U.S. Open overview

June 12-15, 2014: Pinehurst Resort & Country Club, Course No. 2. Here is everything you need to know as compiled by the USGA.


10 U.S. Open Champions: Angel Cabrera (2007), Ernie Els (1994, ’97), Jim Furyk (2003), Lucas Glover (2009), Retief Goosen (2001, ’04), Graeme McDowell (2010), Rory McIlroy (2011), Geoff Ogilvy (2006), Justin Rose (2013) & Webb Simpson (2012)

6 U.S. Open Runners-up: Jason Day (2011, ‘13), Ernie Els (2000), Jim Furyk (2006, ‘07), Miguel Angel Jimenez (2000), Graeme McDowell (2012) & Phil Mickelson (1999, 2002, ’04, ’06, ’09, ‘13)


6 U.S. Amateur Champions: Matthew Fitzpatrick (2013), David Gossett (1999), Matt Kuchar (1997), Justin Leonard (1992), Phil Mickelson (1990) & Ryan Moore (2004)

3 U.S. Amateur Runners-up: Oliver Goss (2013), Hunter Mahan (2002) & Casey Wittenberg (2003)

2 U.S. Amateur Public Links Champions: Ryan Moore (2002, ‘04) & Brandt Snedeker (2003)

1 U.S. Amateur Public Links Runner-up: Jason Dufner (1998)

4 U.S. Junior Amateur Champions: Hunter Mahan (1999), Jordan Spieth (2009, ’11), Kevin Tway (2005) & Cory Whitsett (2007)

U.S. Junior Amateur runners-up (3): Aaron Baddeley (2008), Ryan Moore (2000) and Justin Thomas (2010).

U.S. Senior Open champions (1): Kenny Perry (2013).

USGA champions (22): Angel Cabrera (2007 Open), Ernie Els (1994, ’97 Opens), Matthew Fitzpatrick (2013 Amateur), Jim Furyk (2003 Open), Lucas Glover (2009 Open), Retief Goosen (2001, ’04 Opens), David Gossett (1999 Amateur), Matt Kuchar (1997 Amateur), Justin Leonard (1992 Amateur), Hunter Mahan (1999 Junior Amateur), Graeme McDowell (2010 Open), Rory McIlroy (2011 Open), Phil Mickelson (1990 Amateur), Ryan Moore (2004 Amateur; 2002, ‘04 Amateur Public Links), Geoff Ogilvy (2006 Open), Kenny Perry (2013 Senior Open), Justin Rose (2013 Open), Webb Simpson (2012 Open), Brandt Snedeker (2003 Amateur Public Links), Jordan Spieth (2009, ’11 Junior Amateurs), Kevin Tway (2005 Junior Amateur) and Cory Whitsett (2007 Junior Amateur).

Walker Cup Team Members:

United States (22): Erik Compton (2001), Harris English (2011), Matt Every (2005), Rickie Fowler (2007, ’09), Lucas Glover (2001), David Gossett (1999), Bill Haas (2003), Russell Henley (2011), J.B. Holmes (2005), Billy Horschel (2007), Billy Hurley (2005), Dustin Johnson (2007), Chris Kirk (2007), Matt Kuchar (1999), Justin Leonard (1993), Phil Mickelson (1989, ’91), Ryan Moore (2003), Webb Simpson (2007), Jordan Spieth (2011), Justin Thomas (2013), Cory Whitsett (2013) and Casey Wittenberg (2003).

Great Britain & Ireland (11): Paul Casey (1999), Luke Donald (1999, 2001), Oliver Fisher (2005), Matthew Fitzpatrick (2013), Stephen Gallacher (1995), Tom Lewis (2011), Graeme McDowell (2001), Rory McIlroy (2007), Justin Rose (1997), Graeme Storm (1999) and Danny Willett (2007).

NCAA Division I champions (6): Luke Donald (1999), Phil Mickelson (1989, ’90, ’92), Scott Langley (2010), Justin Leonard (1994), Ryan Moore (2004) and Cameron Wilson (2014).

NCAA Division III champions (1): Chad Collins (1998, ’99, 2001).

TOTAL OPENS WON BY 2014 CHAMPIONSHIP FIELD (12): Angel Cabrera (1), Ernie Els (2), Jim Furyk (1), Lucas Glover (1), Retief Goosen (2), Graeme McDowell (1), Rory McIlroy (1), Geoff Ogilvy (1), Justin Rose (1) and Webb Simpson (1).

PLAYERS IN FIELD WITH MOST U.S. OPEN APPEARANCES (2014 included): Phil Mickelson (24), Ernie Els (22), Jim Furyk (20), Stewart Cink (19) and Steve Stricker (19).

ACTIVE CONSECUTIVE U.S. OPEN APPEARANCES (2014 included): Ernie Els (22), Phil Mickelson (21), Stewart Cink (19) and Jim Furyk (19).

CHAMPIONSHIP FIELD – The USGA accepted a record 10,172 entries in 2014. The previous mark was 9,860 entries for the 2013 U.S. Open.

The 156-player field includes 74 fully exempt golfers and 10 past champions. Local qualifying over 18 holes was held at 111 sites, from May 2-19, in the attempt to advance to sectional qualifying. Sectional qualifying over 36 holes was held at 12 sites. The England and Japan sectionals were held on May 26. Ten sectionals in the United States were conducted on June 2.

AMATEURS – Twelve amateurs have made the 156-player field. Matthew Fitzpatrick, the 2013 U.S. Amateur champion, is among this group. Fitzpatrick, who was the low amateur at last year’s British Open Championship, received the Mark H. McCormack Medal as the leading player in the World Amateur Golf Ranking. He was a member of the 2013 Great Britain and Ireland Walker Cup Team.

Oliver Goss was the runner-up at the 2013 U.S. Amateur (lost to Matthew Fitzpatrick, 4 and 3) at The Country Club, in Brookline, Mass. He was the low amateur at the 2014 Masters, finishing 49th. Goss earned first-team All-America and all-Southeastern Conference (SEC) honors at the University of Tennessee.

In 2014, Cory Whitsett led the University of Alabama to its second consecutive NCAA championship. He defeated Oklahoma State’s Jordan Niebrugge, 2 and 1, in the team championship final. Whitsett, who won the 2007 U.S. Junior Amateur at age 15, has participated in four U.S. Amateurs. He was voted 2013 SEC Player of the Year.

Maverick McNealy, who attends Stanford University, was named to the 2014 Pacific-12 Conference All-Freshman Team. He advanced to the 2012 U.S. Junior Amateur quarterfinals and Round of 32 last year. McNealy was a defenseman for the San Jose Junior Sharks, an AAU ice hockey team that captured two state titles.

Robby Shelton, who helped lead the University of Alabama to this year’s NCAA championship, received the 2014 Phil Mickelson National Freshman of the Year award. He earned first-team All-America recognition and was chosen SEC Player of the Year. Shelton advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2013 U.S. Amateur Public Links and the Round of 32 at the 2012 U.S. Amateur.

Will Grimmer, a 17-year-old from Cincinnati, Ohio, is the youngest competitor in the 2014 U.S. Open field. Grimmer shot an 11-under 59 in the second round of the 2013 North & South Junior Amateur at Pinehurst No. 1 en route to a fourth-place finish. Grimmer, who will be a senior at Mariemont High School, was the 2013 Ohio Division II state runner-up.

Brian Campbell, a rising senior at the University of Illinois, was named the 2014 Big Ten Conference Player of the Year. Scott Langley (2010) and Luke Guthrie (2012) also earned the conference’s top award as Illinois golfers and each will play in this year’s U.S. Open. Campbell qualified for the 2013 U.S. Amateur.

Andrew Dorn, who will be a senior at Coastal Carolina University, won the 2013 North & South Amateur at Pinehurst No. 2. Dorn captured the Ohio Amateur and qualified for the U.S. Amateur last summer. He is a two-time all-Big South Conference selection as a collegian.

Hunter Stewart advanced through the Memphis, Tenn., sectional by making a 15-foot birdie putt on the second playoff hole. An all-region performer at Vanderbilt University, Stewart led the Commodores to their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2007. He played in the PGA Tour’s RBC Heritage, held at Harbour Town Golf Links.

Sam Love recently completed his senior season at the University of Alabama-Birmingham (UAB). He was a member of the Blazers’ team that finished as runner-up at the Conference USA Championship and finished 21st at the NCAA Championship.

Cameron Wilson, the 2014 NCAA Division I individual champion, was the first alternate from the Purchase, N.Y., sectional. He made a birdie putt on the sixth playoff hole in qualifying to earn the spot. Wilson, who earned first-team All-America honors at Stanford this year, is playing in his second U.S. Open.

Brandon McIver, a rising junior at the University of Oregon, was the first alternate from the Creswell, Ore., sectional. He is playing in his first Open.

Note: There have been at least 10 amateurs in seven of the past eight U.S. Opens. Ten amateurs played in last year’s U.S. Open at Merion Golf Club. Michael Kim, who tied for 17th, was the low amateur. John Goodman was the last amateur to win the championship, in 1933.

LOCAL KNOWLEDGE I – Brendon Todd attended Green Hope High School, in Cary, N.C., about one hour northeast of Pinehurst. He captured three Class 4A state championships at the school and played his junior golf at Prestonwood Country Club. Todd would later lead the University of Georgia to the 2005 NCAA Division I championship and earn All-America honors four times. Todd, who is playing in his first professional major, fired a final-round 66 to win the PGA Tour’s HP Byron Nelson Championship in May.

LOCAL KNOWLEDGE II – Donald Constable won the 2010 North & South Amateur at Pinehurst No. 2, defeating 2011 U.S. Amateur champion Kelly Kraft, 4 and 3, in the championship match. Constable, who never shaves during the week of an event, played his college golf at the University of Minnesota and was a two-time high school state champion in the Gopher State. He earned PGA Tour status in 2012 by advancing through Q-School.

THE U.S. OPEN COURSE – Pinehurst No. 2 will be set up at 7,562 yards and will play to a par of 35-35–70. For the 1999 U.S. Open Championship, Pinehurst No. 2 was a par 70 and played at 7,175 yards. For the 2005 U.S. Open Championship, Pinehurst No. 2 was 7,214 yards with a par of 70.

Donald Ross designed the course, which opened in 1907. The first nine holes were completed in 1901. Ross would fine-tune the layout several times through 1946. Rees Jones completed renovations prior to the 1999 U.S. Open. Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw restored the course to Ross’ original design, bringing back many of Ross’ original design characteristics. The restoration was completed in March 2011.

MASTERING THE OPEN – In 2002, Tiger Woods joined a select group of players who have won both the Masters and U.S. Open in the same year. The list also includes Craig Wood (1941), Ben Hogan (1951, ’53), Arnold Palmer (1960) and Jack Nicklaus (1972). Wood, Hogan, Palmer and Nicklaus were over the age of 30 when they accomplished the feat, while Woods was 26 years old.



TWO-TEE START – A two-tee start was adopted at the 2002 U.S. Open. The USGA had successfully adopted a two-tee start for the U.S. Women’s Open in 2000 and for the U.S. Senior Open in 2001. Play will begin at 6:45 a.m. EDT at the first tee and 10th tee on Thursday at Pinehurst No. 2.

OPEN ECONOMICS – The 2014 U.S. Open champion will receive $1.5 million from a purse of $8 million (both are approximate figures). At the first Open played at Pinehurst No. 2 in 1999, Payne Stewart earned $625,000 from a purse of $3.5 million. Michael Campbell’s winning share was $1.17 million from a purse of $6.25 million at the 2005 Open.

OPEN BIRTHDAYS – Seven players in the U.S. Open field will be celebrating a birthday around the championship. Phil Mickelson, a record six-time Open runner-up and five-time professional major championship winner, is among that group. He turns 44 on June 16, the day after the championship’s final round.

OLDEST & YOUNGEST – Kenny Perry, at age 53 (born Aug. 10, 1960), is the oldest player in this year’s U.S. Open field. Will Grimmer, who reached the U.S. Open through both local and sectional qualifying, is the youngest at age 17 (born April 12, 1997).

FIELD FOR THE AGES – There are 13 players in the 2014 U.S. Open field who will be 21 years old or younger when the first round begins on Thursday, June 12. Matthew Fitzpatrick, the 2013 U.S. Amateur champion, is one of four players under age 20.

There are 11 players in the field who are 45 or older. Retief Goosen, 45, won the 2001 and 2004 U.S. Opens. David Toms, 47, and Darren Clarke, 45, claimed the 2001 PGA Championship and 2011 British Open Championship, respectively.

The average age of the 156-player field is 32.23.

INTERNATIONAL GROUP – There are 27 countries represented at the 2014 U.S. Open. The United States has 87 players in the field, while Australia and England each have 11.

Countries with players in the field – United States (87), Australia (11), England (11), South Africa (5), Germany (4), Japan (4), Republic of Korea (4), Spain (4), Sweden (4), Northern Ireland (3), Italy (2), Scotland (2), Argentina (1), Austria (1), Belgium (1), Canada (1), People’s Republic of China (1), Colombia (1), Denmark (1), France (1), India (1), Republic of Ireland (1), The Netherlands (1), New Zealand (1), Thailand (1), Wales (1) and Zimbabwe (1).

FATHER AND SON – The U.S. Open’s final round has been played on Father’s Day since 1965. There are 10 father-son pairings who have played in the U.S. Open that include a champion. The father and son did not necessarily play in the same Open. In seven of the 10 pairings, the father is the champion.

TRADITIONAL PAIRING – Defending U.S. Open champion Justin Rose, defending British Open champion Phil Mickelson and 2013 U.S. Amateur champion Matthew Fitzpatrick will form a traditional pairing for the opening two rounds. Rose won last year at Merion Golf Club by two strokes with a four-round total of 281 (1-over par). In 2013, Mickelson captured his first British Open Championship with a final-round 66 for a three-stroke victory. Fitzpatrick defeated Oliver Goss, 4 and 3, in the U.S. Amateur final. The grouping will tee off in Thursday’s opening round from the 10th hole at 7:51 a.m.

FIRST TIME AT U.S. OPEN – There are 54 players in the 2014 championship field who are playing in their first U.S. Open. Matthew Fitzpatrick and Oliver Goss met in last year’s U.S. Amateur final. Fitzpatrick posted a 4-and-3 victory to become the first Englishman to win the championship since 1911. Justin Thomas and Cory Whitsett were members of the winning 2013 USA Walker Cup Team. Jonas Blixt, who tied for second at this year’s Masters Tournament, has won twice on the PGA Tour, including the 2013 Greenbrier Classic. Victor Dubuisson advanced to the championship match of the 2014 WGC-Accenture Match Play, losing to Jason Day in 23 holes. Pablo Larrazabal won the European Tour’s Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship.

List of First-Time U.S. Open Players: Daniel Berger, Lucas Bjerregard, Zac Blair, Jonas Blixt, Anthony Broussard, a-Brian Campbell, Donald Constable, Graham DeLaet, Matthew Dobyns, a-Andrew Dorn, Victor Dubuisson, Andres Echavarria, Harris English, Oliver Fisher, a-Matthew Fitzpatrick, Oliver Goss, Cody Gribble, Simon Griffiths, a-Will Grimmer, Billy Hurley III, Shiv Kapur, Smylie Kaufman, Maximillian Kiefer, Hyung Sung Kim, Kevin Kisner, Pablo Larrazabal, Kyong-Hoon Lee, Tom Lewis, Wen-Chong Liang, Nicholas Lindheim, a-Sam Love, Joost Luiten, Nicholas Mason, a-Brandon McIver, a-Maverick McNealy, Kiyoshi Miyazato, Garth Mulroy, Henrik Norlander, Rob Oppenheim, Andrea Pavan, Aron Price, Clayton Rask, Patrick Reed, James Renner, a-Robby Shelton, Brett Stegmaier, a-Hunter Stewart, Justin Thomas, Chris Thompson, Brendon Todd, Brady Watt, a-Cory Whitsett, Bernd Wiesberger, Danny Willett.

PAYNE’S TEACHER – Chuck Cook was Payne Stewart’s instructor when he won two U.S. Opens, including the 1999 championship at Pinehurst No. 2. Anthony Broussard hopes Cook’s magic works again when he travels to Pinehurst to play in his first U.S. Open. Broussard, who has competed on the Adams Pro Tour and NGA Tour, had to work hard to advance from the Houston, Texas, sectional. He birdied the last two holes to earn a spot in a 2-for-1 playoff and then hit his approach shot to 2 feet for another birdie on the second extra hole.

LAST ONES IN – The USGA held five spots in the field for those players who could potentially qualify by being in the current top 60 of the Official World Golf Ranking (as of June 9). Since Kevin Na and Bernd Wiesberger was the only player to earn an exemption, three alternates from sectional qualifying made the field. They are Craig Barlow and amateurs Cameron Wilson and Brandon McIver.

Na earned an exemption based on the current Official World Golf Ranking. Na, who is ranked No. 40, is making his fourth U.S. Open appearance. The 30-year-old from Las Vegas, Nev. recorded his best Open finish in 2012 when he tied for 29th at The Olympic Club. Na, who was born in the Republic of Korea, recently was second at the PGA Tour’s Memorial Tournament and has five top-10 finishes this season.

Wiesberger, who is No. 60 in the OWGR, is playing in his first U.S. Open. The 28-year-old Austrian finished second at the European Tour’s Lyoness Open last week and moved up nine spots in the ranking. He lost in a playoff to Mikael Lundberg on the first extra hole.

Barlow was the first alternate from the Daly City, Calif., sectional. He will play in his sixth U.S. Open. His best finish is a tie for 26th at Winged Foot Golf Club in 2006.

Wilson, the 2014 NCAA individual champion, was the first alternate from the Purchase, N.Y., sectional. He made a birdie putt on the sixth playoff hole in qualifying to earn the spot. Wilson, who earned first-team All-America honors at Stanford University this year, is playing in his second U.S. Open. McIver, a rising junior at the University of Oregon, was the first alternate from the Creswell, Ore., sectional. He is playing in his first Open.

ON TOUR – Jimmy Walker has won three times on the PGA Tour this season. Masters champion Bubba Watson and Patrick Reed have each won twice. Miguel Angel Jimenez owns two European Tour victories.

Multiple PGA Tour Winners in 2014

3, Jimmy Walker (Frys.com Open, Sony Open in Hawaii, AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am)

2, Patrick Reed (Humana Challenge, WGC-Cadillac Championship)

2, Bubba Watson (Northern Trust Open, Masters Tournament)

Multiple PGA European Tour Winners in 2014

2, Miguel Angel Jimenez (Hong Kong Open, Open de Espana)


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