Preview - US Open 2006

 Dates: June 15th - June 18th
 Site: Winged Foot Golf Club, Mamaroneck, New York
 Course Architects: A.W. Tillinghast (1923), Tom Fazio
 Par: 70
 Yardage: 7,264
 Hole-By-Hole: 1 - Par 4 450 yds   10 - Par 3 188 yds
               2 - Par 4 453 yds   11 - Par 4 396 yds
               3 - Par 3 216 yds   12 - Par 5 640 yds
               4 - Par 4 469 yds   13 - Par 3 214 yds
               5 - Par 5 515 yds   14 - Par 4 458 yds
               6 - Par 4 321 yds   15 - Par 4 416 yds
               7 - Par 3 162 yds   16 - Par 4 478 yds
               8 - Par 4 475 yds   17 - Par 4 449 yds
               9 - Par 4 514 yds   18 - Par 4 450 yds
                   -------------        -------------
                    35 3,575 yds         35 3,689 yds
 
 Course Set-Up: 
 The fairways will range in width from roughly 22 (holes 6, 11
 and 15) to 28 yards (several).  Heading out left and right from
 the fairways, a 6-foot wide swatch of intermediate rough
 running the length of each hole will be set to 1� inches. Next,
 a 20-foot band of first cut of primary rough will be grown to
 approximately 3 inches, and the second cut of deepest rough
 left and right of the landing areas will be 5 inches. Some
 spectator ropes will be moved back to allow for this new plan,
 where the "penalty fits the crime." The further off line a
 drive is, the tougher the recovery shot will be.
 Annual: 106th
 Defending Champion: Michael Campbell
 Runner-Up: Tiger Woods
 Tournament Record: 272 (Jack Nicklaus, 1980; Lee Janzen, 1993 - Baltusrol;
                         Tiger Woods, 2000 - Pebble Beach;
                         Jim Furyk, 2003 - Olympia Fields)
 54-Hole Record: 200 (Jim Furyk, 2003 - Olympia Fields)
 36-Hole Record: 133 (Jim Furyk, Vijay Singh, 2003)
 18-Hole Record: 63 (Johnny Miller, 1973 - Oakmont)
                    (Jack Nicklaus, 1980 - Baltusrol)
                    (Tom Weiskopf, 1980 - Baltusrol)
 Course Record: 65 (Justin Leonard, Jeff Maggert, 1997)
 9-Hole Record: 29 (Neal Lancaster, 1995 - Shinnecock Hills)
                   (Neal Lancaster, 1996 - Oakland Hills)
 Total Purse: $6,800,000
 Shares: 1st $1,225,000; 2nd $675,000; 3rd $426,611
 
 2005 Finish
 -----------
 
 Player                Score 
 ------                -----  
 Michael Campbell       280  
 Tiger Woods            282  
 Sergio Garcia          285 
 Tim Clark              285
 Mark Hensby            285 
 
                         Past United States Open Winners
                         -------------------------------
 
 Year  Winner (Score) -- Runners-Up
 ----  ----------------------------
 2005  Michael Campbell (280) -- Tiger Woods
       Pinehurst Resort & Country Club (No. 2), Pinehurst, North Carolina
 2004  Retief Goosen (276) -- Phil Mickelson
       Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, Southampton, New York
 2003  Jim Furyk (272) -- Stephen Leaney
       Olympia Fields Country Club (North Course), Olympia Fields, Illinois
 2002  Tiger Woods (277) -- Phil Mickelson
       Bethpage State Park (Black Course), Farmingdale, New York
 2001  *Retief Goosen (276) -- Mark Brooks
       Southern Hills Country Club, Tulsa, Oklahoma
 2000  Tiger Woods (272) -- Ernie Els, Miguel Angel Jimenez
       Pebble Beach Golf Links, Pebble Beach, California
 1999  Payne Stewart (279) -- Phil Mickelson
       Pinehurst Resort & Country Club (No. 2), Pinehurst, North Carolina
 1998  Lee Janzen (280) -- Payne Stewart
       The Olympic Club, San Francisco, California
 1997  Ernie Els (276) -- Colin Montgomerie
       Congressional Country Club, (Blue Course), Bethesda, Maryland
 1996  Steve Jones (278) -- Tom Lehman, Davis Love III
       Oakland Hills Country Club (South Course), Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
 1995  Corey Pavin (280) -- Greg Norman
       Shinnecock Golf Club, Southampton, New York
 1994  *Ernie Els (279) -- Loren Roberts, Colin Montgomerie
       Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont, Pennsylvania
 1993  Lee Janzen (272) -- Payne Stewart
       Baltusrol Golf Club (Lower Course), Springfield, New Jersey
 1992  Tom Kite (285) -- Jeff Sluman
       Pebble Beach Golf Links, Pebble Beach, California
 1991  *Payne Stewart (282) -- Scott Simpson
       Hazeltine National Golf Club, Chaska, Minnesota
 1990  *Hale Irwin (280) -- Mike Donald
       Medinah Country Club (Number 3), Medinah, Illinois
 1989  Curtis Strange (278) -- Chip Beck, Mark McCumber, Ian Woosnam
       Oak Hill Country Club (East Course), Rochester, New York
 1988  *Curtis Strange (278) -- Nick Faldo
       The Country Club, Brookline, Massachusetts
 1987  Scott Simpson (277) -- Tom Watson
       Olympic Club (Lake Course), San Francisco, California
 1986  Raymond Floyd (279) -- Lanny Wadkins, Chip Beck
       Shinnecock Golf Club, Southampton, New York
 1985  Andy North (279) -- Dave Barr, T.C. Chen, Denis Watson
       Oakland Hills Country Club (South Course), Birmingham, Michigan
 1984  *Fuzzy Zoeller (276) -- Greg Norman
       Winged Foot Golf Club (West Course), Mamaroneck, New York
 1983  Larry Nelson (280) -- Tom Watson
       Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont, Pennsylvania
 1982  Tom Watson (282) -- Jack Nicklaus
       Pebble Beach Golf Links, Pebble Beach, California
 1981  David Graham (273) -- George Burns, Bill Rogers
       Merion Golf Club (East Course), Ardmore, Pennsylvania
 1980  Jack Nicklaus (272) -- Isao Aoki
       Baltusrol Golf Club (Lower Course), Springfield, New Jersey
 1979  Hale Irwin (284) -- Gary Player, Jerry Pate
       Inverness Club, Toledo, Ohio
 1978  Andy North (285) -- Dave Stockton, J.C. Snead
       Cherry Hills Country Club, Denver, Colorado
 1977  Hubert Green (278) -- Lou Graham
       Southern Hills Country Club, Tulsa, Oklahoma
 1976  Jerry Pate (277) -- Tom Weiskopf, Al Geiberger
       Atlanta Athletic Club (Highlands Course), Duluth, Georgia
 1975  *Lou Graham (287) -- John Mahaffey
       Medinah Country Club (Number 3), Medinah, Illinois
 1974  Hale Irwin (287) -- Forrest Felzer
       Winged Foot Golf Club (West Course), Mamaroneck, New York
 1973  Johnny Miller (279) -- John Schlee
       Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont, Pennsylvania
 1972  Jack Nicklaus (290) -- Bruce Crampton
       Pebble Beach Golf Links, Pebble Beach, California
 1971  *Lee Trevino (275) -- Jack Nicklaus
       Merion Golf Club (East Course), Ardmore, Pennsylvania
 1970  Tony Jacklin (281) -- Dave Hill
       Hazeltine Golf Club, Chaska, Minnesota
 1969  Orville Moody (281) -- Deane Beman, Al Geiberger, Bob Rosburg
       Champions Golf Club (Cypress Creek Course), Houston, Texas
 1968  Lee Trevino (275) -- Jack Nicklaus
       Oak Hill Country Club (East Course), Birmingham, Michigan
 1967  Jack Nicklaus (275) -- Arnold Palmer
       Baltusrol Golf Club (Lower Course), Springfield, New Jersey
 1966  *Billy Casper (278) -- Arnold Palmer
       Olympic Club (Lake Course), San Francisco, California
 1965  *Gary Player (278) -- Kel Nagle
       Bellerive Country Club, St. Louis, Missouri
 1964  Ken Venturi (278) -- Tommy Jacobs
       Congressional Country Club (Blue Course), Washington, D.C.
 1963  *Julius Boros (293) -- Jacky Cupit, Arnold Palmer
       The Country Club, Brookline, Massachusetts
 1962  *Jack Nicklaus (283) -- Arnold Palmer
       Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont, Pennsylvania
 1961  Gene Littler (281) -- Bob Goalby, Doug Sanders
       Oakland Hills Country Club (South Course), Birmingham, Michigan
 1960  Arnold Palmer (280) -- Jack Nicklaus
       Cherry Hills Country Club, Denver, Colorado
 1959  Billy Casper (282) -- Bob Rosburg
       Winged Foot Golf Club (West Course), Mamaroneck, New York
 1958  Tommy Bolt (283) -- Gary Player
       Southern Hills Country Club, Tulsa, Oklahoma
 1957  *Dick Mayer (282) -- Cary Middlecoff
       Inverness Club, Toledo, Ohio
 1956  Cary Middlecoff (281) -- Ben Hogan, Julius Boros
       Oak Hill Country Club (East Course), Rochester, New York
 1955  *Jack Fleck (287) -- Ben Hogan
       Olympic Club (Lake Course), San Francisco, California
 1954  Ed Furgol (284) -- Gene Littler
       Baltusrol Golf Club (Lower Course), Springfield, New Jersey
 1953  Ben Hogan (283) -- Sam Snead
       Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont, Pennsylvania
 1952  Julius Boros (281) -- Ed Oliver
       Northwood Country Club, Dallas, Texas
 1951  Ben Hogan (287) -- Clayton Heafner
       Oakland Hills Country Club (South Course), Birmingham, Michigan
 1950  *Ben Hogan (287) -- Lloyd Mangrum, George Fazio
       Merion Golf Club (East Course), Ardmore, Pennsylvania
 1949  Cary Middlecoff (286) -- Sam Snead, Clayton Heafner
       Medinah Country Club (Number 3), Medinah, Illinois
 1948  Ben Hogan (276) -- Jimmy Demaret
       Riviera Country Club, Los Angeles, California
 1947  *Lew Worsham (282) -- Sam Snead
       St. Louis Country Club, Clayton, Missouri
 1946  *Lloyd Mangrum (284) -- Vic Ghezzi, Byron Nelson
       Canterbury Golf Club, Cleveland, Ohio
 1945  No championship (World War II)
 1944  No championship (World War II)
 1943  No championship (World War II)
 1942  No championship (World War II)
 1941  Craig Wood (284) -- Denny Shute
       Colonial Country Club, Fort Worth, Texas
 1940  *Lawson Little (287) -- Gene Sarazen
       Canterbury Golf Club, Cleveland, Ohio
 1939  *Byron Nelson (284) -- Craig Wood, Denny Shute
       Philadelphia Country Club (Spring Mill Course), Philadelphia, PA
 1938  Ralph Guldahl (284) -- Dick Metz
       Cherry Hills Country Club, Denver, Colorado
 1937  Ralph Guldahl (281) -- Sam Snead
       Oakland Hills Country Club (South Course), Birmingham, Michigan
 1936  Tony Manero (282) -- Harry Cooper
       Baltusrol Golf Club (Upper Course), Springfield, New Jersey
 1935  Sam Parks Jr. (299) -- Jimmy Thomson
       Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont, Pennsylvania
 1934  Olin Dutra (293) -- Gene Sarazen
       Merion Cricket Club (East Course), Ardmore, Pennsylvania
 1933  Johnny Goodman (287) -- Ralph Guldahl
       North Shore Country Club, Glenview, Illinois
 1932  Gene Sarazen (286) -- Phil Perkins, Bobby Cruickshank
       Fresh Meadows Country Club, Flushing, New York
 1931  *Billy Burke (292) -- George Von Elm
       Inverness Club, Toledo, Ohio
 1930  Robert T. Jones Jr. (287) -- Macdonald Smith
       Interlachen Country Club, Hopkins, Minnesota
 1929  Robert T. Jones Jr. (294) -- Al Espinosa
       Winged Foot Golf Club (West Course), Mamaroneck, New York
 1928  *Johnny Farrell (294) -- Robert T. Jones Jr.
       Olympia Fields Country Club (Number 4), Matteson, Illinois
 1927  *Tommy Armour (301) -- Harry Cooper
       Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont, Pennsylvania
 1926  Robert T. Jones Jr. (293) -- Joe Turnesa
       Scioto Country Club, Columbus, Ohio
 1925  *Willie Macfarlane (291) -- Robert T. Jones Jr
       Worcester Country Club, Worcester, Massachusetts
 1924  Cyril Walker (297) -- Robert T. Jones Jr.
       Oakland Hills Country Club (South Course), Birmingham, Michigan
 1923  *Robert T. Jones Jr. (296) -- Bobby Cruickshank
       Inwood Country Club, Inwood, Long Island, New York
 1922  Gene Sarazen (288) -- John L. Black, Robert T. Jones Jr
       Skokie Country Club, Glencoe, Illinois
 1921  James M. Barnes (289) -- Walter Hagen, Fred McLeod
       Columbia Country Club, Chevy Chase, Maryland
 1920  Edward Ray (295) -- Harry Vardon, Jack Burke, Leo Diegel,Jock Hutchison
       Inverness Country Club, Toledo, Ohio
 1919  *Walter Hagen (301) -- Mike Brady
       Brae Burn Country Club, West Newtown, Massachusetts
 1918  No championships (World War I)
 1917  No championships (World War I)
 1916  Charles Evans Jr. (286) -- Jock Hutchison
       Minikahda Club, Minneapolis, Minnesota
 1915  Jerome Travers (297) -- Tom McNamara
       Baltusrol Golf Club (Revised Course), Short Hills, New Jersey
 1914  Walter Hagen (290) -- Charles Evans Jr.
       Midlothian Country Club, Blue Island, Illinois
 1913  *Francis Ouimet (304) -- Harry Vardon, Edward Ray
       The Country Club (Original Course), Brookline, Massachusetts
 1912  John McDermott (307) -- Tom McNamara
       Country Club of Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
 1911  *John McDermott (307) -- Mike Brady, George Simpson
       Chicago Golf Club, Wheaton, Illinois
 1910  *Alex Smith (289) -- John McDermott, Macdonald Smith
       Philadelphia Cricket Club (St. Martin's Course), Chestnut Hill, PA
 1909  George Sargent (290) -- Tom McNamara
       Englewood Golf Club, Englewood, New Jersey
 1908  *Fred McLeod (322) -- Willie Smith
       Myopia Hunt Club, Hamilton, Massachusetts
 1907  Alex Ross (302) -- Gil Nicholls
       Philadelphia Cricket Club (St. Martin's Course), Chestnut Hill, PA
 1906  Alex Smith (295) -- Willie Smith
       Onwentsia Club, Lake Forest, Illinois
 1905  Willie Anderson (314) -- Alex Smith
       Myopia Hunt Club, Hamilton, Massachusetts
 1904  Willie Anderson (303) -- Gil Nicholls
       Glen View Club, Golf, Illinois
 1903  *Willie Anderson (307) -- David Brown
       Baltusrol Golf Club (Original Course), Short Hills, New Jersey
 1902  Laurie Auchterlonie (307) -- Stewart Gardner
       Garden City Golf Club, Garden City, Long Island, New York
 1901  *Willie Anderson (331) -- Alex Smith
       Myopia Hunt Club, Hamilton, Massachusetts
 1900  Harry Vardon (313) -- JH Taylor
       Chicago Golf Club, Wheaton, Illinois
 1899  Willie Smith (315) -- George Low, Val Fitzjohn, WH Way
       Baltimore Country Club (Roland Park Course), Baltimore, Maryland
 1898  Fred Herd (328) -- Alex Smith
       Myopia Hunt Club, Hamilton, Massachusetts
 1897  Joe Lloyd (162) -- Willie Anderson
       Chicago Golf Club, Wheaton, Illinois
 1896  James Foulis (152) -- Horace Rawlins
       Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, Southampton, New York
 1895  Horace Rawlins (173) -- Willie Dunn
       Newport Golf Club, Newport, Rhode Island
 
 * - Won in playoff