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1999 US Open

U.S. Open Records

Age | Amateurs 
Champions | Top Finishes 
Scoring | Miscellaneous 
 

Age

Oldest winner : Hale Irwin (45 years, 15 days), 1990

Youngest winner : John McDermott (19 years, 10 months, 14 days), 1911  

Amateurs:

Champions :
Francis Ouimet, 1913
Jerome Travers, 1915
Charles Evans Jr., 1916
Bobby Jones, 1923, 1926, 1929, 1930
John Goodman, 1933

Lowest Round :
65, James McHale, 1947 (3rd round)
65, James Simons, 1971 (3rd round)

Low 72 Holes : 282, Jack Nicklaus, 1960  

Champions

Most Victories :
4, Willie Anderson (1901, 1903, 1904, 1905)
4, Bobby Jones (1923, 1926, 1929, 1930)
4, Ben Hogan (1948, 1950, 1951, 1953)
4, Jack Nicklaus (1962, 1967, 1972, 1980)

Consecutive Victories : 3, Willie Anderson (1903, 1904, 1905)  

Top Finishes

Runner-Up Finishes :
4, Bobby Jones (1922, 1924, 1925, 1928)
4, Sam Snead (1937, 1947, 1949, 1953)
4, Arnold Palmer (1962, 1963, 1966, 1967)
4, Jack Nicklaus (1960, 1968, 1971, 1982)

Top Five Finishes :
11, Willie Anderson
11, Jack Nicklaus

Top 10 Finishes : 18, Jack Nicklaus

Top 20 Finishes : 22, Jack Nicklaus  

Scoring

Low 72 Holes :
272, Jack Nicklaus (63-71-70-68), 1980
272, Lee Janzen (67-67-69-69), 1993

Lowest Score Under Par, 72 Holes :
8-under, Jack Nicklaus, 1980
8-under, Hale Irwin, 1990
8-under, Mike Donald, 1990
8-under, Lee Janzen, 1993

Low 72 Holes (non-winner) :
274, Isao Aoki, 1980
274, Payne Stewart, 1993

Low First 54 Holes :
203, George Burns (69-66-68), 1981
203, T.C. Chen (65-69-69), 1985
203, Lee Janzen (67-67-69), 1993

Lowest Score Under Par, First 54 Holes :
7-under, George Burns, 1981
7-under, T.C. Chen, 1985
7-under, Curtis Strange, 1988
7-under, Mike Donald, 1990
7-under, Billy Ray Brown, 1990
7-under, Lee Janzen, 1993
7-under, Ernie Els, 1994

Low Last 54 Holes :
204, Payne Stewart (70-66-68), 1993
204, Steve Jones (66-69-69), 1996

Low First 36 Holes :
134, Jack Nicklaus (63-71), 1980
134, T.C. Chen (65-69), 1985
134, Lee Janzen (67-67), 1993

Lowest Score Under Par, First 36 Holes :
9-under, Tim Simpson, 1990
9-under, Gil Morgan, 1992

Low Last 36 Holes : 132, Larry Nelson (65-67), 1983

Low Score, First Round :
63, Jack Nicklaus, 1980
63, Tom Weiskopf, 1980

Lowest Score Under Par, First Round :
7-under, Jack Nicklaus, 1980
7-under, Tom Weiskopf, 1980

Low Score, Second Round :
64, Tommy Jacobs, 1964
64, Rives McBee, 1966
64, Curtis Strange, 1989

Lowest Score Under Par, Second Round :
6-under, John Goodman, 193
6-under, Jimmy Thomson, 1937
6-under, Tommy Jacobs, 1964
6-under, Rives McBee, 1966
6-under, Curtis Strange, 1989
6-under, Mike Hulbert, 1990
6-under, Wayne Grady, 1992
6-under, Colin Montgomerie, 1994
6-under, 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, Olympic Club, San Francisco, 1955

Most Players to Make 36-hole Cut : 108, Oakland Hills, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, 1996  

Miscellaneous

Largest 54-hole Lead : 7 shots, James Barnes (217), 1921

Largest 36-hole Lead :
5 shots, Willie Anderson (149), 1903
5 shots, Mike Souchak (135), 1960

Largest 18-hole Lead : 5 shots, Tommy Armour (68), 1933

Largest Comeback to Win, Final Round : 7 shots, Arnold Palmer, 1960

Largest Comeback to Win, Final 36 Holes : 11 shots, Lou Graham, 1975

Largest Comeback to Win, Final 54 Holes : 9 shots, Jack Fleck, 1955

Largest Winning Margin : 11 shots, Willie Smith (315), 1899

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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