ChAmpionShipS mediA GUide - USGA

Open
20 U.S. Open
Champions Not Returning to Defend (7)
Harry Vardon (1901 after winning in 1900)
Alex Smith (1907)
Jerome Travers (1916)
Ted Ray (1921)
a-Robert T. Jones Jr. (1931)
Ben Hogan (1949)
Payne Stewart (2000)
Brother Champions
Willie Smith (1899) and Alex Smith (1906, 1910)
Longest Span, First to Last Victory
18 years Jack Nicklaus (1962-80)
Longest Span Between Victories
11 years Julius Boros (1952-63)
11 years Hale Irwin (1979-90)
Longest Courses
Course
7,643 yards Torrey Pines G.C. (South Course), San
Diego, Calif., 2008
7,514 yards Congressional C.C. (Blue Course), Bethesda,
Md., 2011
7,426 yards Bethpage State Park (Black Course),
Farmingdale, N.Y., 2009
Shortest Course
4,423 yards Shinnecock Hills G.C., Southampton, N.Y.,
1896
Since World War II
6,528 yards Merion G.C. (East Course), Ardmore, Pa.
(1971, 1981)
Longest Par-3 Holes
288 yards 8th, Oakmont (Pa.) C.C., 2007
253 yards 8th, Oakmont (Pa.) C.C., 1927, 1935, 1953, 1962
249 yards 8th, Oakmont (Pa.) C.C., 1994
Longest Par-4 Holes
533 yards 18th, Congressional C.C. (Blue Course),
Bethesda, Md., 2011
525 yards 7th, Bethpage State Park (Black Course),
Farmingdale, N.Y., 2009
515 yards 6th, Torrey Pines G.C. (South Course), San
Diego, Calif., 2008
515 yards 11th, Congressional C.C. (Blue Course),
Bethesda, Md., 2011
Longest Par-5 Holes
667 yards 12th, Oakmont (Pa.) C.C., 2007
646 yards 9th, Congressional C.C. (Blue Course),
Bethesda, Md., 2011
642 yards 5th, Southern Hills C.C., Tulsa, Okla., 2001
Shortest Par-3 Holes (Post-World War II)
92 yards 7th at Pebble Beach (Calif.) G.L., 2010
106 yards 7th at Pebble Beach (Calif.) G.L., 2000
107 yards 7th at Pebble Beach (Calif.) G.L., 1992
Shortest Par-4 Holes (Post-World War II)
266 yards 7th at The Olympic Club (Lake Course), San
Francisco, Calif., 1955
267 yards 14th at Torrey Pines G.C. (South Course), San
Diego, Calif., 2008
285 yards 7th at The Olympic Club (Lake Course), San
Francisco, Calif., 1966
Shortest Par-5 Holes (Post-World War II)
474 yards 9th at Oakmont (Pa.) C.C., 1994
477 yards 6th at Canterbury G.C., Cleveland, Ohio, 1946
480 yards 9th at Oakmont (Pa.) C.C., 1953, 1962, 1973, 1983
Shortest Holes in U.S. Open History
106 yards 7th at Pebble Beach (Calif.) G.L., 2000
107 yards 7th at Pebble Beach (Calif.) G.L., 1992
108 yards 12th at Inwood (N.Y.) C.C., 1923
Most Times Host Site
8 Oakmont (Pa.) C.C. (1927, 1935, 1953, 1962, 1973, 1983,
1994, 2007)
Largest
9,086 (2009)
Smallest
11 (1895)
Entries
Scoring
Evolution of U.S. Open Scoring Records
173 Horace Rawlins (91-82), 1895
152 James Foulis (78-74), 1896
328 Fred Herd (84-85-75-84), 1898
315 Willie Smith (77-82-79-77), 1899
313 Harry Vardon (79-78-76-80), 1900