U.S. Open Golf 2015: List of Past Winners & Champions

Martin Kaymer won the 2014 U.S. Open. (Getty)

Martin Kaymer won the 2014 U.S. Open. (Getty)

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The 115th U.S. Open tees off from Chambers Bay in University Place, Washington, on Thursday, June 18.

Defending champion Martin Kaymer is in the field, as is 3-time winner Tiger Woods and 2-time champions Ernie Els, Retief Goosen and Lee Janzen.

The U.S. Open has been played 114 times, with the first in 1895. The tournament was not held in 1917-18 (World War I) and between 1942-45 (WWII).

Four players have won a record 4 times – Jack Nicklaus, Ben Hogan, Bobby Jones and Willie Anderson.

Keep reading to see the U.S. Open winners from every year:


U.S. Open Winners

* – Won in a playoff
(a) – Amateur

2014 — Martin Kaymer
2013 — Justin Rose
2012 — Webb Simpson
2011 — Rory McIlroy
2010 — Graeme McDowell
2009 — Lucas Glover
2008 — *Tiger Woods
2007 — Angel Cabrera
2006 — Geoff Ogilvy
2005 — Michael Campbell
2004 — Retief Goosen
2003 — Jim Furyk
2002 — Tiger Woods
2001 — *Retief Goosen
2000 — Tiger Woods
1999 — Payne Stewart
1998 — Lee Janzen
1997 — Ernie Els
1996 — Steve Jones
1995 — Corey Pavin
1994 — *Ernie Els
1993 — Lee Janzen
1992 — Tom Kite
1991 — *Payne Stewart
1990 — *Hale Irwin
1989 — Curtis Strange
1988 — *Curtis Strange
1987 — Scott Simpson
1986 — Ray Floyd
1985 — Andy North
1984 — *Fuzzy Zoeller
1983 — Larry Nelson
1982 — Tom Watson
1981 — David Graham
1980 — Jack Nicklaus
1979 — Hale Irwin
1978 — Andy North
1977 — Hubert Green
1976 — Jerry Pate
1975 — *Lou Graham
1974 — Hale Irwin
1973 — Johnny Miller
1972 — Jack Nicklaus
1971 — *Lee Trevino
1970 — Tony Jacklin
1969 — Orville Moody
1968 — Lee Trevino
1967 — Jack Nicklaus
1966 — *Billy Casper
1965 — *Gary Player
1964 — Ken Venturi
1963 — *Julius Boros
1962 — *Jack Nicklaus
1961 — Gene Littler
1960 — Arnold Palmer
1959 — Billy Casper
1958 — Tommy Bolt
1957 — *Dick Mayer
1956 — Cary Middlecoff
1955 — *Jack Fleck
1954 — Ed Furgol
1953 — Ben Hogan
1952 — Julius Boros
1951 — Ben Hogan
1950 — *Ben Hogan
1949 — Cary Middlecoff
1948 — Ben Hogan
1947 — *Lew Worsham
1946 — *Lloyd Mangrum
1945 — No tournament
1944 — No tournament
1943 — No tournament
1942 — No tournament
1941 — Craig Wood
1940 — *Lawson Little
1939 — *Byron Nelson
1938 — Ralph Guldahl
1937 — Ralph Guldahl
1936 — Tony Manero
1935 — Sam Parks Jr.
1934 — Olin Dutra
1933 — Johnny Goodman (a)
1932 — Gene Sarazen
1931 — *Billy Burke
1930 — Robert Jones Jr. (a)
1929 — *Robert Jones Jr. (a)
1928 — Johnny Farrell
1927 — Tommy Armour
1926 — Robert Jones Jr. (a)
1925 — *Willie Macfarlane
1924 — Cyril Walker
1923 — *Robert Jones Jr. (a)
1922 — Gene Sarazen
1921 — James Barnes
1920 — Edward Ray
1919 — *Walter Hagen
1918 — No tournament
1917 — No tournament
1916 — Charles Evans Jr. (a)
1915 — Jerome Travers (a)
1914 — Walter Hagen
1913 — Francis Ouimet (a)
1912 — John McDermontt
1911 — John McDermontt
1910 — *Alex Smith
1909 — George Sargent
1908 — Fred McLeod
1907 — Alex Ross
1906 — Alex Smith
1905 — Willie Anderson
1904 — Willie Anderson
1903 — *Willie Anderson
1902 — Laurie Auchterlonie
1901 — Willie Anderson
1900 — Harry Vardon
1899 — Willie Smith
1898 — Fred Herd
1897 — Joe Lloyd
1896 — James Foulis
1895 — Horace Rawlins


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