118th U.S. OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP – FACT SHEET June 14-17, 2018, Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, Southampton, N.Y. mediacenter.usga.org | usopen.com | #USOpen PAR AND YARDAGE Shinnecock Hills Golf Club will be set up at 7,440 yards and will play to a par of 35-35—70. The yardage for each round of the championship will vary due to course setup and conditions. HOLE BY HOLE Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Total Par 4 3 4 4 5 4 3 4 4 35 Yards 399 252 500 475 589 491 189 439 485 3,819 Hole 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Total Par 4 3 4 4 4 4 5 3 4 35 Yards 415 159 469 374 519 409 616 175 485 3,621 ARCHITECTS Willie Davis completed the first 12 holes in 1891 and head professional Willie Dunn contributed six holes by 1894. The path of the railroad line forced the club to acquire land north of the clubhouse, where, from 1916-17, Charles Blair Macdonald fashioned six new holes for play. William Flynn then constructed 12 new holes and largely altered Macdonald's layout from 1929 to 1931. The clubhouse, built in 1892, underwent a major restoration in 2016 but remains substantially the same as a century ago. COURSE RATING Based on the course setup for the championship, the USGA Course Rating™ is 76.9 and the Slope Rating® is 146. WHO CAN ENTER The championship is open to any professional golfer and any amateur golfer with a Handicap Index® not exceeding 1.4. The deadline for entries was Wednesday, April 25. ENTRIES In 2018, the USGA accepted 9,049 entries, the eighth-highest total in U.S. Open history. The record of 10,127 entries was set in 2014. There were 9,882 entries filed in 2015. LOCAL QUALIFYING Local qualifying, played over 18 holes, was conducted at 112 sites in the U.S. between April 30-May 17. Qualifying was held in 45 U.S. states and Canada. Florida hosted 15 local qualifiers, while California was second with 14. SECTIONAL QUALIFYING Sectional qualifying, played over 36 holes, was conducted at two international sites on May 21 (Japan) and June 4 (England) as well as 10 U.S. sites on Monday, June 4. CHAMPIONSHIP FIELD The starting field of 156 golfers will be cut after 36 holes to the low 60 scorers (and ties). SCHEDULE OF PLAY Eighteen holes of stroke play are scheduled each day from June 14 (Thursday) through June 17 (Sunday). In the event of a tie after 72 holes, a two-hole aggregate playoff will take place following the completion of Sunday’s final round. 2017 CHAMPION Brooks Koepka, one of the biggest hitters in the game, brought the longest U.S. Open to its knees to produce a four-stroke victory over 54-hole leader Brian Harman and Hideki Matsuyama. Koepka, who started the final round one shot behind Harman, fired a 5-under-par 67 – his third sub-70 round of the championship. His 72-hole total of 16-under 272 was four strokes shy of the record registered by Rory McIlory in 2011 at par-71 Congressional Country Club, in Bethesda, Md., and it tied the Northern Irishman’s mark in relation to par. He also became the seventh consecutive first-time major champion and the third American in a row to win the U.S. Open. It was all part of a record-setting week at Erin Hills, the first course to host a U.S. Open in Wisconsin. Koepka’s impeccable ball-striking led to 17 of 18 greens hit, and his three consecutive birdies from Nos. 14-16, including a 17-foot putt on the par-3 16th, helped him pull away from the field. PLAYERS IN FIELD WITH MOST U.S. OPEN APPEARANCES (2017 included): Phil Mickelson (26), Ernie Els (25), Jim Furyk (23), Steve Stricker (20), Tiger Woods (19), Sergio Garcia (18), Adam Scott (16), Matt Kuchar (15), Paul Casey (14) and Zach Johnson (14). ACTIVE CONSECUTIVE U.S. OPEN APPEARANCES (2017 included): Ernie Els (25), Jim Furyk (22), Sergio Garcia (18), Adam Scott (16), Zach Johnson (14), Dustin Johnson (10), Martin Kaymer (10) and Matt Kuchar (10). TITLE DEFENSE Since 1991, five champions have finished better than 15th in trying to defend their U.S. Open crowns. Tiger Woods tied for sixth in 2009 after capturing his third Open title at Torrey Pines the previous year. Woods also tied for 12th in 2001 after winning his first U.S. Open at Pebble Beach. Retief Goosen tied for 11th in 2005 following his second U.S. Open championship victory, at Shinnecock Hills. Graeme McDowell tied for 14th the year after winning the 2010 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach. Justin Rose tied for 12th in 2014 following his victory at Merion Golf Club in 2013. Eight champions missed the cut the next year during this period, including Dustin Johnson in 2017. WHAT THE WINNER RECEIVES Among the benefits enjoyed by the U.S. Open winner are: • A U.S. Open exemption for the next 10 years • An invitation to the next five Masters Tournaments • An invitation to the next five Open Championships, conducted by The R&A • An invitation to the next five PGA Championships • An invitation to the next five Players Championships • Exempt status on the PGA Tour for five years QUALIFYING FOR THE OTHER MAJORS The top 10 finishers (and ties) are exempt for the following year’s U.S. Open. The top four finishers (and ties) are invited to next year’s Masters Tournament. HISTORY This is the 118th U.S. Open Championship. The U.S. Open, which was first played in 1895, was not contested for two years (1917-1918) during World War I and for four years (1942-1945) during World War II. The youngest winner of the U.S. Open is 19-year-old John McDermott, who won in 1911; he is among nine players age 21 or younger who have won the U.S. Open. The oldest winner is Hale Irwin, who was 45 and playing on a special exemption when he won his third U.S. Open title in 1990. Irwin also won in 1974 and 1979. There are four four-time U.S. Open winners: Willie Anderson (1901, 1903, 1904, 1905), amateur Bob Jones (1923, 1926, 1929, 1930), Ben Hogan (1948, 1950, 1951, 1953), and Jack Nicklaus (1962, 1967, 1972, 1980). Only six players have won the Masters and U.S. Open titles in the same year: Craig Wood (1941), Ben Hogan (1951, 1953), Arnold Palmer (1960), Jack Nicklaus (1972), Tiger Woods (2002) and Jordan Spieth (2015). PURSE The 2017 purse was $12 million; the winner earned $2.16 million. SHINNECOCK HILLS NOTES ►Shinnecock Hills Golf Club is the lone course to have hosted the U.S. Open in three different centuries ►Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, founded in 1891, is the oldest incorporated golf club in the United States ►Shinnecock Hills Golf Club is one of the five founding member clubs of the USGA, which was established in 1894 and conducted its first championships in 1895 ►In 1896, Shinnecock Hills Golf Club hosted the second U.S. Open (35 total players) and second U.S. Amateur (58 total players) ►In 1995, the Centennial U.S. Open was played at Shinnecock Hills and won by Corey Pavin ►The 118th U.S. Open is the ninth USGA championship to be conducted at the club ►The 2018 U.S. Open will be the 10th played on Long Island and fifth at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club ►Shinnecock Hills Golf Club will also host the 2026 U.S. Open USGA CHAMPIONSHIPS AT SHINNECOCK HILLS 1896 U.S. Amateur: H.J. Whigham d. J.G. Thorp, 8 and 7 1896 U.S. Open: James Foulis by three strokes over Horace Rawlins, 152-155 1900 U.S. Women’s Amateur: Frances C. Griscom d. Margaret Curtis, 6 and 5 1967 U.S. Senior Amateur: Ray Palmer d. Walter D. Bronson, 3 and 2 1977 Walker Cup Match: USA d. Great Britain & Ireland, 16-8 1986 U.S. Open: Raymond Floyd by two strokes over Lanny Wadkins, Chip Beck, 279-281 1995 U.S. Open: Corey Pavin by two strokes over Greg Norman, 280-282 2004 U.S. Open: Retief Goosen by two strokes over Phil Mickelson, 276-278 U.S. OPENS ON LONG ISLAND (champion in parenthesis) 1896 U.S. Open, Shinnecock Hills G.C., Southampton, N.Y. (James Foulis) 1902 U.S. Open, Garden City (N.Y.) G.C. (Laurence Auchterlonie) 1923 U.S. Open, Inwood (N.Y.) C.C. (a-Robert T. Jones Jr.) 1932 U.S. Open, Fresh Meadow C.C., Flushing, N.Y. (Gene Sarazen) 1986 U.S. Open, Shinnecock Hills G.C., Southampton, N.Y. (Raymond Floyd) 1995 U.S. Open, Shinnecock Hills G.C., Southampton, N.Y. (Corey Pavin) 2004 U.S. Open, Shinnecock Hills G.C., Southampton, N.Y. (Retief Goosen) 2002 U.S. Open, Bethpage State Park (Black Course), Farmingdale, N.Y. (Tiger Woods) 2009 U.S. Open, Bethpage State Park (Black Course), Farmingdale, N.Y. (Lucas Glover) MOST USGA CHAMPIONSHIPS HOSTED BY A CLUB (through 2017 season) 18 Merion G.C., Ardmore, Pa. 16 The Country Club, Brookline, Mass. 16 Oakmont (Pa.) C.C. 15 Baltusrol G.C., Springfield, N.J. 12 Winged Foot G.C., Mamaroneck, N.Y. 11 Chicago G.C., Wheaton, Ill. 11 Oakland Hills C.C., Bloomfield Hills, Mich. 11 Pebble Beach (Calif.) G.L. 10 The Olympic Club, San Francisco, Calif.