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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | June 13–16, 2019 |
| Location | Pebble Beach, California 36°34′05″N 121°57′00″W / 36.568°N 121.950°W |
| Course(s) | Pebble Beach Golf Links |
| Organized by | USGA |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour European Tour Japan Golf Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 7,075 yards (6,469 m) |
| Field | 156, 79 after cut |
| Cut | 144 (+2) |
| Prize fund | $12,500,000[1] |
| Winner's share | $2,250,000 |
| Champion | |
 Gary Woodland | |
| 271 (−13) | |
| Location map | |
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The 2019 United States Open Championship was the 119th U.S. Open, played from June 13–16 at Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, California. It was the seventh major and sixth U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, which last hosted U.S. Opens in 2000 and 2010, won by Tiger Woods and Graeme McDowell, respectively.[2]
Gary Woodland won his first major title by three strokes over world number one Brooks Koepka. Ranked 25th coming into the tournament, and having never finished in the top 20 in the U.S. Open previously, he was generally seen as a surprise victor. Koepka had won four of the last nine majors, and was attempting to become the first player to win three straight U.S. Opens since 1905.[3]
Woodland shot 68 in the first round, and 65 in the second, to lead by two strokes after 36 holes. He shot 69 in the third round, to have a single-stroke lead over Justin Rose going into the final day. After shooting a 69 in the final round, he converted a 54-hole lead into a victory for the first time in eight attempts in stroke-play events. His 72-hole winning score, a 13-under-par 271, was the lowest relative to par since 2011 and included a stretch of 34 holes without a bogey. Woodland led the field in scrambling, having begun the week ranked 169th in that category.[3]
The previous winner of the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, Graeme McDowell, finished tied for 16th with a 3-under-par 281. Tiger Woods was tied 58th after the first round, and began his final round by bogeying four of his first six holes, but rallied on the back nine to finish tied for 21st with a 2-under-par 282. Justin Rose entered the final round one shot back of Woodland but made three bogeys on his final seven holes to finish tied for 3rd. On his 49th birthday, six-time U.S. Open runner-up, Phil Mickelson finished with a 4-over-par 288, having won the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am earlier in the year at Pebble Beach.[3]
79 players made the cut, including four amateurs. The leading amateur was Norwegian Viktor Hovland, who had qualified by winning the 2018 U.S. Amateur, which was also held at Pebble Beach. He finished tied for 12th at 4-under-par, to become first low amateur at the Masters and U.S. Open in the same season since Matt Kuchar in 1998.[3]
The U.S. Open traditionally has a winning score around par, but a joint record 31 players finished under par for the tournament. This was partly attributed by the media to the soft conditions resulting from a marine layer, and relatively low wind speeds for a links-style course.[4]
- ^ Gray, Will (May 28, 2019). "USGA increases purses for U.S. Open, U.S. Women's Open". Golf Channel.
- ^ "U.S. Open History at Pebble Beach". Pebble Beach Golf Club. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
- ^ a b c d "PGA Tour Media". PGA Tour Media. Archived from the original on November 11, 2019. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
- ^ Beall, Joel (June 16, 2019). "U.S. Open 2019: The biggest story at Pebble Beach was what didn't happen". Golf Digest. Retrieved June 17, 2019.