The 2018 United States Open Championship was the 118th
U.S. Open, held at
Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in
Shinnecock Hills, New York
Shinnecock Hills is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 2,188 at the 2010 census. It is the home of a leading golf club, Shinnecock Hills Golf Club. Ownership of the area has been ...
, about east of
New York City
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on
Long Island; it was the fifth time the U.S. Open was held at this course.
Defending champion
Brooks Koepka
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shot a final round 68 for 281 (+1) to win his second straight U.S. Open, one stroke ahead of runner-up
Tommy Fleetwood
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Background and amateur career
Fleetwood was born on 19 January 1991 in South ...
, who closed with the sixth round of 63 in U.S. Open history. Koepka was only the third to successfully defend the title since
World War II
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, following
Ben Hogan
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(
1951
Events
January
* January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950).
* January 9 – The Government of the United ...
) and
Curtis Strange
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(
1989
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).
The
USGA
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changed the playoff format in February, from a full round (18 holes) to a two-hole aggregate playoff.
Previously, playoffs at the U.S. Open were 18 holes, followed by
sudden-death, if needed. The last 18-hole playoff was in
2008
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, won by
Tiger Woods
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*
*
* Woods is widely regarded as ...
on the first sudden-death hole.
Venue
Course layout
Lengths of the course for previous major championships:
*, par 70 -
2004 U.S. Open
*, par 70 -
1995 U.S. Open
*, par 70 -
1986 U.S. Open
*, -
1896 U.S. Open
;2018 yardages by round
* Scoring average: 74.650
** by round: 76.474, 73.595, 75.327, 72.180
* Most difficult holes in relation to par: 14, 3, 2, 10
Source:
Field
220px, The first tee and clubhouse
at Shinnecock Hills
About half the field consisted of players who were exempt from qualifying for the U.S. Open. Each player is classified according to the first category in which he qualified, and other categories are shown in parentheses.
;1. Winners of the
U.S. Open Championship during the last ten years
Lucas Glover
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Early years and amateur career
Glover was born in Greenville, South Carolina, ...
,
Dustin Johnson
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(12,13,14),
Martin Kaymer
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Kaymer achieved his first major vict ...
,
Brooks Koepka
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(11,12,13,14),
Graeme McDowell
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,
Rory McIlroy (6,7,13,14),
Justin Rose
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(12,13,14),
Webb Simpson
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As an amateur, he was a member of the United States' victorious 2007 Walker Cup ...
(8,12,13,14),
Jordan Spieth
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Spieth's first majo ...
(5,6,12,13,14),
Tiger Woods
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*
*
* Woods is widely regarded as ...
;2. Winner and runner-up of the 2017
U.S. Amateur
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, winner of the 2017
U.S. Junior Amateur and 2017
U.S. Mid-Amateur
Doug Ghim (a),
Noah Goodwin (a),
Matt Parziale (a)
*''
Doc Redman
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High school career
Redman was born in Raleigh, North Carolina. He attended Leesville Road High School where he was the North Carolina AAAA state champion as a sen ...
forfeited his exemption as winner of the U.S. Amateur by turning professional in May 2018.''
;3. Winner of the 2017
Amateur Championship
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Harry Ellis
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On 8 July 2010, Ellis announced his retirement from the game ...
(a)
;4. Winner of the 2017
Mark H. McCormack Medal (men's
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)
*''
Joaquín Niemann
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Amateur career
Niemann was the number one ranked golfer in the ...
forfeited his exemption by turning professional.''
;5. Winners of the
Masters Tournament during the last five years
Sergio García
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(12,13,14),
Patrick Reed
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(12,13,14),
Bubba Watson (13,14),
Danny Willett
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;6. Winners of
The Open Championship
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during the last five years
Zach Johnson
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In 2023, Johnson will captain the U. ...
(13,14),
Phil Mickelson
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(13,14),
Henrik Stenson (13,14)
;7. Winners of the
PGA Championship
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during the last five years
Jason Day
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(8,12,13,14),
Jason Dufner
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(12,13,14),
Justin Thomas
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(11,12,13,14),
Jimmy Walker
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(13,14)
;8. Winners of
The Players Championship
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during the last three years
Kim Si-woo
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Profess ...
(13,14)
;9. Winner of the 2018 European Tour
BMW PGA Championship
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History
The BMW PGA Championship ...
Francesco Molinari
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(13,14)
;10. Winner of the 2017
U.S. Senior Open
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Championship
Kenny Perry
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;11. The 10 lowest scorers and anyone tying for 10th place at the
2017 U.S. Open Championship
Tommy Fleetwood
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Background and amateur career
Fleetwood was born on 19 January 1991 in South ...
(13,14),
Rickie Fowler (12,13,14),
Bill Haas
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Early life
Haas was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, and was r ...
,
Brian Harman
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Amateur career
In college, Harman was a three-time 2nd Team All-American on the University of ...
(12,13,14),
Charley Hoffman
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Early years and amateur career
Born in San Diego, California, Hoffman won the California state high school championship in 1994 and 199 ...
(12,13,14),
Hideki Matsuyama
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(12,13,14),
Trey Mullinax,
Xander Schauffele
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(12,13,14),
Brandt Snedeker
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;12. Players who qualified for the season-ending 2017
Tour Championship
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Daniel Berger (13,14),
Patrick Cantlay
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(13,14),
Paul Casey
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(13,14),
Kevin Chappell
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Amateur career
Chappell was born in Fresno, California. He attended the University of California, Los Angeles where he won the ...
(13,14),
Tony Finau
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Early life and amateur career
Milton Pouha Finau was born on September 14, 1989 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He won the Ut ...
(13,14),
Adam Hadwin
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Early life
Hadwin was born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan an ...
(13,14),
Russell Henley
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Amateur career
Born in Macon, Georgia, Henley attended Stratford Academy in Macon. He played college golf for four years at the University of Georg ...
(13,14),
Kevin Kisner
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Early life
Kisner was born in Aiken, South Carolina and attended South Aiken High School. He played college golf at the University of Geor ...
(13,14),
Matt Kuchar
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Kuchar briefly enjoyed success in the early 2000s before suffering ...
(13,14),
Marc Leishman
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Career
Leishman was born in W ...
(13,14),
Pat Perez
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Early life
Perez was born in Phoenix, Arizona, and is of Mexican-American descent. He is married to Ashley Perez.
Pro ...
(13,14),
Jon Rahm
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(13,14),
Kyle Stanley
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Amateur career
Stanley was born in Gig Harbor, Washington. He was a 2002 graduate of St. Charles Borromeo elementary and middle school and a 20 ...
(13,14),
Jhonattan Vegas
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,
Gary Woodland
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(13,14)
;13. The top 60 point leaders and ties as of May 21, 2018, in the
Official World Golf Ranking
Kiradech Aphibarnrat
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Amateur career
In both 2003 and 2004, Aphibarnrat won his age group at the Junior World Golf Champi ...
(14),
Rafa Cabrera-Bello
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Early life and family
Cabrera-Bello was born in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. ...
(14),
Bryson DeChambeau
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(14),
Ross Fisher
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Early life
F ...
(14),
Matt Fitzpatrick
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(14),
Dylan Frittelli,
Branden Grace (14),
Chesson Hadley
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Amateur career
Hadley was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, on July 5, 1987, to Russell and Edna Ruth Hadley. He started playing golf at Nort ...
,
Tyrrell Hatton
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(14),
Charles Howell III
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(14),
Satoshi Kodaira
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While playing on the Japan Golf Tour, Kodaira has had seven victories, including two Japan Golf Tour majors, the 2013 Japan Golf Tour Championship Shishido Hills ...
(14),
Alexander Lévy (14),
Li Haotong
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Career
Li turned professional in 2011 and played his early pro career on the OneAsia Tour and PGA Tour of Australasia. He also competed in a few European Tour events. Li qua ...
(14),
Luke List (14),
Alex Norén
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(14),
Louis Oosthuizen
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(14),
Ian Poulter
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(14),
Chez Reavie (14),
Charl Schwartzel
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(14),
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* Cameron Smith (rugby league, born 1983), Australian rugby league footballer
* Cameron Smith (rugby league, born 1998), English rugby league footballer
* Cameron Smith (golfer) (born 1993), Australian golfer
* Cammy Smi ...
(14),
Brendan Steele (14),
Peter Uihlein
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(14)
;14. The top 60 point leaders and ties as of June 11, 2018, in the
Official World Golf Ranking
An Byeong-hun
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Amateur career
Born in Se ...
,
Emiliano Grillo
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Early years and amateur career
In his youth, Grillo was quarter-finalist at the 2008 U.S. Ju ...
;15. Special exemptions given by the
USGA
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Ernie Els
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,
Jim Furyk
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The remaining contestants earned their places through sectional qualifiers.
* Japan:
Shota Akiyoshi,
David Bransdon
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,
Liang Wenchong
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* England:
Dean Burmester
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Early life
Burmester was born in M ...
,
Ryan Fox,
Scott Gregory,
Andrew Johnston,
Tom Lewis,
James Morrison,
Thorbjørn Olesen
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,
Matthieu Pavon,
Richie Ramsay
}
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Ramsay played in the 2005 Walker Cup and, in 2006, became the first British golfer in almost a century to win the U.S. Amateur.
Ramsay turned ...
,
Kristoffer Reitan
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Career
Reitan had a successful amateur career and won the Valderrama Boys Invitational ...
(a),
Jason Scrivener,
Matthew Southgate,
Matt Wallace,
Paul Waring
* United States
:* Daly City, California:
Shintaro Ban (a),
Franklin Huang (a,L),
Park Sung-joon,
Rhett Rasmussen (a,L),
Yu Chun-an
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Amateur career
Yu has represented his country at multiple international competitions. He took the gold medal at the 2013 Asian Youth Games and won ...
(a)
:* Jupiter, Florida:
Luis Gagne (a,L),
Tyler Strafaci (a,L),
Richy Werenski
:* Roswell, Georgia:
Roberto Castro
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Amateur career
Castro played college golf at Georgia Tech. While at Georgia Tech, he was named first-team All-American in 2005, second-team All-Ame ...
,
Michael Hebert (L),
Garrett Rank Garrett may refer to:
Places
;United States
* Garrett, Illinois
* Garrett, Indiana
* Garrett, Kentucky (multiple places)
** Garrett, Floyd County, Kentucky, an unincorporated community
** Garrett, Meade County, Kentucky, an unincorporated comm ...
(a,L)
:* Rockville, Maryland:
Mickey DeMorat (L),
Cole Miller
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Mixed martial arts career
Before giving ...
(L),
Sebastián Muñoz
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Career ...
,
Tim Wilkinson
:* Summit, New Jersey:
Stewart Hagestad
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Golf career
Hagestad played his college golf for the USC Trojans.
Hagestad won the 2016 U.S. Mid-Amateur at Stonewall, in Elverson, Pennsylvania, earning a spot at ...
(a),
Calum Hill,
Theo Humphrey (a),
Michael Miller (L),
Cameron Wilson
:* Columbus, Ohio:
Aaron Baddeley
Aaron John Baddeley (born 17 March 1981) is an Australian professional golfer. He was born in Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA and now plays on the U.S.-based PGA Tour, he has joint U.S. and Australian citizenship and was raised in Australia from the ...
,
Keegan Bradley
Keegan Hansen Bradley (born June 7, 1986) is an American professional golfer who competes on the PGA Tour. He has won five tour events, most notably the 2011 PGA Championship. He is one of six golfers to win in his major debut, along with Ben Cu ...
,
Brian Gay
Joseph Brian Gay (born December 14, 1971) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour and PGA Tour Champions.
Early years
A military brat, Gay was born in Fort Worth, Texas, but was raised primarily at Fort Rucker, Al ...
,
Im Sung-jae
Im Sung-jae ( ko, 임성재; born 30 March 1998), also known as Sungjae Im, is a South Korean professional golfer. Im won twice and was Player of the Year on the 2018 Web.com Tour. He was Rookie of the Year for the 2018–19 PGA Tour, and got h ...
,
Russell Knox
Russell Knox (born 21 June 1985) is a Scottish professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.
He had considerable success from 2014 to 2016 during which time he won the 2015 WGC-HSBC Champions and the 2016 Travelers Championship. Together with ...
,
Shane Lowry
Shane Lowry (born 2 April 1987) is an Irish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour and the PGA Tour. His notable achievements include winning the 2019 Open Championship, the Irish Open as an amateur in 2009, and the 2015 WGC-Bridg ...
,
Ryan Lumsden (a,L),
Michael Putnam,
Patrick Rodgers
Patrick Rodgers (born June 30, 1992) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.
Early life
Rodgers was born in Avon, Indiana. Then he played golf at Avon High School for 4 years. He played college golf at Stanford Universi ...
,
Ollie Schniederjans
Oliver Frank Schniederjans (born June 15, 1993) is an American professional golfer. He was a three-time NCAA All-American at Georgia Tech. He is a former number one ranked amateur golfer in the world.
Amateur career
Schniederjans was born in Dal ...
,
Adam Scott,
Shubhankar Sharma,
Harold Varner III,
Will Zalatoris
William Patrick Zalatoris (born August 16, 1996) is an American professional golfer. He has competed primarily on the PGA Tour, where he has won once, at the 2022 FedEx St. Jude Championship . He also has three runner-up finishes in major champi ...
:* Springfield, Ohio:
David Gazzolo (L),
Will Grimmer (a,L),
Dylan Meyer (L),
Brian Stuard,
Timothy Wiseman (a,L)
:* Portland, Oregon:
Chris Babcock (L),
Michael Block (L),
Lucas Herbert,
Sulman Raza (L)
:* Memphis, Tennessee:
Eric Axley
Eric Allen Axley (born April 22, 1974) is an American professional golfer.
Career
Axley was born in Athens, Tennessee. He turned professional in 1997. He is one of the few natural left-handers to win on the Web.com Tour and PGA Tour.
In 2006, ...
,
Sam Burns
Samuel Holland Burns (born July 23, 1996) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He played his college golf at Louisiana State University. In 2021, he won the Valspar Championship and the Sanderson Farms Championship.
A ...
,
Tyler Duncan
Tyler Duncan (born July 13, 1989) is an American professional golfer.
Amateur career
Duncan played his college golf for the Purdue Boilermakers.
Professional career
Duncan played on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica in 2014 where his best finish was ...
,
Lanto Griffin,
Mackenzie Hughes
Mackenzie Hughes (born November 23, 1990) is a Canadian professional golfer.
Early life and amateur career
Hughes was born in Hamilton, Ontario. He is a graduate of Kent State University. He won the 2011 and 2012 Canadian Amateur Championship.
...
,
Matt Jones,
Scott Stallings,
Steve Stricker
Steven Charles Stricker (born February 23, 1967) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and the PGA Tour Champions. He has twelve victories on the PGA Tour, including the WGC-Match Play title in 2001 and two FedEx Cup play ...
,
Braden Thornberry (a),
Sebastián Vázquez (L),
Aaron Wise
:* Richmond, Texas:
Philip Barbaree
Philip, also Phillip, is a male given name, derived from the Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominent Philips who popularize ...
(a),
Jacob Bergeron
Jacob (; ; ar, يَعْقُوب, Yaʿqūb; gr, Ἰακώβ, Iakṓb), later given the name Israel, is regarded as a patriarch of the Israelites and is an important figure in Abrahamic religions, such as Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Jac ...
(a),
Chris Naegel (L)
Alternates who gained entry:
*
Ryan Evans (England) – claimed spot held for category 14
*
Rikuya Hoshino (Japan) – claimed spot held for category 14
*
Scott Piercy (Memphis) – claimed spot held for category 14
*
Ted Potter Jr. (Columbus) – claimed spot held for category 14
(a) denotes amateur
(L) denotes player advanced through local qualifying
Nationalities in the field
^ Amateur Luis Gagne is a dual-citizen of Costa Rica and the United States. The U.S. Open lists him as representing Costa Rica (as in this table) while the World Amateur Golf Ranking The World Amateur Golf Ranking for men was introduced by The R&A, the governing body of the sport of golf outside the United States and Mexico, on 23 January 2007. It is based on the results of over 2,600 amateur tournaments per year (and amateurs p ...
lists him as representing the United States.
Round summaries
First round
''Thursday, June 14, 2018''
Conditions were extremely difficult as gusty winds hung around all day with sunny skies, making the course firm and fast. Only four players broke par, including
Dustin Johnson
Dustin Hunter Johnson (born June 22, 1984) is an American professional golfer. He has won two major championships, the 2016 U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club with a 4-under-par score of 276 and the 2020 Masters Tournament with a record scor ...
, one of the tournament favorites. The scoring average for the round was 76.47.
Second round
''Friday, June 15, 2018''
Dustin Johnson
Dustin Hunter Johnson (born June 22, 1984) is an American professional golfer. He has won two major championships, the 2016 U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club with a 4-under-par score of 276 and the 2020 Masters Tournament with a record scor ...
held the lead after shooting a 67, four shots ahead of
Charley Hoffman
Charley Lindley Hoffman (born December 27, 1976) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.
Early years and amateur career
Born in San Diego, California, Hoffman won the California state high school championship in 1994 and 199 ...
and
Scott Piercy.
[
Amateurs: '' Grimmer (+5)'', '' Gagne (+7)'', '' Parziale (+7)'', Thornberry (+9), Strafaci (+10), Ghim (+13), ]Rasmussen
The surname Rasmussen () is a Danish and Norwegian surname, meaning '' Rasmus' son''. It is the ninth-most-common surname in Denmark, shared by about 1.9% of the population. (+14), Stewart Hagestad, Hagestad (+15), Bergeron (+16), Humphrey
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Notable people with the name include:
People with the given name Medieval period
:''Ordered chronologically''
*Hunfrid of P ...
(+16), Yu (+17), Huang (+18), Lumsden (+18), Rank
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Level or position in a hierarchical organization
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* ...
(+18), Reitan (+18), Wiseman (+18), Ban (+19), Ellis (+19), Goodwin (+19), Barbaree (+21)
Third round
''Saturday, June 16, 2018''
Second round leader Dustin Johnson
Dustin Hunter Johnson (born June 22, 1984) is an American professional golfer. He has won two major championships, the 2016 U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club with a 4-under-par score of 276 and the 2020 Masters Tournament with a record scor ...
shot a seven-over 77 to fall into a four-way tie with Daniel Berger, Tony Finau
Milton Pouha "Tony" Finau (born September 14, 1989) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour.
Early life and amateur career
Milton Pouha Finau was born on September 14, 1989 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He won the Ut ...
and defending champion Brooks Koepka
Brooks Koepka (, born May 3, 1990) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LIV Golf tour. In October 2018, he became world number one in the Official World Golf Ranking for 47 weeks after winning the 2018 CJ Cup. He won the U.S. Ope ...
. Johnson double bogeyed the par-3 2nd and went six-over on the front-nine. He made his only birdie of the round at the 11th to get back to the top of the leaderboard, but three-putted for bogey on 18 to settle for a share of the 54-hole lead. Berger and Finau began the round in 45th place and 11 shots behind, but each shot 66 (−4) for the low round of the day.
Scoring conditions got more difficult as the day went on. Koepka's two-over 72 was the lowest score among the final four groups. Only three rounds in the 60s were recorded, two of them by Berger and Finau. The scoring average for the round was 75.3.
Phil Mickelson
Philip Alfred Mickelson (born June 16, 1970), nicknamed Lefty, is an American professional golfer who plays for LIV Golf. He has won 45 events on the PGA Tour, including six major championships: three Masters titles (2004, 2006, 2010), two ...
incurred a two-shot penalty on the 13th when he walked after his ball which was running slowly away from the hole after his putt and deliberately hit the ball backwards towards the hole while it was still moving. He ended up shooting 81 (+11), equalling his highest score at the U.S. Open.
[
Amateurs: Parziale (+11), Gagne (+12), Grimmer (+13)
]
Final round
''Sunday, June 17, 2018''
Summary
Brooks Koepka
Brooks Koepka (, born May 3, 1990) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LIV Golf tour. In October 2018, he became world number one in the Official World Golf Ranking for 47 weeks after winning the 2018 CJ Cup. He won the U.S. Ope ...
shot a final round 68 (−2) to finish one ahead of Tommy Fleetwood
Thomas Paul Fleetwood (born 19 January 1991) is an English professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and European Tour. He has won six times on the European Tour.
Background and amateur career
Fleetwood was born on 19 January 1991 in South ...
and win the U.S. Open for the second straight year. He was the first to successfully defend the title in 29 years, since Curtis Strange
Curtis Northrup Strange (born January 30, 1955) is an American professional golfer and TV color commentator. He is the winner of consecutive U.S. Open titles and a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame and Virginia Sports Hall of Fame. He spent ...
in 1989
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.
Koepka began the round in a four-way tie for the lead with Dustin Johnson
Dustin Hunter Johnson (born June 22, 1984) is an American professional golfer. He has won two major championships, the 2016 U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club with a 4-under-par score of 276 and the 2020 Masters Tournament with a record scor ...
, Daniel Berger, and Tony Finau
Milton Pouha "Tony" Finau (born September 14, 1989) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour.
Early life and amateur career
Milton Pouha Finau was born on September 14, 1989 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He won the Ut ...
. He got off to a good start with birdies on three of his first five holes to get to even par and take the lead. At the par-3 11th, his tee shot went into the rough over the green. After chipping into a greenside bunker, he holed a putt to save bogey. At the following hole, he made a six-foot par putt, then at the 14th he got up-and-down to save par from short of the green with an eight-foot putt. Hitting his approach at the par-5 16th to within four feet, he made the birdie to open up a two-shot lead. Despite a bogey at the 18th, Koepka held on win by one.
Fleetwood shot the sixth round of 63 in U.S. Open history to finish in second. He began the round six behind and began by sinking a putt from at the 2nd and three more birdies on the front-nine. He made four straight birdies on holes 12–15, with putts of at 12, at 14, and at 15. Fleetwood had an eight-foot putt at the 18th for the first 62 in U.S. Open history, but it slid past the hole that would have forced the first two-hole playoff.
Johnson made birdie at the 5th but three-putted for bogey at the 7th, 11th, 14th, and 17th. He birdied the last to shoot an even-par 70 and finish two shots behind Koepka. Finau bogeyed three of his first four holes but got back to even for the round with a 26-foot birdie at the 11th. He came to the 18th two back of Koepka but made double bogey and ended up in fifth place, four behind. Berger also started his round with two bogeys and finished with a three-over 73 to tie for sixth. Patrick Reed
Patrick Nathaniel Reed (born August 5, 1990) is an American professional golfer. He has nine tournament victories on the PGA Tour, including one major championship, the 2018 Masters Tournament, and two World Golf Championships, the 2014 WGC-C ...
began three shots behind but birdied his first three holes and five of the first seven to tie for the lead. He made four bogeys the rest of the round, however, to fall back to fourth place.
With the win, Koepka becomes the seventh player to win consecutive U.S. Opens, and the first since Curtis Strange
Curtis Northrup Strange (born January 30, 1955) is an American professional golfer and TV color commentator. He is the winner of consecutive U.S. Open titles and a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame and Virginia Sports Hall of Fame. He spent ...
in 1989
File:1989 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Cypress structure collapses as a result of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, killing motorists below; The proposal document for the World Wide Web is submitted; The Exxon Valdez oil tanker runs ...
.
Final leaderboard
Scorecard
''Final round''
''Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par''
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Media
This was the fourth U.S. Open televised by Fox and FS1
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.
References
External links
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United States Golf Association
Coverage on the PGA of America's official site
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