1986 U.S. Open: One for the Old(ish) Guys
The 1986 U.S. Open was the 86th time the tournament was played and the winner established a new age record.
Winner: Raymond Floyd, 279
Where it was played: Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Shinnecock Hills, New York
Tournament dates: June 12-15, 1986
Leader after first round: Bob Tway, 70
Leader after second round: Greg Norman, 139
Leader after third round: Greg Norman, 210
Notable Notes: Raymond Floyd trailed by three strokes entering the final round, then shot a 66 to overtake the lead and win the championship. It was Floyd's first U.S. Open win and the last of his four wins in majors. Third-round leader Greg Norman finished with a 75 to fall out of the Top 10. Floyd, age 43, was the tournament's oldest winner in its history to this point.
Final Scores
Raymond Floyd | 75-68-70-66—279 |
Lanny Wadkins | 74-70-72-65—281 |
Chip Beck | 75-73-68-65—281 |
Lee Trevino | 74-68-69-71—282 |
Hal Sutton | 75-70-66-71—282 |
Payne Stewart | 76-68-69-70—283 |
Ben Crenshaw | 76-69-69-69—283 |
Bob Tway | 70-73-69-72—284 |
Mark McCumber | 74-71-68-71—284 |
Bernhard Langer | 74-70-70-70—284 |
Jack Nicklaus | 77-72-67-68—284 |
Denis Watson | 72-70-71-72—285 |
Greg Norman | 71-68-71-75—285 |
Mark Calcavecchia | 75-75-72-65—287 |
Gary Koch | 73-73-71-71—288 |
Craig Stadler | 74-71-74-69—288 |
Jodie Mudd | 73-75-69-71—288 |
Scott Verplank | 75-72-67-74—288 |
Bobby Wadkins | 75-69-72-72—288 |
Fuzzy Zoeller | 75-74-71-68—288 |
David Graham | 76-71-69-72—288 |
David Frost | 72-72-77-67—288 |
Joey Sindelar | 81-66-70-71—288 |
Tom Watson | 72-71-71-75—289 |
Lennie Clements | 75-72-67-75—289 |
Seve Ballesteros | 75-73-68-73—289 |
Larry Mize | 75-71-73-70—289 |
Don Pooley | 75-71-74-69—289 |
Mike Reid | 74-73-66-76—289 |
Andy Bean | 76-72-73-68—289 |
Larry Rinker | 77-71-70-71—289 |
Calvin Peete | 77-73-70-69—289 |
Dave Eichelberger | 80-70-72-67—289 |
Paul Azinger | 78-72-70-70—290 |
Tom Kite | 74-74-73-70—291 |
Tom Cook | 75-73-70-73—291 |
Larry Nelson | 75-73-70-73—291 |
Phil Blackmar | 75-75-70-71—291 |
Mark McNulty | 75-72-68-76—291 |
a-Sam Randolph | 79-71-68-73—291 |
Doug Tewell | 74-73-71-74—292 |
Roger Maltbie | 76-70-73-73—292 |
Bruce Fleisher | 76-73-71-72—292 |
Mark O'Meara | 76-73-71-72—292 |
Dave Barr | 75-73-73-72—293 |
Kenny Knox | 72-76-74-71—293 |
Johnny Miller | 76-72-71-74—293 |
Sandy Lyle | 78-71-72-72—293 |
Mark Lye | 80-70-70-73—293 |
Barry Jaeckel | 75-74-71-74—294 |
David Hobby | 76-74-71-73—294 |
Mac O'Grady | 75-69-73-77—294 |
Bill Glasson | 76-74-69-76—295 |
Tommy Nakajima | 72-72-78-73—295 |
Hubert Green | 75-75-75-71—296 |
Wayne Levi | 77-70-74-75—296 |
David Israelson | 79-71-72-74—296 |
Greg Powers | 80-70-72-74—296 |
Peter Jacobsen | 76-72-73-76—297 |
T.C. Chen | 76-72-75-74—297 |
Frank Conner | 75-73-77-72—297 |
Jeff Sluman | 75-74-75-74—298 |
David Ogrin | 76-73-74-75—298 |
Rick Fehr | 72-77-75-74—298 |
Dick Mast | 76-74-76-74—300 |
Howard Twitty | 79-71-75-76—301 |
Andy North | 79-71-77-75—302 |
Mike Malaska | 74-74-80-75—303 |
Peter Oosterhuis | 78-70-78-78—304 |
Brad Greer | 78-72-79-76—305 |