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U.S. Open 27Most Top-25 Finishes22 Jack Nicklaus21 Sam Snead20 Walter HagenConsecutive Top-5 Finishes6 Willie Anderson (1901-06)6 a-Robert T. Jones (1921-26)5 Alex Smith (1905-10)5 Willie Smith (1898-02)4 Three with four, lastly Tom Lehman (1995-98)Consecutive Top-10 Finishes7 Stewart Gardner (1900-06)7 a-Robert T. Jones Jr. (1920-26)7 Ben Hogan (1950-56)Consecutive Top-25 Finishes19 Walter Hagen (1913-16, 1919-33)(no championships 1917-18)Most Sub-Par Rounds, Career37 Jack NicklausConsecutive Sub-Par Rounds6 Sam Snead (1947-48, includes 18-hole playoff)5 Brian Claar (1989-90)5 Curtis Strange (1993-94)Rounds in the 60s29 Jack NicklausConsecutive Rounds in the 60s4 Lee Trevino (1968)4 Ben Crenshaw (1986-87)4 Lee Janzen (1993)4 Tiger Woods (2001-02)4 Rory McIlroy (2011)Sub-Par 72-Hole Totals7 Jack NicklausConsecutive Sub-Par 72-Hole Totals3 Curtis Strange (1988-90)Most Times Led After 54 Holes6 a-Robert T. Jones Jr.4 Tom WatsonMost Times Led After 18, 36, and/or 54 Holes11 Payne Stewart10 Alex Smith9 a-Robert T. Jones Jr.9 Ben Hogan9 Arnold Palmer9 Tom WatsonPlayers 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 WinAfter 18 HolesAfter 36 HolesAfter 54 HolesNumber of Playoffs33 in 111 championships19 times37 times48 timesWon 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 Championships1896, Shinnecock Hills, Southampton, N.Y.1902, Garden City (N.Y.) G.C.1909, Englewood (N.J.) G.C.1997, Congressional C.C., Bethesda, Md.Father and Son(s) in Same U.S. Open (Six Known)Tom Sr., Tom Jr. and Willie Anderson (Winner), 1903, BaltusrolG.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. (NorthCourse); *2004, Shinnecock Hills G.C., Southampton, N.Y.* = both made cutOpen

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