U.S. Open 2018: Complete list of previous winners
By Luke Norris
Ahead of the 2018 U.S. Open from Shinnecock Hills, here’s a complete list of winners of America’s national championship.
Since its inception in 1895, the U.S. Open has been one of the most coveted titles in golf and the winner’s list includes some of the biggest names in the history of the sport. Starting with Horace Rawlins’ win at Newport Country Club in the inaugural tournament and ending with Brooks Koepka’s record-tying performance at Erin Hills a season ago, 86 men have won 117 U.S. Open tournaments and another name (maybe new, maybe not) will be added to this prestigious list come Sunday evening at Shinnecock Hills, which will host the U.S. Open for the fifth time.
Topping the list with four U.S. Open victories are Jack Nicklaus, Bobby Jones, Ben Hogan and Willie Anderson. Anderson also holds the distinction as the only man to have won this tournament in three consecutive years, doing so from 1903-1905. It must be noted, however, that Hogan won the event in three consecutive attempts. After winning at Riviera in 1948, he was forced to miss the 1949 event due to injury following a near-fatal car crash in February of that year. He would return to win the U.S. Open in 1950 and again in 1951. Hale Irwin and Tiger Woods have three victories each. Tiger holds the record for the biggest margin of victory at 15 strokes with that dominating performance at Pebble Beach in 2000 and is also one of just six men to go wire-to-wire to win and is the only one to do it twice.
Here’s the complete list of winners of the U.S. Open. (*=won in a playoff, (a)=amateur)
1895: Horace Rawlins – Newport Country Club – 173
1896: James Foulis – Shinnecock Hills – 152
1897: Joe Lloyd – Chicago Golf Club – 162
1898: Fred Herd – Myopia Hunt Club – 328
1899: Willie Smith – Baltimore Country Club – 315
1900: Harry Vardon – Chicago Golf Club – 313
1901: Willie Anderson* – Myopia Hunt Club – 331
1902: Laurie Auchterlonie – Garden City Golf Club – 307
1903: Willie Anderson* – Baltusrol Golf Club – 307
1904: Willie Anderson – Glen View Club – 303
1905: Willie Anderson – Myopia Hunt Club – 314
1906: Alex Smith – Onwentsia Club – 295
1907: Alec Ross – Philadelphia Cricket Club – 302
1908: Fred McLeod* – Myopia Hunt Club – 322
1909: George Sargent – Englewood Golf Club – 290 (+2)
1910: Alex Smith* – Philadelphia Cricket Club – 298 (+6)
1911: John McDermott* – Chicago Golf Club – 307 (+3)
1912: John McDermott – Country Club of Buffalo – 294 (+6)
1913: Francis Ouimet (a)* – The Country Club – 304 (+12)
1914: Walter Hagen – Midlothian Country Club – 290 (+2)
1915: Jerome Travers (a) – Baltusrol Golf Club – 297 (+1)
1916: Chick Evans (a) – The Minikahda Club – 286 (-2)
Tournament not played in 1917 & 1918 due to World War I.
1919: Walter Hagen* – Brae Burn Country Club – 301 (+17)
1920: Ted Ray – Inverness Club – 295 (+7)
1921: Jim Barnes – Columbia Country Club – 289 (+9)
1922: Gene Sarazen – Skokie Country Club – 288 (+8)
1923: Bobby Jones (a)* – Inwood Country Club – 296 (+8)
1924: Cyril Walker – Oakland Hills – 297 (+9)
1925: Willie Macfarlane* – Worcester Country Club – 291 (+7)
1926: Bobby Jones (a) – Scioto Country Club – 293 (+5)
1927: Tommy Armour* – Oakmont Country Club – 301 (+13)
1928: Johnny Farrell* – Olympia Fields – 294 (+10)
1929: Bobby Jones (a)* – Winged Foot Golf Club – 294 (+6)
1930: Bobby Jones (a) – Interlachen Country Club – 287 (-1)
1931: Billy Burke* – Inverness Club – 292 (+8)
1932: Gene Sarazen – Fresh Meadow Country Club – 286 (+6)
1933: Johnny Goodman (a) – North Shore Country Club – 287 (-1)
1934: Olin Dutra – Merion Golf Club – 293 (+13)
1935: Sam Parks, Jr. – Oakmont Country Club – 299 (+11)
1936: Tony Manero – Baltusrol Golf Club – 282 (-6)
1937: Ralph Guldahl – Oakland Hills – 281 (-7)
1938: Ralph Guldahl – Cherry Hills – 284 (E)
1939: Byron Nelson* – Philadelphia Country Club – 284 (+8)
1940: Lawson Little* – Canterbury Golf Club – 287 (-1)
1941: Craig Wood – Colonial Country Club – 284 (+4)
Tournament not played from 1942-1945 due to World War II.
1946: Lloyd Mangrum* – Canterbury Golf Club – 284 (-4)
1947: Lew Worsham* – St. Louis Country Club – 282 (-2)
1948: Ben Hogan – Riviera Country Club – 276 (-8)
1949: Cary Middlecoff – Medinah Country Club – 286 (+2)
1950: Ben Hogan* – Merion Golf Club – 287 (+7)
1951: Ben Hogan – Oakland Hills – 287 (+7)
1952: Julius Boros – Northwood Club – 281 (+1)
1953: Ben Hogan – Oakmont Country Club – 283 (-5)
1954: Ed Furgol – Baltusrol Golf Club – 284 (+4)
1955: Jack Fleck* – Olympic Club – 287 (+7)
1956: Cary Middlecoff – Oak Hill Country Club – 281 (+1)
1957: Dick Mayer* – Inverness Club – 282 (+5)
1958: Tommy Bolt – Southern Hills – 283 (+3)
1959: Billy Casper – Winged Foot Golf Club – 282 (+2)
1960: Arnold Palmer – Cherry Hills – 280 (-4)
1961: Gene Littler – Oakland Hills – 281 (+1)
1962: Jack Nicklaus* – Oakmont Country Club – 283 (-1)
1963: Julius Boros* – The Country Club – 293 (+9)
1964: Ken Venturi – Congressional Country Club – 278 (-2)
1965: Gary Player* – Bellerive Country Club – 282 (+2)
1966: Billy Casper* – Olympic Club – 278 (-2)
1967: Jack Nicklaus – Baltusrol Golf Club – 275 (-5)
1968: Lee Trevino – Oak Hill Country Club – 275 (-5)
1969: Orville Moody – Champions Golf Club – 281 (+1)
1970: Tony Jacklin – Hazeltine National Golf Club – 281 (-7)
1971: Lee Trevino* – Merion Golf Club – 280 (E)
1972: Jack Nicklaus – Pebble Beach – 290 (+2)
1973: Johnny Miller – Oakmont Country Club – 279 (-5)
1974: Hale Irwin – Winged Foot Golf Club – 287 (+7)
1975: Lou Graham* – Medinah Country Club – 287 (+3)
1976: Jerry Pate – Atlanta Athletic Club – 277 (-3)
1977: Hubert Green- Southern Hills – 278 (-2)
1978: Andy North – Cherry Hills – 285 (+1)
1979: Hale Irwin – Inverness Club – 284 (E)
1980: Jack Nicklaus – Baltusrol Golf Club – 272 (-8)
1981: David Graham – Merion Golf Club – 273 (-7)
1982: Tom Watson – Pebble Beach – 282 (-6)
1983: Larry Nelson – Oakmont Country Club – 280 (-4)
1984: Fuzzy Zoeller* – Winged Foot Golf Club – 276 (-4)
1985: Andy North – Oakland Hills – 279 (-1)
1986: Raymond Floyd – Shinnecock Hills – 279 (-1)
1987: Scott Simpson – Olympic Club – 277 (-3)
1988: Curtis Strange* – The Country Club – 278 (-6)
1989: Curtis Strange – Oak Hill Country Club – 278 (-2)
1990: Hale Irwin* – Medinah Country Club – 280 (-8)
1991: Payne Stewart* – Hazeltine National Golf Club – 282 (-6)
1992: Tom Kite – Pebble Beach – 285 (-3)
1993: Lee Janzen – Baltusrol Golf Club – 272 (-8)
1994: Ernie Els* – Oakmont Country Club – 279 (-5)
1995: Corey Pavin – Shinnecock Hills – 280 (E)
1996: Steve Jones – Oakland Hills – 278 (-2)
1997: Ernie Els – Congressional Country Club – 276 (-4)
1998: Lee Janzen – Olympic Club – 280 (E)
1999: Payne Stewart – Pinehurst Resort – 279 (-1)
2000: Tiger Woods – Pebble Beach – 272 (-12)
2001: Retief Goosen* – Southern Hills – 276 (-4)
2002: Tiger Woods – Bethpage Black – 277 (-3)
2003: Jim Furyk – Olympia Fields – 272 (-8)
2004: Retief Goosen – Shinnecock Hills – 276 (-4)
2005: Michael Campbell – Pinehurst Resort – 280 (E)
2006: Geoff Ogilvy – Winged Foot Golf Club – 285 (+5)
2007: Angel Cabrera – Oakmont Country Club – 285 (+5)
2008: Tiger Woods* – Torrey Pines – 283 (-1)
2009: Lucas Glover – Bethpage Black – 276 (-4)
2010: Graeme McDowell – Pebble Beach – 284 (E)
2011: Rory McIlroy – Congressional Country Club – 268 (-16)
2012: Webb Simpson – Olympic Club – 281 (+1)
2013: Justin Rose – Merion Golf Club – 281 (+1)
2014: Martin Kaymer – Pinehurst Resort – 271 (-9)
2015: Jordan Spieth – Chambers Bay – 275 (-5)
2016: Dustin Johnson – Oakmont Country Club – 276 (-4)
2017: Brooks Koepka – Erin Hills – 272 (-16)
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