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San Francisco, California
18th - 21st June

Records

Amateur Champions: Francis Ouimet, 1913 Jerome Travers, 1915 Charles Evans Jr., 1916 Bobby Jones, 1923, 1926, 1929, 1930 John Goodman, 1933
Age: Oldest winner - Hale Irwin, 1990 45 years, 15 days, Youngest winner - John McDermott, 1911 19 years, 10 months, 14 days
Champions: Most Victories (4) Willie Anderson (1901, 1903, 1904, 1905) Bobby Jones (1923, 1926, 1929, 1930) Ben Hogan (1948, 1950, 1951, 1953) Jack Nicklaus (1962, 1967, 1972, 1980) Hale Irwin (1974, 1979, 1990)
Consecutive Victories (3) Willie Anderson (1903, 1904, 1905)
Runner-Up Finishes (4) Bobby Jones (1922, 1924, 1925, 1928) Sam Snead (1937, 1947, 1949, 1953) Arnold Palmer (1962, 1963, 1966, 1967)
Top-Five Finishes 11, Willie Anderson 11, Jack Nicklaus
Top-10 Finishes 18, Jack Nicklaus
Top-25 Finishes 22, Jack Nicklaus
Scoring: Low 72 Holes (272) Jack Nicklaus (63-71-70-68), 1980 Lee Janzen (67-67-69-69), 1993
Lowest Score Under Par, 72 Holes 8-under: Jack Nicklaus, 1980 Hale Irwin, 1990 Mike Donald, 1990 Lee Janzen, 1993
Low 72 Holes (non-winner)(274) Isao Aoki, 1980 Payne Stewart, 1993 Low First 54 Holes (203) George Burns (69-66-68), 1981 T.C. Chen (65-69-69), 1985 Lee Janzen (67-67-69), 1993
Lowest Score Under Par, First 54 Holes 7-under: George Burns, 1981 T.C. Chen, 1985 Curtis Strange, 1988 Mike Donald, 1990 Billy Ray Brown, 1990 Lee Janzen, 1993 Ernie Els, 1994
Low First 36 Holes (134) Jack Nicklaus (63-71), 1980 T.C. Chen (65-69), 1985 Lee Janzen (67-67), 1993
Lowest Score Under Par, First 36 Holes 9-under: Tim Simpson, 1990 Gil Morgan, 1992
Low Score, First Round 63, Jack Nicklaus, 1980 63, Tom Weiskopf, 1980
Lowest Score Under Par, First Round 7-under Jack Nicklaus, 1980 Tom Weiskopf, 1980
Low Score, Second Round 64, Lee Mackey Jr., 1950 64, Tommy Jacobs, 1964 64, Rives McBee, 1966 64, Keith Clearwater, 1987 64, Curtis Strange, 1989
Lowest Score Under Par, Second Round 6-under Jimmy Thomson, 1937 Tommy Jacobs, 1964 Rives McBee, 1966 Curtis Strange, 1989 Mike Hulbert, 1990 Wayne Grady, 1992 Colin Montgomerie, 1994 John Cook, 1994
Low Score, Third Round 64, Ben Crenshaw, 1981 64, Keith Clearwater, 1987 64, Loren Roberts, 1994
Lowest Score Under Par, Third Round 7-under Loren Roberts, 1994
Low Score, Fourth Round 63, Johnny Miller, 1973
Lowest Score Under Par, Fourth Round 8-under Johnny Miller, 1973
Low Score, 9 holes 29, Neal Lancaster (back nine, final round), 1995 29, Neal Lancaster (back nine, second round), 1996 Highest Winning Score 331, Willie Anderson, 1901
Highest 36-hole Cut 155 (15-over), Olympic Club, San Francisco, 1955
Most Players to Make 36-hole Cut 108, Oakland Hills CC, Bloomfield Hills, MI, 1996
Miscellaneous: Highest Score, One Hole 19, Ray Ainsley, 1938 (par 4, 16th hole at Cherry Hills C.C., Englewood, CO) Most Consecutive Birdies 6, George Burns, 1982 (holes 2 through 7 at Pebble Beach) 6, Andy Dillard, 1992 (holes 1 through 6 at Pebble Beach)
Most Sub-Par Rounds, Career 35, Jack Nicklaus
Most Rounds in the 60s, Career 29, Jack Nicklaus
Start to Finish Winners (no ties) Walter Hagen, 1914 Jim Barnes, 1921 Ben Hogan, 1953 Tony Jacklin, 1970

 


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