Dates: Thursday, June 14th through Sunday, June 17th
Site: Southern Hills Country Club, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Course Architect: Perry Maxwell (1936), Robert Trent Jones (1957),
George and Tom Fazio (1977)
Club Professional: Dave Bryan
Par: 70
Yardage: 6,973
Hole-By-Hole: 1 - Par 4 454 yds 10 - Par 4 374 yds
2 - Par 4 467 yds 11 - Par 3 165 yds
3 - Par 4 408 yds 12 - Par 4 456 yds
4 - Par 4 368 yds 13 - Par 5 534 yds
5 - Par 5 642 yds 14 - Par 3 215 yds
6 - Par 3 175 yds 15 - Par 4 412 yds
7 - Par 4 382 yds 16 - Par 4 491 yds
8 - Par 3 225 yds 17 - Par 4 365 yds
9 - Par 4 374 yds 18 - Par 4 466 yds
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35 3,495 yds 35 3,478 yds
Course Set-Up: The fairway widths in the drive zone will be between
24 (No. 4) and 32 yards (No. 18). The primary rough
will be grown to 3-4 inches (about one inch lower than in
2000), and the intermediate rough will be 1½ inches.
The greens will be set to run at 11" on the Stimpmeter
at the beginning of the week.
Annual: 101st
Defending Champion: Tiger Woods
Runner-Up: Ernie Els, Miguel Angel Jimenez
Tournament Record: 272 (Jack Nicklaus, 1980; Lee Janzen, 1993 - Baltusrol;
Tiger Woods, 2000 - Pebble Beach)
54-Hole Record: 203 (George Burns, 1981; TC Chen, 1985, Lee Janzen, 1993)
36-Hole Record: 134 (Jack Nicklaus, 1980; TC Chen, 1985, Lee Janzen, 1993;
Tiger Woods, 2000 - Pebble Beach)
18-Hole Record: 63 (Johnny Miller, 1973 - Oakmont)
(Jack Nicklaus, 1980 - Baltusrol)
(Tom Weiskopf, 1980 - Baltusrol)
U.S. Open 9-Hole Record: 29 (Neal Lancaster, 1995 - Shinnecock)
(Neal Lancaster, 1996 - Oakland Hills)
Course Record: 63 (Ray Floyd, 1982)
Key Players To Watch
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Finish Last Ten Years
Player 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
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Tiger Woods dnp dnp dnp dnp wd T-82 T-19 T-18 T-3 Won
Miguel A. Jimenez dnp dnp dnp dnp T-28 dnp dnp dnp T-23 T-2
Ernie Els dnp dnp T-7 Won mc T-5 Won T-48 mc T-2
John Huston mc dnp mc mc mc T-82 dnp T-32 T-17 4th
Lee Westwood dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp T-19 T-7 mc T-5
Padraig Harrington dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp mc T-32 dnp T-5
Nick Faldo T-16 T-4 T-72 mc T-45 T-16 T-48 mc mc 7th
Vijay Singh dnp dnp mc dnp T-10 T-7 T-77 T-25 T-3 T-8
David Duval dnp mc dnp dnp T-28 T-67 T-48 T-7 T-7 T-8
Stewart Cink dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp T-16 T-13 T-13 T-32 T-8
Loren Roberts T-49 dnp T-11 T-2 wd T-40 T-13 T-18 dnp T-8
Paul Azinger mc T-33 T-3 dnp mc T-67 T-28 T-14 T-12 T-12
Jose M. Olazabal T-8 mc mc mc T-28 dnp T-16 T-18 wd T-12
Michael Campbell dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp T-32 dnp dnp dnp T-12
Retief Goosen dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp mc mc T-12
Phil Mickelson T-55 mc dnp T-47 T-4 T-94 T-43 T-10 2nd T-16
Justin Leonard dnp dnp T-68 dnp dnp T-50 T-36 T-40 T-15 T-16
Fred Couples T-3 T-17 T-16 T-16 mc dnp T-52 T-53 mc T-16
Scott Hoch 6th mc T-5 T-13 T-56 T-7 T-10 mc mc T-16
Mike Weir dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp mc T-16
David Toms dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp mc wd dnp mc T-16
Hal Sutton mc dnp dnp dnp T-36 dnp T-19 dnp T-7 T-23
Tom Lehman dnp T-6 T-19 T-33 3rd T-2 3rd T-5 T-28 T-23
Steve Stricker dnp dnp 83rd dnp T-13 T-60 T-36 T-5 5th T-27
Nick Price T-19 T-4 T-11 mc T-13 dnp T-19 4th T-23 T-27
Steve Jones mc dnp dnp dnp dnp Won T-60 mc mc T-27
Tom Watson T-16 mc T-5 T-6 T-56 T-13 64th mc T-57 T-27
Tom Kite T-37 Won mc T-33 T-67 T-82 T-68 T-43 T-60 T-32
Craig Parry T-11 T-33 T-3 T-25 dnp T-90 T-43 dnp T-34 T-37
Lee Janzen mc mc Won mc T-13 T-10 T-52 Won T-46 T-37
Angel Cabrera dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp T-37
Colin Montgomerie dnp 3rd T-33 T-2 T-28 T-10 2nd T-18 T-15 T-46
Thomas Bjorn dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp T-68 T-25 mc T-46
Sergio Garcia dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp T-46
Mark O'Meara mc mc mc mc dnp T-16 T-36 T-32 mc T-51
Darren Clarke dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp mc T-43 T-43 T-10 T-53
Jim Furyk dnp dnp dnp T-28 dnp T-5 T-5 T-14 T-17 60th
Carlos Franco dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp T-34 T-61
Tim Herron dnp dnp dnp dnp mc mc dnp T-53 6th mc
Jeff Maggert dnp dnp T-52 T-9 T-4 T-97 4th T-7 T-7 mc
Billy Mayfair T-37 T-23 dnp mc dnp T-32 dnp dnp T-10 mc
Davis Love III T-11 T-60 T-33 T-28 T-4 T-2 T-16 mc T-12 mc
Paul Goydos dnp dnp dnp T-44 T-62 mc T-28 dnp T-12 mc
Jesper Parnevik dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp T-48 T-14 T-17 mc
Corey Pavin T-8 mc T-19 mc Won T-40 mc mc T-34 mc
Jeff Sluman mc 2nd T-11 T-9 T-13 T-50 T-28 T-10 mc mc
Stuart Appleby dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp T-36 T-10 mc mc
Jack Nicklaus T-46 mc T-72 T-28 mc T-27 T-52 T-43 mc mc
Curtis Strange mc T-23 T-25 4th T-36 T-27 mc mc mc mc
Greg Norman wd dnp mc T-6 2nd T-10 mc dnp mc mc
Frank Nobilo dnp dnp dnp T-9 T-10 T-13 T-36 T-40 dnp mc
Brad Faxon mc mc T-68 T-33 T-56 T-82 T-65 T-48 dnp mc
Bernhard Langer mc T-23 mc T-23 T-36 dq mc mc dnp mc
Duffy Waldorf dnp T-57 T-72 T-9 T-13 mc T-60 dnp dnp mc
Jean Van de Velde dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp mc
John Daly dnp mc T-33 mc T-45 T-27 wd T-53 68th wd
Steve Elkington T-55 mc T-33 dnp T-36 T-40 T-24 mc T-51 dnp
mc - Missed Cut
wd - Withdrew
dnp - Did Not Play
2001 Grand Slam Finishes
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MASTERS
Tiger Woods Won
David Duval 2nd
Phil Mickelson 3rd
Mark Calcavecchia T-4
Jim Furyk T-6
Bernhard Langer T-6
Ernie Els T-6
Angel Cabrera T-10
Steve Stricker T-10
Miguel Angel Jimenez T-10
Brad Faxon T-10
Jose Maria Olazabal T-15
Paul Azinger T-15
Vijay Singh T-18
Tom Lehman T-18
Jesper Parnevik T-20
Jeff Maggert T-20
John Huston T-20
Mark O'Meara T-20
Darren Clarke 24th
Fred Couples 26th
Mike Weir T-27
Padraig Harrington T-27
Steve Jones T-27
Justin Leonard T-27
David Toms T-31
Stuart Appleby T-31
Lee Janzen T-31
Hal Sutton 36th
Carlos Franco 46th
Sergio Garcia mc
Davis Love III mc
Thomas Bjorn mc
Nick Price mc
Colin Montgomerie mc
Stewart Cink mc
Retief Goosen mc
Nick Faldo mc
Greg Norman mc
Michael Campbell mc
Golftoday Network Selections
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Pick to Win - Tiger Woods, Ernie Els, Vijay Singh
Darkhorse - Loren Roberts, Paul Azinger, Scott Hoch
Last week's Pick to Win (Nick Price) - Finished tied for 8th
Last week's Darkhorse (Bob May) - Finished tied for 28th
NOTES:
Tiger Woods led from start to finish and shot a 12-under-par 272 at Pebble
Beach (Calif.) Golf Links to win the 2000 U.S. Open by a record margin of 15
strokes. Ernie Els and Miguel Angel Jimenez tied for second place, at 3 over
par. Woods' margin of victory was the largest in the history of major
championship golf, beating the previous mark of 13 strokes by Old Tom Morris
at the 1862 British Open. At age 25, Woods has already won seven USGA titles,
including the U.S. Amateur (1994-96) and the U.S. Junior Amateur (1991-93)
each three times. Woods opened with a six-under 65, leading Jimenez by one
shot.
The top ranked player in the world then opened up a six-shot advantage
at the halfway point, as he carded a two-under 69. Despite an even-par third
round, Woods increased his lead to 10 shots over Ernie Els, who carded the
days best round, a three-under 68. Woods finished off his record setting
performance with a bogey-free 67. He played the first 22 holes and the last 26
holes without a bogey and didn't have a single 3-putt green all week. Since
1991, no champion has finished better than 40th in trying to defend his Open
crown.
Three champions missed the cut the next year. The best among the group,
beginning with 1991 champion Payne Stewart, was Corey Pavin's 40th place
finish at Oakland Hills CC in 1996. Besides Woods, Hale Irwin was the only
other golfer to post two rounds in the 60's. Irwin, who will be competing in
his 31st straight U.S. Open, opened with 68 and closed with 69 as he finished
tied for 27th. Irwin and Tom Kite are the only players in the field to have
participated in the U.S. Open when it was last staged at Southern Hills. In
1977, Kite tied for 27th while Irwin tied for 41st.
This will be the eighth national championship to be conducted at Southern Hills. The first USGA
championship at Southern Hills was the 1946 U.S. Women's Amateur. The U.S.
Junior Amateur was held there in 1953, followed by the U.S. Open in 1958 and
the USGA Senior Amateur in 1961. The U.S. Amateur was conducted there in 1965,
the U.S. Open in 1977 and the first U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur - in 1987.
Southern Hills has hosted other major championships: 1970, 82 and 94 PGA
Championships and the 1995-96 Tour Championships.
More than 12,000 golf balls are used on the practice range at an Open. The 642-yard 5th hole will be the
longest par 5 in U.S. Open history and the 491-yard 16th hole will be the
longest par 4. The fairway widths in the drive zone will be between 24 (No. 4)
and 32 yards (No. 18). The primary rough will be grown to 3-4 inches (about
one inch lower than in 2000), and the intermediate rough will be 1½ inches.
The greens will be set to run at 11" on the Stimpmeter at the beginning of the
week.
In 2001, the USGA accepted 8,398 entries, the second-highest total in
Open history. It's just 59 shy of last year's record of 8,457 entries.
Twenty-four percent (2,045 entries) of the total was logged via the USGA
Internet. Another 1,088 entries were received via overnight mail delivery in
the last two days before the April 25 deadline, and 82 more entries arrived a
day too late. There have been 31 playoffs in U.S. Open history, the last in
1994 at Oakmont, won by Ernie Els. Curtis Strange was the last player to
successfully defend his title when he followed up his four-shot playoff
victory over Nick Faldo at The Country Club in 1988 with a one-shot win over
Chip Beck, Mark McCumber and Ian Woosnam at Oak Hill in 1989.
For the 15th consecutive year, the U.S. Open is a sellout, with 35,000 tickets sold for
each day of the championship. Lee Trevino and Lee Janzen are the only players
ever to shoot four rounds in the 60's -- Trevino in 1978 and Janzen in 1993.
Woods is looking to become the first player since Jack Nicklaus in 1972 to win
both the Masters and the U.S. Open in the same year. Only four players have
ever won the Masters and Open titles in the same year -- Craig Wood (1941),
Ben Hogan (1951 and 53), Arnold Palmer (1960) and Nicklaus (1972).
This is the second major on the PGA Tour. An American has won this event in 17 of the last
19 years. The purse was increased by $500,000 from last year. Not only will
the winner receive a check for $900,000, but the victor also receives an Open
exemption for the next 10 years, an invitation to the next five Masters, an
invitation to the next 10 British Opens, an invitation to the next 10 Players
Championships, an invitation to the next five PGA Championships and exempt
status on the PGA Tour for the next five years.
Payne Stewart is the all-time money winner at this event with $1,455,880 in earnings followed by Ernie Els
with $1,307,306 in earnings followed by Woods at $1,070,540. Tony Jacklin was
the last European player to win the U.S. Open when he captured the event in
1970.
Woods became the first player since Jacklin to win this event wire-to-
wire. Only four other players have accomplished that feat: Ben Hogan in 1953;
James Barnes in 1921, Walter Hagen in 1914 and Jacklin. Next week the PGA Tour
moves to New York for the Buick Classic where Dennis Paulson will defend his
title at Westchester Country Club.
