The 2010 United States Open Championship was the 110th U.S. Open, held June 17–20 in Pebble Beach,

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Graeme McDowell Graeme McDowell (born 30 July 1979) is a professional golfer from Northern Ireland. He has a total of eleven tournament victories on the European Tour, and four on the PGA Tour, including one major championship, the 2010 U.S. Open at Pebble Be ...

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won his first

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title, one stroke ahead of runner-up

Grégory Havret Grégory Havret (born 25 November 1976) is a French professional golfer. Career Havret won the French Amateur Championship three years in a row from 1997 to 1999, and in 1999 he won the European Amateur. He also won a minor professional tournamen ...

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

. McDowell was the first

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an to win the U.S. Open in forty years, since

Tony Jacklin Anthony Jacklin CBE (born 7 July 1944) is a retired English golfer. He was the most successful British player of his generation, winning two major championships, the 1969 Open Championship and the 1970 U.S. Open. He was also Ryder Cup captain ...

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

won in

1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of X (''Extrem ...

. McDowell's win started a period in which four out of five U.S. Open champions between 2010–2014 were European. This was the fifth U.S. Open to be played at Pebble Beach Golf Links (it also hosted in

2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from ...

1992 File:1992 Events Collage V1.png, From left, clockwise: 1992 Los Angeles riots, Riots break out across Los Angeles, California after the Police brutality, police beating of Rodney King; El Al Flight 1862 crashes into a residential apartment buildi ...

1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street bridges, 14th Street Bridge in ...

, and

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...

Course layout

Previous course lengths for major championships * - par 71, 2000 U.S. Open * - par 72, 1992 U.S. Open * - par 72, 1982 U.S. Open * - par 72,

1977 PGA Championship The 1977 PGA Championship was the 59th PGA Championship, played August 11–14 at Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, California. Lanny Wadkins, 27, won his only major championship in a sudden-death playoff over Gene Littler. It was the first ...

* - par 72, 1972 U.S. Open :Prior to 2000, the 2nd hole was played as a par 5.

Field

About half the field each year consists of players who are fully exempt from qualifying for the U.S. Open. The players who qualified for the 2010 U.S. Open are listed below. Each player was classified according to the first category in which he qualified, but other categories are shown in parentheses. ;1. Last 10 U.S. Open Champions Ángel Cabrera (3,9,10,17),

Michael Campbell Michael Shane Campbell (born 23 February 1969) is a New Zealand professional golfer who is best known for having won the 2005 U.S. Open and, at the time, the richest prize in golf, the £1,000,000 HSBC World Match Play Championship, in the s ...

, Jim Furyk (9,10,12,13,17), Lucas Glover (8,9,10,17), Retief Goosen (9,10,17), Geoff Ogilvy (9,10,11,17),

Tiger Woods Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods (born December 30, 1975) is an American professional golfer. He is tied for first in PGA Tour wins, ranks second in men's major championships, and holds numerous golf records. * * * Woods is widely regarded as ...

(4,5,8,9,10,13,17) ;2. Top two finishers in the 2009

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An Byeong-hun (a), Ben Martin (a) ;3. Last five Masters Champions Trevor Immelman, Zach Johnson (9,10,17), Phil Mickelson (5,8,9,10,12,13,17) ;4. Last five

British Open The Open Championship, often referred to as The Open or the British Open, is the oldest golf tournament in the world, and one of the most prestigious. Founded in 1860, it was originally held annually at Prestwick Golf Club in Scotland. Later th ...

Champions

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(9,10,17), Pádraig Harrington (5,9,10,11,17) ;5. Last five

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Champions Yang Yong-eun (9,10,17) ;6. Last three

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Champions Tim Clark (9,12,17),

Sergio García Sergio García Fernández (; born 9 January 1980) is a Spanish professional golfer. He has played on the European Tour, PGA Tour and LIV Golf Invitational Series. García has won 36 international tournaments as a professional, most notably th ...

(8,11,17),

Henrik Stenson Henrik Olof Stenson (; born 5 April 1976) is a Swedish professional golfer. He is the first male Swedish and first male Nordic major champion, having won the 2016 Open Championship at Royal Troon with a major championship record score of 264. ...

(8,17) ;7. The U.S. Senior Open Champion

Fred Funk Frederick Funk (born June 14, 1956) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and PGA Tour Champions. Early life Fred Funk was born in Takoma Park, Maryland. He tried several sports, and even boxed for eight years for a junior ...

;8. Top 15 finishers and ties in the 2009 U.S. Open

Stephen Ames Stephen Michael Ames (born April 28, 1964) is a professional golfer formerly of the PGA Tour, who now plays on the PGA Tour Champions. The biggest win of his career was at The Players Championship in 2006. He holds dual citizenship of Trinidad an ...

Ricky Barnes Richard Kyle Barnes (born February 6, 1981) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour. Early years and amateur career Barnes was born in Stockton, California. He played college golf at the University of Arizona fro ...

Matt Bettencourt Matt Bettencourt (born April 12, 1975) is an American professional golfer. Born in Alameda, California, Bettencourt turned professional in 2001 after attending Modesto Junior College. In 2008, Bettencourt won twice on the Nationwide Tour, at t ...

, David Duval,

Ross Fisher Ross Daniel Fisher (born 22 November 1980) is an English professional golfer who plays on the European Tour, where he has won five times, including the 2009 Volvo World Match Play Championship at Finca Cortesin Golf Club in Spain. Early life F ...

(11,17), Søren Hansen,

Hunter Mahan Hunter Myles Mahan (born May 17, 1982) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He is a winner of two World Golf Championship events, the 2010 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational and the 2012 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship. ...

(9,10,17),

Rory McIlroy Rory Daniel McIlroy (born 4 May 1989) is a professional golfer from Northern Ireland who is a member of both the European and PGA Tours. He is the current world number one in the Official World Golf Ranking, and has spent over 100 weeks in tha ...

(11,12,17), Ryan Moore, Mike Weir (9,10) ;9. Top 30 leaders on the 2009

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br>official money list
Paul Casey (11,14,17), Brian Gay (10),

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 score ...

(10,12,17),

Jerry Kelly Jerome Patrick Kelly (born November 23, 1966) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and PGA Tour Champions. Career Born and raised in Madison, Wisconsin, Kelly graduated from the University of Hartford in 1989 and turne ...

(10), Matt Kuchar (12,17), Justin Leonard, Kevin Na (10,17), Sean O'Hair (10,17), Kenny Perry (10,17),

Ian Poulter Ian James Poulter (born 10 January 1976) is an English professional golfer who plays in the LIV Golf League. He has previously been ranked as high as number 5 in the world rankings. The highlights of Poulter's career to date have been his two W ...

(11,14,17), John Rollins,

Rory Sabbatini Rory Mario Trevor Sabbatini (born 2 April 1976) is a South African-Slovak professional golfer. Sabbatini won six times on the PGA Tour between 2000 and 2011 and was runner-up in the 2007 Masters. He spent 21 weeks in the world top-10 in late-2 ...

John Senden John Gerard Senden (born 20 April 1971) is an Australian professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. Senden was born in Brisbane, Queensland and turned pro in 1992. Senden has played all over the world. He is a regular competitor on the PGA ...

(10), Steve Stricker (10,12,13,17), David Toms (10), Nick Watney (10,17) ;10. All players qualifying for the 2009 edition of

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Luke Donald Luke Campbell Donald MBE (born 7 December 1977) is an English professional golfer and former world number one. He plays mainly on the U.S.-based PGA Tour but is also a member of the European Tour. Donald had an outstanding year in 2011, winnin ...

(17),

Jason Dufner Jason Christopher Dufner (born March 24, 1977) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour where he is a five-time winner. He has won one major championship, the 2013 PGA Championship. He was also runner-up in the 2011 PGA Cha ...

, Ernie Els (11,12,13,14,17), Marc Leishman,

Steve Marino Stephen Paul Marino, Jr. (born March 10, 1980) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. Early life, education, early golf A military brat, Marino was born in Altus, Oklahoma, where his father, Steve Sr., was stationed as a n ...

Heath Slocum Tyler Heath Slocum (born February 3, 1974) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour. Early years Slocum was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He attended St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School in Bunkie, Louisiana from ...

, Scott Verplank ;11. Top 15 on the 2009 European Tourbr>Race to Dubai

Simon Dyson Simon John Dyson (born 21 December 1977) is an English professional golfer. He played on the European Tour from 2001 to 2017, having played on the Asian Tour in 2000 and winning the Order of Merit. He had six wins on the European Tour, includin ...

Martin Kaymer Martin Kaymer ( ; born 28 December 1984) is a German professional golfer. A winner of two major championships, he was also the No. 1 ranked golfer in the Official World Golf Ranking for eight weeks in 2011. Kaymer achieved his first major vict ...

(17), Søren Kjeldsen,

Ross McGowan Ross Ian Thomas McGowan (born 23 April 1982) is an English professional golfer. He has won twice on the European Tour, the 2009 Madrid Masters and the 2020 Italian Open. Early life and amateur career McGowan was born in Basildon, Essex, and ...

, Francesco Molinari (17),

Lee Westwood Lee John Westwood (born 24 April 1973) is an English professional golfer. Noted for his consistency, Westwood is one of the few golfers who has won tournaments on five continents – Europe, North America, Asia, Africa and Oceania – including ...

(14,17), Oliver Wilson (17) ;12. Top 10 on the 2010

official money list through May 24, 2010 (the

HP Byron Nelson Championship The AT&T Byron Nelson is a golf tournament in Texas on the PGA Tour, currently hosted by TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, northeast of Dallas. Held in May, it is one of two PGA Tour stops in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex – which until the 2020- ...

) Robert Allenby (17),

Camilo Villegas Camilo Villegas (; born 7 January 1982) is a Colombian professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. Early years Villegas was born in Medellín, Colombia, and took up golf as a child. After several different National Junior Championships in Co ...

(17) *'' Anthony Kim (17) did not play after undergoing thumb surgery.''Injured Allenby could be buddy J. Lyle's only chance to play
/ref> ;13. Winners of multiple PGA Tour events between the end of the 2009 U.S. Open and the start of the 2010 U.S. Open ;14. Top 5 from the 2010 European Tour Race to Dubai through May 24, 2010 (the BMW PGA Championship) Charl Schwartzel (17) ;15. Top 2 on the 2009

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br>official money list
provided they are within the top 75 point leaders of the Official World Golf Rankings at the end of 2009 Yuta Ikeda (17),

Ryo Ishikawa , also known by the nickname , is a Japanese professional golfer. Amateur career On 20 May 2007, Ishikawa became the youngest winner ever of a men's regular tournament on the Japan Golf Tour by winning the Munsingwear Open KSB Cup at the age 15 ...

(17) ;16. Top 2 on the 2009 PGA Tour of Australasiabr>official money list
provided they are within the top 75 point leaders of the Official World Golf Rankings at the end of 2009 Michael Sim (17) *''

Alistair Presnell Alistair Presnell (born 26 March 1979) is an Australian professional golfer. Presnell was born in Melbourne, Victoria. Having won three amateur titles during 2003, he turned professional at the start of 2004 and joined both the PGA Tour of Aus ...

, ranked 376th, did not qualify.'' ;17. Top 50 on the Official World Golf Rankings list as of May 24, 2010

K. J. Choi Choi Kyung-Ju ( ko, 최경주; born 19 May 1970), commonly known as K. J. Choi, is a South Korean professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour and PGA Tour Champions. Since turning pro in 1994, he has won more than twenty p ...

Ben Crane Benjamin McCully Crane (born March 6, 1976) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. Early years and amateur career Crane was born in Portland, Oregon. He was introduced to golf at age five by his grandfather. He grew up play ...

Peter Hanson Peter Daniel Hanson (born 4 October 1977) is a Swedish former professional golfer who played on the European Tour and has played on the PGA Tour. Early life Hanson was born in Svedala, in Skåne county in the south of Sweden. He was first intr ...

, Thongchai Jaidee, Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Robert Karlsson,

, Edoardo Molinari, Louis Oosthuizen,

Álvaro Quirós Álvaro Quirós García (born 21 January 1983) is a Spanish professional golfer. Quirós was born in Guadiaro, a borough of San Roque, Cádiz. He turned professional in 2004. Professional career Quirós played on the Challenge Tour in 2006, w ...

, Adam Scott ;18. Special exemptions selected by the USGA

Vijay Singh Vijay Singh ( hif, विजय सिंह ; born 22 February 1963), nicknamed "The Big Fijian", is a Fijian professional golfer. He has won 34 events on the PGA Tour, including three major championships: one Masters title (2000) and two ...

, Tom Watson ;Sectional qualifiers *Japan:

Hiroyuki Fujita Hiroyuki Fujita ( ja, 藤田寛之, born 16 June 1969) is a Japanese professional golfer. Career Fujita has won 18 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and has featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking, finishing in 48th position o ...

, Paul Sheehan,

Toru Taniguchi is a Japanese professional golfer born in Nara. Career Taniguchi has won 20 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour, ranking 10th on the most career victories list; topped the annual earnings list in 2002 and 2007; and is fourth on the career ear ...

Kaname Yokoo Kaname Yokoo ( ja, 横尾要, born 24 July 1972) is a Japanese professional golfer. Career Yokoo was born in Tokyo. He plays mainly on the Japan Golf Tour and has five wins there. After he won the Japan PGA Match-Play Championship in 2000 he re ...

*England: Gary Boyd, Rafa Cabrera-Bello, Rhys Davies,

Rafael Echenique Rafael Echenique (born 18 October 1980) is an Argentine professional golfer. Early life and amateur career Echenique was born in San Luis, Argentina. He won the Argentine Amateur Rankings in 1997/98. Professional career Echenique turned pro in 1 ...

Mikko Ilonen Mikko Ilonen (born 18 December 1979) is a retired Finnish professional golfer who played on the European Tour, winning five times. He is considered to be the greatest golfer from Finland. Career Ilonen was born in Lahti, Finland. He won the 2000 ...

, Rikard Karlberg,

Jean-François Lucquin Jean-François "Jeff" Lucquin (born 25 December 1978) is a French professional golfer. Having played on the Challenge Tour for four seasons, Lucquin finally gained his place on the European Tour for 2003 by finishing second in the 2002 Challenge ...

, Pablo Martín, Gareth Maybin, James Morrison *United States :*Sacramento, California:

Joseph Bramlett Joseph Eugene Bramlett (born April 7, 1988) is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour. He was one of two PGA Tour golfers of African-American descent on the 2011 PGA Tour, alongside Tiger Woods. Early life and career Bramlett, a birac ...

(a,L), Erick Justesen (L), Kenny Kim (L),

Andrew Putnam Andrew David Putnam (born January 25, 1989) is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour. Early years Born and raised in Tacoma, Washington, Putnam graduated high school in 2007 from Life Christian Academy. His older brother Michael has als ...

(a,L) :*Littleton, Colorado:

Stephen Allan Stephen Douglas Allan (born 18 October 1973) is an Australian professional golfer. Allan was born in Melbourne. His parents emigrated from Edinburgh, Scotland three years before he was born. He turned professional in 1996 and was a member of t ...

, Jason Preeo (L) :*Hobe Sound, Florida:

Travis Hampshire Travis may refer to: People and fictional characters *Travis (given name), a list of people and fictional characters *Travis (surname), a list of people Places in the United States *Travis, Staten Island, a neighborhood *Travis Air Force Base, a ...

(L),

Kevin Phelan Kevin Phelan (born 8 November 1990) is an Irish professional golfer who finished T62nd at the 2013 U.S. Open. Phelan was born in Waterford, Ireland and grew up in St. Augustine, Florida. He played college golf at the University of North Flori ...

(a,L),

Gary Woodland Gary Woodland (born May 21, 1984) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. Woodland won the U.S. Open in 2019, his first major championship and sixth professional victory. Following a successful college career, he turned ...

:*Roswell, Georgia: Russell Henley (a,L), Mark Silvers (L) :*Woodstock, Illinois: Bennett Blakeman (a,L), Jerry Smith (L) :*Rockville, Maryland:

Arjun Atwal Arjun Singh Atwal (born 20 March 1973) is an Indian professional golfer who has played on the Asian Tour and the European Tour and is the first player born in India to become a member of, and later win a tournament on the U.S.-based PGA Tour. E ...

, Craig Barlow, Jason Gore, Kent Jones,

Daniel Summerhays Daniel Summerhays (born December 2, 1983) is an American professional golfer. His brother Boyd Summerhays played on the Canadian Tour as well as the PGA Tour, and is currently the coach of the PGA Tour's Tony Finau. He is the nephew of Champions T ...

(L), Ty Tryon (L),

Steve Wheatcroft Steven John Wheatcroft (born February 21, 1978) is an American professional golfer. Wheatcroft was born in Indiana, Pennsylvania, grew up in Washington, Pennsylvania, and attended Indiana University earning a degree in Sports Marketing and Manag ...

:*St. Louis, Missouri: Scott Langley (a,L) :*Summit, New Jersey: Jon Curran (L),

Jim Herman James Robert Herman (born November 5, 1977) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. Early life Born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, Herman learned to play golf at the Shawnee Lookout course in Hamilton County. He graduate ...

, Dan McCarthy (L), Blaine Peffley (L) :*Columbus, Ohio: Stuart Appleby,

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, A ...

, Aaron Baddeley,

Alex Čejka Alexander Čejka (born 2 December 1970) is a Czech-German professional golfer. Čejka was born in Mariánské Lázně, Czechoslovakia. He left the country with his parents as a refugee at the age of nine, eventually settling in Munich, where h ...

, Ben Curtis,

Brendon de Jonge Brendon de Jonge (born 18 July 1980) is a professional golfer from Zimbabwe. He currently plays on the PGA Tour. He played collegiate golf at Virginia Tech. Virginia Tech career De Jonge was a two-time All-America selection by the Golf Coaches of ...

Harrison Frazar Harrison Frazar (born July 29, 1971) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Web.com Tour and currently plays on the PGA Tour Champions. Amateur career Frazar was born in Dallas, Texas and was raised there and in ...

Derek Lamely Derek Lamely (born July 12, 1980) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour. Background Lamely was born in Belleville, Illinois. He was a member of the Texas State Championship team at Montgome ...

Tom Lehman Thomas Edward Lehman (born March 7, 1959) is an American professional golfer. A former number 1 ranked golfer, his tournament wins include one major title, the 1996 Open Championship; and he is the only golfer in history to have been awarded th ...

Hugo León Hugo or HUGO may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Hugo'' (film), a 2011 film directed by Martin Scorsese * Hugo Award, a science fiction and fantasy award named after Hugo Gernsback * Hugo (franchise), a children's media franchise based on a ...

(L), Davis Love III, John Mallinger, Alex Martin (a,L),

Terry Pilkadaris Terry Peter Pilkadaris (born 30 October 1973) is an Australian professional golfer. Pilkadaris was born in Perth, Western Australia. He turned professional in 1998, joining the PGA Tour of Australasia. Since 2002 he has played on the Asian Tour ...

Bo Van Pelt Bo Van Pelt (born May 16, 1975) is an American professional golfer who has played on both the Nationwide Tour and the PGA Tour. He has featured in the top 20 of the Official World Golf Ranking. Van Pelt was born in Richmond, Indiana. He graduat ...

:*Springfield, Ohio: Erik Compton (L), Brian Davis,

Noh Seung-yul Noh Seung-yul ( ko, 노승열; born 29 May 1991), or Seung-yul Noh is a South Korean professional golfer. Professional career Noh turned professional in 2007 and successfully negotiated qualifying school for the 2008 Asian Tour. He won the Mi ...

:*Portland, Oregon: Jason Allred (L),

Kent Eger Kent Eger (born February 18, 1981) is a Canadian professional golfer who plays on the Canadian Tour and Gateway Tour. Eger was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada and currently resides in Scottsdale, Arizona. Junior and amateur golf Eger had su ...

(L), Matthew Richardson (L) :*Memphis, Tennessee:

Rich Barcelo Rich Barcelo (born July 12, 1975) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Web.com Tour. Barcelo played on the Nationwide Tour in 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005, and 2008-09. He was a member of the PGA Tour in 2004 and 2007. ...

David Frost Sir David Paradine Frost (7 April 1939 – 31 August 2013) was a British television host, journalist, comedian and writer. He rose to prominence during the satire boom in the United Kingdom when he was chosen to host the satirical programme ' ...

, Paul Goydos,

Mathias Grönberg Mathias David Grönberg (born 12 March 1970) is a Swedish professional golfer who has played on the European Tour, PGA Tour, and their second-tier tours. Amateur career Grönberg was born in Stockholm, Sweden. He won the Swedish Boys Championshi ...

J. J. Henry Ronald "J.J." Henry III (born April 2, 1975) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. Amateur career Henry was born in Fairfield, Connecticut. While attending Texas Christian University, he was the individual runner up at t ...

Morgan Hoffmann Morgan Hoffmann (born August 11, 1989) is an American professional golfer. Raised in Ringwood, New Jersey, Hoffmann attended Ramapo High School. After winning two consecutive New Jersey state championships, Hoffmann relocated to the Internation ...

(a),

Shaun Micheel Shaun Carl Micheel (born January 5, 1969) is an American professional golfer who is best known for his surprise victory at the 2003 PGA Championship. Career Micheel was born in Orlando, Florida. He attended Christian Brothers High School in Memp ...

Deane Pappas Deane Pappas (born 12 December 1967) is a South African professional golfer. He has won twice on both the Southern Africa-based Sunshine Tour and on the second-tier United States based Buy.com Tour, now the Web.com Tour. Pappas was born in Pha ...

, Brandt Snedeker,

Chris Stroud Christopher James Stroud (born February 3, 1982) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour. He finally got his first professional win on August 6, 2017 at the Barracuda Championship after 290 starts on the PGA Tour. ...

Hudson Swafford Hudson Swafford (born September 9, 1987) is an American professional golfer. He formerly played on the PGA Tour, where he won three tournaments, until June 2022, when he joined LIV Golf. Early life and amateur career Swafford was born in Tallaha ...

(a,L), Charles Warren :*The Woodlands, Texas: Bob Estes, Bobby Gates ;Alternates who gained entry *

Azuma Yano (born 6 July 1977) is a Japanese professional golfer. Yano has won three tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings The Official World Golf Ranking is a system for rating the performa ...

(Japan) – replaced Anthony Kim *

Simon Khan Simon Khan (born 16 June 1972) is an English professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. Khan turned professional in 1991 but spent many years struggling to establish his tournament career. His first full season on the European Tour was ...

(England) – claimed spot held for category 13 *

Rocco Mediate Rocco Anthony Mediate (born December 17, 1962) is an American professional golfer who has won List of golfers with most PGA Tour wins, six times on the PGA Tour and three times on the PGA Tour Champions. In the 2008 U.S. Open (golf), 2008 U.S. Ope ...

(Columbus) – claimed spot held for category 13 (a) denotes amateur (L) denotes player advanced through local qualifying

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Missed the cut

Nationalities in the field

Round summaries

First round

''Thursday, June 17, 2010'' The 110th U.S. Open began on a sunny cool day on the Monterey Peninsula. Paul Casey,

, and

all shot a 69 (−2) to lead after 18 holes. De Jonge holed out for eagle at the very difficult par-5 14th hole. Rafa Cabrera-Bello,

, Mike Weir, and

all shot 70 (−1). The 2009 and 2010 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am winner

shot an even par 71.

, who won the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach by 15 strokes in

, shot a birdie-free 74 (+3). Phil Mickelson, another of the favorites entering the tournament, struggled to a 75 (+4). This was the first time in over seven years, since the first round of the 2003 Masters, where neither Woods nor Mickelson made a birdie in a round of a major championship.

Second round

''Friday, June 18, 2010'' McDowell shot a 68 (−3) to take the 36-hole lead at 139 (−3). Casey posted a 73 (+2) to move back to even par, as did de Jonge.

shot a 77 (+6), with a double-hit on a chip shot on the first hole. Woods continued to struggle, with a 72 (+1) for 146 (+4). Among those at 141 (−1) were Ernie Els, Johnson, Ishikawa, and Mickelson. Mickelson shot 66 (−5) with a front nine charge with birdies at 2, 3, 4, 6, and 8. Notable players who missed the cut (+7) were

, and two-time heart transplant survivor Erik Compton, who was playing in his first major. * Amateurs (a): ''

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(+2),

Henley Henley may refer to: Places United Kingdom * Henley, Dorset, a location * Henley, Gloucestershire, a location * Henley-on-Thames, a town in South Oxfordshire, England ** Henley (UK Parliament constituency) ** Henley Rural District, a former ru ...

(+5)'', Hoffmann (+8), Swafford (+8), Bramlett (+11), An (+12), Putnam (+12), B. Martin (+13), Phelan (+16), A. Martin (+21), Blakeman (+24).

Third round

''Saturday, June 19, 2010'' Johnson stormed to five-under 66 for a 207 (−6) and a three shot lead over McDowell at 210. Johnson eagled the drivable fourth hole to go with birdies on 17 and 18. Woods shot a back nine 31, with birdies on the last three holes to get back in contention in solo third place at 212 (−1). Both

and Els finished at even par, six shots back of Johnson. Mickelson double bogeyed the 9th hole and struggled to a 73 (+2).

Final round

''Sunday, June 20, 2010'' Overnight leader Johnson quickly dropped out of contention with a triple-bogey on the second hole and a double on the third hole. Els was tied for the lead at a part of the round, but fell back eventually. Havret remained closely in contention, but McDowell ground out a round of 74 to win his first major championship. * Amateurs:

(+8), Langley (+8) Source:

Scorecard

''Final round'' ''Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par'' : Source:

References

External links

USOpen.com – 2010

Coverage from PGA Tour's official site
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Coverage from European Tour's official site
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