The U.S. Open is one of the most prestigious tournaments in professional golf, and anticipation is rising as the 2025 edition gets underway at Oakmont Country Club in Pennsylvania.
Often regarded as the toughest test in golf, the tournament has crowned champions from legends like Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods to modern stars like Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm.
This year, all eyes are on World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and defending champion DeChambeau, who is aiming to become the first back-to-back winner since Brooks Koepka achieved the feat in 2018.
The four-day championship will be broadcast across NBC and USA Network, with streaming options on Peacock and Fubo.
A major steeped in history and tradition
Dating back to 1895, the U.S. Open has seen dramatic finishes, legendary performances, and a diverse cast of winners from around the world.
The competition has evolved significantly, from humble beginnings with just 11 players to today’s international showcase featuring the top names in the sport.
Among the most iconic venues, Oakmont stands out with its punishing roughs and lightning-fast greens. It has hosted the U.S. Open more times than any other course, making it a fitting stage for another historic chapter.
The list of past winners reads like a hall of fame. Tiger Woods has won the U.S. Open three times, most famously in 2008 on a broken leg.
Jack Nicklaus claimed his fourth and final U.S. Open title in 1980, while Bobby Jones and Ben Hogan also hold four wins each – the most in tournament history alongside Willie Anderson.
Every US Open Champion ??2024: Bryson DeChambeau
- 2023: Wyndham Clark
- 2022: Matt Fitzpatrick
- 2021: Jon Rahm
- 2020: Bryson DeChambeau
- 2019: Gary Woodland
- 2018: Brooks Koepka
- 2017: Brooks Koepka
- 2016: Dustin Johnson
- 2015: Jordan Spieth
- 2014: Martin Kaymer
- 2013: Justin Rose
- 2012: Webb Simpson
- 2011: Rory McIlroy
- 2010: Graeme McDowell
- 2009: Lucas Glover
- 2008: Tiger Woods
- 2007: Angel Cabrera
- 2006: Geoff Ogilvy
- 2005: Michael Campbell
- 2004: Retief Goosen
- 2003: Jim Furyk
- 2002: Tiger Woods
- 2001: Retief Goosen
- 2000: Tiger Woods
- 1999: Payne Stewart
- 1998: Lee Janzen
- 1997: Ernie Els
- 1996: Steve Jones
- 1995: Corey Pavin
- 1994: Ernie Els
- 1993: Lee Janzen
- 1992: Tom Kite
- 1991: Payne Stewart
- 1990: Hale Irwin
- 1989: Curtis Strange
- 1988: Curtis Strange
- 1987: Scott Simpson
- 1986: Raymond Floyd
- 1985: Andy North
- 1984: Fuzzy Zoeller
- 1983: Larry Nelson
- 1982: Tom Watson
- 1981: David Graham
- 1980: Jack Nicklaus
- 1979: Hale Irwin
- 1978: Andy North
- 1977: Hubert Green
- 1976: Jerry Pate
- 1975: Lou Graham
- 1974: Hale Irwin
- 1973: Johnny Miller
- 1972: Jack Nicklaus
- 1971: Lee Trevino
- 1970: Tony Jacklin
- 1969: Orville Moody
- 1968: Lee Trevino
- 1967: Jack Nicklaus
- 1966: Billy Casper Jr.
- 1965: Gary Player
- 1964: Ken Venturi
- 1963: Julius Boros
- 1962: Jack Nicklaus
- 1961: Gene Littler
- 1960: Arnold Palmer
- 1959: Billy Casper Jr.
- 1958: Tommy Bolt
- 1957: Dick Mayer
- 1956: Cary Middlecoff
- 1955: Jack Fleck
- 1954: Ed Furgol
- 1953: Ben Hogan
- 1952: Julius Boros
- 1951: Ben Hogan
- 1950: Ben Hogan
- 1949: Cary Middlecoff
- 1948: Ben Hogan
- 1947: Lew Worsham
- 1946: Lloyd Mangrum
- 1941: Craig Wood
- 1940: Lawson Little
- 1939: Byron Nelson
- 1938: Ralph Guldahl
- 1937: Ralph Guldahl
- 1936: Tony Manero
- 1935: Sam Parks Jr.
- 1934: Olin Dutra
- 1933: (a)-Johnny Goodman
- 1932: Gene Sarazen
- 1931: Billy Burke
- 1930: (a)-Bob Jones
- 1929: (a)-Bob Jones
- 1928: Johnny Farrell
- 1927: Tommy Armour
- 1926: (a)-Bob Jones
- 1925: William Macfarlane
- 1924: Cyril Walker
- 1923: (a)-Bob Jones
- 1922: Gene Sarazen
- 1921: James M. Barnes
- 1920: Edward Ray
- 1919: Walter Hagen
- 1916: (a)-Charles Evans Jr.
- 1915: (a)-Jerome D. Travers
- 1914: Walter Hagen
- 1913: (a)-Francis Ouimet
- 1912: John J. McDermott
- 1911: John J. McDermott
- 1910: Alex Smith
- 1909: George Sargent
- 1908: Fred McLeod
- 1907: Alex Ross
- 1906: Alex Smith
- 1905: Willie Anderson
- 1904: Willie Anderson
- 1903: Willie Anderson
- 1902: Laurence Auchterlonie
- 1901: Willie Anderson
- 1900: Harry Vardon
- 1899: Willie Smith
- 1898: Fred Herd
- 1897: Joe Lloyd
- 1896: James Foulis
- 1895: Horace Rawlins
Who has won most US Open titles???
The tournament’s most dominant performances include Rory McIlroy’s 268 (-16) in 2011 and Koepka’s 272 (-16) in 2017.
Each decade has brought new names to the trophy, from Arnold Palmer’s charge in 1960 to Payne Stewart’s emotional win in 1999.
- Willie Anderson – 4 (1901, 1903, 1904, 1905)
- Bobby Jones – 4 (1923, 1926, 1929, 1930)
- Ben Hogan – 4 (1948, 1950, 1951, 1953)
- Jack Nicklaus – 4 (1962, 1967, 1972, 1980)
- Hale Irwin – 3 (1974, 1979, 1990)
- Tiger Woods – 3 (2000, 2002, 2008)
- Alex Smith – 2 (1906, 1910)
- John J. McDermott- 2 (1911, 1912)
- Walter Hagen – 2 (1914, 1919)
- Gene Sarazen – 2 (1922, 1932)
- Ralph Guldahl – 2 (1937, 1938)
- Cary Middlecoff – 2 (1949, 1956)
- Julius Boros – 2 (1952, 1963)
- Billy Casper – 2 (1959, 1966)
- Lee Trevino – 2 (1968, 1971)
- Andy North – 2 (1978, 1985)
- Curtis Strange – 2 (1988, 1989)
- Payne Stewart – 2 (1991, 1999)
- Ernie Els – 2 (1994, 1997)
- Lee Janzen – 2 (1993, 1998)
- Retief Goosen – 2 (2001, 2004)
- Brooks Koepka – 2 (2017, 2018)
- Bryson DeChambeau – 2 (2020, 2024)
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