Here’s a look at the US Open Golf Tournament.
septiembre 20, 2020 – Bryson DeChambeau of the United States wins the 120th US Open at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, Nueva York.
June 16, 2019 – Gary Woodland of the United States wins the 119th US Open at Pebble Beach Golf Links in California.
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The US Open is a 72-hole golf championship and one of the four Grand Slam golf tournaments. The others are the Masters, la PGA Championship y the British Open.
Existen 156 players in the US Open. The field is comprised of place-winners in the Sectional Qualifying Rounds and those exempt from the qualifying rounds.
US Open Records
Most wins – Four golfers have won the US Open four times: Willie Anderson, Bob Jones, Ben Hogan and Jack Nicklaus.
Oldest winner – Hale Irwin, 45 años, 1990.
Biggest comeback, final round – Arnold Palmer came back from 7 strokes off the lead in the final round to win the US Open in 1960.
Highest score on one hole – Ray Ainsley, 19 strokes on a par 4, 1938.
Five golfers have won all four majors, though none have done it in the same year: Hogan, Gene Sarazen, Gary Player, Nicklaus and Woods.
US Open History
October 4, 1895 – The first US Open Championship takes place on the nine-hole course at Newport Golf and Country Club in Newport, Rhode Island. Ten professionals and one amateur play in the 36-hole tournament. Horace Rawlins, a course assistant, wins the tournament. He wins $ 150.
1933 – An amateur, John Goodman wins the tournament. No other amateur has won since.
1954 – First televised nationally.
1965 – Four 18-hole daily rounds, the present format, are instituted for the first time.
2002 – Played at a publicly-owned course for the first time, Bethpage State Park’s Black Course in Farmingdale, Nueva York.
2005 – International qualifying sites are added.
June 12, 2012 – Andy Zhang, 14, of China, becomes the youngest competitor in US Open history.
April 6, 2020 – It is announced that the 2020 tournament is being rescheduled due to the coronavirus outbreak.
