BEST 72 - HOLE SCORE:
272 (8 under) by Jack Nicklaus (63-71-70-68) in 1980
272 (8 under) by Lee Janzen (67-67-69-69) in 1993
272 (12 under) by Tiger Woods (65-69-71-67) in 2000
273 (7 under) by David Graham (68-68-70-67) in 1981
BEST 72 - HOLE SCORE
BY A NON-WINNER:
274 (6 under) by Isao Aoki (68-68-68-70) in 1980
274 (6 under) by Payne Stewart (70-66-68-70) in 1993
HIGHEST 72 - HOLE SCORE
BY WINNER:
331 by Willie Anderson (84-83-83-81) in 1901
328 by Fred Herd (84-85-75-84) in 1898
Since World War I
301 (17 over) by Walter Hagen (78-73-75-75) in 1919
301 (13 over) by Tommy Armour (78-71-76-76) in 1927
Since World War II
293 (9 over) by Julius Boros (71-74-76-72) in 1963
290 (2 over) by Jack Nicklaus (71-73-72-74) in 1982
BEST 18-HOLE SCORE:
63 (8 under) by Johnny Miller final round, 1973
63 (7 under) by Jack Nicklaus first round, 1980
63 (7 under) by Tom Weiskopf first round, 1980
64 (6 under) by Lee Mackey Jr second round, 1950
64 (6 under) by Tommy Jacobs second round, 1964
64 (6 under) Rives McBee second round, 1966
64 (6 under) Ben Crenshaw third round, 1981
64 (6 under) Keith Clearwater third round, 1987
64 (7 under) Peter Jacobsen final round, 1988
64 (6 under) Curtis Strange second round, 1989
64 (7 under) Loren Roberts third round, 1994
The lowest U.S. Open
score is a 63 held by Johnny Miller, Tom Weiskopf and Jack Nicklaus, with
Miller's 63 in the 1973 U.S. Open being the first. Here is a look since the start
of the Open at the evolution of the 18 hole scoring record from the first year
through Miller:
82 Horace Rawlins final
round - 1895
74 James Foulis final round - 1896
73 Gilbert Nicholls 3rd round - 1902
72 Willie Anderson & Alex Campbell final round - 1904
68 David Hunter 1st round - 1909
67 Willie MacFarlane 2nd round - 1925
66 Gene Sarazen final round - 1932
65 James McHale Jr. 3rd round - 1947
64 Lee Mackey Jr. 1st round - 1950
63 Johnny Miller final round - 1973
BEST 9 - HOLE SCORE
29 by Neal Lancaster, on back side in final round 1995
29 by Neal Lancaster, on back side in second round 1996
LARGEST WINNING MARGIN:
15 shots by Tiger Woods (272) in 2000
11 shots, by Willie Smith (315) in 1899
9 shots, by James Barnes (289) in 1921
7 shots, by Frede Herd (328) in 1898
7 shots, by Alex Smith (295) in 1906
7 shots, by Tony Jacklin (281) in 1970
BEST COMEBACK BY WINNER:
7 shots, by Arnold Palmer (72-71-72-65) in 1960
6 shots, by Johnny Miller (71-69-76-63) in 1973
MOST MONEY WON:
$1,455,880 by Payne Stewart, spanning 16 championships
$1,307,307 by Ernie Els, spanning 8 championships
$1,070,540 by Tiger Woods, spanning 6 championships
$952,780 by Lee Janzen, spanning 11 championships
$750,884 by Tom Lehman, spanning 12 championships
$694,566 by Colin Montgomerie, spanning 9 championships
$609,186 by Curtis Strange spanning 22 championships
$588,169 by Phil Mickelson, spanning 10 championships
$501,265 by Hale Irwin, spanning 31 championships
$496,059 by Steve Jones, spanning 8 championships
$483,543 by Tom Watson, spanning 29 championships
$454,980 by Corey Pavin, spanning 17 championships
$451,952 by Vijay Singh, spanning 7 championships
$438,693 by Davis Love III, spanning 12 championships
LOWEST SCORING AVG
71.58 with 57 rounds by Payne Stewart
MINIMUM OF 30 ROUNDS
71.78 with 37 rounds by Colin Montgomerie
71.97 with 36 rounds by Isao Aoki
72.17 with 42 rounds by Tom Lehman
72.17 with 30 rounds by Calvin Peete
72.31 with 51 rounds by Nick Faldo
72.33 with 104 rounds by Tom Watson
72.38 with 73 rounds by Scott Simpson
72.39 with 38 rounds by Loren Roberts
72.41 with 63 rounds by Scott Hoch
72.43 with 84 rounds by Ben Hogan
72.45 with 75 rounds by Curtis Strange
72.46 with 54 rounds by Paul Azinger
72.54 with 39 rounds by Jose Maria Olazabal
72.55 with 44 rounds by Mark McCumber
72.55 with 56 rounds by Peter Jacobsen
72.55 with 42 rounds by Davis Love III
72.58 with 48 rounds by Jeff Sluman
72.59 with 34 rounds by Jeff Maggert
72.59 with 160 rounds by Jack Nicklaus
LOWEST SCORING AVG MINIMUM OF 75 ROUNDS
72.33 with 104 rounds by Tom Watson
72.43 with 84 rounds by Ben Hogan
72.45 with 75 rounds by Curtis Strange
72.59 with 160 rounds by Jack Nicklaus
72.74 with 77 rounds by Lee Trevino
72.81 with 111 rounds by Raymond Floyd
72.87 with 114 rounds by Hale Irwin
72.87 with 109 rounds by Gary Player
73.01 with 95 rounds by Julius Boros
73.05 with 76 rounds by Johnny Miller
73.35 with 82 rounds by Ben Crenshaw
73.41 with 117 rounds by Sam Snead
73.55 with 115 rounds by Arnold Palmer
73.56 with 102 rounds by Tom Kite
MOST CONSECUTIVE OPENS:
44 by Jack Nicklaus (1957-'00)
31 by Gene Sarazen (1920-'54)
(no championship 1942-'45)
31 by Arnold Palmer (1953-'83)
30 by Hale Irwin (1971-'00)
29 by Tom Watson (1972-'00)
29 by Raymond Floyd (1964-'93)
27 by Gary Player (1958-'84)
25 by Sam Snead (1937-'65)
FOUR SUBPAR ROUNDS,
SAME U.S. OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
Sam Snead (72-70-70-70-70) in 1947
(includes Playoff Round)
Billy Casper (69-68-73-68-69) in 1966
(includes Playoff Round)
Lee Trevino (69-68-69-69) in 1968
Tony Jacklin (71-70-70-70) in 1970
Lee Janzen (67-67-69-69) in 1993
Curtis Strange (70-70-70-70) in 1994
FOUR ROUNDS IN THE 60s,
SAME U.S.OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP:
Lee Trevino (69-68-69-69) in 1968
Lee Janzen (67-67-69-69) in 1993
Most Rounds better than
the field
3 by Tiger Woods in 1937
Its been done twice, 35 times
WINNERS THAT HAD OR
SHARED THE LEAD AFTER EVER ROUND:
Willie Anderson in 1903
Alex Smith in 1906
Walter Hagen in 1914
Charles Evans Jr in 1921
James Barnes in 1922
Ben Hogan in 1953
Tommy Bolt in 1958
Tony Jacklin in 1970
Jack Nicklaus in 1972
Hubert Green in 1977
Jack Nicklaus in 1980
Payne Stewart in 1991
Tiger Woods in 2000
LED OR SHARED LEAD AFTER
FIRST THREE ROUNDS BUT DIDN'T WIN:
Willie Smith in 1908
Mike Brady in 1912
Mike Souchak in 1960
Bert Yancey in 1968
Hale Irwin in 1984
T.C. Chen in 1985
Gil Morgan in 1992
Payne Stewart in 1998
WIRE TO WIRE WINNERS:
Walter Hagen in 1914
James Barnes in 1921
Ben Hogan in 1953
Tony Jacklin in 1970
Tiger Woods in 2000
NUMBER OF TIMES A LEADER
OR CO-LEADER WENT ON TO WIN:
1st Round - 17 in 100 championships
2nd Round - 32 in 100 championhips
3rd Round - 43 in 100 championships
WON U.S. OPEN ON FIRST
TRY: Horace Rawlins in 1895
Fred Herd in 1898
Harry Vardon in 1900
George Sargent in 1909
Francis Ouimet in 1913
Runner-ups in first
appearance: Willie Dunn in 1895
Willie Anderson in 1897
Alex Smith in 1898
George Low in 1899
Val Fitzjohn in 1899
J.H. Taylor in 1900
Walter Travis in 1902
Charles Evans Jr. in 1914
Leo Diegel in 1920
Sam Snead in 1937
Gene Littler in 1954
Gary Player in 1958
Denis Watson in 1984
T.C. Chen in 1984
Ian Woosnam in 1989
