| U.S. Open | |
| Establishment: | 1895 |
| Org: | United States Golf Association |
| Tour: | PGA Tour European Tour Japan Golf Tour |
| Format: | Stroke play |
| Purse: | $21,500,000 |
| Month Played: | June |
| Aggregate: | 268 Rory McIlroy (2011) |
| To-Par: | −16 Rory McIlroy (2011) −16 Brooks Koepka (2017) |
| Current Champion: |  Bryson DeChambeau |
| Current: | 2024 U.S. Open (golf) |
The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open national championship of golf in the United States. It is the third of the four men's major golf championships, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour. Since 1898 the competition has been 72 holes of stroke play (4 rounds on an 18-hole course), with the winner being the player with the lowest total number of strokes. It is staged by the United States Golf Association (USGA) in mid-June, scheduled so that, if there are no weather delays, the final round is played on the third Sunday. The U.S. Open is staged at a variety of courses, set up in such a way that scoring is very difficult, with a premium placed on accurate driving.[1] [2] As of 2024, the U.S. Open awards a $21.5 million purse, the largest of all four major championships.[3]
The first U.S. Open was played on October 4, 1895, on a nine-hole course at the Newport Country Club in Newport, Rhode Island. It was a 36-hole competition and was played in a single day. Ten professionals and one amateur entered. The winner was Horace Rawlins, a 21-year-old Englishman, who had arrived in the U.S. earlier that year to take up a position at the host club. He received $150 cash out of a prize fund of $335, plus a $50 gold medal; his club received the Open Championship Cup trophy, which was presented by the USGA.[4] [5]
In the beginning, the tournament was dominated by experienced British players until 1911, when John J. McDermott became the first native-born American winner. American golfers soon began to win regularly and the tournament evolved to become one of the four majors.Since 1911, the title has been won mostly by players from the United States. Since 1950, players from only six countries other than the United States have won the championship, most notably South Africa, which has won five times since 1965.[6] A streak of four consecutive non-American winners occurred from 2004 to 2007 for the first time since 1910. These four players, South African Retief Goosen (2004),[7] New Zealander Michael Campbell (2005),[8] Australian Geoff Ogilvy (2006)[9] and Argentine Ángel Cabrera (2007),[10] are all from countries in the Southern Hemisphere. Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell (2010) became the first European player to win the event[11] since Tony Jacklin of England in 1970; three more Europeans won in the next four editions, making it only three American wins in the 11 tournaments from 2004 to 2014.
U.S. Open play is characterized by tight scoring at or around par by the leaders, with the winner usually emerging at around even par. A U.S. Open course is seldom beaten severely, and there have been many over-par wins (in part because par is usually set at 70, except for the very longest courses). Normally, an Open course is quite long and will have a high cut of primary rough (termed "Open rough" by the American press and fans); undulating greens (such as at Pinehurst No. 2 in 2005, which was described by Johnny Miller of NBC as "like trying to hit a ball on top of a VW Beetle"); pinched fairways (especially on what are expected to be less difficult holes); and two or three holes that are short par fives under regular play would be used as long par fours during the tournament (often to meet that frequently used par of 70, forcing players to have accurate long drives). Some courses that are attempting to get into the rotation for the U.S. Open will undergo renovations to develop these features. Rees Jones is the most notable of the "Open Doctors" who take on these projects; his father Robert Trent Jones had filled that role earlier. As with any professional golf tournament, the available space surrounding the course (for spectators, among other considerations) and local infrastructure also factor into deciding which courses will host the event.
The U.S. Open is open to any professional, or to any amateur with a USGA Handicap Index not exceeding 1.4.[12] Players (male or female)[12] may obtain a place by being fully exempt or by competing successfully in qualifying. The field is 156 players.
About half of the field is made up of players who are fully exempt from qualifying. The current exemption categories are:[13] [14]
The exemptions for amateurs apply only if the players remain amateurs as of the tournament date, except for the U.S. Amateur champion. On August 5, 2019, the USGA announced a rule change stating a player may turn professional and still retain his U.S. Open exemption. Note that this tournament typically takes place after the collegiate season has ended, so players may turn professional immediately after their last collegiate event (typically the end of the NCAA final of their senior year) in order to maximize the number of FedEx Cup points they may score before the August cutoff to avoid qualifying school.[17]
Before 2011, the sole OWGR cutoff for entry was the top 50 as of two weeks before the tournament. An exemption category for the top 50 as of the tournament date was added for 2011, apparently in response to the phenomenon of golfers entering the top 50 between the original cutoff date and the tournament (such as Justin Rose and Rickie Fowler in 2010).[18]
Through 2011, exemptions existed for leading money winners on the PGA, European, Japanese, and Australasian tours, as well as winners of multiple PGA Tour events in the year before the U.S. Open. These categories were eliminated in favor of inviting the top 60 on the OWGR at both relevant dates.[18] Starting with the 2012 championship, an exemption was added for the winner of the current year's BMW PGA Championship, the European Tour's equivalent of The Players Championship.[19]
Potential competitors who are not fully exempt must enter the Qualifying process, which has two stages. Firstly there is Local Qualifying, which is played over 18 holes at more than 100 courses around the United States. Many leading players are exempt from this first stage, and they join the successful local qualifiers at the Sectional Qualifying stage, which is played over 36 holes in one day at several sites in the U.S., as well as one each in Europe and Japan. There is no lower age limit and the youngest-ever qualifier was 14-year-old Andy Zhang of China, who qualified in 2012 after Paul Casey withdrew days before the tournament.
The USGA has granted a special exemption to 35 players 53 times since 1966.[20] Players with special exemptions include: Arnold Palmer (1978, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1994), Seve Ballesteros (1978, 1994), Gary Player (1981, 1983), Lee Trevino (1983, 1984), Hale Irwin (1990, 2002, 2003), Jack Nicklaus (1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000), Tom Watson (1993, 1996, 2000, 2003, 2010), and Tiger Woods (2024).[21]
Irwin won the 1990 U.S. Open after accepting a special exemption. In 2016, a special exemption was extended to former champion Retief Goosen (2001, 2004).[22] In 2018, a special exemption was extended to former U.S. Open champions Jim Furyk (2003) and Ernie Els (1994, 1997).[23]
The purse at the 2017 U.S. Open was $12 million, and the winner's share was $2.16 million. The European Tour uses conversion rates at the time of the tournament to calculate the official prize money used in their Race to Dubai (€10,745,927 in 2017).
In line with the other majors, winning the U.S. Open gives a golfer several privileges that make his career much more secure if he is not already one of the elite players of the sport. U.S. Open champions are automatically invited to play in the other three majors (the Masters, The Open Championship (British Open), and the PGA Championship) for the next five years. They are also automatically invited to play in The Players Championship for the next five years, and they are exempt from qualifying for the U.S. Open itself for 10 years.
Winners may also receive a five-year exemption on the PGA Tour, which is automatic for regular members. Non-PGA Tour members who win the U.S. Open have the choice of joining the PGA Tour either within 60 days of winning, or prior to the beginning of any one of the next five tour seasons.
Finally, U.S. Open winners receive automatic invitations to three of the five senior majors once they turn 50; they receive a five-year invitation to the U.S. Senior Open and a lifetime invitation to the Senior PGA Championship and Senior British Open.
The top 10 finishers at the U.S. Open are fully exempt from qualifying for the following year's Open, and the top four are automatically invited to the following season's Masters.
Up to 2017, the U.S. Open retained a full 18-hole playoff the following day (Monday). If a tie existed after that fifth round, then the playoff continued as sudden-death on the 91st hole. The U.S. Open advanced to sudden-death three times (1990, 1994, 2008), most recently when Tiger Woods defeated Rocco Mediate on the first additional playoff hole in 2008. Before sudden-death was introduced in the 1950s, additional 18-hole rounds were played (1925, 1939, and 1946) to break the tie. When the playoff was scheduled for 36 holes and ended in a tie, as in 1931, a second 36-hole playoff was required.
Since 2018, the USGA adopted a two-hole aggregate playoff format, after consulting fans, players and media partners. Sudden death will still be played if the playoff ends tied.[24]
See main article: List of U.S. Open (golf) champions.
| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Winner's share ($) | Venue | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 274 | −6 | 1 stroke | 4,300,000 | Pinehurst Resort (Course No. 2) | Pinehurst, North Carolina | ||||
| 270 | −10 | 1 stroke | 3,600,000 | (North Course) | Los Angeles, California | ||||
| 274 | −6 | 1 stroke | 3,150,000 | The Country Club (Composite Course) | Brookline, Massachusetts | ||||
| 278 | −6 | 1 stroke | 2,250,000 | Torrey Pines (South Course) | San Diego, California | ||||
| 274 | −6 | 6 strokes | 2,250,000 | Winged Foot (West Course) | Mamaroneck, New York | ||||
| 271 | −13 | 3 strokes | 2,250,000 | Pebble Beach, California | |||||
| Brooks Koepka (2) | 281 | +1 | 1 stroke | 2,160,000 | Shinnecock Hills, New York | ||||
| 272 | −16 | 4 strokes | 2,160,000 | Erin, Wisconsin | |||||
| 276 | −4 | 3 strokes | 1,800,000 | Oakmont, Pennsylvania | |||||
| 275 | −5 | 1 stroke | 1,800,000 | University Place, Washington | |||||
| 271 | −9 | 8 strokes | 1,620,000 | Pinehurst Resort (Course No. 2) | Pinehurst, North Carolina | ||||
| 281 | +1 | 2 strokes | 1,440,000 | Merion (East Course) | Ardmore, Pennsylvania | ||||
| 281 | +1 | 1 stroke | 1,440,000 | Olympic Club (Lake Course) | San Francisco, California | ||||
| 268 | −16 | 8 strokes | 1,440,000 | Congressional (Blue Course) | Bethesda, Maryland | ||||
| 284 | E | 1 stroke | 1,350,000 | Pebble Beach, California | |||||
| 276 | −4 | 2 strokes | 1,350,000 | Bethpage State Park (Black Course) | Farmingdale, New York | ||||
| Tiger Woods (3) | 283 | −1 | Playoff | 1,350,000 | Torrey Pines (South Course) | San Diego, California | |||
| 285 | +5 | 1 stroke | 1,260,000 | Oakmont, Pennsylvania | |||||
| 285 | +5 | 1 stroke | 1,225,000 | Winged Foot (West Course) | Mamaroneck, New York | ||||
| 280 | E | 2 strokes | 1,170,000 | Pinehurst Resort (Course No. 2) | Pinehurst, North Carolina | ||||
 Retief Goosen (2) | 276 | −4 | 2 strokes | 1,125,000 | Shinnecock Hills, New York | ||||
| 272 | −8 | 3 strokes | 1,080,000 | Olympia Fields (North Course) | Olympia Fields, Illinois | ||||
| Tiger Woods (2) | 277 | −3 | 3 strokes | 1,000,000 | Bethpage State Park (Black Course) | Farmingdale, New York | |||
| 276 | −4 | Playoff | 900,000 | Tulsa, Oklahoma | |||||
| 272 | −12 | 15 strokes | Ernie Els | 800,000 | Pebble Beach, California | ||||
| Payne Stewart (2) | 279 | −1 | 1 stroke | 625,000 | Pinehurst Resort (Course No. 2) | Pinehurst, North Carolina | |||
| Lee Janzen (2) | 280 | E | 1 stroke | 535,000 | Olympic Club (Lake Course) | San Francisco, California | |||
| Ernie Els (2) | 276 | −4 | 1 stroke | 465,000 | Congressional (Blue Course) | Bethesda, Maryland | |||
| 278 | −2 | 1 stroke | 425,000 | Oakland Hills (South Course) | Bloomfield Hills, Michigan | ||||
| 280 | E | 2 strokes | 350,000 | Shinnecock Hills, New York | |||||
| 279 | −5 | Playoff | 320,000 | Plum, Pennsylvania | |||||
| 272 | −8 | 2 strokes | 290,000 | Baltusrol (Lower Course) | Springfield, New Jersey | ||||
| 285 | −3 | 2 strokes | 275,000 | Pebble Beach, California | |||||
| 282 | −6 | Playoff | 235,000 | Chaska, Minnesota | |||||
| Hale Irwin (3) | 280 | −8 | Playoff | 220,000 | Medinah (Course No. 3) | Medinah, Illinois | |||
| Curtis Strange (2) | 278 | −2 | 1 stroke | 200,000 | Oak Hill (East Course) | Rochester, New York | |||
| 278 | −6 | Playoff | 180,000 | The Country Club (Composite Course) | Brookline, Massachusetts | ||||
| 277 | −3 | 1 stroke | 150,000 | Olympic Club (Lake Course) | San Francisco, California | ||||
| 279 | −1 | 2 strokes | 115,000 | Shinnecock Hills, New York | |||||
| Andy North (2) | 279 | −1 | 1 stroke | 103,000 | Oakland Hills (South Course) | Bloomfield Hills, Michigan | |||
| 276 | −4 | Playoff | 94,000 | Winged Foot (West Course) | Mamaroneck, New York | ||||
| 280 | −4 | 1 stroke | 72,000 | Plum, Pennsylvania | |||||
| 282 | −6 | 2 strokes | 60,000 | Pebble Beach, California | |||||
| 273 | −7 | 3 strokes | 55,000 | Merion (East Course) | Ardmore, Pennsylvania | ||||
| Jack Nicklaus (4) | 272 | −8 | 2 strokes | 55,000 | Baltusrol (Lower Course) | Springfield, New Jersey | |||
| Hale Irwin (2) | 284 | E | 2 strokes | 50,000 | Toledo, Ohio | ||||
| 285 | +1 | 1 stroke | 45,000 | Cherry Hills Village, Colorado | |||||
| 278 | −2 | 1 stroke | 45,000 | Tulsa, Oklahoma | |||||
| 277 | −3 | 2 strokes | 42,000 | Atlanta Athletic Club (Highlands Course) | Duluth, Georgia | ||||
| 287 | +3 | Playoff | 40,000 | Medinah (Course No. 3) | Medinah, Illinois | ||||
| 287 | +7 | 2 strokes | 35,000 | Winged Foot (West Course) | Mamaroneck, New York | ||||
| 279 | −5 | 1 stroke | 35,000 | Plum, Pennsylvania | |||||
| Jack Nicklaus (3) | 290 | +2 | 3 strokes | 30,000 | Pebble Beach, California | ||||
| Lee Trevino (2) | 280 | E | Playoff | 30,000 | Merion (East Course) | Ardmore, Pennsylvania | |||
| 281 | −7 | 7 strokes | 30,000 | Chaska, Minnesota | |||||
| 281 | +1 | 1 stroke | 30,000 | Champions (Cypress Creek Course) | Houston, Texas | ||||
| 275 | −5 | 4 strokes | 30,000 | Oak Hill (East Course) | Rochester, New York | ||||
| Jack Nicklaus (2) | 275 | −5 | 4 strokes | 30,000 | Baltusrol (Lower Course) | Springfield, New Jersey | |||
| Billy Casper (2) | 278 | −2 | Playoff | 26,500 < | ---25k + 1.5k playoff bonus---> | Olympic Club (Lake Course) | San Francisco, California | ||
| 282 | +2 | Playoff | 26,000 < | --–25k + 1k playoff bonus---> | St. Louis, Missouri | ||||
| 278 | −2 | 4 strokes | 17,000 < | ---no playoff, no playoff bonus---> | Congressional (Blue Course) | Bethesda, Maryland | |||
| Julius Boros (2) | 293 | +9 | Playoff | 17,500 < | --–16k + 1.5k playoff bonus---> | The Country Club (Composite Course) | Brookline, Massachusetts | ||
| 283 | −1 | Playoff | 17,500 < | ---15k + 2.5k playoff bonus---> | Plum, Pennsylvania | ||||
| 281 | +1 | 1 stroke | 14,000 | Oakland Hills (South Course) | Bloomfield Hills, Michigan | ||||
| 280 | −4 | 2 strokes | Jack Nicklaus (a) | 14,400 | Cherry Hills Village, Colorado | ||||
| 282 | +2 | 1 stroke | 12,000 | Winged Foot (West Course) | Mamaroneck, New York | ||||
| 283 | +3 | 4 strokes | 8,000 | Tulsa, Oklahoma | |||||
| 282 | +2 | Playoff | 7,200 | Toledo, Ohio | |||||
| Cary Middlecoff (2) | 281 | +1 | 1 stroke | 6,000 | Oak Hill (East Course) | Rochester, New York | |||
| 287 | +7 | Playoff | 6,000 | Olympic Club (Lake Course) | San Francisco, California | ||||
| 284 | +4 | 1 stroke | 6,000 | Baltusrol (Lower Course) | Springfield, New Jersey | ||||
| Ben Hogan (4) | 283 | −5 | 6 strokes | 5,000 | Plum, Pennsylvania | ||||
| 281 | +1 | 4 strokes | 4,000 | Dallas, Texas | |||||
| Ben Hogan (3) | 287 | +7 | 2 strokes | 4,000 | Oakland Hills (South Course) | Bloomfield Hills, Michigan | |||
| Ben Hogan (2) | 287 | +7 | Playoff | Lloyd Mangrum (2nd) George Fazio (3rd) | 4,000< | --–4,000 + ??? playoff bonus---> | Merion (East Course) | Ardmore, Pennsylvania | |
| 286 | +2 | 1 stroke | 2,000 | Medinah (Course No. 3) | Medinah, Illinois | ||||
| 276 | −8 | 2 strokes | 2,000 | Pacific Palisades, California | |||||
| 282 | −2 | Playoff | 2,500 < | ---2,000 + 500 playoff bonus---> | Ladue, Missouri | ||||
| 284 | −4 | Playoff | 1,833 < | ---1,500 + 333 playoff bonus---> | Beachwood, Ohio | ||||
| 1942–1945: Cancelled due to World War II | |||||||||
| 284 | +4 | 3 strokes | 1,000 | Fort Worth, Texas | |||||
| 287 | −1 | Playoff | 1,000 | Beachwood, Ohio | |||||
| 284 | −4 | Playoff | Craig Wood (2nd) Denny Shute (3rd) | 1,000 | Philadelphia (Spring Mill Course) | Gladwyne, Pennsylvania | |||
| Ralph Guldahl (2) | 284 | E | 6 strokes | 1,000 | Cherry Hills Village, Colorado | ||||
| 281 | +1 | 2 strokes | 1,000 | Oakland Hills (South Course) | Bloomfield Hills, Michigan | ||||
| 282 | −2 | 2 strokes | 1,000 | Baltusrol (Upper Course) | Springfield, New Jersey | ||||
| 299 | +11 | 2 strokes | 1,000 | Plum, Pennsylvania | |||||
| 293 | +13 | 1 stroke | 1,000 | Merion (East Course) | Ardmore, Pennsylvania | ||||
| Johnny Goodman (a) | 287 | −1 | 1 stroke | 1,000 | Glenview, Illinois | ||||
| Gene Sarazen (2) | 286 | +6 | 3 strokes | 1,000 | Queens, New York | ||||
| 292 | +4 | Playoff | 1,750< | --1,000 + 750 playoff bonus--> | Toledo, Ohio | ||||
| Bobby Jones (a) (4) | 287 | −1 | 2 strokes | 1,000 | Edina, Minnesota | ||||
| Bobby Jones (a) (3) | 294 | Playoff | 1,000 | Winged Foot (West Course) | Mamaroneck, New York | ||||
| 294 | Playoff | Bobby Jones (a) | 500 | Olympia Fields (North Course) | Olympia Fields, Illinois | ||||
| 301 | Playoff | 500 | Plum, Pennsylvania | ||||||
| Bobby Jones (a) (2) | 293 | 1 stroke | 500 | Columbus, Ohio | |||||
| 291 | Playoff | Bobby Jones (a) | 500 | Worcester, Massachusetts | |||||
| 297 | 3 strokes | Bobby Jones (a) | 500 | Oakland Hills (South Course) | Bloomfield Hills, Michigan | ||||
| Bobby Jones (a) | 296 | Playoff | 500 | Inwood, New York | |||||
| 288 | 1 stroke | John Black Bobby Jones (a) | 500 | Glencoe, Illinois | |||||
| 289 | 9 strokes | 500 | Chevy Chase, Maryland | ||||||
| 295 | 1 stroke | 500 | Toledo, Ohio | ||||||
| Walter Hagen (2) | 301 | Playoff | 500 | Brae Burn (Main Course) | West Newton, Massachusetts | ||||
| 1917–1918: Cancelled due to World War I | |||||||||
| Chick Evans (a) | 286 | 2 strokes | 300 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | |||||
| Jerome Travers (a) | 297 | 1 stroke | 300 | Baltusrol (Revised Course) | Springfield, New Jersey | ||||
| 290 | 1 stroke | Chick Evans (a) | 300 | Midlothian, Illinois | |||||
| Francis Ouimet (a) | 304 | Playoff | Harry Vardon (2nd) Ted Ray (3rd) | 300 | Brookline, Massachusetts | ||||
| John McDermott (2) | 294 | 2 strokes | 300 | Buffalo, New York | |||||
| 307 | Playoff | Mike Brady (2nd) George Simpson (3rd) | 300 | Wheaton, Illinois | |||||
| Alex Smith (2) | 298 | Playoff | John McDermott (2nd) Macdonald Smith (3rd) | 300 | Philadelphia Cricket Club (St. Martin's Course) | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||
| 290 | 4 strokes | 300 | Englewood, New Jersey | ||||||
| 322 | Playoff | 300 | South Hamilton, Massachusetts | ||||||
| 302 | 2 strokes | 300 | Philadelphia Cricket Club (St. Martin's Course) | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||
| 295 | 7 strokes | 300 | Lake Forest, Illinois | ||||||
| Willie Anderson (4) | 314 | 2 strokes | 200 | South Hamilton, Massachusetts | |||||
| Willie Anderson (3) | 303 | 4 strokes | 200 | Golf, Illinois | |||||
| Willie Anderson (2) | 307 | Playoff | 200 | Baltusrol (Original Course) | Springfield, New Jersey | ||||
| 307 | 6 strokes | Stewart Gardner Walter Travis (a) | 200 | Garden City, New York | |||||
| 331 | Playoff | 200 | South Hamilton, Massachusetts | ||||||
| 313 | 2 strokes | 200 | Wheaton, Illinois | ||||||
| 315 | 11 strokes | 150 | Baltimore (Roland Park Course) | Baltimore, Maryland | |||||
| 328 | 7 strokes | 150 | South Hamilton, Massachusetts | ||||||
| 162 | 1 stroke | 150 | Wheaton, Illinois | ||||||
| 152 | 3 strokes | 150 | Shinnecock Hills, New York | ||||||
| 173 | 2 strokes | 150 | Newport, Rhode Island | ||||||
The U.S. Open has been played on 52 different golf courses; 22 in the Northeast, 18 in the Midwest, 6 in the South, and 6 in the West.
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| State totals – preceding courses are in that state | |
| Division totals – Divisions as defined by U.S. Census Bureau | |
| Region totals – each is composed of 2 or 3 divisions | |
| Total U.S. Opens |
| No. | Years hosted | Geog. sort | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1908, 1905, 1901, 1898 | |||
| 2022, 1988, 1963, 1913 | |||
| 1925 | |||
| 1919 | |||
| 1895 | |||
| 2020, 2006, 1984, 1974, 1959, 1929 | |||
| 2018, 2004, 1995, 1986, 1896 | |||
| 1989, 1968, 1956 | |||
| 2009, 2002 | |||
| 1932 | |||
| 1923 | |||
| 1912 | |||
| 1902 | |||
| 2016, 2007, 1994, 1983, 1973, 1962, 1953, 1935, 1927 | |||
| 2013, 1981, 1971, 1950, 1934 | |||
| 1910, 1907 | |||
| 1939 | |||
| 1993, 1980, 1967, 1954, 1936, 1915, 1903 | |||
| 1909 | |||
| 2011, 1997, 1964 | |||
| 1899 | |||
| 1921 | |||
| 2024, 2014, 2005, 1999 | |||
| 1976 | |||
| 2001, 1977, 1958 | |||
| 1969 | |||
| 1941 | |||
| 1952 | |||
| 1990, 1975, 1949 | |||
| 1911, 1900, 1897 | |||
| 2003, 1928 | |||
| 1933 | |||
| 1922 | |||
| 1914 | |||
| 1906 | |||
| 1904 | |||
| 1979, 1957, 1931, 1920 | |||
| 1946, 1940 | |||
| 1926 | |||
| 1996, 1985, 1961, 1951, 1937, 1924 | |||
| 1991, 1970 | |||
| 1930 | |||
| 1916 | |||
| 1965 | |||
| 1947 | |||
| 2017 | |||
| 1978, 1960, 1938 | |||
| 2019, 2010, 2000, 1992, 1982, 1972 | |||
| 2012, 1998, 1987, 1966, 1955 | |||
| 2021, 2008 | |||
| 2023 | |||
| 1948 | |||
| 2015 | |||
The 18th state to host the tournament was Washington in 2015, followed by the 19th state, Wisconsin, in 2017.
There is an extensive records section on the official U.S. Open website.[27]
See main article: List of U.S. Open (golf) broadcasters.
Beginning with the 2020 tournament, NBCUniversal holds domestic television rights (with coverage on NBC, USA Network and Peacock), having taken over the remainder of the 12-year deal with the USGA signed by Fox Sports in 2013 that gave it exclusive rights to USGA championships from 2015 through 2026. With the postponed 2020 U.S. Open Championship presenting a significant scheduling challenge due to its other fall sports commitments, Fox had held discussions with the USGA over broadcasting the tournament on their cable network FS1 or partnering with NBC. Ultimately, the issues led the network to transfer the final seven years of its contract entirely.[28] [29] [30] In 2020 and 2021, early round NBC cable coverage was carried on Golf Channel, beginning with the 2022 tournament this coverage was moved to the more available USA Network.[31]
Coverage was previously televised by NBC and ESPN through 2014. NBC's first period as rightsholder began in 1995; ABC held the broadcast rights from 1966 through 1994.[32]
In Australia, from 2015 Fox Sports Australia is the exclusive broadcaster of the U.S. open until 2018.[33]
| Year | Edition | Course | Location | Dates | Previous championships hosted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 125th | Plum, Pennsylvania | Jun 12–15 | 1927, 1935, 1953, 1962, 1973, 1983, 1994, 2007, 2016 | ||
| 2026 | 126th | Jun 18–21 | 1896, 1986, 1995, 2004, 2018 | |||
| 2027 | 127th | Jun 17–20 | 1972, 1982, 1992, 2000, 2010, 2019 | |||
| 2028 | 128th | Winged Foot Golf Club, West Course | Jun 15–18 | 1929, 1959, 1974, 1984, 2006, 2020 | ||
| 2029 | 129th | Pinehurst Resort, Course No. 2 | Pinehurst, North Carolina | Jun 14–17 | 1999, 2005, 2014, 2024 | |
| 2030 | 130th | Merion Golf Club, East Course | Jun 13–16 | 1934, 1950, 1971, 1981, 2013 | ||
| 2031 | 131st | Jun 12–15 | 1948 | |||
| 2032 | 132nd | Pebble Beach Golf Links | Pebble Beach, California | Jun 17–20 | 1972, 1982, 1992, 2000, 2010, 2019 | |
| 2033 | 133rd | Oakmont Country Club | Plum, Pennsylvania | Jun 16–19 | 1927, 1935, 1953, 1962, 1973, 1983, 1994, 2007, 2016 | |
| 2034 | 134th | Oakland Hills Country Club, South Course | Jun 15–18 | 1924, 1937, 1951, 1961, 1985, 1996 | ||
| 2035 | 135th | Pinehurst Resort, Course No. 2 | Pinehurst, North Carolina | Jun 14–17 | 1999, 2005, 2014, 2024 | |
| 2036 | 136th | Shinnecock Hills, New York | TBD | 1896, 1986, 1995, 2004, 2018 | ||
| 2037 | 137th | Pebble Beach Golf Links | Pebble Beach, California | TBD | 1972, 1982, 1992, 2000, 2010, 2019 | |
| 2038 | 138th | TBD | 1913, 1963, 1988, 2022 | |||
| 2039 | 139th | Los Angeles Country Club, North Course | Jun 16–19 | 2023 | ||
| 2040 | 140th | Merion Golf Club, East Course | Ardmore, Pennsylvania | Jun 14–17 | 1934, 1950, 1971, 1981, 2013 | |
| 2041 | 141st | Pinehurst Resort, Course No. 2 | Pinehurst, North Carolina | Jun 13–16 | 1999, 2005, 2014, 2024 | |
| 2042 | 142nd | Oakmont Country Club | Plum, Pennsylvania | Jun 12–15 | 1927, 1935, 1953, 1962, 1973, 1983, 1994, 2007, 2016 | |
| 2043 | 143rd | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
| 2044 | 144th | Pebble Beach Golf Links | Pebble Beach, California | TBD | 1972, 1982, 1992, 2000, 2010, 2019 | |
| 2045 | 145th | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
| 2046 | 146th | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
| 2047 | 147th | Pinehurst Resort, Course No. 2 | Pinehurst, North Carolina | Jun 13–16 | 1999, 2005, 2014, 2024 | |
| 2048 | 148th | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
| 2049 | 149th | Oakmont Country Club | Plum, Pennsylvania | Jun 17–20 | 1927, 1935, 1953, 1962, 1973, 1983, 1994, 2007, 2016 | |
| 2050 | 150th | Merion Golf Club, East Course | Ardmore, Pennsylvania | Jun 16–19 | 1934, 1950, 1971, 1981, 2013 | |
| 2051 | 151st | Oakland Hills Country Club, South Course | Bloomfield Hills, Michigan | TBD | 1924, 1937, 1951, 1961, 1985, 1996 |