U.S. Open Winners: The Full List of Golf Champions
The U.S. Open golf tournament is the national championship of the USGA, first played in 1895. It is one of of the four major championships of men's professional golfer, and the second-oldest.
Below are the champions at every U.S. Open yet played. The number following the winner's name is his stroke total (playoffs are listed in parentheses).
You can view the final scores of any given tournament by clicking on the year. Also note a few bits of trivia related to U.S. Open champions are included below the list of winners. (Photo credit: "Dustin Johnson" by hubsterdisney is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0 )
The List of U.S. Open Winners
Click on the year to view the final scores and more details from each tournament.
2024: Bryson DeChambeau, 274
2023: Wyndham Clark, 270
2022: Matt Fitzpatrick, 274
2021: Jon Rahm, 278
2020: Bryson DeChambeau, 274
2019: Gary Woodland, 271
2018: Brooks Koepka, 281
2017: Brooks Koepka, 272
2016: Dustin Johnson, 276
2015: Jordan Spieth, 275
2014: Martin Kaymer, 271
2013: Justin Rose, 281
2012: Webb Simpson, 281
2011: Rory McIlroy, 268
2010: Graeme McDowell, 284
2009: Lucas Glover, 276
2008: Tiger Woods, 283 (Woods def. Rocco Mediate on first sudden-death hole after 18-hole playoff)
2007: Angel Cabrera, 285
2006: Geoff Ogilvy, 285
2005: Michael Campbell, 280
2004: Retief Goosen, 276
2003: Jim Furyk, 272
2002: Tiger Woods, 277
2001: Retief Goosen, 276 (Goosen def. Mark Brooks in 18-hole playoff, 7-72)
2000: Tiger Woods, 277
1999: Payne Stewart, 279
1998: Lee Janzen, 280
1997: Ernie Els, 276
1996: Steve Jones, 278
1995: Corey Pavin, 280
1994: Ernie Els, 279 (Els def. Loren Roberts and Colin Montgomerie in 18-hole playoff)
1993: Lee Janzen, 272
1992: Tom Kite, 285
1991: Payne Stewart, 282 (Stewart def. Scott Simpson in 18-hole playoff, 75-77)
1990: Hale Irwin, 280 (Irwin def. Mike Donald on first sudden-death hole after 18-hole playoff)
1989: Curtis Strange, 278
1988: Curtis Strange, 278 (Strange def. Nick Faldo in 18-hole playoff, 71-75)
1987: Scott Simpson, 277
1986: Ray Floyd, 279
1985: Andy North, 279
1984: Fuzzy Zoeller, 276 (Zoeller def. Greg Norman in 18-hole playoff, 67-75)
1983: Larry Nelson, 280
1982: Tom Watson, 282
1981: David Graham, 273
1980: Jack Nicklaus, 272
1979: Hale Irwin, 284
1978: Andy North, 285
1977: Hubert Green, 278
1976: Jerry Pate, 277
1975: Lou Graham, 287 (Graham def. John Mahaffey in 18-hole playoff, 71-73)
1974: Hale Irwin, 287
1973: Johnny Miller, 279
1972: Jack Nicklaus, 290
1971: Lee Trevino, 280 (Trevino def. Jack Nicklaus in 18-hole playoff, 71-73)
1970: Tony Jacklin, 281
1969: Orville Moody, 281
1968: Lee Trevino, 275
1967: Jack Nicklaus, 275
1966: Billy Casper, 278 (Casper def. Arnold Palmer in 18-hole playoff, 69-73)
1965: Gary Player, 282 (Player def. Kel Nagle in 18-hole playoff, 71-74)
1964: Ken Venturi, 278
1963: Julius Boros, 293 (Boros def. Jacky Cupit and Arnold Palmer in 18-hole playoff)
1962: Jack Nicklaus, 283 (Nicklaus def. Arnold Palmer in 18-hole playoff, 71-74)
1961: Gene Littler, 281
1960: Arnold Palmer, 280
1959: Billy Casper, 282
1958: Tommy Bolt, 283
1957: Dick Mayer, 282 (Mayer def. Cary Middlecoff in 18-hole playoff, 72-79)
1956: Cary Middlecoff, 281
1955: Jack Fleck, 287 (Fleck def. Ben Hogan in 18-hole playoff, 69-72)
1954: Ed Furgol, 284
1953: Ben Hogan, 283
1952: Julius Boros, 281
1951: Ben Hogan, 287
1950: Ben Hogan, 287 (Hogan def. Lloyd Mangrum and George Fazio in 18-hole playoff)
1949: Cary Middlecoff, 286
1948: Ben Hogan, 276
1947: Lew Worsham, 282 (Worsham def. Sam Snead in 18-hole playoff, 69-72)
1946: Lloyd Mangrum, 284 (Mangrum def. Vic Ghezzi and Byron Nelson in 36-hole playoff)
1942-45: US Open not played due to World War II
1941: Craig Wood, 284
1940: Lawson Little, 287 (Little def. Gene Sarazen in 18-hole playoff, 70-73)
1939: Byron Nelson, 284 (Nelson def. Craig Wood and Denny Shute in 36-hole playoff)
1938: Ralph Guldahl, 284
1937: Ralph Guldahl, 281
1936: Tony Manero, 282
1935: Sam Parks Jr., 299
1934: Olin Dutra, 293
1933: Johnny Goodman, 287
1932: Gene Sarazen, 286
1931: Billy Burke, 292 (Burke def. George Von Elm in 72-hole playoff)
1930: Bobby Jones, 287
1929: Bobby Jones, 294 (Jones def. Al Espinosa in 36-hole playoff, 141-164)
1928: Johnny Farrell, 294 (Farrell def. Bobby Jones in 36-hole playoff, 143-144)
1927: Tommy Armour, 301 (Armour def. Harry Cooper in 18-hole playoff, 76-79)
1926: Bobby Jones, 293
1925: Willie MacFarlane, 291 (Macfarlane def. Bobby Jones in 36-hole playoff, 147-148)
1924: Cyril Walker, 297
1923: Bobby Jones, 296 (Jones def. Bobby Cruickshank in 18-hole playoff, 76-78)
1922: Gene Sarazen, 288
1921: Jim Barnes, 289
1920: Ted Ray, 295
1919: Walter Hagen, 301 (Hagen def. Mike Brady in 18-hole playoff, 77-78)
1917-18: US Open not played due to World War I
1916: Chick Evans, 286
1915: Jerome Travers, 297
1914: Walter Hagen, 290
1913: Francis Ouimet, 304 (Ouimet def. Harry Vardon and Ted Ray in 18-hole playoff)
1912: John McDermott, 294
1911: John McDermott, 307 (McDermott def. Mike Brady and George Simpson in 18-hole playoff)
1910: Alex Smith, 298 (Smith def. Johnny McDermott and Macdonald Smith in 18-hole playoff)
1909: George Sargent, 290
1908: Fred McLeod, 322 (McLeod def. Willie Smith in 18-hole playoff, 77-83)
1907: Alex Ross, 302
1906: Alex Smith, 295
1905: Willie Anderson, 314
1904: Willie Anderson, 303
1903: Willie Anderson, 307 (Anderson def. David Brown in 18-hole playoff, 82-84)
1902: Laurie Auchterlonie, 307
1901: Willie Anderson, 331 (Anderson def. Alex Smith in 18-hole playoff, 85-86)
1900: Harry Vardon, 313
1899: Willie Smith, 315
1898: Fred Herd, 328
1897: Joe Lloyd, 162
1896: James Foulis, 152
1895: Horace Rawlins, 173
A Few Facts and Figures About U.S. Open Winners
All Golfers With Multiple U.S. Open Wins- 4 wins: Willie Anderson (1901, 1903, 1904, 1905), Bobby Jones (1923, 1926, 1929, 1930), Ben Hogan (1948, 1950, 1951, 1953) and Jack Nicklaus (1962, 1967, 1972, 1980)
- 3 wins: Hale Irwin (1974, 1979, 1990) and Tiger Woods (2000, 2002, 2008)
- 2 wins: Alex Smith, John McDermott, Walter Hagen, Gene Sarazen, Ralph Guldahl, Cary Middlecoff, Julius Boros, Billy Casper, Lee Trevino, Andy North, Curtis Strange, Ernie Els, Lee Janzen, Payne Stewart, Retief Goosen, Brooks Koepka, Bryson DeChambeau
Milestone U.S. Open Winners
- First 2-time winner: Willie Anderson (1901, 1903)
- First 3-time winner: Willie Anderson (1901, 1903, 1904)
- First 4-time winner: Willie Anderson (1901, 1903, 1904, 1905)
- First back-to-back winner: Willie Anderson (1903-04)
- First amateur winner: Jerome Travers, 1905
- Last amateur winner: Johnny Goodman, 1933
- First winner born in the United States: John McDermott, 1911
- First lefthanded winner: None
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