The history of the U.S. Open Golf Tournament

30 years after the start of the Open for the first time he won the U.S. Open in 1895 and is the second oldest of the modern golf majors. Since 1895, the original golf majors, outdoors, the Amateur Championship, U.S. Open and Amateur Athletic Union. It was not until 1960, when Arnold Palmer stated that he could win the Grand Slam, after winning the U.S. Open and the Masters if he could win The Open and PGA golf majors have now established that they were.

TheChampionship for the first time played on the same line and in the same week the Amateur Athletic Union. It was on a nine-hole golf course Golf and Country Club in Newport, Rhode Island instead. It includes four rounds of 9 holes in one day was played and won by Horace Rawlins English. Ten professionals and one amateur took part and all the prize money was $ 335

The original 36 holes in one day, the format of the event has changed several times over the years. The sample wasUSGA extended to 72 holes in 1898, played 36 holes in each of two days. The format was played in 1926-18-hole changed in two days, finishing with 36 holes on the third day. The current form was founded in 1965 - with 18 holes played in each of four days.

His popularity was very spectator tickets were sold in 1922. This almost coincided with the amazing career of an amateur golfer from Georgia, Bobby Jones, who in 1923 won in 1926,1929 and 1930. The second major increase popularity was in 1954 when the event for the first time on national television broadcast on television. But it was not until 1977 that all 18 holes the last two rounds of live coverage and 1982, the first two rounds were broadcast had to live.

The event was dominated by British players since its beginnings in 1910 (actually it was Scotland who were the most titles (12 of the first 15 events.) The above Scotsman in those days was Willie Anderson, who wonWith four times between 1901 and 1905. In reality there are only three other golfers to win four U.S. Open - Bobby Jones 1923-1930, the year he won the Grand Slam, 1948-1953 Ben Hogan, Jack Nicklaus and the 1962 to 1980.

With the victory of Tiger Woods in the third at the Open in 2008, can only be a matter of time before he joins the famous golfer with four victories, and who knows, maybe in the history books of golf, with five or more wins to go . Did you know that aEuropeans do not have the event since 1970, when Tony Jacklin of England won? Another Englishman, Lee Westwood, had lost a chance in the 2008 case, but a 15-foot birdie putt on the last hole.

Surprisingly, only five players managed to win the U.S. Open and the Open, the Masters and the PGA. None of them have all four majors in one year, but still - Bobby Jones has his Grand Slam Open, The (British) Amateur Championship, U.S. Open and the Amateur Athletic Union. TheFive players who win four Majors Golf Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods.

Dominated with 78 victories from 1911 to 2008, the Americans, the U.S. Open. No other country comes, South Africa has the second most wins with five titles to close. There were only a handful of nations that have won the event, once or twice - Australia, New Zealand, England, Scotland and Argentina. Since 1910, Scotland were only able to produce a player who has wonThe U.S. Open, Willie MacFarlane in 1925. Indeed, in recent years, Sandy Lyle has only managed to land you can win a golf Major of the United States - The Masters in 1988,.