List of U.S. Open ( golf ) champions - wikipedia List of U.S. Open ( golf ) champions Bobby Jones was a four - time U.S. Open Champion in 1923, 1926, 1929, and 1930. The U.S. Open is an annual golf competition established in 1895, with Horace Rawlins winning the inaugural championship. It is run by the United States Golf Association ( USGA ). The championship was not held from 1917 to 1918 or from 1942 to 1945 due to World War I and World War II respectively. The U.S. Open is currently the second of the four major championships to be played each year. U.S. Open champions are automatically invited to play in the other three majors ( the Masters, the Open Championship ( British Open ), and the PGA Championship ) for the next five years, and earn a ten - year exemption from qualifying for the U.S. Open. They also receive membership on the PGA Tour for the following five seasons and invitations to The Players Championship for the five years following their victories. The champion receives a gold champion 's medal, and the U.S. Open Championship Cup, which the winner is allowed to keep for a year. Willie Anderson, Bobby Jones, Ben Hogan and Jack Nicklaus hold the record for the most U.S. Open victories, with four victories each. Anderson holds the record for most consecutive wins with three ( 1903 -- 05 ). Hale Irwin is the oldest winner of the U.S. Open : he was 45 years and 15 days old when he won in 1990. The youngest winner of the U.S. Open is John McDermott who was 19 years, 10 months and 14 days old when he won in 1911. Rory McIlroy holds the record for the lowest aggregate score in 2011 at 268. Rory McIlroy and Brooks Koepka share the record for the lowest score in relation to par with their winning scores of - 16. The U.S. Open has been won wire - to - wire by seven golfers on eight occasions : 1914 by Walter Hagen, 1921 by Jim Barnes, 1953 by Hogan, 1970 by Tony Jacklin, 2000 and 2002 by Tiger Woods, 2011 by McIlroy, and 2014 by Martin Kaymer. Eight others have led wire - to - wire in nine tournaments if ties after a round are counted : Willie Anderson in 1903, Alex Smith in 1906, Chick Evans in 1916, Tommy Bolt in 1958, Nicklaus in 1972 and 1980, Hubert Green in 1977, Payne Stewart in 1991, and Retief Goosen in 2001. Contents 1 Champions 1.1 By year 1.2 Multiple champions 1.3 Champions by nationality 2 Notes 3 References 4 External links Champions By year Willie Anderson, four - time U.S. Open Champion in 1901, 1903, 1904, and 1905, which he is the only golfer to win three straight U.S. Open 's Ben Hogan, four - time U.S. Open Champion in 1948, 1950, 1951, and 1953. He is one of six champions to win wire - to - wire with his victory in 1953. Jack Nicklaus, four - time U.S. Open Champion in 1962, 1967, 1972, and 1980. Hale Irwin, three - time U.S. Open Champion in 1974, 1979 and 1990. Tiger Woods, three - time U.S. Open Champion in 2000, 2002, and 2008. He is one of six champions to win wire - to - wire with his victory in 2000 and 2002. Woods is the only champion in U.S. Open history to accomplish it twice. Key ( n / a ) Information not available Tournament won in a playoff * Tournament won by an amateur Tournament won by an amateur in a playoff U.S. Open champions Year Country Champion Course Location Total score To par 1895 England Horace Rawlins Newport Country Club Newport, Rhode Island 173 n / a 1896 Scotland James Foulis Shinnecock Hills Shinnecock Hills, New York 152 n / a 1897 England Joe Lloyd Chicago Golf Club Wheaton, Illinois 162 n / a 1898 Scotland Fred Herd Myopia Hunt Club South Hamilton, Massachusetts 328 n / a 1899 Scotland Willie Smith Baltimore Country Club Lutherville, Maryland 315 n / a 1900 Jersey Harry Vardon Chicago Golf Club Wheaton, Illinois 313 n / a 1901 Scotland Willie Anderson Myopia Hunt Club South Hamilton, Massachusetts 331 n / a 1902 Scotland Laurie Auchterlonie Garden City Golf Club Garden City, New York 307 n / a 1903 Scotland Willie Anderson Baltusrol Golf Club Springfield, New Jersey 307 n / a 1904 Scotland Willie Anderson Glen View Club Golf, Illinois 303 n / a 1905 Scotland Willie Anderson Myopia Hunt Club South Hamilton, Massachusetts 314 n / a 1906 Scotland Alex Smith Onwentsia Club Lake Forest, Illinois 295 n / a 1907 Scotland Alec Ross Philadelphia Cricket Club Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 302 n / a 1908 Scotland Fred McLeod Myopia Hunt Club South Hamilton, Massachusetts 322 n / a 1909 England George Sargent Englewood Golf Club Englewood, New Jersey 290 + 2 1910 Scotland Alex Smith Philadelphia Cricket Club Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 298 + 6 1911 United States John McDermott Chicago Golf Club Wheaton, Illinois 307 + 3 1912 United States John McDermott Country Club of Buffalo Buffalo, New York 294 + 6 1913 United States Francis Ouimet The Country Club Brookline, Massachusetts 304 + 12 1914 United States Walter Hagen Midlothian Country Club Midlothian, Illinois 290 + 2 1915 United States Jerome Travers * Baltusrol Golf Club Springfield, New Jersey 297 + 1 1916 United States Chick Evans * The Minikahda Club Minneapolis, Minnesota 286 − 2 1917 & -- None & -- & -- & -- & -- 1918 & -- None & -- & -- & -- & -- 1919 United States Walter Hagen Brae Burn Country Club West Newton, Massachusetts 301 + 17 1920 Jersey Ted Ray Inverness Club Toledo, Ohio 295 + 7 1921 England Jim Barnes Columbia Country Club Chevy Chase, Maryland 289 + 9 1922 United States Gene Sarazen Skokie Country Club Glencoe, Illinois 288 + 8 1923 United States Bobby Jones Inwood Country Club Inwood, New York 296 + 8 1924 England Cyril Walker Oakland Hills Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 297 + 9 1925 Scotland Willie Macfarlane Worcester Country Club Worcester, Massachusetts 291 + 7 1926 United States Bobby Jones * Scioto Country Club Columbus, Ohio 293 + 5 1927 United States Tommy Armour Oakmont Country Club Oakmont, Pennsylvania 301 + 13 1928 United States Johnny Farrell Olympia Fields Olympia Fields, Illinois 294 + 10 1929 United States Bobby Jones Winged Foot Golf Club Mamaroneck, New York 294 + 6 1930 United States Bobby Jones * Interlachen Country Club Edina, Minnesota 287 − 1 1931 United States Billy Burke Inverness Club Toledo, Ohio 292 + 8 1932 United States Gene Sarazen Fresh Meadow Country Club Great Neck, New York 286 + 6 1933 United States Johnny Goodman * North Shore Country Club Glenview, Illinois 287 − 1 1934 United States Olin Dutra Merion Golf Club Ardmore, Pennsylvania 293 + 13 1935 United States Sam Parks, Jr. Oakmont Country Club Oakmont, Pennsylvania 299 + 11 1936 United States Tony Manero Baltusrol Golf Club Springfield, New Jersey 282 − 6 1937 United States Ralph Guldahl Oakland Hills Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 281 − 7 1938 United States Ralph Guldahl Cherry Hills Cherry Hills Village, Colorado 284 1939 United States Byron Nelson Philadelphia Country Club Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 284 + 8 1940 United States Lawson Little Canterbury Golf Club Beachwood, Ohio 287 − 1 1941 United States Craig Wood Colonial Country Club Fort Worth, Texas 284 + 4 1942 & -- None & -- & -- & -- & -- 1943 & -- None & -- & -- & -- & -- 1944 & -- None & -- & -- & -- & -- 1945 & -- None & -- & -- & -- & -- 1946 United States Lloyd Mangrum Canterbury Golf Club Beachwood, Ohio 284 − 4 1947 United States Lew Worsham St. Louis Country Club St. Louis, Missouri 282 − 2 1948 United States Ben Hogan Riviera Country Club Pacific Palisades, California 276 − 8 1949 United States Cary Middlecoff Medinah Country Club Medinah, Illinois 286 + 2 1950 United States Ben Hogan Merion Golf Club Ardmore, Pennsylvania 287 + 7 1951 United States Ben Hogan Oakland Hills Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 287 + 7 1952 United States Julius Boros Northwood Club Dallas, Texas 281 + 1 1953 United States Ben Hogan Oakmont Country Club Oakmont, Pennsylvania 283 − 5 1954 United States Ed Furgol Baltusrol Golf Club Springfield, New Jersey 284 + 4 1955 United States Jack Fleck Olympic Club San Francisco, California 287 + 7 1956 United States Cary Middlecoff Oak Hill Country Club Rochester, New York 281 + 1 1957 United States Dick Mayer Inverness Club Toledo, Ohio 282 + 5 1958 United States Tommy Bolt Southern Hills Tulsa, Oklahoma 283 + 3 1959 United States Billy Casper Winged Foot Golf Club Mamaroneck, New York 282 + 2 1960 United States Arnold Palmer Cherry Hills Cherry Hills Village, Colorado 280 − 4 1961 United States Gene Littler Oakland Hills Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 281 + 1 1962 United States Jack Nicklaus Oakmont Country Club Oakmont, Pennsylvania 283 − 1 1963 United States Julius Boros The Country Club Brookline, Massachusetts 293 + 9 1964 United States Ken Venturi Congressional Country Club Bethesda, Maryland 278 − 2 1965 South Africa Gary Player Bellerive Country Club St. Louis, Missouri 282 + 2 1966 United States Billy Casper Olympic Club San Francisco, California 278 − 2 1967 United States Jack Nicklaus Baltusrol Golf Club Springfield, New Jersey 275 − 5 1968 United States Lee Trevino Oak Hill Country Club Rochester, New York 275 − 5 1969 United States Orville Moody Champions Golf Club Houston, Texas 281 + 1 1970 England Tony Jacklin Hazeltine National Golf Club Chaska, Minnesota 281 − 7 1971 United States Lee Trevino Merion Golf Club Ardmore, Pennsylvania 280 1972 United States Jack Nicklaus Pebble Beach Pebble Beach, California 290 + 2 1973 United States Johnny Miller Oakmont Country Club Oakmont, Pennsylvania 279 − 5 United States Hale Irwin Winged Foot Golf Club Mamaroneck, New York 287 + 7 United States Lou Graham Medinah Country Club Medinah, Illinois 287 + 3 1976 United States Jerry Pate Atlanta Athletic Club Duluth, Georgia 277 − 3 1977 United States Hubert Green Southern Hills Tulsa, Oklahoma 278 − 2 1978 United States Andy North Cherry Hills Cherry Hills Village, Colorado 285 + 1 1979 United States Hale Irwin Inverness Club Toledo, Ohio 284 1980 United States Jack Nicklaus Baltusrol Golf Club Springfield, New Jersey 272 − 8 1981 Australia David Graham Merion Golf Club Ardmore, Pennsylvania 273 − 7 1982 United States Tom Watson Pebble Beach Pebble Beach, California 282 − 6 United States Larry Nelson Oakmont Country Club Oakmont, Pennsylvania 280 − 4 1984 United States Fuzzy Zoeller Winged Foot Golf Club Mamaroneck, New York 276 − 4 1985 United States Andy North Oakland Hills Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 279 − 1 1986 United States Raymond Floyd Shinnecock Hills Shinnecock Hills, New York 279 − 1 United States Scott Simpson Olympic Club San Francisco, California 277 − 3 1988 United States Curtis Strange The Country Club Brookline, Massachusetts 278 − 6 1989 United States Curtis Strange Oak Hill Country Club Rochester, New York 278 − 2 1990 United States Hale Irwin Medinah Country Club Medinah, Illinois 280 − 8 1991 United States Payne Stewart Hazeltine National Golf Club Chaska, Minnesota 282 − 6 1992 United States Tom Kite Pebble Beach Pebble Beach, California 285 − 3 1993 United States Lee Janzen Baltusrol Golf Club Springfield, New Jersey 272 − 8 1994 South Africa Ernie Els Oakmont Country Club Oakmont, Pennsylvania 279 − 5 1995 United States Corey Pavin Shinnecock Hills Shinnecock Hills, New York 280 United States Steve Jones Oakland Hills Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 278 − 2 1997 South Africa Ernie Els Congressional Country Club Bethesda, Maryland 276 − 4 1998 United States Lee Janzen Olympic Club San Francisco, California 280 1999 United States Payne Stewart Pinehurst Resort Pinehurst, North Carolina 279 − 1 2000 United States Tiger Woods Pebble Beach Pebble Beach, California 272 − 12 2001 South Africa Retief Goosen Southern Hills Tulsa, Oklahoma 276 − 4 2002 United States Tiger Woods Bethpage Black Farmingdale, New York 277 − 3 2003 United States Jim Furyk Olympia Fields Olympia Fields, Illinois 272 − 8 South Africa Retief Goosen Shinnecock Hills Shinnecock Hills, New York 276 − 4 2005 New Zealand Michael Campbell Pinehurst Resort Pinehurst, North Carolina 280 2006 Australia Geoff Ogilvy Winged Foot Golf Club Mamaroneck, New York 285 + 5 2007 Argentina Ángel Cabrera Oakmont Country Club Oakmont, Pennsylvania 285 + 5 2008 United States Tiger Woods Torrey Pines San Diego, California 283 − 1 2009 United States Lucas Glover Bethpage Black Farmingdale, New York 276 − 4 Northern Ireland Graeme McDowell Pebble Beach Golf Links Pebble Beach, California 284 2011 Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy Congressional Country Club Bethesda, Maryland 268 − 16 2012 United States Webb Simpson Olympic Club San Francisco, California 281 + 1 2013 England Justin Rose Merion Golf Club Ardmore, Pennsylvania 281 + 1 2014 Germany Martin Kaymer Pinehurst Resort Pinehurst, North Carolina 271 − 9 2015 United States Jordan Spieth Chambers Bay University Place, Washington 275 − 5 2016 United States Dustin Johnson Oakmont Country Club Oakmont, Pennsylvania 276 − 4 2017 United States Brooks Koepka Erin Hills Erin, Wisconsin 272 − 16 2018 United States Brooks Koepka Shinnecock Hills Shinnecock Hills, New York 281 + 1 Multiple champions U.S. Open multiple champions Golfer Total Years Willie Anderson ( SCO ) 1901, 1903, 1904, 1905 Bobby Jones ( a ) ( USA ) 1923, 1926, 1929, 1930 Ben Hogan ( USA ) 1948, 1950, 1951, 1953 Jack Nicklaus ( USA ) 1962, 1967, 1972, 1980 Hale Irwin ( USA ) 1974, 1979, 1990 Tiger Woods ( USA ) 2000, 2002, 2008 Alex Smith ( SCO ) 1906, 1910 John McDermott ( USA ) 1911, 1912 Walter Hagen ( USA ) 1914, 1919 Gene Sarazen ( USA ) 1922, 1932 Ralph Guldahl ( USA ) 1937, 1938 Cary Middlecoff ( USA ) 1949, 1956 Julius Boros ( USA ) 1952, 1963 Billy Casper ( USA ) 1959, 1966 Lee Trevino ( USA ) 1968, 1971 Andy North ( USA ) 1978, 1985 Curtis Strange ( USA ) 1988, 1989 Ernie Els ( RSA ) 1994, 1997 Lee Janzen ( USA ) 1993, 1998 Payne Stewart ( USA ) 1991, 1999 Retief Goosen ( RSA ) 2001, 2004 Brooks Koepka ( USA ) 2017, 2018 Champions by nationality U.S. Open champions by nationality Nationality Wins Winners United States 84 58 Scotland 13 9 England 7 7 South Africa Jersey Australia Northern Ireland New Zealand Argentina Germany Notes Par is a predetermined number of strokes that a golfer should require to complete a hole, a round ( the sum of the total pars of the played holes ), or a tournament ( the sum of the total pars of each round ). E stands for even, which means the tournament was completed in the predetermined number of strokes. The Championship was played over 36 holes. Willie Anderson won in a playoff against Alex Smith. Willie Anderson won in a playoff against David Brown. Fred McLeod won in a playoff against Willie Smith. Alex Smith won in a playoff against John McDermott and Macdonald Smith. John McDermott won in a playoff against Mike Brady and George Simpson. Francis Ouimet won in a playoff against Harry Vardon and Ted Ray. The U.S. Open was not held from 1917 to 1918 because of World War I. Walter Hagen won in a playoff against Mike Brady. Bobby Jones won in a playoff against Bobby Cruickshank. Willie Macfarlane won in a playoff against Bobby Jones. Tommy Armour won in a playoff against Harry Cooper. Johnny Farrell won in a playoff against Bobby Jones. Bobby Jones won in a playoff against Al Espinosa. Billy Burke won in a playoff against George von Elm. Byron Nelson won in a playoff against Craig Wood and Denny Shute. Lawson Little won in a playoff against Gene Sarazen. The U.S. Open was not held from 1942 to 1945 because of World War II. Lloyd Mangrum won in a playoff against Vic Ghezzi and Byron Nelson. Lew Worsham won in a playoff against Sam Snead. Ben Hogan won in a playoff against Lloyd Mangrum and George Fazio. Jack Fleck won in a playoff against Ben Hogan. Dick Mayer won in a playoff against Cary Middlecoff. Jack Nicklaus won in a playoff against Arnold Palmer. Julius Boros won in a playoff against Jacky Cupit and Arnold Palmer. Gary Player won in a playoff against Kel Nagle. Billy Casper won in a playoff against Arnold Palmer. Lee Trevino won in a playoff against Jack Nicklaus. Lou Graham won in a playoff against John Mahaffey. Fuzzy Zoeller won in a playoff against Greg Norman. Curtis Strange won in a playoff against Nick Faldo. Hale Irwin won in a playoff against Mike Donald. Payne Stewart won in a playoff against Scott Simpson. Ernie Els won in a playoff against Loren Roberts and Colin Montgomerie. Retief Goosen won in a playoff against Mark Brooks. Tiger Woods won in a playoff against Rocco Mediate. References General `` Champions ''. U.S. Open. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved May 1, 2015. `` USGA Championship Database -- U.S. Open ''. USGA. Retrieved August 20, 2011. Specific Jump up ^ `` The US Open ''. World Golf. Retrieved April 26, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Everything you want to know, and more, about U.S. Open ''. USA Today. June 15, 2005. Retrieved April 20, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Trophy Room ''. USGA. Archived from the original on April 15, 2008. Retrieved April 26, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Champions ''. US Open.com. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved May 31, 2015. ^ Jump up to : `` Age ''. US Open.com. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved May 31, 2015. Jump up ^ Hodgetts, Rob ( June 19, 2011 ). `` Rory McIlroy wins first major at Congressional ''. BBC Sport. Retrieved August 17, 2011. ^ Jump up to : U.S. Open. `` 2011 U.S. Open media guide '' ( PDF ). United States Golf Association. p. 26. Archived from the original ( PDF ) on May 9, 2011. Retrieved August 15, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Martin Kaymer wins U.S. Open ''. ESPN. Associated Press. June 15, 2014. External links Official website USGA website Major champions Masters Tournament U.S. Open The Open Championship PGA Championship Grand Slam ( golf ) U.S. Open Championships 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 U.S. Open champions 1895 Horace Rawlins 1896 James Foulis 1897 Joe Lloyd 1898 Fred Herd 1899 Willie Smith 1900 Harry Vardon 1901 Willie Anderson † 1902 Laurie Auchterlonie 1903 Willie Anderson † 1904 Willie Anderson 1905 Willie Anderson 1906 Alex Smith 1907 Alec Ross 1908 Fred McLeod † 1909 George Sargent 1910 Alex Smith † 1911 John McDermott † 1912 John McDermott 1913 Francis Ouimet # † 1914 ‡ Walter Hagen 1915 Jerome Travers # 1916 Chick Evans # 1917 -- 18 Cancelled due to World War I 1919 Walter Hagen † 1920 Ted Ray 1921 ‡ Jim Barnes 1922 Gene Sarazen 1923 Bobby Jones # † 1924 Cyril Walker 1925 Willie Macfarlane † 1926 Bobby Jones # 1927 Tommy Armour † 1928 Johnny Farrell † 1929 Bobby Jones # † 1930 Bobby Jones # 1931 Billy Burke † 1932 Gene Sarazen 1933 Johnny Goodman # 1934 Olin Dutra 1935 Sam Parks Jr. 1936 Tony Manero 1937 Ralph Guldahl 1938 Ralph Guldahl 1939 Byron Nelson † 1940 Lawson Little † 1941 Craig Wood 1942 -- 45 Cancelled due to World War II 1946 Lloyd Mangrum † 1947 Lew Worsham † 1948 Ben Hogan 1949 Cary Middlecoff 1950 Ben Hogan † 1951 Ben Hogan 1952 Julius Boros 1953 ‡ Ben Hogan 1954 Ed Furgol 1955 Jack Fleck † 1956 Cary Middlecoff 1957 Dick Mayer † 1958 Tommy Bolt 1959 Billy Casper 1960 Arnold Palmer 1961 Gene Littler 1962 Jack Nicklaus † 1963 Julius Boros † 1964 Ken Venturi 1965 Gary Player † 1966 Billy Casper † 1967 Jack Nicklaus 1968 Lee Trevino 1969 Orville Moody 1970 ‡ Tony Jacklin 1971 Lee Trevino † 1972 Jack Nicklaus 1973 Johnny Miller 1974 Hale Irwin 1975 Lou Graham † 1976 Jerry Pate 1977 Hubert Green 1978 Andy North 1979 Hale Irwin 1980 Jack Nicklaus 1981 David Graham 1982 Tom Watson 1983 Larry Nelson 1984 Fuzzy Zoeller † 1985 Andy North 1986 Raymond Floyd 1987 Scott Simpson 1988 Curtis Strange † 1989 Curtis Strange 1990 Hale Irwin † 1991 Payne Stewart † 1992 Tom Kite 1993 Lee Janzen 1994 Ernie Els † 1995 Corey Pavin 1996 Steve Jones 1997 Ernie Els 1998 Lee Janzen 1999 Payne Stewart 2000 ‡ Tiger Woods 2001 Retief Goosen † 2002 ‡ Tiger Woods 2003 Jim Furyk 2004 Retief Goosen 2005 Michael Campbell 2006 Geoff Ogilvy 2007 Ángel Cabrera 2008 Tiger Woods † 2009 Lucas Glover 2010 Graeme McDowell 2011 ‡ Rory McIlroy 2012 Webb Simpson 2013 Justin Rose 2014 ‡ Martin Kaymer 2015 Jordan Spieth 2016 Dustin Johnson 2017 Brooks Koepka 2018 Brooks Koepka † indicates the event was won in a playoff ; ‡ indicates the event was won wire - to - wire ; # indicates the event was won by an amateur Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_U.S._Open_(golf)_champions&oldid=851687487 '' Categories : U.S. Open ( golf ) American sports - related lists Lists of male golfers Winners of men 's major golf championships Hidden categories : Articles with hCards Pages using div col with small parameter Featured lists Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 23 July 2018, at 23 : 13 ( UTC ). 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Question: who has won two us opens in a row
Answer: Willie Anderson