ChAmpionShipS mediA GUide - USGA

Open
26 U.S. Open
Most Sub-Par Scores, First Round
39 Medinah (Ill.) C.C. (No. 3 Course), 1990
29 Pebble Beach (Calif.) G.L., 1992
24 Olympia Fields (Ill.) C.C. (North Course), 2003
Most Sub-Par Scores, Second Round
47 Medinah (Ill.) C.C. (No. 3 Course), 1990
38 Olympia Fields (Ill.) C.C. (North Course), 2003
33 Hazeltine National G.C., Chaska, Minn. 1991
Most Sub-Par Scores, Third Round
26 Congressional C.C. (Blue Course), Bethesda, Md., 2011
24 Medinah (Ill.) C.C., 1990
22 Pebble Beach (Calif.) G.L., 1982
Most Sub-Par Scores, Fourth Round
32 Congressional C.C. (Blue Course), Bethesda, Md., 2011
18 Baltusrol G.C. (Lower Course), Springfield, N.J., 1993
17 Pebble Beach (Calif.) G.L., 1982
17 The Country Club (Championship Course), Brookline,
Mass., 1988
Most Sub-Par Rounds by One Player in One Championship
4 Sam Snead, St. Louis (Mo.) C.C., 1947 (one round in
playoff)
4 Billy Casper, The Olympic Club (Lake Course), San
Francisco, Calif., 1966 (one round in playoff)
4 Lee Trevino, Oak Hill C.C. (East Course), Rochester, N.Y.,
1968
4 Tony Jacklin, Hazeltine National G.C., Chaska, Minn.,
1970
4 Lee Janzen, Baltusrol G.C. (Lower Course),
Springfield, N.J., 1993
4 Curtis Strange, Oakmont (Pa.) C.C., 1994
4 Rory McIlroy, Congressional C.C. (Blue Course),
Bethesda, Md., 2011
4 Robert Garrigus, Congressional C.C. (Blue Course),
Bethesda, Md., 2011
Highest Score, One Hole
Miscellaneous
19 Ray Ainsley, 16th hole (par 4), Cherry Hills C.C.,
Englewood, Colo., 1938
Most Consecutive Birdies
6 George Burns (holes 2-7), Pebble Beach (Calif.) G.L., 1982
6 Andy Dillard (holes 1-6), Pebble Beach (Calif.) G.L., 1992
Most Consecutive 3s
8 Hubert Green (holes 9-16), Baltusrol G.C. (Lower
Course), Springfield, N.J., 1980
7 Hubert Green (holes 10-16), Southern Hills C.C., Tulsa,
Okla., 1977
7 Peter Jacobsen (holes 1-7), The Country Club
(Championship Course), Brookline, Mass., 1988
Most Consecutive U.S. Opens Started
44 Jack Nicklaus
34 Hale Irwin
33 Gene Sarazen
33 Tom Kite
Most U.S. Opens Completed, 72 Holes
35 Jack Nicklaus
27 Sam Snead
27 Hale Irwin
26 Gene Sarazen
26 Raymond Floyd
Most Consecutive U.S. Opens Completed, 72 Holes
22 Walter Hagen (1913-36) (no championships 1917-18)
22 Gene Sarazen (1920-41)
22 Gary Player (1958-79)
21 Jack Nicklaus (1964-84)
Runner-Up Finishes
5 Phil Mickelson (1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2009)
4 a-Robert T. Jones Jr. (1922, 1924, 1925, 1928)
4 Sam Snead (1937, 1947, 1949, 1953)
4 Jack Nicklaus (1960, 1968, 1971, 1982)
4 Arnold Palmer (1962, 1963, 1966, 1967)
3 Alex Smith (1898, 1901, 1905)
3 Tom McNamara (1909, 1912, 1915)
3 Colin Montgomerie (1994, 1997, 2006)
Most Top-5 Finishes
11 Willie Anderson
11 Jack Nicklaus
10 Alex Smith
10 Walter Hagen
10 Ben Hogan
10 Arnold Palmer
9 a-Robert T. Jones Jr.
9 Gene Sarazen
9 Julius Boros
Most Top-10 Finishes
18 Jack Nicklaus
16 Walter Hagen
15 Ben Hogan