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0 -- Subpar rounds in the first round of the 1958 U.S. Open at Southern Hills, one of only 10 subpar rounds at the Open since World War II. |
Ernie Els -- not Tiger Woods -- has the lowest U.S. Open scoring average among active golfers. Harry How/Allsport
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2 -- Times Mark O'Meara has finished in the top 10 at the U.S. Open in his 19 appearances. O'Meara's best finish is a tie for third in 1988.
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3 -- Players in the field who played in the U.S. Open's last appearance at Southern Hills in 1977. Tom Kite (tied for 27th) , Hale Irwin (t-41st) and amateur John Harris. |
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4 -- Golfers who have won the U.S. Open and the Masters in the same year -- Craig Wood ('41), Ben Hogan ('51, '53), Arnold Palmer ('60) and Jack Nicklaus ('72). |
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5 -- Top-five finishes by Tom Lehman at the Open in the past nine years. Lehman, who was 23rd last year, has never won the Open. |
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6 -- Back-to-back winners in Open history - Willie Anderson ('03, '04, '05), John McDermott ('11, '12), Bobby Jones ('29, '30), Ralph Guldahl ('37, '38), Hogan ('50 and '51) and Curtis Strange ('88 and '89). |
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7 -- Past champions in the 156-player field -- Lee Janzen (1998,1993), Ernie Els (1997,1994), Steve Jones (1996), Corey Pavin (1995), Tom Kite (1992), Hale Irwin (1990), and Tiger Woods (2000). |
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8 -- Winners who have been over 40 years of age, most recently by Payne Stewart (42) in 1999. Irwin was the oldest, at 45 years, 15 days when he won in '90. |
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10 -- Percentage of under-par rounds by David Duval in Open play (3 of 30). Duval's best finish is a tie for seventh in '98 and '99. |
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17 -- Times the first-round leader has won. Woods became the fifth wire-to-wire winner in history last year. |
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26 -- Times Irwin has made the cut at the Open, the most of any player in the field. Irwin trails only Nicklaus and Sam Snead in cuts made. |
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29 -- Rounds shot in the 60s by Jack Nicklaus, an Open best. Woods has six rounds in the 60s in his six Open appearances, including three last year. |
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31 -- Years since a European golfer won the Open, when Tony Jacklin was victorious in 1970. Since Jacklin's victory, the only international-born golfers to win the Open are Australia's David Graham ('81) and South Africa's Ernie Els ('94 and '97). |
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32 -- Holes-in-one in Open play, the last by Todd Fischer in the second round in 2000. |
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59 -- Fewer players to enter U.S. Open qualifying this year, compared to the record of 8,457 set last year. |
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71.29 -- Average score by Woods in 21 career Open rounds. Els (71.28) is the only active golfer with a lower Open average. |
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75 -- Years since a golfer birdied the 72nd hole to win the U.S. Open by one shot. Bobby Jones did it to beat Joe Turnesa in 1926. |
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108 -- Players who made the 1996 Open cut at Oakland Hills, the most in history. The previous high was 88 in Baltusrol in '93. |
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642 -- Length, in yards, of the 5th hole at Southern Hills, the longest par-5 in Open history. The course also has the longest par-4, the 491-yard 16th. |
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45,000 -- Dollars won by Hubert Green at the 1977 Open at Southern Hills. This year's winner will earn $900,000. |
