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U.S. Open Records (Page2 II)

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More records from the U.S. Open:

Winners of U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur (11)
• Francis Ouimet (1913 Open; 1914, 1931 Amateurs)
• Jerome D. Travers (1915 Open; 1907, 1908, 1912, 1913 Amateurs)
• *Charles Evans Jr. (1916 Open; 1916, 1920 Amateurs)
• *Robert T. Jones Jr. (1923, 1926, 1929, 1930 Opens; 1924, 1925, 1927, 1928, 1930 Amateurs)
• John Goodman (1933 Open; 1937 Amateur)
• Lawson Little (1940 Open; 1934, 1935 Amateurs)
• Arnold Palmer (1960 Open; 1954 Amateur)
• Gene Littler (1961 Open; 1953 Amateur)
• Jack Nicklaus (1962, 1967, 1972, 1980 Opens; 1959, 1961 Amateurs)
• Jerry Pate (1976 Open, 1974 Amateur)
• Tiger Woods (2000, 2002 Opens; 1994, 1995 and 1996 Amateurs)
*won both in same year

Winners of U.S. Open and U.S. Junior Amateur (2)
• Johnny Miller (1973 Open; 1964 Junior)
• Tiger Woods (2000, 2002 Opens; 1992 and 1993 Junior)

Winner of U.S. Junior Amateur, U.S. Amateur and U.S. Open (1)
• Tiger Woods (1991 - 1993 Juniors; 1994 - 1996 Amateurs; 2000, 2002 U.S. Open)

Evolution of U.S. Open Scoring Records
• 173 - Horace Rawlins (91-82), 1895
• 152 - James Foulis (78-74), 1896
• 328 - Fred Herd (84-85-75-84),1898
• 315 - Willie Smith (77-82-79-77), 1899
• 313 - Harry Vardon (79-78-76-80), 1900
• 307 - Laurie Auchterlonie (78-78-74-77), 1902
• 303 - Willie Anderson (75-78-78-72), 1904
• 295 - Alex Smith (73-74-73-75), 1906
• 290 - George Sargent (75-72-72-71), 1909
• 286 - Charles Evans Jr. (70-69-74-73), 1916
• 282 - Tony Manero (73-69-73-67), 1936
• 281 - Ralph Guldahl (71-69-72-69), 1937
• 276 - Ben Hogan (67-72-68-69), 1948
• 275 - Jack Nicklaus (71-67-72-65), 1967
• 272 - Jack Nicklaus (63-71-70-68), 1980
• 272 - Lee Janzen (67-67-69-69), 1993
• 272 - Tiger Woods (65-69-71-67), 2000

Lowest Score, 72 Holes
• 272 - Jack Nicklaus (63-71-70-68), Baltusrol G.C. (Lower Course), Springfield, N.J., 1980
• 272 - Lee Janzen (67-67-69-69), Baltusrol G.C. (Lower Course), Springfield, N.J., 1993
• 272 - Tiger Woods (12 under par) (65-69-71-67), Pebble Beach G.L., Pebble Beach, Calif., 2000
• 273 - David Graham (68-68-70-67), Merion G.C. (East Course), Ardmore, Pa., 1981

Lowest Score by Non-Winner, 72 Holes
• 274 (6 under) - Isao Aoki (68-68-68-70), Baltusrol G.C., Springfield, N.J., 1980
• 274 (6 under) - Payne Stewart (70-66-68-70), Baltusrol G.C., Springfield, N.J., 1993

Lowest score 18 Holes
• 63 (8 under) - Johnny Miller, final round, Oakmont (Pa.) C.C., 1973
• 63 (7 under) - Jack Nicklaus, first round, Baltusrol G.C., Springfield, N.J., 1980
• 63 (7 under) - Tom Weiskopf, first round, Baltusrol G.C., Springfield, N.J., 1980

Lowest Score, 9 Holes
• 29 - Neal Lancaster, Shinnecock Hills G.C. (fourth round, second nine), 1995
• 29 - Neal Lancaster, Oakland Hills C.C. (South Course), Bloomfield Hills, Mich. (second round, second nine), 1996
• 29 — Vijay Singh, Olympia Fields C.C. (North Course), Olympia Fields, Ill. (second round, second nine), 2003

Largest 54-Hole Lead
• 10 - Tiger Woods (205), Pebble Beach G.L., Pebble Beach, Calif., 2000
• 7 - James Barnes (217), Columbia C.C., Chevy Chase, Md., 1921
• 6 - Fred Herd (244), Myopia Hunt Club, S. Hamilton, Mass., 1898
• 6 - Willie Anderson (225), Baltusrol G.C., Springfield, N.J., 1903
• 6 - Johnny Goodman (211), North Shore G.C., Glenview, Ill., 1933

Largest Lead After 54 Holes, Non-Winner
• 5 - Mike Brady, Brae Burn C.C., West Newton, Mass., 1919

Best Comeback by Winner, Final Round
• 7 strokes - Arnold Palmer (72-71-72-65), Cherry Hills C.C., Englewood, Colo., 1960
• 6 strokes - Johnny Miller (71-69-76-63), Oakmont (Pa.) C.C., 1973
• 5 strokes - Johnny Farrell (77-74-71-72), Olympia Fields (Ill.) C.C., 1928
• 5 strokes - Byron Nelson (72-73-71-68), Philadephia C.C., West Conshohocken, Pa., 1939
• 5 strokes - Lee Janzen (73-66-73-68), The Olympic Club, San Francisco, Calif., 1998

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