US Open: Best & Worst (continued)
On the previous page of US Open: Best & Worst, we highlighted the best players to have played in the US Open over the years, gave details of the best comeback ever staged, the largest winning margin and the best and worst winning scores that have been recorded at the US Open.
On this page we continue with the most significant highs and lows the golf tournament has produced since it was first played in 1895 at Newport, Rhode Island.
The worst score ever recorded at the US Open for a single hole was a painful 19 shots by Ray Ainsley on the par-4 16th hole at Cherry Hills Country Club in Englewood, Colorado, while playing in the 1938 US Open.
The best major championship players, i.e. those that have won at least once in each the four major championships (US Open, the Open Championship, the PGA Tour and the Masters) are Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods.
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The best player to have recorded the most number of under-par shots over 72 holes is Tiger Woods. He played 12 holes under par over 72 holes at the Pebble Beach Golf Links at the 2000 US Open. He went on to post a final score of 272, which is the best score ever recorded at the US Open. He holds this record together with Jack Nicklaus (1980 US Open) and Lee Janzen (2003 US Open).
The best player to have led the tournament after 54 holes is Robert T. Jones Jr., who did so six times.
When it comes to consecutive holes-in-three, Hubert Green holds the best record. He needed just three shots on each of holes 9-16 at the Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, New Jersey at the 1980 US Open, setting the record for eight consecutive holes-in-three in the process.
Interested in more facts and figures about the US Open? Have a look at our US Open winner facts pages or click through to our US Open nifty numbers page.
