US Open
The US Open: All you need to know
The US Open, one of golf’s most prestigious tournaments, tees off at The Country Club in Massachusetts this week and will no doubt be a tough one to predict.
Here is all the info you need on golf’s third Major of the year ahead of its start.
What is the US Open?
The US Open is the third of the four Major professional golf championships held annually and is played each year across one of a number of acclaimed venues for a cut of the reported $12.5 million prize fund – the largest prize fund of all the four Major championships.
It is part of the official schedules of both the PGA Tour and European Tour and is considered to be one of the most important golfing titles a professional can win. Founded in 1895, it is one of the oldest golf tournaments in the world. Given this stature and its beautiful locations, it is one of the calendar highlights of golfers and fans alike.
Staged by the United States Golf Association (USGA), the US Open typically has a focus on accurate driving over putting or chipping. It is played across 72 holes of stroke play – four times round a course of 18 holes.
Where and when is the 2022 US Open being played?
This year’s US Open will be hosted at the world-renowned Country Club in Massachusetts and will be played from Thursday 16th June to Sunday 19th June. It is always held in mid-June, with the final round played on the third Sunday of the month.
It is played at a different course every year and takes place at the Country Club for the first time since 1988. The first edition of the US Open was played in 1895 at Newport Country Club in Rhode Island and was won by Englishman Horace Rawlins.
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Who are the previous winners of the US Open?
The last winner of the US Open was Jon Rahm who won it in 2021, beating second place Louis Oosthuizen by one stroke. He will return this year to defend his title and will aim to be the first man to win it twice in a row since Brooks Koepka in 2017 and 2018.
The most prolific players of all time in the tournament are Willie Anderson, Bobby Jones, Ben Hogan and Jack Nicklaus, who have each won the trophy four times.
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 1895 | Horace Rawlins |
| 1896 | James Foulis |
| 1897 | Joe Lloyd |
| 1898 | Fred Herd |
| 1899 | Willie Smith |
| 1900 | Harry Vardon |
| 1901 | Willie Anderson |
| 1902 | Laurie Auchterlonie |
| 1903 | Willie Anderson |
| 1904 | Willie Anderson |
| 1905 | Willie Anderson |
| 1906 | Alex Smith |
| 1907 | Alex Ross |
| 1908 | Fred McLeod |
| 1909 | George Sargent |
| 1910 | Alex Smith |
| 1911 | John McDermott |
| 1912 | John McDermott |
| 1913 | Francis Ouimet |
| 1914 | Walter Hagen |
| 1915 | Jerome Travers |
| 1916 | Chick Evans |
| 191718 | not held |
| 1919 | Walter Hagen |
| 1920 | Edward Ray |
| 1921 | James Barnes |
| 1922 | Gene Sarazen |
| 1923 | Bobby Jones |
| 1924 | Cyril Walker |
| 1925 | Willie MacFarlane |
| 1926 | Bobby Jones |
| 1927 | Tommy Armour |
| 1928 | Johnny Farrell |
| 1929 | Bobby Jones |
| 1930 | Bobby Jones |
| 1931 | Billy Burke |
| 1932 | Gene Sarazen |
| 1933 | Johnny Goodman |
| 1934 | Olin Dutra |
| 1935 | Sam Parks, Jr. |
| 1936 | Tony Manero |
| 1937 | Ralph Guldahl |
| 1938 | Ralph Guldahl |
| 1939 | Byron Nelson |
| 1940 | Lawson Little |
| 1941 | Craig Wood |
| 194245 | not held |
| 1946 | Lloyd Mangrum |
| 1947 | Lew Worsham |
| 1948 | Ben Hogan |
| 1949 | Cary Middlecoff |
| 1950 | Ben Hogan |
| 1951 | Ben Hogan |
| 1952 | Julius Boros |
| 1953 | Ben Hogan |
| 1954 | Ed Furgol |
| 1955 | Jack Fleck |
| 1956 | Cary Middlecoff |
| 1957 | Dick Mayer |
| 1958 | Tommy Bolt |
| 1959 | Billy Casper |
| 1960 | Arnold Palmer |
| 1961 | Gene Littler |
| 1962 | Jack Nicklaus |
| 1963 | Julius Boros |
| 1964 | Ken Venturi |
| 1965 | Gary Player |
| 1966 | Billy Casper |
| 1967 | Jack Nicklaus |
| 1968 | Lee Trevino |
| 1969 | Orville Moody |
| 1970 | Tony Jacklin |
| 1971 | Lee Trevino |
| 1972 | Jack Nicklaus |
| 1973 | Johnny Miller |
| 1974 | Hale Irwin |
| 1975 | Lou Graham |
| 1976 | Jerry Pate |
| 1977 | Hubert Green |
| 1978 | Andy North |
| 1979 | Hale Irwin |
| 1980 | Jack Nicklaus |
| 1981 | David Graham |
| 1982 | Tom Watson |
| 1983 | Larry Nelson |
| 1984 | Fuzzy Zoeller |
| 1985 | Andy North |
| 1986 | Ray Floyd |
| 1987 | Scott Simpson |
| 1988 | Curtis Strange |
| 1989 | Curtis Strange |
| 1990 | Hale Irwin |
| 1991 | Payne Stewart |
| 1992 | Tom Kite |
| 1993 | Lee Janzen |
| 1994 | Ernie Els |
| 1995 | Corey Pavin |
| 1996 | Steve Jones |
| 1997 | Ernie Els |
| 1998 | Lee Janzen |
| 1999 | Payne Stewart |
| 2000 | Tiger Woods |
| 2001 | Retief Goosen |
| 2002 | Tiger Woods |
| 2003 | Jim Furyk |
| 2004 | Retief Goosen |
| 2005 | Michael Campbell |
| 2006 | Geoff Ogilvy |
| 2007 | Ángel Cabrera |
| 2008 | Tiger Woods |
| 2009 | Lucas Glover |
| 2010 | Graeme McDowell |
| 2011 | Rory McIlroy |
| 2012 | Webb Simpson |
| 2013 | Justin Rose |
| 2014 | Martin Kaymer |
| 2015 | Jordan Spieth |
| 2016 | Dustin Johnson |
| 2017 | Brooks Koepka |
| 2018 | Brooks Koepka |
| 2019 | Gary Woodland |
| 2020 | Bryson DeChambeau |
| 2021 | Jon Rahm |
What are the odds for the 2022 US Open?
The favourite to win the tournament this year is Rory McIlroy who is in with an 11/1 chance of victory. The world number three is a previous winner of the tournament when he lifted the trophy in 2011 and has been performing very well in 2022. He came second in the Masters earlier this year and just last week won the Canadian Open. Scottie Scheffler is the current world number one and is the third favourite to win this year’s US Open at 14/1.
Other names that are likely to be in contention are Justin Thomas, the winner of the PGA Championship in May this year, and Jon Rahm, last year’s victor of the US Open. Thomas is the second favourite at 12/1 and Rahm is 16/1 to defend his title. With the top four favourites in good form, we could see a tight leaderboard come the final round.
England’s Matt Fitzpatrick is having a successful 2022 after finishing T2 in the Wells Fargo Championship and T5 in the PGA Championship. He could offer good value at 30/1.
