118th U.S. Open Championship
Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, Southampton, N.Y.,
June 11-17, 2018
Key Facts
Most Wins
Four golfers have won the U.S. Open Four times:
Willie Anderson, Bobby Jones, Ben Hogan and Jack Nicklaus.
Youngest Winner
J. McDermott is the youngest player to win the U.S. Open at 19 years, 10 months in 1911.
Oldest winner
Hale Irwin is the oldest player to win the U.S. Open at 45 years and 15 days in 1990
Biggest comeback, final round
Arnold Palmer has the greatest comeback in U.S. Open final round history - he came back from Seven strokes off the lead in the final round to win the U.S. Open in 1960.
Largest margin win
Tiger Woods won the U.S. Open by the largest margin ever in 2000 - 15 strokes.
Most strokes on one hole
Ray Ainsley, who played in the 1938 U.S. Open, holds the record for highest score on one hole - 19 strokes on a par 4.
Five have won all four majors
(The Open, U.S. Open, Masters and PGA Championship), though none have done it in the same year: Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods.
Prize Money
The winner of the first U.S. Open Championship in 1891 was Horace Rawlins, an English professional. He won $150, a gold medal and custody of the U.S. Open Trophy The winner in 2018 will earn upwards of $2m
COURSE Facts
Shinnecock Hills Golf Club (where this year's event takes place) is one of the five founding clubs of the United States Golf Association in 1895.
Shinnecock Hills hosted the 2nd ever U.S. Open in the following year(1896) then didn't hold another until 1986!
Founded: 1891
Slope rating: 140
Area: 105 ha
history of the U.S. open
1895
First U.S. Open at Newport (R.I.) Golf Club.
1909
First two sub-70 rounds ever recorded in the Open
1911
First U.S. Winner John J. McDermott
1928
Championship entries (1,064) exceed 1,000 for the first time.
1930
The championship format is extended from two days to three, with the first two days featuring 18 holes each, and the final day featuring the final two rounds.
1947
The championship is nationally televised for the first time
1965
The present format of four 18-hole daily rounds is implemented.
1993
The total purse for the U.S. Open tops $1 million for the first time.
2004
A record 10,127 people file U.S. Open entries.
2011
Lowest aggregate score: 268 (Rory McIlroy 2011, Congressional Country Club)