The U.S. Open returns to Los Angeles on the 75th anniversary of Ben Hogan's win in 1948. Los Angeles Country Club will be hosting the championship for the first time.
The North Course will pay to a par of 70, at 7,423 yards and is ready for it's world spotlight. Here's a deep dive into the 123rd U.S. Open from LACC North.
Among the 156 golfers in the 2023 U.S. Open Championship, there are:
U.S. Open champions (10): Bryson DeChambeau (2020), Matt Fitzpatrick (2022), Dustin Johnson (2016), Martin Kaymer (2014), Brooks Koepka (2017, ‘18), Rory McIlroy (2011), Jon Rahm (2021), Justin Rose (2013), Jordan Spieth (2015) and Gary Woodland (2019)
U.S. Open runners-up (10): Jason Day (2011, ’13), Tommy Fleetwood (2018), Rickie Fowler (2014), Brian Harman (2017), Dustin Johnson (2015), Brooks Koepka (2019), Shane Lowry (2016), Hideki Matsuyama (2017), Phil Mickelson (1999, 2002, ’04, ’06, ’09, ’13) and Scottie Scheffler (2022)
U.S. Amateur champions (6): Sam Bennett (2022), Bryson DeChambeau (2015), Matt Fitzpatrick (2013), Viktor Hovland (2018), Matt Kuchar (1997) and Phil Mickelson (1990)
U.S. Amateur runners-up (4): Patrick Cantlay (2011), Ben Carr (2022), Corey Conners (2014) and Luke List (2004)
U.S. Junior Amateur champions (8): Wenyi Ding (2022), Nick Dunlap (2021), Brian Harman (2003), Min Woo Lee (2016), Scottie Scheffler (2013), Jordan Spieth (2009, ’11), Preston Summerhays (2019) and Michael Thorbjornsen (2018)
U.S. Junior Amateur runners-up (2): Ryan Armour (1993) and Justin Thomas (2010)
U.S. Senior Open champions (1): Padraig Harrington (2022)
U.S. Mid-Amateur champions (1): Matthew McClean (2022)
U.S. Amateur Four-Ball champions (1): Frankie Capan (2017)
U.S. Amateur Public Links runners-up (2): Michael Kim (2013) and Nick Taylor (2009)
USGA champions (24): Sam Bennett (2022 U.S. Amateur), Frankie Capan (2017 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball), Bryson DeChambeau (2015 U.S. Amateur, 2020 U.S. Open), Wenyi Ding (2022 U.S. Junior Amateur), Nick Dunlap (2021 U.S. Junior Amateur), Matt Fitzpatrick (2013 U.S. Amateur, 2022 U.S. Open), Brian Harman (2003 U.S. Junior Amateur), Padraig Harrington (2022 U.S. Senior Open), Viktor Hovland (2018 U.S. Amateur), Dustin Johnson (2016 U.S. Open), Martin Kaymer (2014 U.S. Open), Brooks Koepka (2017, ’18 U.S. Open), Matt Kuchar (1997 U.S. Amateur), Min Woo Lee (2016 U.S. Junior Amateur), Matthew McClean (2022 U.S. Mid-Amateur), Rory McIlroy (2011 U.S. Open), Phil Mickelson (1990 U.S. Amateur), Jon Rahm (2021 U.S. Open), Justin Rose (2013 U.S. Open), Scottie Scheffler (2013 U.S. Junior Amateur), Jordan Spieth (2009, ’11 U.S. Junior Amateurs, 2015 U.S. Open), Preston Summerhays (2019 U.S. Junior Amateur), Michael Thorbjornsen (2018 U.S. Junior Amateur) and Gary Woodland (2019 U.S. Open)
Walker Cup Team members:
United States (21): Patrick Cantlay (2011), Bryson DeChambeau (2015), Austin Eckroat (2021), Harris English (2011), Rickie Fowler (2007, ’09), Brian Harman (2005, ’09), Russell Henley (2011), Max Homa (2013), Billy Horschel (2007), Dustin Johnson (2007), Michael Kim (2013), Chris Kirk (2007), Matt Kuchar (1999), Denny McCarthy (2015), Phil Mickelson (1989, ’91), Collin Morikawa (2017), Patrick Rodgers (2011, ’13), Scottie Scheffler (2017), Jordan Spieth (2011), Justin Thomas (2013) and Davis Thompson (2021)
Great Britain and Ireland (8): Barclay Brown (2021), Matt Fitzpatrick (2013), Tommy Fleetwood (2009), Padraig Harrington (1991, ’93, ’95), David Horsey (2007), Rory McIlroy (2007), Justin Rose (1997) and Jordan Smith (2013)
NCAA Division I champions (6): Bryson DeChambeau (2015), Max Homa (2013), Phil Mickelson (1989, ’90, ’92), Thomas Pieters (2012), Gordon Sargent (2022) and Aaron Wise (2016)
World Amateur Team Championship competitors (48): Paul Barjon (2012, France), Corey Conners (2012, 2014, Canada), Cameron Davis (2016, Australia), Bryson DeChambeau (2014, USA), Alejandro del Rey (2018, Spain), a-Wenyi Ding (2022, People’s Republic of China), Nicolas Echavarria (2016, Colombia), a-Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira (2018, 2022, Argentina), Rickie Fowler (2008, USA), Ryan Fox (2010, New Zealand), Sergio Garcia (1996, 1998, Spain), Lucas Herbert (2014, Australia), Billy Horschel (2008, USA), Viktor Hovland (2016, 2018, Norway), Mackenzie Hughes (2012, Canada), Martin Kaymer (2004, Germany), Si Woo Kim (2012, Republic of Korea), Matt Kuchar (1998, USA), Min Woo Lee (2018, Australia), Shane Lowry (2008, Ireland), Hideki Matsuyama (2008, 2012 Japan), Denny McCarthy (2014, USA), Rory McIlroy (2006, Ireland), Adrian Meronk (2012, 2014, 2016, Poland), Phil Mickelson (1990, USA), Francesco Molinari (2002, 2004, Italy), Collin Morikawa (2018, USA), Joaquin Niemann (2016, Chile), Wilco Nienaber (2018, South Africa), Alex Noren (2004, Sweden), Carlos Ortiz (2010, 2012, Mexico), Taylor Pendrith (2014, Canada), Guillermo Mito Pereira (2014, Chile), Victor Perez (2014, France), Thomas Pieters (2010, 2012, Belgium), a-Aldrich Potgieter (2022, South Africa), David Puig (2022, Spain), Jon Rahm (2014, Spain), a-Gordon Sargent (2022 USA), Scottie Scheffler (2016, USA), Cameron Smith (2012, Australia), Justin Suh (2018, USA), Adam Svensson (2014, Canada), Nick Taylor (2008, Canada), Justin Thomas (2012, USA), a-Michael Thorbjornsen (2022, USA), a-Alexander Yang (2022, Hong Kong, China)
TOTAL U.S. OPENS WON BY 2023 CHAMPIONSHIP FIELD (11): Martin Kaymer (1), Brooks Koepka (2); Bryson DeChambeau (1), Matt Fitzpatrick (1), Dustin Johnson (1), Rory McIlroy (1), Jon Rahm (1), Justin Rose (1), Jordan Spieth (1) and Gary Woodland (1)
PLAYERS IN FIELD WITH MOST U.S. OPEN APPEARANCES (through 2022): Phil Mickelson (31), Sergio Garcia (23), Stewart Cink (22), Adam Scott (21), Matt Kuchar (19), Justin Rose (17) and Padraig Harrington (16)
ACTIVE CONSECUTIVE U.S. OPEN APPEARANCES (through 2022): Sergio Garcia (23), Adam Scott (21), Dustin Johnson (15) and Rory McIlroy (14)
CHAMPIONSHIP FIELD – The USGA accepted 10,187 entries, the highest total in U.S. Open history. The number eclipses the total of 10,127 entries for 2014 at Pinehurst No. 2. It is the 11th consecutive time and the 14th time overall that entries have surpassed the 9,000 mark, and just the second time entries have exceeded 10,000. The USGA accepted entries for the 2023 U.S. Open from golfers in all 50 states, including 1,282 from host state California, as well as Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia and 87 foreign countries.
The 156-player field includes 89 fully exempt golfers, 10 of whom are champions. Local qualifying, conducted over 18 holes, was held at 109 sites between April 17-May 22. Final qualifying, played over 36 holes, was conducted at 13 sites, 10 of them in the United States; in Texas on May 22 and in California, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (Columbus & Springfield) and Washington on June 5. England (May 16), Japan (May 22) and Canada (June 5) hosted international final qualifying.
History of U.S. Open Championship Entries
Year Number Host Site
2023 10,187 The Los Angeles (Calif.) Country Club (North Course)
2014 10,127 Pinehurst Resort & Country Club (Course No. 2), Village of Pinehurst, N.C.
2015 9,882 Chambers Bay, University Place, Wash.
2016 9,877 Oakmont (Pa.) Country Club
2013 9,860 Merion Golf Club, Ardmore, Pa.
2017 9,485 Erin Hills, Erin, Wis.
2022 9,265 The Country Club (Open Course), Brookline, Mass.
2019 9,125 Pebble Beach (Calif.) Golf Links
2009 9,086 Bethpage State Park (Black Course), Farmingdale, N.Y.
2021 9,069 Torrey Pines Golf Couse (South Course), San Diego, Calif.
2010 9,052 Pebble Beach (Calif.) Golf Links
2018 9,049 Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, Southampton, N.Y.
2005 9,048 Pinehurst Resort & Country Club (Course No. 2), Village of Pinehurst, N.C.
2012 9,006 The Olympic Club (Lake Course), San Francisco, Calif.
AMATEURS – Nineteen amateurs have made the 156-player field. Ben Carr, the 2022 U.S. Amateur runner-up, and Aldrich Potgieter, who won the 2022 R&A Amateur Championship, are in this group.
Carr, of Columbus, Ga., lost to Sam Bennett, 1 up, in last year’s U.S. Amateur 36-hole final at The Ridgewood Country Club, in Paramus, N.J. Carr, a four-time all-conference selection, was chosen Sun Belt Conference Golfer of Year as a fifth-year senior at Georgia Southern University in 2022-23.
Potgieter, of South Africa, won the 127th Amateur Championship at Royal Lytham and St. Annes, defeating Sam Bairstow, 3 and 2. He became the second-youngest winner in the championship’s history, as only Matteo Manassero was younger when the Italian was victorious at age 16 in 2009. Potgieter won this year’s Junior Invitational at Sage Valley and recorded a wire-to-wire victory.
Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira, of Argentina, is the first Latin America Amateur champion to earn a full exemption into the U.S. Open. He established a 72-hole championship record at 23-under 265 with his victory earlier this year, breaking Joaquin Niemann’s mark of 273 set in 2018. He earned All-America and All-SEC recognition while playing at the University of Arkansas.
Matthew McClean, of Northern Ireland, defeated Hugh Foley, 3 and 1, to win the 2022 U.S. Mid-Amateur title at Erin Hills, in his first USGA championship start. Last year, the self-employed optometrist finished second in the Irish Men’s Amateur Open and was third in the Brabazon Trophy.
Gordon Sargent, of Birmingham, Ala., won the 2022 NCAA Championship as a freshman at Vanderbilt University. He joined an elite group of players to accomplish that distinction, including Ben Crenshaw, Curtis Strange and Phil Mickelson. He was voted SEC Player of the Year as a sophomore in 2022-23.
This group of amateurs also includes four players who have won the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship: Michael Thorbjornsen (2018), Preston Summerhays (2019), Nick Dunlap (2021) and Wenyi Ding (2022).
Christian Cavaliere, of Katonah, N.Y., played at Boston College but decided not to turn professional and instead founded a sports accessory company. He competed in his fourth U.S. Amateur last year.
Bastien Amat (New Mexico), Michael Brennan (Wake Forest), Barclay Brown (Stanford), Maxwell Moldovan (Ohio State), Omar Morales (UCLA), Isaac Simmons (Liberty), Brendan Valdes (Auburn), Karl Vilips (Stanford) and Alexander Yang (Stanford) are all college golfers.
Note: Fifteen amateurs played in last year’s U.S. Open at The Country Club. Four amateurs made the 36-hole cut for the second time since 2019. John Goodman was the last amateur to win the championship, in 1933.
Amateurs in Recent U.S. Opens
Year Number Made Cut Top Finisher
2023 19 ^^ ^^^^
2022 15 4 Travis Vick, 43rd (tie)
2021 9 0 none
2020 13 1 Jon Pak, 51st (tie)
2019 15 4 Viktor Hovland, 12th (tie)
2018 20 3 Luis Gagne, Matt Parziale, 48th (tie)
2017 14 2 Scottie Scheffler, 27th (tie)
2016 11 1 Jon Rahm, 23rd (tie)
2015 16 6 Brian Campbell, 27th (tie)
2014 12 1 Matthew Fitzpatrick, 48th (tie)
2013 10 4 Michael Kim, 17th (tie)
2012 8 3 Jordan Spieth, 21st (tie)
2011 12 3 Patrick Cantlay, 21st (tie)
2010 10 2 Russell Henley, Scott Langley, 16th (tie)
2009 15 3 Nick Taylor, 36th (tie)
2008 11 3 Michael Thompson, 29th (tie)
2007 12 0 none
2006 9 0 none
2005 9 2 Matt Every, 28th (tie)
2004 8 4 Spencer Levin, 13th (tie)
2003 10 2 Trip Kuehne, 57th (tie)
2002 4 1 Kevin Warrick, 72nd
2001 3 1 Bryce Molder, 30th (tie)
2000 7 1 Jeff Wilson, 59th
1999 6 1 Hank Kuehne, 65th
1998 5 1 Matt Kuchar, 14th (tie)
1997 6 0 none
1996 6 4 Randy Leen, 54th
1995 3 0 none
1994 6 0 none
1993 3 1 Justin Leonard, 68th (tie)
1992 5 0 none
1991 4 1 Phil Mickelson, 55th (tie)
1990 4 2 Phil Mickelson, 29th (tie)
1989 2 0 none
1988 4 1 Billy Mayfair, 25th (tie)
1987 2 0 none
1986 5 1 Sam Randolph, 35th (tie)
1985 8 2 Scott Verplank, 34th (tie)
1984 11 2 Mark Hayes, Jay Sigel, 43rd (tie)
1983 9 2 Brad Faxon, 50th (tie)
1982 14 2 Nathaniel Crosby, 59th
1981 18 1 Joey Rassett, 65th (tie)
1980 18 2 Gary Hallberg, 22nd (tie)
LOCAL-FINAL QUALIFIERS – Andrew Svoboda, 43, of Milford Conn., and Kyle Mueller, 27, of Athens, Ga., are among 19 U.S. Open competitors who advanced through both local and final qualifying. Svoboda is competing in his fifth U.S. Open, while Mueller is in the field for a second time.
Svoboda, who owns 10 professional victories, including three on the Korn Ferry Tour, also advanced through both stages of qualifying in 2006 when he played in his first U.S. Open at Winged Foot Golf Club. He won the 2001 Big East Conference title while playing at St. John’s University.
Mueller, who competed on PGA Tour Canada last year, also moved through both local and final qualifying to the 2016 U.S. Open as an amateur. Mueller, who played in three U.S. Amateurs, earned All-America and All-Big Ten Conference honors at the University of Michigan.
Olin Browne Jr., of Hobe Sound, Fla., will play in his first U.S. Open at age 34 after earning medalist in the Columbus, Ohio, final qualifier. Browne Jr., who played at Pepperdine University, has lately been competing on the Minor League Golf Tour. His father, Olin, the 2011 U.S. Senior Open champion, played in 12 U.S. Opens, with his best finish a tie for fifth in 1997.
Corey Pereira, 28, of Cameron Park, Calif., is another first-time U.S. Open competitor, but he has not played much golf this year. He has spent time with his girlfriend, Leah Bertucelli, who is battling cancer. Pereira, who played at the University of Washington, made a 15-foot par putt on his final hole, the 9th at Brookside Golf & Country Club, to advance from final qualifying in Columbus, Ohio.
Austen Truslow, a 27-year-old mini-tour player from New Smyrna Beach, Fla., used an unorthodox chipping technique to earn medalist at 5-under 135 in the Boynton Beach, Fla., final qualifier. Truslow, who last played a full season on the Korn Ferry Tour in 2020, employs a one-handed move with his wedge around the greens. He also has recently recovered from two left-wrist surgeries.
JJ Grey, 29, of England, used the memory of a close friend to fuel his run to the U.S. Open. Grey carded rounds of 64 and 69 at Hawks Ridge Golf Club, in Ball Ground, Ga., in final qualifying. He lost Sam Asbury to suicide in 2020. The two had met six years earlier as amateurs and then played together at Georgia State University. Grey promotes the Samuel L. Asbury Foundation for suicide prevention and awareness on his golf bag and initials his golf balls with “SF.”
Frankie Capan, 23, of North Oaks, Minn., is a USGA champion. He and Shuai Ming Wong won the U.S. Amateur Four-Ball title at Pinehurst Resort & Country Club in 2017. Capan was medalist in the Austin, Texas, local qualifier on May 4. Five days earlier he recorded his best finish on the Korn Ferry Tour this season when he tied for third at the HomeTown Lenders Championship. He then went on to tie for sixth, his second-best result on the tour, in the UNC Health Championship the day before he earned one of five spots in the Durham, N.C., final qualifier on June 5.
A total of 16 players worked their way to the U.S. Open through local and final qualifying in 2022. Chris Gotterup was one of three players to make the 36-hole cut and went on to tie for 43rd at The Country Club.
In 2023, there were 109 local qualifying sites that led to 13 final qualifiers, including international sites in England, Canada and Japan. Ken Venturi (1964) and Orville Moody (1969) are the only players to win the U.S. Open after qualifying through both local and final play. Gene Littler (1961), Julius Boros (1963), Jerry Pate (1976), Steve Jones (1996), Michael Campbell (2005) and Lucas Glover (2009) have won as final qualifiers.
2023 Local-Final Qualifiers (20)
Name Final Site Local Site
a-Bastien Amat Lakewood, Wash. Albuquerque, N.M.
Olin Browne Jr. Columbus, Ohio Palm City, Fla.
Frankie Capan Durham, N.C. Austin, Texas
a-Christian Cavaliere Summit, N.J. Haworth, N.J.
Patrick Cover Durham, N.C. Springfield, Pa.
JJ Grey Ball Ground, Ga. Stockbridge, Ga.
Jordan Gumberg England West Palm Beach, Fla.
a-Omar Morales Los Angeles, Calif. Palm Desert, Calif.
Kyle Mueller Ball Ground, Ga. Sylvania, Ohio
David Nyfjall Columbus, Ohio Grayslake, Ill.
Corey Pereira Columbus, Ohio Mesquite, Nev.
David Puig Los Angeles, Calif. Maricopa, Ariz.
Alex Schaake Springfield, Ohio Omaha, Neb.
Jesse Schutte Lakewood, Wash. Lake Oswego, Ore.
a-Isaac Simmons Rockville, Md. Ijamsville, Md.
Jacob Solomon Dallas, Texas Beaufort, S.C.
Andrew Svoboda Summit, N.J. Gladstone, N.J.
Austen Truslow Boynton Beach, Fla. Lakewood Ranch, Fla.
a-Brendan Valdes Boynton Beach, Fla. Lakewood Ranch, Fla.
a-Alexander Yang Lakewood, Wash. Lake Oswego, Ore.
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Recent History of Local & Final Qualifiers
Year Number Made Cut Top Finisher
2023 20 ^^ ^^^^
2022 16 3 Chris Gotterup, 43rd (tie)
2021 19 1 Kyle Westmoreland, 68th
2020 ^^ ^^ No Qualifying - COVID-19 pandemic
2019 17 4 Charlie Danielson, a-Chandler Eaton, Andy Pope, 58th (tie)
2018 21 7 Dylan Meyer, 20th (tie)
2017 21 5 a-Cameron Champ, 32nd (tie)
2016 27 5 Andrew Landry, 15th (tie)
2015 22 6 Jimmy Gunn, 27th (tie)
2014 24 5 Cody Gribble, 21st (tie)
2013 20 0 none
2012 25 9 John Peterson, 4th (tie)
2011 29 4 Bud Cauley, 63rd (tie)
2010 24 7 Russell Henley, Scott Langley, 16th (tie)
2009 30 2 Gary Woodland, 47th (tie)
2008 36 6 Kevin Streelman, 53rd
2007 26 2 D.J. Brigman, 30th (tie)
2006 30 4 Scott Hend, 32nd (tie)
2005 30 5 Paul Claxton, 23rd (tie)
2004 35 5 a-Spencer Levin, 13th (tie)
2003 28 3 Dicky Pride, 28th (tie)
2002 22 6 Jason Caron, 30th (tie)
2001 28 6 Michael Allen, 12th (tie)
2000 37 6 Bobby Clampett, Charles Warren, 37th (tie)
1999 36 7 David Berganio Jr., 28th (tie)
1998 40 5 Lee Porter, 32nd (tie)
1997 33 10 David White, 51st (tie)
1996 39 19 Stewart Cink, 16th (tie)
1995 47 6 Pete Jordan, 21st (tie)
1994 43 6 Fran Quinn Jr., 43rd
1993 46 12 Lee Rinker, 33rd (tie)
1992 54 8 Andy Dillard, Tray Tyner, Willie Wood, 17th (tie)
1991 51 4 Brian Kamm, Lance Ten Broeck, 31st (tie)
1990 57 6 John Inman, 14th
1989 55 13 Tom Pernice Jr., 13th (tie)
1988 63 7 Chip Johnson, Mike Nicolette, 40th (tie)
1987 53 9 Jim Woodward, 17th (tie)
1986 56 7 Mark Calcavecchia, 14th
1985 63 13 David Frost, Fred Funk, Tom Sieckmann, 23rd (tie)
1984 69 10 Bill Glasson, Joe Hager, 25th (tie)
1983 65 11 Ralph Landrum, 8th
1982 75 17 Gary Koch, 6th (tie)
1981 76 16 John Schroeder, 4th
1980 73 10 Joe Hager, 12th (tie)
Oldest Local-Final Qualifiers (1997-2023)
57, Fran Quinn (2022) – b. 3-11-65
52, Wes Short Jr. (2016) – b. 12-4-63
49, Mark McCormick (2012) – b. 12-14-62
49, Ken Peyre-Ferry (1998) – b. 3-4-49
49, Fran Quinn (2014) – b. 3-11-65
49, Jim White (1999) – b. 4-16-50
48, Darrell Kestner (2002)
48, Gary Koch (2001)
48, Geoffrey Sisk (2013)
47, Steve Allan (2021)
47, Andy Bean (2000)
47, Robert Gaus (2008)
47, Brandt Jobe (2013)
47, Andrew Morse (2006)
47, Paul Simson (1998)
46, Joe Daley (2007)
46, Darrell Kestner (2000)
46, Dick Mast (1997)
46, John Nieporte (2013)
46, Jerry Smith (2010)
Youngest Local-Final Qualifiers (1997-2023)
14, Andy Zhang (2012) – b. 12-14-97
15, Tadd Fujikawa (2006) – b. 1-8-91
15, Cole Hammer (2015) – b. 8-28-99
16, Tom Glissmeyer (2003)
16, Beau Hossler (2011)
16, Derek Tolan (2002)
16, Will Grimmer (2014)
17, Beau Hossler (2012)
17, Alberto Sanchez (2012)
18, Mason Andersen (2017)
18, Maverick McNealy (2014)
18, Robby Shelton (2014)
18, Gavin Hall (2013)
18, Luke List (2003)
18, Jason Semelsberger (1997)
ABOUT THE LOS ANGELES COUNTRY CLUB
In 1897, a group calling itself the Los Angeles Golf Club, led by Joseph Sartori and Edward Tufts, organized an association to further the cause of one of Southern California’s newest sports. After outgrowing three locations and years of planning, the club bordering Beverly Hills officially opened on May 30, 1911. Its stately clubhouse, tennis courts and golf courses have served as the club’s home ever since. The original 18-hole golf course was laid out by Sartori, Tufts, Norman Macbeth and Charles Orr.
In 1921, British golf architect W. Herbert Fowler created two new 18-hole courses at the existing location to address the increasing popularity of the game of golf and The Los Angeles Country Club. In the late 1920s, legendary golf course architect and club member George C. Thomas Jr. redesigned the North Course, later called by many his greatest design. In 2010, the North Course was unveiled after a five-year project led by noted architect Gil Hanse restored Thomas’ 1928 layout. Balancing the unique architectural vision of the North Course and the functionality necessary to sustain its design well into the future, Hanse achieved what Thomas himself envisioned when he said: “In golf course construction, art and utility meet. Both are absolutely vital; one is utterly ruined without the other.” Archived photos, written documents and physical unearthing of landforms provided the framework for a finished product that reflects the past.
In March 2015, the club undertook a significant 16-month renovation of the historic 106-year-old clubhouse (designed by architect and club member Sumner Hunt) to restore its original grandeur. The reopening in August 2016 included the rededication of the Reagan Terrace in honor of Ronald Reagan, the 40th president of the United States and a member of The Los Angeles Country Club.
In late 2015, Hanse began a renovation of the club’s South Course, designed to provide a different but complementary experience to the North Course. The South Course reopened in July 2016.
USGA CHAMPIONSHIPS AT LACC
1930 U.S. Women’s Amateur: Glenna Collett (Vare) def. Virginia Van Wie, 6 and 5
1954 U.S. Junior Amateur: Foster Bradley def. Al Geiberger, 3 and 1
2017 Walker Cup: USA def. Great Britain & Ireland, 19-7
OTHER EVENTS AT LACC
1926 Los Angeles Open: Harry Cooper by three strokes over George Von Elm, 279-282
1934 Los Angeles Open: Macdonald Smith by eight strokes over Willie Hunter, Bill Mehlhorn, 280-288
1935 Los Angeles Open: Vic Ghezzi def. Johnny Revolta, 285 (73) – 285 (75)
1936 Los Angeles Open: Jimmy Hines by four strokes over Henry Picard, Jimmy Thomson, 280-284
1940 Los Angeles Open: Lawson Little by one stroke over Clayton Heafner, 282-283
1948 U.S. OPEN
Ben Hogan won the first of his four U.S. Opens with a 72-hole score of 276 (8 under par), two strokes better than Jimmy Demaret, at The Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, Calif. Hogan shot 68-69 on the final day to smash Ralph Guldahl’s championship scoring mark set in 1937 by five shots, and his three rounds in the 60s were a first in U.S. Open competition. In a little more than one year, Hogan won the 1947 and 1948 Los Angeles Opens and the U.S. Open at Riviera, earning the course – like Los Angeles Country Club’s North Course, a George C. Thomas Jr. design – the nickname “Hogan’s Alley.”
USGA CHAMPIONSHIPS IN CALIFORNIA
This will be the 86th USGA championship played in California and the 15th U.S. Open contested in the state. In 2023, the U.S. Women’s Open will be played at Pebble Beach (Calif.) Golf Links (July 6-9), the U.S. Women’s Amateur will be held at Bel-Air Country Club, in Los Angeles (Aug. 7-13), and the U.S. Senior Amateur will be contested at Martis Camp Club, in Truckee (Aug. 26-31).
Recent USGA Championships in California
2017 U.S. Women’s Amateur, San Diego Country Club, Chula Vista (Sophia Schubert)
2017 U.S. Amateur, The Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades (Doc Redman)
2017 Walker Cup Match, The Los Angeles Country Club, Los Angeles (USA)
2018 U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball, El Caballero Country Club, Tarzana (Katrina Prendergast and Ellen Secor)
2018 U.S. Girls’ Junior, Poppy Hills Golf Course, Pebble Beach (Yealimi Noh)
2018 U.S. Amateur, Pebble Beach Golf Links, Pebble Beach (Viktor Hovland)
2019 U.S. Open, Pebble Beach Golf Links, Pebble Beach (Gary Woodland)
2021 U.S. Women’s Open, The Olympic Club (Lake Course), San Francisco (Yuka Saso)
2021 U.S. Open, Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course), San Diego (Jon Rahm)
U.S. Open Championships in California (14):
1948: The Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades (Ben Hogan)
1955: The Olympic Club (Lake Course), San Francisco (Jack Fleck)
1966: The Olympic Club (Lake Course), San Francisco (Billy Casper)
1972: Pebble Beach Golf Links, Pebble Beach (Jack Nicklaus)
1982: Pebble Beach Golf Links, Pebble Beach (Tom Watson)
1987: The Olympic Club (Lake Course), San Francisco (Scott Simpson)
1992: Pebble Beach Golf Links, Pebble Beach (Tom Kite)
1998: The Olympic Club (Lake Course), San Francisco (Lee Janzen)
2000: Pebble Beach Golf Links, Pebble Beach (Tiger Woods)
2008: Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course), San Diego (Tiger Woods)
2010: Pebble Beach Golf Links, Pebble Beach (Graeme McDowell)
2012: The Olympic Club (Lake Course), San Francisco (Webb Simpson)
2019: Pebble Beach Golf Links, Pebble Beach (Gary Woodland)
2021: Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course), San Diego (Jon Rahm)
2023 U.S. Open Players Who Competed in 2017 Walker Cup Match (2): Collin Morikawa, Scottie Scheffler
HOLE BY HOLE – The Los Angeles Country Club’s North Course will be set up at 7,423 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. A U.S. Open will feature five par 3s for the first time since 1947 when the championship was played at St. Louis (Mo.) Country Club.
The Los Angeles Country Club (North Course) Hole By Hole
Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Total
Par 5 4 4 3 4 4 3 5 3 35
Yardage 590 497 419 228 480 330 284 537 171 3,536
Hole 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Total
Par 4 3 4 4 5 3 4 4 4 35
Yardage 409 290 380 507 623 124 542 520 492 3,887
COURSE RATING AND SLOPE – Based on the course setup for the championship, the Course Rating™ is 76.9. The Slope Rating® is 148.
LONGEST COURSES IN U.S. OPEN HISTORY
7,845 yards, Erin Hills, first round, Erin, Wis., 2017
7,839 yards, Erin Hills, second round, Erin, Wis., 2017
7,818 yards, Erin Hills, third round, Erin, Wis., 2017
7,721 yards, Erin Hills, fourth round, Erin, Wis., 2017
7,695 yards, Chambers Bay, second round, University Place, Wash., 2015
7,676 yards, Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course), fourth round, San Diego, Calif., 2021
7,664 yards, Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course), second round, San Diego, Calif., 2021
7,637 yards, Chambers Bay, third round, University Place, Wash., 2015
7,635 yards, Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course), first round, San Diego, Calif., 2021
7,616 yards, Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course), third round, San Diego, Calif., 2021
7,603 yards, Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course), second round, San Diego, Calif., 2008
LONG PAR 5s – The 12th hole at Oakmont (Pa.) Country Club in the first round is the longest par 5 in U.S. Open history at 684 yards. Ten holes in championship history have played to more than 660 yards.
LONGEST PAR 5s IN U.S. OPEN HISTORY
684 yards, 12th, first round, Oakmont (Pa.) C.C., 2016
681 yards, 18th, fourth round, Erin Hills, Erin, Wis., 2017
676 yards, 18th, second round, Erin Hills, Erin, Wis., 2017
674 yards, 12th, third round, Oakmont (Pa.) C.C., 2016
671 yards, 16th, third round, The Olympic Club (Lake Course), San Francisco, Calif., 2012
667 yards, 12th, first round, Oakmont (Pa.) C.C., 2007
667 yards, 12th, second round, at Oakmont (Pa.) C.C., 2007
667 yards, 12th, fourth round, Oakmont (Pa.) C.C., 2007
667 yards, 18th, third round, Erin Hills, Erin, Wis., 2017
660 yards, 16th, first round, The Olympic Club (Lake Course), San Francisco, Calif., 2012
LONG PAR 3s – Oakmont (Pa.) Country Club’s eighth hole played at 300 yards, the longest par 3 in U.S. Open history, in the fourth round of the 2007 U.S. Open.
LONGEST PAR 3s IN U.S. OPEN HISTORY
300 yards, 8th, fourth round, Oakmont (Pa.) C.C., 2007
299 yards, 8th, fourth round, Oakmont (Pa.) C.C., 2016
281 yards, 8th, second round, Oakmont (Pa.) C.C., 2007
281 yards, 8th, second round, Oakmont (Pa.) C.C., 2016
279 yards, 8th, third round, Oakmont (Pa.) C.C., 2007
266 yards, 3rd, fourth round, Merion G.C. (East Course), Ardmore, Pa., 2013
264 yards, 2nd, first round, Shinnecock Hills G.C., Southampton, N.Y., 2018
261 yards, 8th, first round, Oakmont (Pa.) C.C., 2007
258 yards, 8th, first round, Oakmont (Pa.) C.C., 2016
256 yards, 3rd, third round, The Olympic Club (Lake Course), San Francisco, Calif., 2012
LONG PAR 4s – In 2015, Chambers Bay featured seven of the 10 longest par 4s in U.S. Open history. Holes 13 and 11 were set up at 551 and 544 yards, respectively, during the second round.
LONGEST PAR 4s IN U.S. OPEN HISTORY
551 yards, 13th, second round, Chambers Bay, University Place, Wash., 2015
544 yards, 11th, second round, Chambers Bay, University Place, Wash., 2015
542 yards, 4th, third round, Pinehurst Resort & C.C. (Course No. 2), Village of Pinehurst, N.C., 2014
541 yards, 11th, first round, Chambers Bay, University Place, Wash., 2015
541 yards, 11th, fourth round, Chambers Bay, University Place, Wash., 2015
536 yards, 14th, first round, Shinnecock Hills G.C., Southampton, N.Y., 2018
534 yards, 14th, third round, Chambers Bay, University Place, Wash., 2015
534 yards, 6th, third round, Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course), San Diego, Calif., 2021
533 yards, 13th, third round, Chambers Bay, University Place, Wash., 2015
530 yards, 11th, third round, Chambers Bay, University Place, Wash., 2015
FUTURE U.S. OPENS IN THIS DECADE
June 13-16, 2024: Pinehurst Resort & Country Club (Course No. 2), Village of Pinehurst, N.C.
June 12-15, 2025: Oakmont (Pa.) Country Club
June 18-21, 2026: Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, Southampton, N.Y.
June 17-20, 2027: Pebble Beach (Calif.) Golf Links
June 15-18, 2028: Winged Foot Golf Club (West Course), Mamaroneck, N.Y.
June 14-17, 2029: Pinehurst Resort & Country Club (Course No. 2), Village of Pinehurst, N.C.
THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED AT THE U.S. OPEN
Matt Fitzpatrick: last international winner (2022)
Brooks Koepka: last to defend title (2018)
Francis Ouimet: last winner in his first attempt (1913)
Webb Simpson: last winner in his second attempt (2012)
Martin Kaymer: last start-to-finish winner with no ties (2014)
Jon Rahm: last winner to birdie the 72nd hole to win by one stroke (2021)
Jon Rahm: last winner to birdie the 72nd hole (2021)
Tiger Woods: last winner to birdie the 72nd hole to force a playoff (2008)
Geoff Ogilvy: last winner without a round in the 60s (2006)
Gary Woodland: last winner with all rounds in the 60s (2019)
Matt Fitzpatrick: last winner between ages 20-29 (27 in 2022)
Gary Woodland: last winner between ages 30-39 (35 in 2019)
Payne Stewart: last winner age 40 and higher (42 in 1999)
Gary Woodland: last defending champion to miss the cut (2020)
Hale Irwin: last winner who received a special exemption (1990)
Lucas Glover: last winner to come through final qualifying (2009)
Orville Moody: last winner to come through local and final qualifying (1969)
John Goodman: last amateur winner (1933)
PAST U.S. OPEN CHAMPIONS – Brooks Koepka became the seventh player to repeat as U.S. Open champion in 2018 at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club. Koepka also won at Erin Hills the previous year. Curtis Strange was the last before Koepka to win consecutive U.S. Opens in 1988 and 1989. Other champions who won back-to-back titles are John J. McDermott (1911, ’12), a-Bob Jones (1929, ’30), Ralph Guldahl (1937, ’38) and Ben Hogan (1950, ’51). Willie Anderson won three consecutive U.S. Open titles, from 1903-05.
In Defense of the U.S. Open
Year Champion Previous Year Result in Defense
2022 Matt Fitzpatrick tie, 55th ^^^^^
2021 Jon Rahm tie, 23rd tie, 12th
2020 Bryson DeChambeau tie, 35th tie, 26th
2019 Gary Woodland tie, 36th missed cut
2018 Brooks Koepka won 2nd
2017 Brooks Koepka tie, 13th won
2016 Dustin Johnson tie, 2nd missed cut
2015 Jordan Spieth tie, 17th tie, 37th
2014 Martin Kaymer tie, 59th missed cut
2013 Justin Rose tie, 21st tie, 12th
2012 Webb Simpson tie, 14th tie, 32nd
2011 Rory McIlroy missed cut missed cut
2010 Graeme McDowell tie, 18th tie, 14th
2009 Lucas Glover did not play tie, 58th
2008 Tiger Woods tie, 2nd tie, 6th
2007 Angel Cabrera tie, 26th missed cut
2006 Geoff Ogilvy tie, 28th tie, 42nd
2005 Michael Campbell missed cut missed cut
2004 Retief Goosen tie, 42nd tie, 11th
2003 Jim Furyk missed cut tie, 48th
2002 Tiger Woods tie, 12th tie, 20th
2001 Retief Goosen tie, 12th missed cut
2000 Tiger Woods tie, 3rd tie, 12th
1999 Payne Stewart 2nd did not play
1998 Lee Janzen tie, 52nd tie, 46th
1997 Ernie Els tie, 5th tie, 49th
1996 Steve Jones did not play tie, 60th
1995 Corey Pavin missed cut tie, 40th
1994 Ernie Els tie, 7th missed cut
1993 Lee Janzen missed cut missed cut
1992 Tom Kite tie, 37th missed cut
1991 Payne Stewart missed cut tie, 51st
1990 Hale Irwin tie, 54th tie, 11th
1989 Curtis Strange won tie, 21st
1988 Curtis Strange tie, 4th won
1987 Scott Simpson missed cut tie, 6th
1986 Raymond Floyd tie, 23rd tie, 43rd
1985 Andy North missed cut 67th
1984 Fuzzy Zoeller missed cut tie, 9th
1983 Larry Nelson tie, 19th missed cut
1982 Tom Watson tie, 23rd 2nd
1981 David Graham tie, 47th tie, 6th
1980 Jack Nicklaus tie, 9th tie, 6th
WHAT THE CHAMPION RECEIVES
Among the benefits enjoyed by the U.S. Open champion 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
►Custody of U.S. Open Trophy for one year, Jack Nicklaus Medal and a replica trophy
QUALIFYING FOR THE OTHER MAJORS
The top 10 finishers (and ties) are exempt into next year’s U.S. Open. The top four finishers (and ties) are invited to the following year’s (2024) Masters Tournament.
CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY
The first United States Open Championship was won by Horace Rawlins in September 1895, at Newport (R.I.) Golf Club. Rawlins earned $150, a gold champion’s medal, and possession of the championship sterling silver cup for one year. The trophy was designated for display at Rawlins’ club until it was presented to the next year’s champion. Thus began a perennial rite that has endured for more than a century.
The original two-handled cup was destroyed by fire in September 1946 at Lloyd Mangrum’s home club, Tam O’Shanter, outside of Chicago. The USGA considered replacing it with a new design but opted instead to preserve the look of the original with a full-scale replica on April 24, 1947. This replica remained in service, passed from champion to champion until 1986, when it was permanently retired to the USGA Museum. Today, the U.S. Open champion receives possession of the 1986 full-scale replica.
The U.S. Open Trophy that debuted in 1947 is on display at the USGA Golf Museum in Liberty Corner, N.J.
MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIP VICTORY LEADERS – Jack Nicklaus is first among the all-time major championship victory leaders with 18 major professional titles, including four U.S. Opens. Tiger Woods is second with 15 major professional championships and has won three U.S. Opens.
Name Masters PGA U.S. Open Open Total
Jack Nicklaus 6 5 4 3 18
Tiger Woods 5 4 3 3 15
Walter Hagen 0 5 2 4 11
Ben Hogan 2 2 4 1 9
Gary Player 3 2 1 3 9
Tom Watson 2 0 1 5 8
Harry Vardon 0 0 1 6 7
Bob Jones 0 0 4 3 7
Gene Sarazen 1 3 2 1 7
Sam Snead 3 3 0 1 7
Arnold Palmer 4 0 1 2 7
PAST MAJOR CHAMPIONS – Brooks Koepka posted a two-stroke victory over Viktor Hovland and Scottie Scheffler in this year’s PGA Championship to win his fifth major professional title. Koepka had previously won two U.S. Opens (2017, 2018) and two PGAs (2018, 2019). Jon Rahm won the 2023 Masters Tournament, his second major triumph. Since 2020, Koepka, Rahm and Collin Morikawa are the only players to have won multiple majors.
Winners of Previous Major Championships
Year Winner (Championship) Result
2023 Brooks Koepka (PGA) (-9, 271)
2023 Jon Rahm (Masters) (-12, 276)
2022 Cameron Smith (The Open) (-20, 268)
2022 Matt Fitzpatrick (U.S. Open) (-6, 274)
2022 Justin Thomas (PGA) (-5, 275, def. Zalatoris in playoff)
2022 Scottie Scheffler (Masters) (-10, 278)
2021 Collin Morikawa (The Open) (-15, 265)
2021 Jon Rahm (U.S. Open) (-6, 278)
2021 Phil Mickelson (PGA) (-6, 282)
2021 Hideki Matsuyama (Masters) (-10, 278)
2020 Dustin Johnson (Masters) (-20, 268)
2020 Bryson DeChambeau (U.S. Open) (-6, 274)
2020 Collin Morikawa (PGA) (-13, 267)
2019 Shane Lowry (The Open) (-15, 269)
2019 Gary Woodland (U.S. Open) (-13, 271)
2019 Brooks Koepka (PGA) (-8, 272)
2019 Tiger Woods (Masters) (-13, 275)
2018 Brooks Koepka (PGA) (-16, 264)
2018 Francesco Molinari (The Open) (-8, 276)
2018 Brooks Koepka (U.S. Open) (+1, 281)
2018 Patrick Reed (Masters) (-15, 273)
2017 Justin Thomas (PGA) (-8, 276)
2017 Jordan Spieth (The Open) (-12, 268)
2017 Brooks Koepka (U.S. Open) (-16, 272)
2017 Sergio Garcia (Masters) (-9, 279, def. Rose in playoff)
2016 Jimmy Walker (PGA) (-14, 266)
2016 Henrik Stenson (The Open) (-20, 264)
2016 Dustin Johnson (U.S. Open) (-4, 276)
2016 Danny Willett (Masters) (-5, 283)
2015 Jason Day (PGA) (-20, 268)
2015 Zach Johnson (The Open) (-15, 273, def. Oosthuizen & Leishman in playoff)
2015 Jordan Spieth (U.S. Open) (-5, 275)
2015 Jordan Spieth (Masters) (-18, 270)
2014 Rory McIlroy (PGA) (-16, 268)
2014 Rory McIlroy (The Open) (-17, 271)
2014 Martin Kaymer (U.S. Open) (-9, 271)
2014 Bubba Watson (Masters) (-8, 280)
2013 Jason Dufner (PGA) (-10, 270)
2013 Phil Mickelson (The Open) (-3, 281)
2013 Justin Rose (U.S. Open) (+1, 281)
2013 Adam Scott (Masters) (-9, 279, def. Cabrera in playoff)
2012 Rory McIlroy (PGA) (-13, 275)
2012 Ernie Els (The Open) (-7, 273)
2012 Webb Simpson (U.S. Open) (+1, 281)
2012 Bubba Watson (Masters) (-10, 278, def. Oosthuizen in playoff)
2011 Keegan Bradley (PGA) (-8, 272, def. Dufner in playoff)
2011 Darren Clarke (The Open) (-5, 275)
2011 Rory McIlroy (U.S. Open) (-16, 272)
2011 Charl Schwartzel (Masters) (-14, 274)
2010 Martin Kaymer (PGA) (-11, 277, def. B. Watson in playoff)
2010 Louis Oosthuizen (The Open) (-16, 272)
2010 Graeme McDowell (U.S. Open) (E, 284)
2010 Phil Mickelson (Masters) (-16, 272)
TELEVISION COVERAGE
The 123rd U.S. Open will receive more than 46 hours of live coverage on NBC, USA Network and Peacock. Beginning Monday, June 12, Golf Channel will surround the championship with live pre- and post-event coverage on Golf Central Live From the U.S. Open. With featured groups, featured holes, U.S. Open All Access and additional coverage the total will surpass 200 hours.
Led by Emmy Award-winning producer Tommy Roy, NBCUniversal’s U.S. production will utilize a deep roster of broadcasters including two USGA champions – Peter Jacobsen (2004 U.S. Senior Open) and Morgan Pressel (2005 U.S. Women’s Amateur). Dan Hicks (anchor) and Paul Azinger (analyst) will be the lead NBCUniversal broadcast team. Terry Gannon and Steve Sands will also handle play-by-play duties.
Date/Day Time (Local/PDT) Network Coverage
June 15/Thursday 6:40-10 a.m. Peacock First Round
10 a.m.-5 p.m. USA Network First Round
5-8 p.m. NBC First Round
June 16/Friday 6:40-10 a.m. Peacock Second Round
10 a.m.-5 p.m. USA Network Second Round
5-8 p.m. NBC Second Round
June 17/Saturday 10 a.m.-8 p.m. NBC Third Round
June 18/Sunday 9-10 a.m. Peacock Fourth Round
10 a.m.-7 p.m. NBC Fourth Round
NBC Talent Roster
►Play by Play: Dan Hicks / Terry Gannon / Steve Sands
►Analyst: Paul Azinger / Brad Faxon / Brandel Chamblee / Morgan Pressel / Paul McGinley / Nick Dougherty
►Tower: Brad Faxon / Curt Byrum / Peter Jacobsen / Steve Sands / Jimmy Roberts
►On-Course: John Wood / Notah Begay III / Smylie Kaufman / Arron Oberholser / Jim Gallagher Jr.
►Interviews: Damon Hack
►Essays: Jimmy Roberts
HISTORY – This is the 123rd U.S. Open Championship. The U.S. Open, which was first played in 1895, was not contested for two years (1917-18) during World War I and for four years (1942-45) during World War II. The youngest winner of the U.S. Open was 19-year-old John McDermott, who won in 1911; he is among eight 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).
TWO-TEE START – A two-tee start was first adopted for the 2002 U.S. Open. The USGA had successfully adopted a two-tee start for the U.S. Women’s Open in 2000 and for the U.S. Senior Open in 2001. Play will begin at 6:45 a.m. PDT on Thursday, June 15 on the first and 10th tees of the North Course at The Los Angeles Country Club.
OPEN ECONOMICS – Matt Fitzpatrick, the 2022 U.S. Open champion, earned $3.15 million from a purse of $17.5 million last year at The Country Club, in Brookline, Mass. In 1998, Lee Janzen received $535,000 from a purse of $3 million at The Olympic Club, in San Francisco. Ben Hogan’s winning share in 1948 was $2,000 from a purse of $10,000 in the U.S. Open at The Riviera Country Club, in Pacific Palisades, Calif. The 2023 purse will be announced on Wednesday.
OPEN BIRTHDAYS – Seven players in the U.S. Open field will celebrate a birthday around the championship. Dustin Johnson, the 2016 U.S. Open champion, and Scottie Scheffler, the 2022 Masters winner and 2013 U.S. Junior Amateur champion, are among this group.
2023 U.S. Open Competitor
Name Birthdate Age (on birthday)
Eric Cole 6-12-88 35
Justin Suh 6-12-97 26
Phil Mickelson 6-16-70 53
Tom (Joohyung) Kim 6-21-02 20
Matt Kuchar 6-21-78 45
Scottie Scheffler 6-21-96 27
Aaron Wise 6-21-96 27
Dustin Johnson 6-22-84 39
OLDEST & YOUNGEST – Phil Mickelson turns 53 on June 16, the day of the championship’s second round, and is the oldest player in this year’s U.S. Open field. He is a six-time U.S. Open runner-up. Padraig Harrington, who is 51, won last year’s U.S. Senior Open. Wenyi Ding, the 2022 U.S. Junior Amateur champion, is the youngest at age 18 (born Nov. 19, 2004).
FIELD FOR THE AGES – There are 13 players in the 2023 U.S. Open field who will be 21 years old or younger when the first round begins on Thursday, June 15. Three U.S. Junior Amateur champions are among that group, including Michael Thorbjornsen (2018), Preston Summerhays (2019) and Nick Dunlap (2021).
There are 16 players in the field who are 40 or older, including seven major professional champions. Phil Mickelson, 53, has captured six major titles, while Padraig Harrington, 52, has won three. Justin Rose, 42, won the 2013 U.S. Open at Merion Golf Club. Stewart Cink, 50, and Francesco Molinari, 40, won the Open Championship in 2009 and 2018, respectively. Adam Scott, 42, and Sergio Garcia, 43, were Masters Tournament champions in 2013 and 2017, respectively.
The average age of the 156-player field is 30.39.
INTERNATIONAL GROUP – There are 26 countries represented in the 2023 U.S. Open. The United States has 81 players in the field, while England has 9 and Australia and Canada each have 7.
Countries with players in the field – United States (81), England (9), Australia (7), Canada (7), France (5), Republic of Korea (5), Spain (5), Sweden (5), Japan (4), South Africa (4), Republic of Ireland (3), Mexico (3), Argentina (2), Colombia (2), Chile (2), Northern Ireland (2), Austria (1), Belgium (1), People’s Republic of China (1), Germany (1), Italy (1), Hong Kong/China (1), New Zealand (1), Norway (1), Poland (1) and Thailand (1)
RETURNEES FROM 2022 – Matt Fitzpatrick, the defending U.S. Open champion, is one of 75 players in this year’s field who competed in the 2022 U.S. Open at The Country Club, in Brookline, Mass. Fitzpatrick is also among the last 10 major professional champions returning, including Brooks Koepka (2023 PGA), Jon Rahm (2023 Masters, 2021 U.S. Open), Cameron Smith (2022 Open), Justin Thomas (2022 PGA), Scottie Scheffler (2022 Masters), Collin Morikawa (2021 Open, 2020 PGA), Phil Mickelson (2021 PGA), Hideki Matsuyama (2021 Masters), Dustin Johnson (2020 Masters) and Bryson DeChambeau (2020 U.S. Open).
FIRST TIME AT THE U.S. OPEN – There are 47 players in the 2023 championship field who are playing in their first U.S. Open. Taylor Moore (Valspar Championship), Nicolas Echavarria (Puerto Rico Open) and Adam Svensson (2022 RSM Classic) each registered their first career PGA Tour wins in 2022-23. Cameron Davis (2021 Rocket Mortgage Classic) and Ryan Armour (2017 Sanderson Championship) have also posted PGA Tour victories. Thriston Lawrence and Simon Forsstrom have each won on the DP World Tour this season. Carson Young, who won the Korn Ferry Tour’s 2022 Panama Championship, posted the second-lowest 36-hole U.S. Open final qualifying score at the Dallas, Texas site on May 22. His 125 total (63-62) is bettered only by Stewart Cink, who shot 123 (62-61) in Columbus, Ohio in 2003.
List of First-Time U.S. Open Players (47): a-Bastien Amat, Ryan Armour, a-Michael Brennan, a-Barclay Brown, Olin Browne Jr., Frankie Capan, a-Ben Carr, a-Christian Cavaliere, Gunn Charoenkul, Patrick Cover, Jens Dantorp, Cameron Davis, Alejandro del Rey, a-Wenyi Ding, Nicolas Echavarria, a-Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira, Simon Forsstrom, Deon Germishuys, Brent Grant, JJ Grey, Jordan Gumberg, Paul Haley, Berry Henson, Yuto Katsuragawa, Thriston Lawrence, Hank Lebioda, a-Matthew McClean, McClure Meissner, Taylor Moore, a-Omar Morales, Ryutaro Nagano, Vincent Norrman, a-David Nyfjall, Corey Pereira, a-Aldrich Potgieter, David Puig, a-Gordon Sargent, Alex Schaake, Jesse Schutte, a-Isaac Simmons, Jacob Solomon, Adam Svensson, Austen Truslow, a-Brendan Valdes, a-Karl Vilips, a-Alexander Yang, Carson Young
LOCAL KNOWLEDGE I – Omar Morales has toured The Los Angeles Country Club as a college golfer. UCLA considers LACC one of its home courses and the Westwood campus is just a mile from this year’s U.S. Open venue. Morales was the medalist in final qualifying with a pair of 65s at nearby Hillcrest Country Club, another course he has played many times. The sophomore led the Bruins with a 72.2 scoring average, won the El Macero Classic on April 16, and played in his first PGA Tour event 11 days later, the Mexico Open at Vidanta. Morales will hit the first ball of the 123rd edition of the U.S. Open when he starts from the first tee at 6:45 a.m. PDT on Thursday.
WANT A RIDE? – Berry Henson, of Rancho Mirage, Calif., will strike the first ball from the 10th tee at 6:45 a.m. PDT on Thursday. What a journey Henson has been on since the 43-year-old grew up in Palm Desert, 120 miles south of Los Angeles. He is an Uber driver who on a normal day provides two to four rides. Henson, who has competed on the Asian Tour and failed to advance from PGA Tour Q-School seven times, became a driver following a wrist injury. He played his college golf at the University of San Diego, from 1998-2003, and won the Asian Tour’s Philippine Open in 2011. Henson carded rounds of 64 and 71 at Canoe Brook Country Club to advance from the Summit, N.J., final qualifier on June 5.
LOCAL KNOWLEDGE II – Collin Morikawa, Scottie Scheffler and Max Homa are familiar with the surroundings of the North Course at The Los Angeles Country Club. Morikawa and Scheffler were members of the victorious 2017 USA Walker Cup Team that defeated Great Britain and Ireland, 19-7, at LACC. Morikawa, from nearby La Canada High School, registered a 4-0 record in foursomes and singles. He and Scheffler helped close out the convincing result with singles victories on the final day. Morikawa recorded a 2-and-1 triumph over Harry Ellis, while Scheffler garnered a 1-up victory over Connor Syme. Homa, who is a graduate of Valencia High School, won the 2013 Pac-12 Conference Championship at LACC, posting a course-record 61 in the first round. The threesome will play together in the first two rounds of the 2023 U.S. Open. The group starts from the first tee at 8:13 a.m. PDT on Thursday and from the 10th hole at 1:43 p.m. PDT on Friday.
TRADITIONAL GROUPING – Defending U.S. Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick, 2022 Open Championship winner Cameron Smith and 2022 U.S. Amateur champion Sam Bennett will form a traditional grouping for the opening two rounds. Fitzpatrick won last year at The Country Club by one stroke over Scottie Scheffler and Will Zalatoris with a four-round total of 274 (6 under par). Smith captured the 150th Open Championship, conducted by The R&A, by one stroke over Cameron Young at St. Andrews. Bennett defeated Ben Carr, 1 up, in the U.S. Amateur final at The Ridgewood Country Club, in Paramus, N.J. The grouping will tee off in Thursday’s opening round from the first hole at 1:32 p.m. PDT and from the 10th hole at 8:02 a.m. PDT on Friday.
MAJOR GROUPS – Brooks Koepka, who won the 2017 and 2018 U.S. Opens, Rory McIlroy, the 2011 U.S. Open champion, and Hideki Matsuyama, the 2021 Masters winner, will play together in the first two rounds. The group starts from the first hole on Thursday at 1:54 p.m. PDT. Koepka has also captured three PGA Championships (2018, 2019, 2023). McIlroy also won the 2014 Open Championship and 2012 and 2014 PGA Championships. Padraig Harrington, the 2022 U.S. Senior Open champion, will play with Phil Mickelson, who has won six professional majors and is a six-time U.S. Open runner-up, and Keegan Bradley, the 2011 PGA champion. Harrington claimed three professional major titles. The group is scheduled to start from the 10th hole on Thursday at 12:59 p.m. PDT.
Major Championship Groupings
Hole #1 (Thursday, 1:54 p.m.) – Brooks Koepka, Hideki Matsuyama, Rory McIlroy
Hole #10 (Thursday, 12:59 p.m.) – Phil Mickelson, Padraig Harrington, Keegan Bradley
CINK QUALIFIES – Stewart Cink became the first player since 2016 who was fully exempt into the U.S. Senior Open and then qualified for the U.S. Open. The 50-year-old advanced to his 23rd U.S. Open after qualifying with rounds of 68 and 67 in Columbus, Ohio. His best finish was a tie for third in 2001 at Southern Hills. Cink, who won eight PGA Tour events, defeated Tom Watson in a playoff to win the 2009 Open Championship at Turnberry. Wes Short Jr. was the last player to accomplish the same feat and he also came through the Columbus final qualifier.
ALMA MATER – Brian Harman, the co-runner-up in the 2017 U.S. Open at Erin Hills, leads a group of seven University of Georgia alumni who are in the 2023 U.S. Open field. Arizona State University, with 2021 U.S. Open champion Jon Rahm, Oklahoma State University and Stanford University each have five players competing. Four players on the current Cardinal team are among that group.
Colleges with Most Players in 2023 U.S. Open
7, Georgia (H. English, B. Harman, R. Henley, C. Kirk, K. Mitchell, S. Straka, D. Thompson)
5, Arizona State (A. del Rey, P. Mickelson, D. Puig, J. Rahm, P. Summerhays)
5, Oklahoma State (A. Eckroat, R. Fowler, V. Hovland, A. Noren, S. Stevens)
5, Stanford (B. Brown, P. Rodgers, M. Thorbjornsen, K. Vilips, A. Yang)
4, UNLV (C. Hoffman, K. Kitayama, T. Montgomery, A. Scott)
LAST ONES IN – The final two spots in the U.S. Open field were filled by first alternates from final qualifying.
Michael Kim, 29, of the Republic of Korea, was the first alternate from the Dallas, Texas, final qualifier on May 22. He is competing in his second U.S. Open, but has not played since 2013 when he tied for 17th and was low amateur at Merion Golf Club. Kim, who won the PGA Tour’s John Deere Classic in 2018, was a member of the winning 2013 USA Walker Cup Team and received the Jack Nicklaus Award as Division I’s top player while competing at the University of California-Berkeley. He was raised in San Diego, Calif., and attended Torrey Pines High School.
Maxwell Moldovan is playing in the U.S. Open for the second consecutive year. The 21-year-old from Uniontown, Ohio, was the first alternate from the Springfield, Ohio qualifier on June 5. Moldovan, an All-America and All-Big Ten Conference selection at Ohio State University, won three tournaments – the Nexus Collegiate, Southern Invitational and Robert Kepler Invitational – as a junior in 2022-23. He has competed in six USGA championships, including four U.S. Amateurs.
ON TOUR – Jon Rahm, the 2023 Masters Tournament champion, has won four times on the PGA Tour in the 2022-23 season, while Tony Finau, Max Homa and Scottie Scheffler have two victories.
Multiple PGA Tour Winners in 2022-23
4, Jon Rahm (Sentry Tournament of Champions, The American Express, Genesis Invitational, Masters Tournament)
2, Tony Finau (Cadence Bank Houston Open, Mexico Open)
2, Max Homa (Fortinet Championship, Farmers Insurance Open)
2, Scottie Scheffler (WM Phoenix Open, The Players Championship)
Multiple DP World Tour Winners in 2022-23
2, Adrian Meronk (ISPS Handa Australian Open, DS Automobiles Italian Open)
2, Pablo Larrazabal (Korea Championship, KLM Open)
FUN FACTS
Grandstands
5,886 grandstand seats
2,200 premium suite level seats
Merchandise
Main merchandise pavilion totals 26,000 square feet (on South Course)
Satellite merchandise tent totals 9,300 square feet (on North Course)
More than 400,000 pieces of on-site merchandise available
Up to 90,000 expected transactions
Volunteers
3,347 volunteers on 16 committees
72 percent from California
47 U.S. states
19 countries
First-Aid Volunteers
60 volunteers, including 13 physicians
Broadcast
Available in over 190 countries and in 25-plus languages
Communications
525 high density access points
125 network switches
43 miles of copper (cat 5e) cable for TVs, data network
5.5 miles of fiberoptic cable
Expect to use over 60 terabytes of cumulative Internet bandwidth
812 televisions & 27 digital displays
667 radios
41 multi-function copiers
Fence
40,000 linear feet or approximately 7.5 miles of fence
Tent/Flooring & Matting
556,000 square feet of flooring (enough to cover the basketball court in Crypto.Com Arena 99 times)
330,000 feet of tenting (enough to cover SoFi Stadium’s playing surface nearly six times)
230,000 square feet of temporary matted roads & compounds
Food/Beverage (2022 figures)
59,404 hot dogs
27,415 hamburgers
237,106 beers
31,905 bags of chips
17,070 desserts
(2023 projections for aluminum cups/water)
296,430 aluminum cups
approximately 250,000 aluminum bottles of water
Media Content (2022 figures)
8M unique visitors to usga.org
6.2M unique visitors to usopen.com
14.6M unique visitors to USGA YouTube channel
3.1M U.S. Open App lifetime installs
6.4M live streams, with 130M live stream minutes watched
Total news hits (broadcast, digital and radio) = 417,000
Total social posts = 471,000
Total impressions = 642.3B
Office Trailers
50 office trailers
Golf Course Maintenance Volunteers
100 volunteers
27 states
8 countries
Some notable clubs supporting LACC: Bel-Air Country Club, Brentwood Country Club, Chicago Golf Club, Colonial Country Club, Cypress Point Club, Hillcrest Country Club, Lancaster Country Club, Merion Golf Club, Monterey Peninsula Country Club, Muirfield Village Golf Club, Oakland Hills Country Club, Oakmont Country Club, The Riviera Country Club, and Shinnecock Hills Golf Club.
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