US Open Trivia
The US Open is one of the most prestigious golf tournaments in the world. It is one of the four major championships, alongside the other three major professional golf championships - the Open Championship, the PGA Championship and the Masters. It is contested by 156 players in June every year, with the 2008 US Open due to be held at Torrey Pines, San Diego, California. A tournament with such a long and rich history is bound to have some interesting trivia associated with it, and there certainly are an abundance of US Open facts and figures.
The US Open has been held 107 times, with the 2008 US Open due to be the 108th edition of this golfing spectacle. Total prize money is set to be over $7 million, and the winner can expect to bag a tidy sum of around $1.3 million.
Did you know that the largest winning margin ever recorded at the US Open was a huge 15 strokes by Tiger Woods at the 2000 US Open at Pebble Beach? Or that the most consecutive birdies was six by George Burns at the 1982 US Open and Andy Dillard at the 1992 US Open, both also at Pebble Beach? Or that the highest score on one hole was a massive 19 by Ray Ainsley on the 16th hole at Cherry Hills Country Club at the 1938 US Open?
2008 US Open Trivia: Golf Facts and Figures
The oldest golfer to have won the US Open was Hale Irwin who was 45 years and 15 days old when he won the 1990 US Open at the third course at Medinah Country Club in Illinois. On the other hand, the youngest ever player to have won the US Open was John McDermott who was a tender 19 years, 10 months and 14 days when he claimed victory at the 1911 US Open at the Chicago Golf Club in Wheaton, Illinois.
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