Golf Compendium

The 2029 U.S. Open golf championship will be the 129th time the tournament is played. The U.S. Open is the second-oldest tournament among the four "major championships" of men's professional golf, dating to 1895. Run by the USGA, it is played annually in June and rotates to golf courses around the United States

Two rounds, 36 holes of golf, is the midway point of the U.S. Open golf championship. Which golfer holds the record for largest lead after the second round? Three golfers share that record — Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and Martin Kaymer.

What is the largest lead after three rounds of a U.S. Open by a golfer who failed to win it? In the tournament's history, only three golfers have held leads of four or more after 54 holes and not gone on to win. And the biggest blown 54-hole lead is five strokes.

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.

The U.S. Open is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, while The Players Championship is the biggest tournament run by the PGA Tour and is nicknamed " the fifth major ." How many golfers have won both these prestigious tournaments in the same calendar year?

Which golfers have played in the U.S. Open most often? Which ones played in this major championship the most years consecutively? Those are the U.S. Open records we examine below.

Who won the 1942 U.S. Open golf tournament? Trick question: The tournament wasn't played. But a different tournament run just like a U.S. Open was played, and some golf historians refer to that event as the substitute U.S. Open of 1942.

What are the lowest scores in U.S. Open history for the final two rounds? We're talking about the golfers who scored the best for the final 36 holes — their combined scores for the third and fourth rounds of this major championship.

When a golfer wins a tournament — any tournament, but especially a major championship — returning the following year to defend that title is a big deal. Not many golfers win the same trophy in consecutive years, and being the defending champion is accompanied by lots of great attention. But not all defending champs in the U.S. Open have returned. Sometimes that's been by choice, sometimes due to injury, and even, in one case, because the U.S. Open winner died before the next year's tournament.

Which golfers have gone the longest in-between victories in the U.S. Open? Only a few golfers have gone as long as eight years between winning this major championship.

Being the low amateur in the U.S. Open is a great achievement in itself. Winning the U.S. Open is one of the greatest achievements in golf. But how many golfers have earned low amateur honors and also won the tournament at some point?

The 2028 U.S. Open golf tournament will be the 128th time the tournament is played. Staged by the United States Golf Association and dating to 1895, the U.S. Open is the second-oldest tournament among the four "major championships." It is played annually in June and rotates to golf courses around the U.S.

In the history of the U.S. Open, a golfer has played the first three rounds (54 holes) in fewer than 200 strokes exactly one time. The golfer who did it, the golfer who currently holds the record for lowest score after the first three rounds of a U.S. Open, is Rory McIlroy.

What is the lowest cumulative score any golfer has achieved over the first two rounds of a U.S. Open? That score is 130, and two golfers share the record.

Which golf course holds the record for being the site of the most U.S. Open golf championships? That is Oakmont Country Club, where the U.S. Open has taken place 10 times.

Have any golfers won all three of the NCAA championship (individual trophy), U.S. Amateur Championship and U.S. Open? Yes, but so far only three golfers have pulled off this treble.

When and where will future U.S. Open golf tournaments be played? The "when" is known for future U.S. Opens a few years in advance; there "where" is known for U.S. Open several decades into the future.

The U.S. Open is one of the four major championships of men's professional golf. And like all of those majors, it has a cut at the midway point — following the second of four rounds. The golfers who contend in the U.S. Open make a lot of money. But what about the golfers who miss the cut? Do they receive any payout from the U.S. Open prize fund? If so, how much?

Winning the U.S. Open is hard. Winning the U.S. Senior Open is also hard. Winning them both over the course of one's career? That's something only eight golfers so far have done.

The national opens of Great Britain and the United States — the British Open and U.S. Open — are the two oldest tournaments in major championship golf. Winning them both over the course of one's career is a strong indicator of a Hall-of-Fame career. Winning them both in the same year? That is something that has happened only seven times in golf history.