US Open (golf) (original) (raw)
The United States Open Golf Tournament is an annual event run by the United States Golf Association. US Opens are held for both men and women; each is among the most important tournaments in the sport. The men's version is part of the PGA TOUR and the women's version is part of the LPGA tour.
Men's tournament:
- The first U.S. Open Mens Championship run by the United States Golf Association was played on October 4, 1895 on a nine-hole course in Newport, Rhode Island. In the beginning, the tournament was dominated by experienced British players until 1911 when John J. McDermott became the first native-born American winner. Very quickly American golfers began to win and the tournament evolved to become one of the four tournaments comprising the prestigious Grand Slam of golf.
Men's US Open Champions:
- 1895 - Horace Rawlins
- 1896 - James Foulis
- 1897 - Joe Lloyd
- 1898 - Fred Herd
- 1899 - Willie Smith
- 1900 - Harry Vardon
- 1901 - Willie Anderson
- 1902 - Laurie Auchterlonie
- 1903 - Willie Anderson
- 1904 - Willie Anderson
- 1905 - Willie Anderson
- 1906 - Alex Smith
- 1907 - Alec Ross
- 1908 - Fred McLeod
- 1909 - George Sargent
- 1910 - Alex Smith
- 1911 - John McDermott
- 1912 - John McDermott
- 1913 - Francis Ouimet
- 1914 - Walter Hagen
- 1915 - John Travers
- 1916 - Chick Evans
- 1917 - 1918: no tournament held due to World War I
- 1919 - Walter Hagen
- 1920 - Ted Ray
- 1921 - Jim Barnes
- 1922 - Gene Sarazen
- 1923 - Bobby Jones
- 1924 - Cyril Walker
- 1925 - Willie Macfarlane
- 1926 - Bobby Jones
- 1927 - Tommy Armour
- 1928 - Johnny Farrell
- 1929 - Bobby Jones
- 1930 - Bobby Jones
- 1931 - Billy Burke
- 1932 - Gene Sarazen
- 1933 - Johnny Goodman
- 1934 - Olin Dutra
- 1935 - Sam Parks Jr
- 1936 - Tony Manero
- 1937 - Ralph Guldahl
- 1938 - Ralph Guldahl
- 1939 - Byron Nelson
- 1940 - Lawson Little
- 1941 - Craig Wood
- 1942 - 1945: no tournament held due to World War II
- 1946 - Lloyd Mangrum
- 1947 - Lew Worsham
- 1948 - Ben Hogan
- 1949 - Cary Middlecoff
- 1950 - Ben Hogan
- 1951 - Ben Hogan
- 1952 - Julius Boros
- 1953 - Ben Hogan
- 1954 - Ed Furgol
- 1955 - Jack Fleck
- 1956 - Cary Middlecoff
- 1957 - Dick Mayer
- 1958 - Tommy Bolt
- 1959 - Billy Casper
- 1960 - Arnold Palmer
- 1961 - Gene Littler
- 1962 - Jack Nicklaus
- 1963 - Julius Boros
- 1964 - Ken Venturi
- 1965 - Gary Player
- 1966 - Billy Casper
- 1967 - Jack Nicklaus
- 1968 - Lee Trevino
- 1969 - Orville Moody
- 1970 - Tony Jacklin
- 1971 - Lee Trevino
- 1972 - Jack Nicklaus
- 1973 - Johnny Miller
- 1974 - Hale Irwin
- 1975 - Lou Graham
- 1976 - Jerry Pate
- 1977 - Hubert Green
- 1978 - Andy North
- 1979 - Hale Irwin
- 1980 - Jack Nicklaus
- 1981 - David Graham
- 1982 - Tom Watson
- 1983 - Larry Nelson
- 1984 - Fuzzy Zoeller
- 1985 - Andy North
- 1986 - Ray Floyd
- 1987 - Scott Simpson
- 1988 - Curtis Strange
- 1989 - Curtis Strange
- 1990 - Hale Irwin
- 1991 - Payne Stewart
- 1992 - Tom Kite
- 1993 - Lee Janzen
- 1994 - Ernie Els
- 1995 - Corey Pavin
- 1996 - Steve Jones
- 1997 - Ernie Els
- 1998 - Lee Janzen
- 1999 - Payne Stewart
- 2000 - Tiger Woods
- 2001 - Retief Goosen
- 2002 - Tiger Woods
- 2003 - Jim Furyk
The US Open Womens Golf tournament is one of the LPGA's major championships along with the LPGA Championship, the Women's British Open, and the Kraft Nabisco Championship.
Women's US Open Champions:
- 2003 - Hilary Lunke
- 2002 - Juli Inkster
- 2001 - Karrie Webb
- 2000 - Karrie Webb
- 1999 - Juli Inkster
- 1998 - Se Ri Pak
- 1997 - Alison Nicholas
- 1996 - Annika Sorenstam
- 1995 - Annika Sorenstam
- 1994 - Patty Sheehan
- 1993 - Lauri Merten
- 1992 - Patty Sheehan
- 1991 - Meg Mallon
- 1990 - Betsy King
- 1989 - Betsy King
- 1988 - Liselotte Neumann
- 1987 - Laura Davies
- 1986 - Jane Geddes
- 1985 - Kathy Baker
- 1984 - Hollis Stacy
- 1983 - Jan Stephenson
- 1982 - Janet Anderson
- 1981 - Pat Bradley
- 1980 - Amy Alcott
- 1979 - Jerilyn Britz
- 1978 - Hollis Stacy
- 1977 - Hollis Stacy
- 1976 - JoAnne Carner
- 1975 - Sandra Palmer
- 1974 - Sandra Haynie
- 1973 - Susie Berning
- 1972 - Susie Berning
- 1971 - JoAnne Carner
- 1970 - Donna Caponi
- 1969 - Donna Caponi
- 1968 - Susie Berning
- 1967 - Catherine Lacoste
- 1966 - Sandra Spuzich
- 1965 - Carol Mann
- 1964 - Mickey Wright
- 1963 - Mary Mills
- 1962 - Murle Lindstrom
- 1961 - Mickey Wright
- 1960 - Betsy Rawls
- 1959 - Mickey Wright
- 1958 - Mickey Wright
- 1957 - Betsy Rawls
- 1956 - Kathy Cornelius
- 1955 - Fay Crocker
- 1954 - Babe Zaharias
- 1953 - Betsy Rawls
- 1952 - Louise Suggs
- 1951 - Betsy Rawls
- 1950 - Babe Zaharias
- 1949 - Louise Suggs
- 1948 - Babe Zaharias
- 1947 - Betty Jameson
- 1946 - Patty Berg