# List of U.S. Open (golf) champions

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 third of 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.

## Champions
### By year

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 | E |
| 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 | E |
| 1972 | United States | Jack Nicklaus | Pebble Beach | Pebble Beach, California | 290 | +2 |
| 1973 | United States | Johnny Miller | Oakmont Country Club | Oakmont, Pennsylvania | 279 | −5 |
| 1974 | United States | Hale Irwin | Winged Foot Golf Club | Mamaroneck, New York | 287 | +7 |
| 1975 | 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 | E |
| 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 |
| 1983 | 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 |
| 1987 | 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 | E |
| 1996 | 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 | E |
| 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 |
| 2004 | South Africa | Retief Goosen | Shinnecock Hills | Shinnecock Hills, New York | 276 | −4 |
| 2005 | New Zealand | Michael Campbell | Pinehurst Resort | Pinehurst, North Carolina | 280 | E |
| 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 |
| 2010 | Northern Ireland | Graeme McDowell | Pebble Beach Golf Links | Pebble Beach, California | 284 | E |
| 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 |
| 2019 | United States | Gary Woodland | Pebble Beach Golf Links | Pebble Beach, California | 271 | −13 |
| 2020 | United States | Bryson DeChambeau | Winged Foot Golf Club | Mamaroneck, New York | 274 | −6 |
| 2021 | Spain | Jon Rahm | Torrey Pines | San Diego, California | 278 | −6 |
| 2022 | England | Matt Fitzpatrick | The Country Club | Brookline, Massachusetts | 274 | −6 |
| 2023 | United States | Wyndham Clark | Los Angeles Country Club | Los Angeles, California | 270 | −10 |
| 2024 | United States | Bryson DeChambeau | Pinehurst Resort | Pinehurst, North Carolina | 274 | −6 |

### Multiple champions

U.S. Open multiple champions :
| Golfer | Total | Years |
| Willie Anderson (SCO) | 4 | 1901, 1903, 1904, 1905 |
| Bobby Jones (a) (USA) | 4 | 1923, 1926, 1929, 1930 |
| Ben Hogan (USA) | 4 | 1948, 1950, 1951, 1953 |
| Jack Nicklaus (USA) | 4 | 1962, 1967, 1972, 1980 |
| Hale Irwin (USA) | 3 | 1974, 1979, 1990 |
| Tiger Woods (USA) | 3 | 2000, 2002, 2008 |
| Alex Smith (SCO) | 2 | 1906, 1910 |
| John McDermott (USA) | 2 | 1911, 1912 |
| Walter Hagen (USA) | 2 | 1914, 1919 |
| Gene Sarazen (USA) | 2 | 1922, 1932 |
| Ralph Guldahl (USA) | 2 | 1937, 1938 |
| Cary Middlecoff (USA) | 2 | 1949, 1956 |
| Julius Boros (USA) | 2 | 1952, 1963 |
| Billy Casper (USA) | 2 | 1959, 1966 |
| Lee Trevino (USA) | 2 | 1968, 1971 |
| Andy North (USA) | 2 | 1978, 1985 |
| Curtis Strange (USA) | 2 | 1988, 1989 |
| Ernie Els (RSA) | 2 | 1994, 1997 |
| Lee Janzen (USA) | 2 | 1993, 1998 |
| Payne Stewart (USA) | 2 | 1991, 1999 |
| Retief Goosen (RSA) | 2 | 2001, 2004 |
| Brooks Koepka (USA) | 2 | 2017, 2018 |
| Bryson DeChambeau (USA) | 2 | 2020, 2024 |

### Champions by nationality

U.S. Open champions by nationality :
| Nationality | Wins | Winners |
| United States | 88 | 61 |
| Scotland | 13 | 9 |
| England | 8 | 8 |
| South Africa | 5 | 3 |
| Jersey | 2 | 2 |
| Australia | 2 | 2 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 2 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1 |
| Germany | 1 | 1 |
| Spain | 1 | 1 |