Bobby Jones was a four-time U.S. Open Champion in 1923, 1926, 1929, and 1930.
The U.S. Open is an annual golf competition established in 1895, with Horace Rawlins winning the inaugural championship.[1] In addition, this championship is conducted by the United States Golf Association (USGA). The championship was not held from 1917 to 1918 or from 1942 to 1945 due to World War I and World War II respectively.
The U.S. Open is the second of the four major championships to be played each year. U.S. Open champions are automatically invited to play in the other three majors (the Masters, the Open Championship (British Open), and the PGA Championship) for the next five years, and earn a ten-year exemption from qualifying for the U.S. Open. They also receive membership on the PGA Tour for the following five seasons and invitations to the Players Championship for the five years following their victories.[2] The champion receives a gold champion's medal, and the U.S. Open Championship Cup, which the winner is allowed to keep for a year.[3]
Willie Anderson, Bobby Jones, Ben Hogan and Jack Nicklaus hold the record for the most U.S. Open victories, with four victories each.[4] Anderson holds the record for most consecutive wins with three (1903–05). Hale Irwin is the oldest winner of the U.S. Open: he was 45 years 15 days old when he won in 1990.[5] The youngest winner of the U.S. Open is John McDermott who was 19 years 315 days old when he won in 1911.[5] Rory McIlroy holds the record for both the lowest aggregate score and score under par in 2011 at 268 and 16-under.[6] The U.S. Open has been won wire-to-wire by six golfers on seven occasions, which were in the following years: 1914 by Walter Hagen, 1921 by Jim Barnes, 1953 by Hogan, 1970 by Tony Jacklin, 2000 and 2002 by Tiger Woods, and 2011 by McIlroy.[7]
[edit] Champions
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Willie Anderson, four-time U.S. Open Champion in 1901, 1903, 1904, and 1905, which he is the only golfer to win three straight U.S. Open's
Ben Hogan, four-time U.S. Open Champion in 1948, 1950, 1951, and 1953. He is one of six champions to win wire-to-wire with his victory in 1953.
Jack Nicklaus, four-time U.S. Open Champion in 1962, 1967, 1972, and 1980.
Tiger Woods, three-time U.S. Open Champion in 2000, 2002, and 2008. He is one of six champions to win wire-to-wire with his victory in 2000 and 2002. Woods is the only champion in U.S. Open history to accomplish it twice.
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[edit] Multiple champions
[edit] Champions by nationality
[edit] References
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- ^ "The US Open". World Golf. http://www.worldgolf.com/wglibrary/history/usopen.html. Retrieved April 26, 2008.
- ^ "Everything you want to know, and more, about U.S. Open". USA Today. June 15, 2005. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/golf/pga/2005-06-15-notes_x.htm. Retrieved April 20, 2008.
- ^ "Trophy Room". USGA. Archived from the original on April 15, 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080415225908/http://www.usga.org/championships/trophy_room/open_trophy_room.html. Retrieved April 26, 2008.
- ^ "Champions". US Open.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080303210811/http://www.usopen.com/2007/history/usopen_records.html#champions. Retrieved April 26, 2008.
- ^ a b "Age". US Open.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080303210811/http://www.usopen.com/2007/history/usopen_records.html#age. Retrieved April 26, 2008.
- ^ Hodgetts, Rob (June 19, 2011). "Rory McIlroy wins first major at Congressional". BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/13834032.stm. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
- ^ U.S. Open. "2011 U.S. Open media guide" (PDF). United States Golf Association. http://www.usga.org/uploadedFiles/USGAHome/press_room/media_guide/U.S.%20Open%281%29.pdf. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
- ^ The U.S. Open was not held from 1942 to 1945 because of World War II.
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