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Foreign-Born Winners of the U.S. Open (28 players, 33 times)<br />

1895 Horace Rawlins, England<br />

1896 James Foulis, Scotland<br />

1897 Joe Lloyd, England<br />

1898 Fred Herd, Scotland<br />

1899 Willie Smith, Scotland<br />

1900 Harry Vardon, England<br />

1901 Willie Anderson, Scotland<br />

1902 Laurence Auchterlonie, Scotland<br />

1903 Willie Anderson, Scotland<br />

1904 Willie Anderson, Scotland<br />

1905 Willie Anderson, Scotland<br />

1906 Alex Smith, Scotland<br />

Last foreign winner:<br />

Rory McIlroy, Northern Ireland, 2011<br />

Last to defend title successfully:<br />

Curtis Strange, 1989<br />

Last to win three consecutive U.S. Opens:<br />

Willie Anderson, 1903-05<br />

Last winner to win the U.S. Open on first attempt:<br />

Francis Ouimet, 1913<br />

Last winner to win the U.S. Open on second attempt:<br />

Jerry Pate, T18 in first in 1975, winner in 1976<br />

Last amateur to win U.S. Open:<br />

John Goodman, 1933<br />

Last start-to-finish winner (no ties):<br />

Rory McIlroy, 2011<br />

Last winner to win money title in same year:<br />

Tiger Woods, 2008<br />

Last winner to birdie the 72nd hole:<br />

Tiger Woods, 2008<br />

Last winner to birdie the 72nd hole to force a playoff:<br />

Tiger Woods, 2008<br />

Last winner to birdie the 72nd hole to win by one stroke:<br />

a-Robert T. Jones Jr., 1926<br />

Last winner to birdie the 72nd hole to win by two strokes:<br />

Lee Janzen, 1993<br />

Last to win without a round in the 60s:<br />

Geoff Ogilvy, Australia, 2006<br />

1907 Alex Ross, Scotland<br />

1908 Fred McLeod, Scotland<br />

1909 George Sargent, England<br />

1910 Alex Smith, Scotland<br />

1920 Edward Ray, England<br />

1921 James Barnes, England<br />

1924 Cyril Walker, England<br />

1925 William Macfarlane, Scotland<br />

1927 Tommy Armour, Scotland<br />

1965 Gary Player, South Africa<br />

1970 Tony Jacklin, England<br />

1981 David Graham, Australia<br />

The Last Time It Happened<br />

Last to win with all rounds in the 60s:<br />

Rory McIlroy, 2011<br />

Last to win with a round in the 80s:<br />

80, John McDermott, in playoff, 1911<br />

Last to win with a round of 77:<br />

Sam Parks Jr., in first round, 1935<br />

Last to win with a round of 76:<br />

Angel Cabrera, in third round, 2007<br />

Last to win with a round of 75:<br />

Payne Stewart, in playoff, 1991<br />

Last to win after being in sectional qualifying:<br />

Lucas Glover, 2009<br />

Last to win after being in local and sectional qualifying:<br />

Orville Moody, 1969<br />

Last winner between age 20-29:<br />

Rory McIlroy, 22, 2011<br />

Last winner between age 30-39:<br />

Graeme McDowell, 30, 2010<br />

Last winner over age 40:<br />

Payne Stewart, 42, 1999 (sixth-oldest in history)<br />

Last winner who received a special exemption:<br />

Hale Irwin, 1990<br />

Last defending champion to miss the cut:<br />

Angel Cabrera, 2008<br />

Last to win without a sub-par round:<br />

Geoff Ogilvy, 2006<br />

U.S. Open 29<br />

1994 Ernie Els, South Africa<br />

1997 Ernie Els, South Africa<br />

2001 Retief Goosen, South Africa<br />

2004 Retief Goosen, South Africa<br />

2005 Michael Campbell, New Zealand<br />

2006 Geoff Ogilvy, Australia<br />

2007 Angel Cabrera, Argentina<br />

2010 Graeme McDowell,<br />

Northern Ireland<br />

2011 Rory McIlroy, Northern Ireland<br />

Open

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