1985 U.S. Open: North(ern) Exposure
The 1985 U.S. Open was the 85th time the tournament was played. Andy North won his second trophy.
Winner: Andy North, 279
Where it was played: Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Tournament dates: June 13-16, 1985
Leader after first round: T.C. Chen, 65
Leader after second round: T.C. Chen, 134
Leader after third round: T.C. Chen, 203
Notable Notes: For the first three rounds, T.C. Chen led and it appeared the Taiwanese golfer would become the first Asian player to win one of golf's professional majors. Then he tumbled in the final round to a 77, including an infamous double-hit on the fifth hole that contibuted to a quadruple bogey. Who took advantage? Andy North, whose 74 wasn't great, but just good enough to capture a 1-stroke victory.
Final Scores
| Andy North | 70-65-70-74—279 |
| Dave Barr | 70-68-70-72—280 |
| Denis Watson | 72-65-73-70—280 |
| T.C. Chen | 65-69-69-77—280 |
| Payne Stewart | 70-70-71-70—281 |
| Seve Ballesteros | 71-70-69-71—281 |
| Lanny Wadkins | 70-72-69-70—281 |
| Johnny Miller | 74-71-68-69—282 |
| Fuzzy Zoeller | 71-69-72-71—283 |
| Jack Renner | 72-69-72-70—283 |
| Corey Pavin | 72-68-73-70—283 |
| Rick Fehr | 69-67-73-74—283 |
| Tom Kite | 69-70-71-74—284 |
| Hale Irwin | 73-72-70-70—285 |
| Greg Norman | 72-71-71-72—286 |
| Andy Bean | 69-72-73-72—286 |
| Joey Sindelar | 72-72-69-73—286 |
| Scott Simpson | 73-73-68-72—286 |
| Don Pooley | 73-69-73-71—286 |
| Mark O'Meara | 72-67-75-72—286 |
| Tony Sills | 75-70-71-70—286 |
| Jay Haas | 69-66-77-74—286 |
| Gil Morgan | 71-72-72-72—287 |
| Tom Sieckmann | 73-73-70-71—287 |
| David Graham | 73-72-74-68—287 |
| David Frost | 74-68-74-71—287 |
| Hal Sutton | 74-71-74-68—287 |
| Mike Reid | 69-75-70-73—287 |
| Raymond Floyd | 72-67-73-75—287 |
| Fred Funk | 75-70-72-70—287 |
| Peter Jacobsen | 71-73-72-72—288 |
| Bruce Lietzke | 72-71-74-71—288 |
| Curtis Strange | 71-68-76-73—288 |
| Scott Hoch | 73-72-71-73—289 |
| Jim Thorpe | 73-69-74-73—289 |
| Loren Roberts | 74-71-74-70—289 |
| Skeeter Heath | 70-70-77-72—289 |
| a-Scott Verplank | 77-69-74-69—289 |
| Bill Glasson | 70-71-75-74—290 |
| Larry Mize | 72-73-70-75—290 |
| John Mahaffey | 72-70-75-73—290 |
| Larry Nelson | 71-71-77-71—290 |
| Fred Couples | 66-78-73-73—290 |
| Ronnie Black | 71-69-76-75—291 |
| Danny Edwards | 72-69-73-77—291 |
| Tim Simpson | 74-72-72-74—292 |
| Jeff Sanders | 71-75-73-73—292 |
| Bobby Wadkins | 72-69-75-76—292 |
| Ed Fiori | 72-71-76-73—292 |
| Wayne Levi | 75-71-70-76—292 |
| Frank Conner | 74-68-77-73—292 |
| Bill Israelson | 71-72-75-75—293 |
| Rafael Alarcon | 73-72-72-76—293 |
| Dick Mast | 71-71-77-74—293 |
| Morris Hatalsky | 71-72-77-73—293 |
| Peter Oosterhuis | 73-71-76-74—294 |
| Brad Faxon | 71-72-77-75—295 |
| Ken Mattiace | 74-72-73-77—296 |
| Lee Rinker | 74-69-75-78—296 |
| Gene Sauers | 70-73-80-73—296 |
| Ken Green | 73-73-79-74—299 |
| Bob Eastwood | 72-73-80-74—299 |
| Jeff Grygiel | 73-70-76-81—300 |
| a-Jay Sigel | 76-69-78-79—302 |
| Curt Byrum | 71-75-80-76—302 |
| Gregory Chapman | 75-71-80-78—304 |
