The annual U.S. Open golf tournament has been organized since 1895. It is governed by the United States Golf Association (USGA).
Due to World War I and World War II, it was not took place from 1917 to 1918 and from 1942 to 1945. Additionally, the 2020 US Open was postponed due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Horace Rawlins was the first winner of this tournament, which was held at Newport Country Club, Newport, Rhode Island, England.
There have four golfers who have earned 4-time US Open titles equally – Willie Anderson, Ben Hogan, Bobby Jones, and Jack Nicklaus. Tiger Woods & Hale Irwin have got three times winner titles in a different editions.
U.S. Open Golf Past Winners & Runners-up by Years
If you look at the championship by nationality, then you can see the United States is in the first position on that with 60 golfers. Jon Rahm, a Spanish golfer who had made his first U.S. Open title in the last year.
The 122nd U.S. Open will be held on June 16–19 at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts, a suburb west of Boston.
Here is the complete list of the past winners and runners-up golfers who had made history in the U.S. Open.
Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Score |
1895 | Horace Rawlins | 173 | Willie Dunn | 175 |
1896 | James Foulis | 152 | Horace Rawlins | 155 |
1897 | Joe Lloyd | 162 | Willie Anderson | 163 |
1898 | Fred Herd | 328 | Alex Smith | 335 |
1899 | Willie Smith | 315 | Val Fitzjohn George Low Sr. W.H. Way | 326 326 326 |
1900 | Harry Vardon | 313 | J. Taylor | 315 |
1901 | Willie Anderson | 331 | Alex Smith | 331 |
1902 | Laurie Auchterlonie | 307 | Stewart Gardner Walter Travis | 313 313 |
1903 | Willie Anderson | 307 | David Brown | 307 |
1904 | Willie Anderson | 303 | Gil Nicholls | 308 |
1905 | Willie Anderson | 314 | Alex Smith | 316 |
1906 | Alex Smith | 295 | Willie Smith | 302 |
1907 | Alex Ross | 302 | Gil Nicholls | 304 |
1908 | Fred McLeod | 322 | Willie Smith | 322 |
1909 | George Sargent | 290 | Tom McNamara | 294 |
1910 | Alex Smith | 298 | John McDermott Macdonald Smith | 298 298 |
1911 | John McDermott | 307 | Mike Brady George Simpson | 307 307 |
1912 | John McDermott | 294 | Tom McNamara | 296 |
1913 | Francis Ouimet | 304 | Edward Ray Harry Vardon | 304 304 |
1914 | Walter Hagen | 290 | Charles Evans | 291 |
1915 | Jerry Travers | 297 | Tom McNamara | 298 |
1916 | Charles Evans | 286 | Jock Hutchison | 288 |
1919 | Walter Hagen | 301 | Mike Brady | 301 |
1920 | Edward Ray | 295 | Jack Burke, Sr. Leo Diegel Jock Hutchison Harry Vardon | 296 296 |
1921 | James Barnes | 289 | Walter Hagen Fred McLeod | 298 |
1922 | Gene Sarazen | 288 | John Black Bobby Jones | 289 |
1923 | Bobby Jones | 296 | Bobby Cruickshank | 296 |
1924 | Cyril Walker | 297 | Bobby Jones | 300 |
1925 | Willie MacFarlane | 291 | Bobby Jones | 291 |
1926 | Bobby Jones | 293 | Joe Turnesa | 294 |
1927 | Tommy Armour | 301 | Harry Cooper | 301 |
1928 | Johnny Farrell | 294 | Bobby Jones | 294 |
1929 | Bobby Jones | 294 | Al Espinosa | 294 |
1930 | Bobby Jones | 287 | Macdonald Smith | 289 |
1931 | Billy Burke | 292 | George Von Elm | 292 |
1932 | Gene Sarazen | 286 | Bobby Cruickshank Phil Perkins | 289 289 |
1933 | John Goodman | 287 | Ralph Guldahl | 288 |
1934 | Olin Dutra | 293 | Gene Sarazen | 294 |
1935 | Sam Parks | 299 | Jimmy Thomson | 301 |
1936 | Tony Manero | 282 | Harry Cooper | 284 |
1937 | Ralph Guldahl | 281 | Sam Snead | 283 |
1938 | Ralph Guldahl | 284 | Dick Metz | 290 |
1939 | Byron Nelson | 284 | Craig Wood | 284 |
1940 | Lawson Little | 287 | Gene Sarazen | 287 |
1941 | Craig Wood | 284 | Denny Shute | 287 |
1946 | Lloyd Mangrum | 284 | Victor Ghezzi Byron Nelson | 284 284 |
1947 | Lew Worsham | 282 | Sam Snead | 282 |
1948 | Ben Hogan | 276 | Jimmy Demaret | 278 |
1949 | Cary Middlecoff | 286 | Clayton Heafner Sam Snead | 287 287 |
1950 | Ben Hogan | 287 | George Fazio | 287 |
1951 | Ben Hogan | 287 | Clayton Heafner | 289 |
1952 | Julius Boros | 281 | Ed Oliver | 285 |
1953 | Ben Hogan | 283 | Sam Snead | 289 |
1954 | Ed Furgol | 284 | Gene Littler | 285 |
1955 | Jack Fleck | 287 | Ben Hogan | 287 |
1956 | Cary Middlecoff | 281 | Julius Boros Ben Hogan | 282 282 |
1957 | Dick Mayer | 282 | Cary Middlecoff | 282 |
1958 | Tommy Bolt | 283 | Gary Player | 287 |
1959 | Billy Casper | 282 | Bob Rosburg | 283 |
1960 | Arnold Palmer | 280 | Jack Nicklaus | 282 |
1961 | Gene Littler | 281 | Bob Goalby Doug Sanders | 282 282 |
1962 | Jack Nicklaus | 283 | Arnold Palmer | 283 |
1963 | Julius Boros | 293 | Jacky Cupit Arnold Palmer | 293 293 |
1964 | Ken Venturi | 278 | Tommy Jacobs | 282 |
1965 | Gary Player | 282 | Kel Nagle | 282 |
1966 | Billy Casper | 278 | Arnold Palmer | 278 |
1967 | Jack Nicklaus | 275 | Arnold Palmer | 279 |
1968 | Lee Trevino | 275 | Jack Nicklaus | 279 |
1969 | Orville Moody | 281 | Deane Beman Al Geiberger Bob Rosburg | 282 282 |
1970 | Tony Jacklin | 281 | Dave Hill | 288 |
1971 | Lee Trevino | 280 | Jack Nicklaus | 280 |
1972 | Jack Nicklaus | 290 | Bruce Crampton | 293 |
1973 | Johnny Miller | 279 | John Schlee | 280 |
1974 | Hale Irwin | 287 | Forrest Fezler | 289 |
1975 | Lou Graham | 287 | John Mahaffey | 287 |
1976 | Jerry Pate | 277 | Al Geiberger Tom Weiskopf | 279 279 |
1977 | Hubert Green | 278 | Lou Graham | 279 |
1978 | Andy North | 285 | J.C. Snead Dave Stockton | 286 286 |
1979 | Hale Irwin | 284 | Jerry Pate Gary Player | 286 286 |
1980 | Jack Nicklaus | 272 | Isao Aoki | 274 |
1981 | David Graham | 273 | George Burns Bill Rogers | 276 276 |
1982 | Tom Watson | 282 | Jack Nicklaus | 284 |
1983 | Larry Nelson | 280 | Tom Watson | 281 |
1984 | Fuzzy Zoeller | 276 | Greg Norman | 276 |
1985 | Andy North | 279 | Dave Barr T.C. Chen Denis Watson | 280 280 |
1986 | Raymond Floyd | 279 | Chip Beck Lanny Wadkins | 281 281 |
1987 | Scott Simpson | 277 | Tom Watson | 278 |
1988 | Curtis Strange | 278 | Nick Faldo | 278 |
1989 | Curtis Strange | 278 | Chip Beck Mark McCumber Ian Woosnam | 279 279 |
1990 | Hale Irwin | 280 | Mike Donald | 280 |
1991 | Payne Stewart | 282 | Scott Simpson | 282 |
1992 | Tom Kite | 285 | Jeff Sluman | 287 |
1993 | Lee Janzen | 272 | Payne Stewart | 274 |
1994 | Ernie Els | 279 | Colin Montgomerie Loren Roberts | 279 279 |
1995 | Corey Pavin | 280 | Greg Norman | 282 |
1996 | Steve Jones | 278 | Tom Lehman Davis Love III | 279 279 |
1997 | Ernie Els | 276 | Colin Montgomerie | 277 |
1998 | Lee Janzen | 280 | Payne Stewart | 281 |
1999 | Payne Stewart | 279 | Phil Mickelson | 280 |
2000 | Tiger Woods | 272 | Ernie Els Miguel Angel Jiménez | 287 287 |
2001 | Retief Goosen | 276 | Mark Brooks | 276 |
2002 | Tiger Woods | 277 | Phil Mickelson | 280 |
2003 | Jim Furyk | 272 | Stephen Leaney | 275 |
2004 | Retief Goosen | 276 | Phil Mickelson | 278 |
2005 | Michael Campbell | 280 | Tiger Woods | 282 |
2006 | Geoff Ogilvy | 285 | Jim Furyk Phil Mickelson Colin Montgomerie | 286 286 |
2007 | Ángel Cabrera | 285 | Jim Furyk Tiger Woods | 286 286 |
2008 | Tiger Woods | 283 | Rocco Mediate | 283 |
2009 | Lucas Glover | 276 | Ricky Barnes David Duval Phil Mickelson | 278 278 |
2010 | Graeme McDowell | 284 | Grégory Havret | 285 |
2011 | Rory McIlroy | 268 | Jason Day | 276 |
2012 | Webb Simpson | 281 | Graeme McDowell Michael Thompson | 282 282 |
2013 | Justin Rose | 281 | Jason Day Phil Mickelson | 283 283 |
2014 | Martin Kaymer | 271 | Erik Compton Rickie Fowler | 279 279 |
2015 | Jordan Spieth | 275 | Dustin Johnson Louis Oosthuizen | 276 276 |
2016 | Dustin Johnson | 276 | Jim Furyk Shane Lowry Scott Piercy | 279 279 |
2017 | Brooks Koepka | 272 | Brian Harman Hideki Matsuyama | 276 276 |
2018 | Brooks Koepka | 281 | Tommy Fleetwood | 282 |
2019 | Gary Woodland | 271 | Brooks Koepka | 274 |
2020 | Postponed | – | – | – |
2021 | Bryson DeChambeau | 274 | Matthew Wolff | 280 |
2021 | Jon Rahm | 278 | Louis Oosthuizen | 279 |