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Open Field
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Open Records

Age

Oldest winner -- Hale Irwin (45 years, 15 days), 1990
Youngest winner -- John McDermott (19 years, 10 months, 14 days), 1911

Amateurs

Champions

  • Francis Ouimet, 1913
  • Jerome Travers, 1915
  • Charles Evans Jr., 1916
  • Bobby Jones, 1923, 1926, 1929, 1930
  • John Goodman, 1933

    Lowest Round

    65, James McHale, 1947 (3rd round)
    65, James Simons, 1971 (3rd round)

    Low 72 Holes

    282, Jack Nicklaus, 1960

    Champions

    Most Victories

  • 4, Willie Anderson (1901, 1903, 1904, 1905)
  • 4, Bobby Jones (1923, 1926, 1929, 1930)
  • 4, Ben Hogan (1948, 1950, 1951, 1953)
  • 4, Jack Nicklaus (1962, 1967, 1972, 1980)

    Consecutive Victories

    3, Willie Anderson (1903, 1904, 1905)

    Top Finishes

    Runner-Up Finishes

  • 4, Bobby Jones (1922, 1924, 1925, 1928)
  • 4, Sam Snead (1937, 1947, 1949, 1953)
  • 4, Arnold Palmer (1962, 1963, 1966, 1967)
  • 4, Jack Nicklaus (1960, 1968, 1971, 1982)

    Top Five Finishes

  • 11, Willie Anderson
  • 11, Jack Nicklaus

    Top 10 Finishes

    18, Jack Nicklaus

    Top 20 Finishes

    22, Jack Nicklaus

    Scoring

    Low 72 Holes

  • 272, Jack Nicklaus (63-71-70-68), 1980
  • 272, Lee Janzen (67-67-69-69), 1993

    Lowest Score Under Par, 72 Holes

  • 8-under, Jack Nicklaus, 1980
  • 8-under, Hale Irwin, 1990
  • 8-under, Mike Donald, 1990
  • 8-under, Lee Janzen, 1993

    Low 72 Holes (non-winner)

  • 274, Isao Aoki, 1980
  • 274, Payne Stewart, 1993

    Low First 54 Holes

  • 203, George Burns (69-66-68), 1981
  • 203, T.C. Chen (65-69-69), 1985
  • 203, Lee Janzen (67-67-69), 1993

    Lowest Score Under Par, First 54 Holes

  • 7-under, George Burns, 1981
  • 7-under, T.C. Chen, 1985
  • 7-under, Curtis Strange, 1988
  • 7-under, Mike Donald, 1990
  • 7-under, Billy Ray Brown, 1990
  • 7-under, Lee Janzen, 1993
  • 7-under, Ernie Els, 1994

    Low First 36 Holes

  • 134, Jack Nicklaus (63-71), 1980
  • 134, T.C. Chen (65-69), 1985
  • 134, Lee Janzen (67-67), 1993

    Lowest Score Under Par, First 36 Holes

  • 9-under, Tim Simpson, 1990
  • 9-under, Gil Morgan, 1992

    Low Score, First Round

  • 63, Jack Nicklaus, 1980
  • 63, Tom Weiskopf, 1980

    Lowest Score Under Par, First Round

  • 7-under, Jack Nicklaus, 1980
  • 7-under, Tom Weiskopf, 1980

    Low Score, Second Round

  • 64, Lee Mackey Jr., 1950
  • 64, Tommy Jacobs, 1964
  • 64, Rives McBee, 1966
  • 64, Curtis Strange, 1989

    Lowest Score Under Par, Second Round

  • 6-under, John Goodman, 193
  • 6-under, Jimmy Thomson, 1937
  • 6-under, Tommy Jacobs, 1964
  • 6-under, Rives McBee, 1966
  • 6-under, Curtis Strange, 1989
  • 6-under, Mike Hulbert, 1990
  • 6-under, Wayne Grady, 1992
  • 6-under, Colin Montgomerie, 1994
  • 6-under, John Cook, 1994

    Low Score, Third Round

  • 64, Ben Crenshaw, 1981
  • 64, Keith Clearwater, 1987
  • 64, Loren Roberts, 1994

    Lowest Score Under Par, Third Round

    7-under, Loren Roberts, 1994

    Low Score, Fourth Round

    63, Johnny Miller, 1973

    Lowest Score Under Par, Fourth Round

    8-under, Johnny Miller, 1973

    Low Score, 9 holes

    29, Neal Lancaster (back nine, final round), 1995

    Highest Winning Score

    331, Willie Anderson, 1901

    Highest 36-hole Cut

    155, Olympic Club, San Francisco, 1955

    Most Players to Make 36-hole Cut

    108, Oakland Hills, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, 1996

    Miscellaneous

    Highest Score, One Hole

    19, Ray Ainsley, 1938 (par 4, 16th hole at Cherry Hills C.C., Englewood, CO)

    Most Consecutive Birdies

  • 6, George Burns, 1982 (holes 2 through 7 at Pebble Beach)
  • 6, Andy Dillard, 1992 (holes 1 through 6 at Pebble Beach)

    Most Sub-Par Rounds, Career

    35, Jack Nicklaus

    Most Rounds in the 60s, Career

    29, Jack Nicklaus

    Start to Finish Winners (no ties)

  • Walter Hagen, 1914
  • Jim Barnes, 1921
  • Ben Hogan, 1953
  • Tony Jacklin, 1970