2001 U.S. Open (golf) 2001 U.S. Open (golf) The 2001 United States Open Championship was the 101st U.S. Open, held June 14–18 at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The U.S. Open returned to Southern Hills for the first time since 1977. Retief Goosen won the first of his two U.S. Open titles in an 18-hole Monday playoff, two strokes ahead of runner-up Mark Brooks. The tournament was also notable for ending defending champion Tiger Woods' run of four consecutive major championship wins, the "Tiger Slam;" he finished seven strokes back in a tie for twelfth. Woods reclaimed the U.S. Open title the
1954 U.S. Open (golf) carried by NBC. It was also the first in which ropes were used to control the gallery, and prize money was increased by 20% over the previous year. This was the fourth U.S. Open at Baltusrol, but the first on the Lower Course, which later hosted in 1967, 1980, and 1993. Lower Course Lengths of the courses for previous major championships at Baltusrol: "Thursday, June 17, 1954" "Friday, June 18, 1954" "Saturday, June 19, 1954 (morning)" "Saturday, June 19, 1954 (afternoon)" 1954 U.S. Open (golf) The 1954 U.S. Open was the 54th U.S. Open, held June 17–19 at Baltusrol Golf