AGE

Oldest champion

Hale Irwin, 1990 - 45 years and 15 days
Raymond Floyd, 1986 - 43 years, nine months and 11 days
Ted Ray, 1920 - 43 years, four months and 16 days

Oldest to make cut

61 — Sam Snead, 1973, T29th
58 — Jack Nicklaus, 1998, T43rd
57 — Sam Snead, 1969, T38th
57 — Dutch Harrison, 1967, T16th
57 — Jack Nicklaus, 1997, T52nd

Youngest Champion

John J. McDermott, 1911 - 19 years, 10 months and 14 days

Youngest Competitor

Tyrell Garth, 1941 - 14 years old

AMATEURS

Amateur Champions (five players, eight occasions)

Francis Ouimet 1913
Jerome D. Travers 1915
Charles Evans Jr. 1916
Robert T. Jones Jr. 1923, 1926, 1929, 1930
John Goodman 1933

Low 72-hole score by an amateur

282 — Jack Nicklaus (finished second) 1960 283 — James Simons (T5th) 1971

CHAMPIONS

Most victories

4 — Willie Anderson (1901, 1903, 1904, 1905)
4 — a - Robert T. Jones Jr. (1923, 1926, 1929, 1930)
4 — Ben Hogan (1948, 1950, 1951, 1953)
4 — Jack Nicklaus (1962, 1967, 1972, 1980)
3 — Hale Irwin (1974, 1979, 1990)

Other multiple champions

2 — Alex Smith (1906, 1910)
2 — John J. McDermott (1911, 1912)
2 — Walter Hagen (1914, 1919)
2 — Gene Sarazen (1922, 1932)
2 — Ralph Guldahl (1937, 1938)
2 — Cary Middlecoff (1949, 1956)
2 — Julius Boros (1952, 1963)
2 — Billy Casper (1959, 1966)
2 — Lee Trevino (1969, 1971)
2 — Andy North (1978, 1985)
2 — Curtis Strange (1988, 1989)
2 — Ernie Els (1994, 1997)
2 — Lee Janzen (1993, 1998)
2 — Payne Stewart (1991, 1999)
2 — Tiger Woods (2000, 2002)
2 — Retief Goosen (2001, 2004)

COURSE

Longest courses

7 214 yards — Bethpage (N.Y.) State Park (Black Course), 2002
7 213 yards — Congressional C.C. (Blue Course), Bethesda, Md., 1997
7 195 yards — Medinah (Ill.) C.C., 1990
7 191 yards — Bellerive C.C., St. Louis, Mo., 1965
7 190 yards — Olympia Fields (Ill.) C.C. (North Course), 2003
7 175 yards — Pinehurst R. & C.C., N.C., 1999
7 152 yards — Baltusrol G.C., Springfield, N.J., 1993

Shortest course

4 423 yards — Shinnecock Hills G.C., Southampton, N.Y., 1896

Most often host club of US Open

7 — Baltusrol G.C., Springfield, N.J. (1903, 1915, 1936, 1954, 1967, 1980, 1993)
7 — Oakmont (Pa.) C.C. (1927, 1935, 1953, 1962, 1973, 1983, 1994)

ENTRIES

Largest

8 726 (2004)

Smallest

11 (1895)

SCORE

Lowest score, 72 Holes

272 — Jack Nicklaus (63-71-70-68), Baltusrol G.C. (Lower Course), Springfield, N.J., 1980
272 — Lee Janzen (67-67-69-69), Baltusrol G.C. (Lower Course), Springfield, N.J., 1993
272 — Tiger Woods (12 under par) (65-69-71-67), Pebble Beach G.L., Pebble Beach, Calif., 2000
272 — Jim Furyk (67-66-67-72), Olympia Fields C.C. (North Course), Olympia Fields, Ill., 2003
273 — David Graham (68-68-70-67), Merion G.C. (East Course), Ardmore, Pa., 1981

Most strokes under par, 72 Holes

12-under (272) — Tiger Woods, Pebble Beach G.L., Pebble Beach, Calif., 2000
8-under (276) — Ben Hogan, Riviera C.C., Los Angeles, Calif., 1948
8-under (272) — Jack Nicklaus, Baltusrol G.C., Springfield, N.J., 1980
8-under (280) — Hale Irvin, Medinah (Ill.) C.C. (No. 3 Course), 1990
8-under (280) — Mike Donald, Medinah (Ill.) C.C. (No. 3 Course), 1990
8-under (272) — Lee Janzen, Baltusrol G.C., Springfield, N.J., 1993
8-under (272) — Jim Furyk, Olympia Fields C.C. (North Course), Olympia Fields, Ill., 2003

Lowest score, 18 Holes

63 (8-under) — Johnny Miller, final round, Oakmont (Pa.) C.C., 1973
63 (7-under) — Jack Nicklaus, first round, Baltusrol G.C., Springfield, N.J., 1980
63 (7-under) — Tom Weiskopf, first round, Baltusrol G.C., Springfield, N.J., 1980
63 (7-under) — Vijay Singh, second round, Olympia Fields C.C. (North Course), Olympia Fields, Ill., 2003

Lowest score, 9 Holes

29 — Neal Lancaster, Shinnecock Hills G.C., Southampton, N.Y. (fourth round, second nine), 1995
29 — Neal Lancaster, Oakland Hills C.C. (South Course), Bloomfield Hills, Mich. (second round, second nine), 1996
29 — Vijay Singh, Olympia Fields C.C. (North Course), Olympia Fields, Ill. (second round, second nine), 2003

MISCELLANEOUS

Most consecutive birdies

6 — George Burns (holes 2-7), Pebble Beach (Calif.) G.L., 1982
6 — Andy Dillard (holes 1-6) Pebble Beach (Calif.) G.L., 1992

Most consecutive three's

8 — Hubert Green (holes 9-16) Baltusrol G.C., Springfield, N.J., 1980
7 — Hubert Green (holes 10-16), Southern Hills C.C., Tulsa, Okla., 1977
7 — Peter Jacobsen (holes 1-7), The Country Club, Brookline, Mass., 1988

Most consecutive US Open's started

44 — Jack Nicklaus (1957-2000)
33 — Hale Irwin (1971-2003)
31 — Gene Sarazen (1920-54)
31 — Arnold Palmer (1953-83)
31 — Tom Kite (1974-2004)

Most US Open's completed, 72 Holes

35 — Jack Nicklaus
27 — Sam Snead
27 — Hale Irwin
26 — Gene Sarazen
26 — Raymond Floyd
25 — Gary Player
25 — Arnold Palmer
22 — Walter Hagen
22 — Gene Sarazen
22 — Gary Player
21 — Jack Nicklaus

Longest span, first to last victory

18 years — Jack Nicklaus (1962-80)

Most sub-par rounds in a US Open career

37 — Jack Nicklaus

Consecutive sub-par rounds

6 — Sam Snead (1947-48, includes 18-hole play-off)
5 — Brian Claar (1989-90)
5 — Curtis Strange (1993-94)

Rounds in the 60's

29 — Jack Nicklaus

Consecutive rounds in the 60's

4 — Lee Trevino (1968)
4 — Ben Crenshaw (1986-87)
4 — Lee Janzen (1993)
4 — Tiger Woods (2001-2002)

Sub-Par 72-Hole Totals

Wire-to-wire winners (no ties)

6 — Walter Hagen, 1914; James Barnes, 1921; Ben Hogan, 1953; Tony Jacklin, 1970; Tiger Woods, 2000, 2002

Wire-to-wire winners (including ties)

9 — Willie Anderson, 1903; Alex Smith, 1906; a-Chick Evans, 1916; Tommy Bolt, 1958; Jack Nicklaus, 1972, 1980; Hubert Green, 1977; Payne Stewart, 1991; Retief Goosen, 2001 (not including names from previous category)

Longest holes

642 yards — 5th, Southern Hills C.C., Tulsa Okla., 2001
630 yards — 16th, Olympic Club, San Francisco, Calif., 1955
630 yards — 17th, Baltusrol G.C. Club (Lower), Springfield, N.J., 1980, 1993
623 yards — 17th, Baltusrol G.C. (Lower), Springfield, N.J., 1967
621 yards — 12th, Oakmont (Pa.) C.C., 1927, 1935
620 yards — 17th, Baltusrol G.C. (Lower), Springfield, N.J., 1954
615 yards — 16th, Canterbury G.C., Cleveland, Ohio, 1946

Foreign-born winners of the Open

1895 — Horace Rawlins, England
1896 — James Foulis, Scotland
1897 — Joe Lloyd, England
1898 — Fred Herd, Scotland
1899 — Willie Smith, Scotland
1900 — Harry Vardon, England
1901 — Willie Anderson, Scotland
1902 — Laurence Auchterlonie, Scotland
1903 — Willie Anderson, Scotland
1904 — Willie Anderson, Scotland
1905 — Willie Anderson, Scotland
1906 — Alex Smith, Scotland
1907 — Alex Ross, Scotland
1908 — Fred McLeod, Scotland
1909 — George Sargent, England
1910 — Alex Smith, Scotland
1920 — Edward Ray, England
1921 — James Barnes, England
1924 — Cyril Walker, England
1925 — William Marfarlane, Scotland
1927 — Tommy Armour, Scotland
1965 — Gary Player, South Africa
1970 — Tony Jacklin, England
1981 — David Graham, Australia
1994 — Ernie Els, South Africa
1997 — Ernie Els, South Africa
2001 — Retief Goosen, South Africa
2004 — Retief Goosen, South Africa

2005 - Michael Campbell, New Zealand
2006 - Geoff Ogilvy, Australia