US Open (golf)

The United States Open Golf Tournament is an annual event run by the United States Golf Association. US Opens are held for both men and women; each is among the most important tournaments in the sport. The men's version is part of the PGA TOUR and the women's version is part of the LPGA tour.

Men's tournament:

The first U.S. Open Mens Championship run by the United States Golf Association was played on October 4, 1895 on a nine-hole course in Newport, Rhode Island. In the beginning, the tournament was dominated by experienced British players until 1911 when John J. McDermott became the first native-born American winner. Very quickly American golfers began to win and the tournament evolved to become one of the four tournaments comprising the prestigious Grand Slam of golf.

Men's US 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 - John Travers
1916 - Chick Evans
1917 - 1918: no tournament held 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 - 1945: no tournament held 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 - Ray 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

The US Open Womens Golf tournament is one of the LPGA's major championships along with the LPGA Championship, the Women's British Open, and the Kraft Nabisco Championship.

Women's US Open Champions:

2003 - Hilary Lunke
2002 - Juli Inkster
2001 - Karrie Webb
2000 - Karrie Webb
1999 - Juli Inkster
1998 - Se Ri Pak
1997 - Alison Nicholas
1996 - Annika Sorenstam
1995 - Annika Sorenstam
1994 - Patty Sheehan
1993 - Lauri Merten
1992 - Patty Sheehan
1991 - Meg Mallon
1990 - Betsy King
1989 - Betsy King
1988 - Liselotte Neumann
1987 - Laura Davies
1986 - Jane Geddes
1985 - Kathy Baker
1984 - Hollis Stacy
1983 - Jan Stephenson
1982 - Janet Anderson
1981 - Pat Bradley
1980 - Amy Alcott
1979 - Jerilyn Britz
1978 - Hollis Stacy
1977 - Hollis Stacy
1976 - JoAnne Carner
1975 - Sandra Palmer
1974 - Sandra Haynie
1973 - Susie Berning
1972 - Susie Berning
1971 - JoAnne Carner
1970 - Donna Caponi
1969 - Donna Caponi
1968 - Susie Berning
1967 - Catherine Lacoste
1966 - Sandra Spuzich
1965 - Carol Mann
1964 - Mickey Wright
1963 - Mary Mills
1962 - Murle Lindstrom
1961 - Mickey Wright
1960 - Betsy Rawls
1959 - Mickey Wright
1958 - Mickey Wright
1957 - Betsy Rawls
1956 - Kathy Cornelius
1955 - Fay Crocker
1954 - Babe Zaharias
1953 - Betsy Rawls
1952 - Louise Suggs
1951 - Betsy Rawls
1950 - Babe Zaharias
1949 - Louise Suggs
1948 - Babe Zaharias
1947 - Betty Jameson
1946 - Patty Berg