US Open: Best & Worst
The 2008 US Open is due to be contested at Torrey Pines, San Diego. The world's best golfers will battle it out in an attempt to finish with the lowest score, thus securing the biggest slice of the prize money pie, which will be around $7 million in total. The US Open is recognised as being one of the most challenging major championships, and this makes for some interesting records that have been set over the years.
The best players at the US Open, if the best are counted as those who have won the most times, have been Willie Anderson, Robert T. Jones Jr., Ben Hogan and Jack Nicklaus, who have each won the US Open four times. Jack Nicklaus has also finished in the top ten more times (18) than any other player.
The best comeback in the history of the US Open occurred in 1960 when Arnold Palmer bounced back by seven strokes to win the US Open at Cherry Hill Country Club in Englewood, Columbia.
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The largest winning margin ever recorded was by Tiger Woods when he won the 2000 US Open by a huge 15 strokes.
The worst winning score ever recorded was 331, which was posted by Willie Anderson at the 1901 US Open at Myopia hunt Club, South Hamilton, Massachusetts.
Three players are currently tied for the best winning score of all-time. This score is 272, and the three players who achieved it were Jack Nicklaus at the 1980 US Open at Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, New Jersey, Lee Janzen at the same venue at the 2003 US Open and Tiger Woods at the 2000 US Open at Pebble Beach Golf Links, California.
The best tally of consecutive birdies at a US Open stands at six, which was achieved by both George Burns on holes 2 to 7 at Pebble Beach Golf Links at the 1982 US Open and Andy Dillard on holes 1 to 6 also at Pebble Beach Golf Links at the 1992 US Open.
