The start of the 113th US Open is now just a day away.
Hereunder is the all the information you need to know ahead of the second Major Championship of 2013.
FORMER US OPEN WINNERS COMPETING (10)
Angel Cabrera (2007), Michael Campbell (2005), Ernie Els (1994, ’97), Jim Furyk (2003), Lucas Glover (2009), Graeme McDowell (2010), Rory McIlroy (2011), Geoff Ogilvy (2006), Webb Simpson (2012) and Tiger Woods (2000, ’02, ’08).
US OPEN RUNNERS-UP (7)
Jason Day (2011), Ernie Els (2000), Jim Furyk (2006, ‘07), Graeme McDowell (2012), Phil Mickelson (1999, 2002, ’04, ’06, ‘09), Michael Thompson (2012) and Tiger Woods (2005, ’07).
Merion Golf Club all set for the 113th US Open Championship
US AMATEUR CHAMPIONS (5)
Steven Fox (2012), Matt Kuchar (1997), Phil Mickelson (1990), Ryan Moore (2004) and Tiger Woods (1994, ’95, ’96).
PAST WALKER CUP TEAM MEMBERS
United States (17): Rickie Fowler (2007, ’09), Lucas Glover (2001), Bill Haas (2003), Russell Henley (2011), Morgan Hoffmann (2009), Billy Horschel (2007), Dustin Johnson (2007), Matt Kuchar (1999), Edward Loar (1999), Phil Mickelson (1989, ’91), Ryan Moore (2003), Webb Simpson (2007), Kyle Stanley (2007), Jordan Spieth (2011), Nicholas Thompson (2005), Casey Wittenberg (2003) and Tiger Woods (2005).
Great Britain & Ireland (8): Paul Casey (1999), Luke Donald (1999, 2001), Padraig Harrington (1991, ’93, ’95), David Howell (1995), Graeme McDowell (2001), Rory McIlroy (2007), John Parry (2007) and Justin Rose (1997).
NCAA Division I champions (9): Jay Don Blake (1980), Kevin Chappell (2008), Luke Donald (1999), Max Homa (2013), Scott Langley (2010), Phil Mickelson (1989, ’90, ’92), Ryan Moore (2004), John Peterson (2011) and Tiger Woods (1996).
TOTAL OPENS WON BY 2013 CHAMPIONSHIP FIELD
(13): Angel Cabrera (1), Michael Campbell (1), Ernie Els (2), Jim Furyk (1), Lucas Glover (1), Graeme McDowell (1), Rory McIlroy (1), Geoff Ogilvy (1), Webb Simpson (1) and Tiger Woods (3).
The plaque on the 18th fairway commenorating Ben Hogan’s histoic 1-iron shot to set up victory in the 1950 US Open.
PLAYERS IN FIELD WITH MOST OPEN APPEARANCES
(2013 included): Phil Mickelson (23), Ernie Els (21), Jim Furyk (19), Stewart Cink (18), Steve Stricker (18), Tiger Woods (18), David Toms (17) and Padraig Harrington (16).
ACTIVE CONSECUTIVE U.S. OPEN APPEARANCES
(2013 included): Ernie Els (21), Phil Mickelson (20), Stewart Cink (18) and Jim Furyk (18).
CHAMPIONSHIP FIELD
The USGA accepted a record 9,860 entries in 2013. The previous mark was 9,086 entries for the 2009 U.S. Open.
The 156-player field includes 76 fully exempt golfers and 10 past champions. Local qualifying over 18 holes was held at 111 sites, from May 6 through May 16, in the attempt to advance to sectional qualifying. Sectional qualifying over 36 holes was held at 13 sites. The England and Japan sectionals were held on May 27. Eleven sectionals in the United States were conducted on June 3.
HISTORY OF US OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP FIELDS
Year Number Host Site
2013 9,860 Merion Golf Club, Ardmore, Pa.
2009 9,086 Bethpage State Park (Black Course), Farmingdale, N.Y.
2010 9,052 Pebble Peach (Calif.) Golf Links
2005 9,048 Pinehurst Resort & Country Club (Course No. 2), Village of Pinehurst, N.C.
2012 9,006 The Olympic Club (Lake Course), San Francisco, Calif.
AMATEURS
Ten amateurs have made the 156-player field. At least 10 amateurs have played in the U.S. Open in six of the last seven years. Steven Fox, the 2012 U.S. Amateur champion, is among this group. Fox, who recently finished his senior year at the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, represented the United States at the World Amateur Team Championship and Copa de las Americas.
Michael Weaver was the runner-up at the 2012 U.S. Amateur (lost to Steven Fox in 37 holes) at Cherry Hills Country Club. He is the first University of California-Berkeley golfer to play in the Masters Tournament. Weaver earned first-team All-American honors.
Chris Williams won the 2012 Mark H. McCormack Medal as the leading player in the World Amateur Golf Ranking. He was a quarterfinalist at last year’s U.S. Amateur and a member of the 2011 USA Walker Cup Team. The former University of Washington player was a first-team All-American as a senior.
Cheng-Tsung Pan, a sophomore at the University of Washington, has qualified for the U.S. Amateur in five of the last six years. In 2007, he became the youngest Amateur quarterfinalist (age 15) since Bob Jones. Pan advanced to the U.S. Amateur quarterfinals last year.
Max Homa, a senior at the University of California-Berkeley, won the 2013 NCAA Division I individual championship. Homa, who was also the Pacific-12 Conference medalist, emerged from a 3-for-2 playoff at last week’s U.S. Open sectional qualifier in Newport Beach, Calif. Homa advanced to the round of 32 at last year’s U.S. Amateur.
Michael Kim is one of three Cal-Berkeley golfers in the 2013 U.S. Open field. He recently received the Jack Nicklaus Award as Division I’s top player by the Golf Coaches Association of America. Kim, the Pacific-12 Conference Player of the Year, was the co-medalist in U.S. Open sectional qualifying at Ball Ground, Ga.
Gavin Hall, an 18-year-old from Pittsford, N.Y., is the youngest player at the 2013 U.S. Open. He advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2010 U.S. Junior Amateur and shot a 62 in the second round of stroke play. An AJGA All-American, Hall won the 2011 Junior Player Championship and participated in the 2012 Junior Ryder Cup.
Cory McElyea, a junior on the University of San Francisco golf team, survived a 3-for-2 playoff in U.S. Open sectional qualifying at Newport Beach, Calif. McElyea, who earned first-team All-West Coast Conference honors, advanced to the round of 64 at the 2008 U.S. Junior Amateur.
Kevin Phelan was the medalist at U.S. Open sectional qualifying in Bradenton, Fla. A senior on the University of North Florida team, Phelan was a four-time All-Atlantic Sun Conference selection. Phelan, who is playing in his second U.S. Open, was a 2010 U.S. Amateur Public Links semifinalist.
Grayson Murray qualified for the U.S. Amateur and reached U.S. Open sectional qualifying as a 15-year-old in 2009. He advanced to match play at the U.S. Junior Amateur in 2009, 2010 and 2011. Grayson, who recently transferred to the University of North Carolina-Greensboro, won the Tar Heel state’s 4-A title as a high school senior.
Note: Eight amateurs played in last year’s U.S. Open Championship at The Olympic Club. Jordan Spieth, who tied for 21st, was the low amateur. John Goodman was the last amateur to win the championship, in 1933.
Merion’s 18th hole.
AMATEUR RECORDS AT RECENT US OPENS
Year Number Made Cut Top Finisher
2013 10
2012 8 3 Jordan Spieth, 21st (tie)
2011 12
2010 10
2009 15
2008 11
2007 12
2006 9 0 —–
2005 9 2 Matt Every, 28th (tie)
2004 8 4 Spencer Levin, 13th (tie)
2003 10 2
2002 4 1 Kevin Warrick, 72nd
2001 3 1 Bryce Molder, 30th (tie)
2000 7 1 Jeff Wilson, 59th
1999 6 1 Hank Kuehne, 65th
1998 5 1 Matt Kuchar, 14th (tie)
1997 6 0 —–
1996 6 4 Randy Leen, 54th
1995 3 0 —–
1994 6 0 —–
1993 3 1 Justin Leonard, 68th (tie)
1992 5 0 —–
1991 4 1 Phil Mickelson, 55th (tie)
1990 4 2 Phil Mickelson, 29th (tie)
1989 2 0 —–
1988 4 1 Billy Mayfair, 25th (tie)
1987 2 0 —–
1986 5 1 Sam Randolph, 35th (tie)
1985 8 2 Scott Verplank, 34th (tie)
1984 11
1983 9 2 Brad Faxon, 50th (tie)
1982 14
1981 18
1980 18
USGA CHAMPIONSHIPS AT MERION GOLF CLUB
1904 U.S. Women’s Amateur: Georgianna Bishop def. E.F. Sanford, 5 and 3
1909 U.S. Women’s Amateur: Dorothy Campbell def. Nonna Barlow, 3 and 2
1916 U.S. Amateur: Charles Evans Jr. def. Robert Gardner, 4 and 3
1924 U.S. Amateur: Robert T. Jones Jr. def. George Von Elm, 9 and 8
1926 U.S. Women’s Amateur: Helen Stetson def. Elizabeth Goss, 3 and 1
1930 U.S. Amateur: Robert T. Jones Jr. def. Eugene Homans, 8 and 7
1934 U.S. Open: Olin Dutra by one stroke over Gene Sarazen, 293-294
1949 U.S. Women’s Amateur: Dorothy Porter def. Dorothy Kielty, 3 and 2
1950 U.S. Open: Ben Hogan def. Lloyd Mangrum and George Fazio, 287 (69)-287 (73)-287 (75)
1954 Curtis Cup: USA def. Great Britain & Ireland, 6-3
1966 U.S. Amateur: Gary Cowan def. Deane Beman, 285 (75)-285 (76)
1971 U.S. Open: Lee Trevino def. Jack Nicklaus, 280 (68)-280 (71)
1981 U.S. Open: David Graham by three strokes over Bill Rogers and George Burns, 273-276
1989 U.S. Amateur: Chris Patton def. Danny Green, 3 and 1
1998 U.S. Girls’ Junior: Leigh Anne Hardin def. Brittany Straza, 2 up
2005 U.S. Amateur: Edoardo Molinari def. Dillon Dougherty, 4 and 3
2009 Walker Cup: USA def. Great Britain & Ireland, 16½-9½
Bobby Jones plaque at the 11th hole where he won a play-off to capture his ‘Grand Slam’ of golf.
INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS AT MERION GOLF CLUB
1960 World Amateur Team: USA by 42 strokes over Australia, 834-876
PLAYERS WHO PLAYED IN 1981 U.S. OPEN AT MERION GOLF CLUB (0)
None.
PLAYERS WHO PLAYED IN 1989 U.S. AMATEUR AT MERION GOLF CLUB (5)
Jim Furyk, Cliff Kresge, Phil Mickelson, Geoffrey Sisk and Steve Stricker.
PLAYERS WHO PLAYED IN 2005 U.S. AMATEUR AT MERION GOLF CLUB (7)
Kevin Chappell, Morgan Hoffmann, Billy Horschel, Webb Simpson, Kyle Stanley, Nicholas Thompson and Ryan Yip.
PLAYERS WHO PLAYED IN 2009 WALKER CUP AT MERION GOLF CLUB (2)
Rickie Fowler and Morgan Hoffmann.
U.S. OPEN PHILOSOPHY
The USGA intends to make the U.S. Open the most rigorous, yet fair, examination of golf skills, testing all forms of shotmaking. The USGA prepares the course after careful consideration of 14 factors. The complete philosophy statement can be found at www.usopen.com.
HOLE BY HOLE – Merion Golf Club will be set up at 6,996 yards and will play to a par of 34-36–70.
| Hole |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
Out |
| Par |
4 |
5 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
36 |
| Yards |
350 |
556 |
256 |
628 |
504 |
487 |
360 |
359 |
236 |
3,736 |
| Hole |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
In |
| Par |
4 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
34 |
| Yards |
303 |
367 |
403 |
115 |
464 |
411 |
430 |
246 |
521 |
3,260 |
COURSE RATING AND SLOPE
Based on the course setup for the championship, the Course Rating is 75.6. Its Slope Rating is 153.
Merion’s Par 3 13th hole.
LONG PAR 3s
In 2013, Merion Golf Club will have the second- and sixth-longest par 3s in U.S. Open history. The 246-yard 17th hole will be a factor in a demanding finish for the championship.
LONGEST PAR 3s IN U.S. OPEN HISTORY
288 yards, 8th at Oakmont (Pa.) Country Club, 2007
256 yards, 3rd at Merion Golf Club (East Course), Ardmore, Pa., 2013
253 yards, 8th at Oakmont (Pa.) Country Club, 1927, 1935, 1953, 1962
249 yards, 8th at Oakmont (Pa.) Country Club, 1994
247 yards, 17th at Olympia Fields (Ill.) Country Club (North Course), 2003
246 yards, 17th at Merion Golf Club (East Course), Ardmore, Pa., 2013
244 yards, 8th at Oakmont (Pa.) Country Club, 1973
LONG PAR 4s
In 2013, Merion Golf Club will have the third-longest par 4 in U.S. Open history. The 521-yard 18th hole is where Ben Hogan struck his famous 1-iron approach shot to the green from 213 yards away.
LONGEST PAR 4s IN U.S. OPEN HISTORY
525 yards, 7th at Bethpage State Park (Black Course), Farmingdale, N.Y., 2009
523 yards, 18th at Congressional Country Club (Blue Course), Bethesda, Md., 2011
521 yards, 18th at Merion Golf Club (East Course), Ardmore, Pa., 2013
520 yards, 1st at The Olympic Club (Lake Course), San Francisco, Calif., 2012
515 yards, 6th at Torrey Pines (South Course), San Diego, Calif., 2008
514 yards, 9th at Winged Foot Golf Club (West Course), Mamaroneck, N.Y., 2006
USGA CHAMPIONSHIPS IN PENNSYLVANIA
The 2013 U.S Open will be the 81st USGA championship and 16th U.S. Open to be conducted in Pennsylvania. The state has hosted 12 of the 13 USGA national championships. Some of the game’s greatest players have won U.S. Opens in Pennsylvania, including Byron Nelson (1939), Ben Hogan (1950, 1953), Jack Nicklaus (1962), Lee Trevino (1971), Johnny Miller (1973) and Ernie Els (1994).
U.S. OPENS IN PENNSYLVANIA
1907 U.S. Open: Philadelphia Cricket Club, Philadelphia (Alex Ross)
1910 U.S. Open: Philadelphia Cricket Club, Philadelphia (Alex Smith)
1927 U.S. Open: Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont (Tommy Armour)
1934 U.S. Open: Merion Cricket Club, Ardmore (Olin Dutra)
1935 U.S. Open: Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont (Sam Parks Jr.)
1939 U.S. Open: Philadelphia Country Club, Gladwyne (Byron Nelson)
1950 U.S. Open: Merion Golf Club, Ardmore (Ben Hogan)
1953 U.S. Open: Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont (Ben Hogan)
1962 U.S. Open: Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont (Jack Nicklaus)
1971 U.S. Open: Merion Golf Club, Ardmore (Lee Trevino)
1973 U.S. Open: Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont (Johnny Miller)
1981 U.S. Open: Merion Golf Club, Ardmore (David Graham)
1983 U.S. Open: Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont (Larry Nelson)
1994 U.S. Open: Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont (Ernie Els)
2007 U.S. Open: Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont (Angel Cabrera)
The gleaming US Open trophy up for grabs this week at Merion.
FUTURE U.S. OPENS
June 12-15, 2014: Pinehurst Resort & Country Club (Course No. 2), Village of Pinehurst, N.C.
June 18-21, 2015: Chambers Bay, University Place, Wash.
June 16-19, 2016: Oakmont (Pa.) Country Club
June 15-18, 2017: Erin Hills, Erin, Wis.
June 14-17, 2018: Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, Southampton, N.Y.
June 13-16, 2019: Pebble Beach (Calif.) Golf Links
June 18-21, 2020: Winged Foot Golf Club (West Course), Mamaroneck, N.Y.
THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED AT THE U.S. OPEN
Rory McIlroy: last foreign winner (2011)
Curtis Strange: last to defend title (1989)
Francis Ouimet: last winner in his first attempt (1913)
Webb Simpson: last winner in his second attempt (2012)
Rory McIlroy: last start-to-finish winner with no ties (2011)
a-Robert T. Jones Jr.: last winner to birdie the 72nd hole to win by one stroke (1926)
Tiger Woods: last winner to birdie the 72nd hole (2008)
Tiger Woods: last winner to birdie the 72nd hole to force a playoff (2008)
Geoff Ogilvy: last winner without a round in the 60s (2006)
Rory McIlroy: last winner with all rounds in the 60s (2011)
Webb Simpson: last winner between ages 20-29 (26 in 2012)
Graeme McDowell: last winner between ages 30-39 (30 in 2010)
Payne Stewart: last winner age 40 and higher (42 in 1999)
Rory McIlroy: last defending champion to miss the cut (2012)
Hale Irwin: last winner who received a special exemption (1990)
Lucas Glover: last winner to come through sectional qualifying (2009)
Orville Moody: last winner to come through local and sectional qualifying (1969)
John Goodman: last amateur winner (1933)
PAST OPEN CHAMPIONS
Since 1991, only four champions have finished better than 15th in trying to defend their U.S. Open crowns. Tiger Woods tied for sixth in 2009 after capturing his third Open title at Torrey Pines G.C. (South Course) the previous year. Woods also tied for 12th in 2001 after winning his first Open at Pebble Beach Golf Links. Retief Goosen tied for 11th in 2005 following his second Open championship at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club. Graeme McDowell tied for 14th last year after winning the 2010 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach Golf Links. Seven champions missed the cut the next year during this period, including Rory McIlroy in 2012.
RECORD IN DEFENCE OF THE US OPEN
Year Champion
2012 Webb Simpson
2011 Rory McIlroy
2010 Graeme McDowell tie, 18th tie, 14th
2009 Lucas Glover
2008 Tiger Woods
2007 Angel Cabrera
2006 Geoff Ogilvy
2005 Michael Campbell missed cut missed cut
2004 Retief Goosen
2003 Jim Furyk
2002 Tiger Woods
2001 Retief Goosen
2000 Tiger Woods
1999 Payne Stewart
1998 Lee Janzen
1997 Ernie Els
1996 Steve Jones
1995 Corey Pavin
1994 Ernie Els
1993 Lee Janzen
1992 Tom Kite
1991 Payne Stewart
1990 Hale Irwin
1989 Curtis Strange
1988 Curtis Strange
1987 Scott Simpson
1986 Raymond Floyd tie, 23rd tie, 43rd
1985 Andy North
1984 Fuzzy Zoeller
1983 Larry Nelson
1982 Tom Watson
1981 David Graham
1980 Jack Nicklaus
WHAT THE WINNER RECEIVES
Among the benefits enjoyed by the U.S. Open winner are:
*A U.S. Open exemption for the next 10 years
*An invitation to the next five Masters Tournaments
*An invitation to the next five British Open Championships
*An invitation to the next five PGA Championships
*An invitation to the next five Players Championships
*Exempt status on the PGA Tour for five years
QUALIFYING FOR THE OTHER MAJORS
The top 10 finishers (and ties) are exempt for next year’s (2014) U.S. Open. The top four finishers (and ties) are invited to next year’s (2014) Masters Tournament.
MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIP VICTORY LEADERS
Tiger Woods is in second place among the all-time major championship victory leaders with 14 major professional titles. Jack Nicklaus is first with 18 victories, including four U.S. Opens.
Name
Jack Nicklaus 6 4 3 5 18
Tiger Woods 4 3 3 4 14
Walter Hagen 0 2 4 5 11
Ben Hogan 2 4 1 2 9
Gary Player 3 1 3 2 9
Tom Watson 2 1 5 0 8
Harry Vardon 0 1 6 0 7
Bob Jones 0 4 3 0 7
Gene Sarazen 1 2 1 3 7
Sam Snead 3 0 1 3 7
Arnold Palmer 4 1 2 0 7
PAST MAJOR CHAMPIONS
Adam Scott won his first major championship by defeating Angel Cabrera in a playoff at the 2013 Masters Tournament. In 2012, Rory McIlroy won the PGA Championship to end a streak where 15 players had won the last 15 major professional golf championships. The span of winners dated back to the 2008 PGA Championship, when Padraig Harrington recorded his second consecutive win in a major championship. Three of the last six major championships have been decided with a playoff.
WINNERS IN PREVIOUS MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
Year Winner (Championship)
2013 Adam Scott (Masters)
2012 Rory McIroy (PGA) (-13, 275)
2012 Ernie Els (British Open) (-7, 273)
2012 Webb Simpson (U.S. Open) (+1, 281)
2012 Bubba Watson (Masters)
2011 Keegan Bradley (PGA)
2011 Darren Clarke (British Open) (-5, 275)
2011 Rory McIlroy (U.S. Open) (-16, 272)
2011 Charl Schwartzel (Masters) (-14, 274)
2010 Martin Kaymer (PGA)
2010 Louis Oosthuizen (British Open) (-16, 272)
2010 Graeme McDowell (U.S. Open) (E, 284)
2010 Phil Mickelson (Masters)
2009 Y.E. Yang (PGA)
2009 Stewart Cink (British Open) (-2, 278, def. Tom Watson in playoff)
2009 Lucas Glover (U.S. Open) (-4. 276)
2009 Angel Cabrera (Masters)
2008 Padraig Harrington (PGA) (-3, 277)
2008 Padraig Harrington (British Open) (+3, 283)
2008 Tiger Woods (U.S. Open) (-1, 283, def. Rocco Mediate in playoff)
2008 Trevor Immelman (Masters) (-8, 280)
PLAY OFF
There will be an 18-hole playoff on Monday (June 17) in the event of anyone tied for the lead after 72 holes.
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