US Open Numbers

The US Open is a major golf championship held every June. The next tournament is at Torrey Pines in 2008. Due to the challenging nature of the tournament there have been plenty of interesting records set over the years. Have a look at our US Open winner facts pages as well as our US Open best and worst pages for more in-depth information on the highs and lows of the US Open over the years.

Of course there are a host of interesting numbers associated with any tournament with a legacy as great as the US Open's. Here are some of the nifty US Open's numbers:

  • 4 - the most number of wins by a single player (Willie Anderson, Bobby Jones, Ben Hogan and Jack Nicklaus);
  • 7 - the number of strokes which comprised the largest final-round comeback in the history of the US Open (Arnold Palmer, 1960);
  • 8 - the number of times Oakmont Country Club has hosted the US Open, more than any other venue;
  • 11 - the number of players that competed in the first US Open in 1895;
  • 18 - the number of top ten finishes by Jack Nicklaus, the most of any player;
  • 19 - the age of John McDermott, the youngest player to have won the US Open (1911);
  • 39 - the number of holes-in-one in the history of the US Open;
  • 45 - the age of the oldest winner of the tournament, Hale Irwin, at Medinah in 1990;
  • 63 - the best final round by a US Open winner, Johnny Miller at Oakmont in 1973;
  • 150 - the number of dollars Horace Rawlins took home for winning the first-ever US Open at Newport, Rhode Island in 1895;
  • 335 - the number of dollars in the total prize pool at the first US Open in 1895 at Newport, Rhode Island;
  • 642 - the longest hole (in yards) ever played at the US Open, the 5th at Southern hills in Tulsa at the 2001 US Open;
  • 1 260 000 - the number of dollars that Angel Cabrera pocketed after winning the 2007 US Open at Oakmont Country Club;
  • 7 000 000 - the number of dollars comprising the total prize money pool at the 2007 US Open.