Brothers Who Won the U.S. Open Golf Championship

The golf world is full of families that have multiple members who turn pro. Some families even have multiple tour winners in them. But what about the U.S. Open — have any pairs of brothers both won this major? The answer is yes.

In the history of the U.S. Open golf tournament (which dates to 1896), exactly one pair of brothers has both won it:

• Willie Smith (1899) and Alex Smith (1906, 1910)

Willie Smith won the 1899 U.S. Open by 11 strokes, which remained the U.S. Open record for margin of victory until Tiger Woods won by 15 in 2000.

Willie finished runner-up in two other U.S. Opens, one of which was his brother Alex Smith's first win in the 1906 U.S. Open. Alex had already finished runner-up in three U.S. Opens by that point.

Alex also won the 1910 U.S. Open in a 3-man playoff that included another Smith brother, Macdonald Smith. Macdonald — who won more big tournaments than Willie and Alex combined, but never a major — finished second in the 1930 U.S. Open.

Have any other pairs of brothers come close to both winning the U.S. Open? There are two U.S. Open winners who had brothers who also recorded Top 10 finishes in this major.

Olin Dutra won the 1934 U.S. Open one year after Mortie Dutra finished sixth in the 1933 U.S. Open. Mortie was a distant seven strokes behind the champion, however, in 1933.

Lloyd Mangrum was the 1946 U.S. Open champ. His older brother Ray Mangrum was in solo third, one stroke off the lead, at the 1935 U.S. Open before finishing in a tie for fourth place, four strokes back.

U.S. Open champions Fred Herd (1898) and Laurie Auchterlonie (1902) both had brothers who won majors, but different majors, not the U.S. Open.

Related articles:

• Brothers who won on the PGA Tour
• Brother-sister winners on PGA Tour/LPGA Tour
• Family winners in USGA championships (brothers, sisters, parent-child)

Sources:
United States Golf Association. U.S. Open Championship 126th Record Book, 2026, All-Time Records.