U.S. Open (golf)

The United States Open Championship is an annual men's golf tournament staged by the United States Golf Association each June. It is one of the four major championships in men's golf and is on the official schedule of both the PGA TOUR and the PGA European Tour. The U.S. Open is staged at a variety of courses, and they are usually set up in such a way that low scoring is very difficult and there is a premium on accurate driving.

Winners

Am = Amateur

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^ Many early U.S. Opens were won by English and Scottish golfers who learned the game in their own country and moved to America as adults to take up positions as club professionals. Their original countries are shown unless they are known to have become U.S. citizens before their victories, as is the case with English born and raised Jim Barnes and Scottish born and raised Tommy Armour. Harry Vardon and Ted Ray made only short term visits to the U.S. to play tournament golf.

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Multiple winners

The following golfers have won the U.S. Open more than once through 2005.

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4 wins:

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• Willie Anderson: 1901, 1903, 1904, 1905
• Bobby Jones: 1923, 1926, 1929, 1930
• Ben Hogan: 1948, 1950, 1951, 1953
• Jack Nicklaus: 1962, 1967, 1972, 1980

3 wins:

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• Hale Irwin 1974, 1979, 1990

2 wins:

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• Alex Smith: 1906, 1910
• John J. McDermott: 1911, 1912
• Walter Hagen: 1914, 1919
• Gene Sarazen: 1922, 1932
• Ralph Guldahl: 1937, 1938
• Cary Middlecoff: 1949, 1956
• Julius Boros: 1952, 1963
• Billy Casper: 1959, 1966
• Lee Trevino: 1969, 1971
• Andy North: 1978, 1985
• Curtis Strange: 1988, 1989
• Ernie Els: 1994, 1997
• Lee Janzen: 1993, 1998
• Payne Stewart: 1991, 1999
• Tiger Woods: 2000, 2002
• Retief Goosen: 2001, 2004