Did You Know ...
- The First U.S. Open was held on October 4th, 1895 at Newport Golf Club
- There were 16 consecutive international champions from the U.S. Open's inception in 1895 to 1910, until John McDermott became the first American winner
- The worst single hole score in a U.S. Open belongs to Ray Ainsley in 1938. It started when he hit his ball into the creek on the par-4 16th at Cherry Hills C.C. He kept swinging while his ball floated down the stream, and by the time his ball was safely in the hole, he had posted a whopping 19.
