, 2009
Last winner between age 30-39:
Tiger Woods, 32, 2008
Last winner over age 40:
Payne Stewart, 42, 1999 (sixth-oldest in history)
Last winner who received a special exemption:
Hale Irwin, 1990
Last defending champion to miss the cut:
Angel Cabrera, 2008
Last to win without a sub-par round:
Geoff Ogilvy, 2006