2016 U.S. Open (golf)

The 2016 United States Open Championship was the 116th U.S. Open, held June 16–19 at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont and Plum, Pennsylvania, suburbs northeast of Pittsburgh.[1] Dustin Johnson won his first major championship.

2016 U.S. Open
Tournament information
DatesJune 16–19, 2016
LocationOakmont, Pennsylvania
Course(s)Oakmont Country Club
Organized byUSGA
Tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
Japan Golf Tour
Statistics
Par70
Length7,254 yards (6,633 m)
Field156 players, 67 after cut
Cut146 (+6)
Prize fund$10,000,000
€8,866,033
Winner's share$1,800,000
€1,595,886
Champion
Dustin Johnson
276 (−4)
Oakmont 
Location in the United States
 Oakmont
Location in Pennsylvania

Play was delayed on the first day due to heavy rainfall, forcing most of the field to play half a round behind schedule. Andrew Landry was a surprise leader after the first round before Johnson led the field in the second. Shane Lowry carded a 65 in the third round to take the overall lead into the final round. Despite a controversial penalty on the 5th green, Johnson took the title three strokes ahead of runners-up Lowry, Jim Furyk and Scott Piercy.

Venue

This was the ninth U.S. Open at Oakmont and its twelfth major championship.

Course layout
Main article: Oakmont Country Club
Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards4823404266093821944792884773,6774623796671833585002313134843,5777,254
Par444543434354453443443570

Source:[2]

Lengths of the course for previous major championships:

Through 1994, the 9th hole was a par 5; before 1962, the 1st hole was also a par 5.
2016 yardages by round
RoundHole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Par444543434354453443443570
1Yards4813534296153902064882584823,7024423906841913315192343074843,5827,284
2Yards4913374326193841854832814683,6804663796171643555032253184723,4997,179
3Yards4823514206003931984772474873,6554323786741643684812272954963,5157,170
4Yards4853204336113731974902994883,6964723736181833684792393124893,5337,229
  • Scoring average: 73.5697
    • by round: 74.2436, 73.6037, 72.0298, 73.4630
  • Most difficult holes in relation to par: 1, 9, 15, 10

Source:[2][3]

Field

About half the field consisted of players who were exempt from qualifying for the U.S. Open. Each player is classified according to the first category in which he qualified, and other categories are shown in parentheses.[4]

1. Winners of the U.S. Open Championship during the last ten years

Ángel Cabrera, Lucas Glover, Martin Kaymer (8,13,14), Graeme McDowell, Rory McIlroy (6,7,11,12,13,14), Geoff Ogilvy, Justin Rose (12,13,14), Webb Simpson, Jordan Spieth (5,11,12,13,14)

2. Winner and runner-up of the 2015 U.S. Amateur Championship

Derek Bard (a)

  • Bryson DeChambeau forfeited his exemption by turning professional in April 2016 but subsequently earned a spot through sectional qualifying.
3. Winner of the 2015 Amateur Championship
4. Winner of the 2015 Mark H. McCormack Medal (men's World Amateur Golf Ranking)

Jon Rahm (a)

5. Winners of the Masters Tournament during the last five years

Adam Scott (11,13,14), Bubba Watson (12,13.14), Danny Willett (13,14)

6. Winners of The Open Championship during the last five years

Ernie Els, Zach Johnson (12,13,14), Phil Mickelson (13,14)

7. Winners of the PGA Championship during the last five years

Keegan Bradley, Jason Day (8,11,12,13,14), Jason Dufner (14)

8. Winners of The Players Championship during the last three years

Rickie Fowler (12,13,14)

9. Winner of the 2016 European Tour BMW PGA Championship

Chris Wood (13,14)

10. Winner of the 2015 U.S. Senior Open Championship

Jeff Maggert

11. The 10 lowest scorers and anyone tying for 10th place at the 2015 U.S. Open Championship

Branden Grace (13,14), Dustin Johnson (12,13,14), Shane Lowry (13,14), Louis Oosthuizen (12,13,14), Charl Schwartzel (13,14), Cameron Smith, Brandt Snedeker (12,13,14)

12. Players who qualified for the season-ending 2015 Tour Championship

Daniel Berger (13,14), Steven Bowditch, Paul Casey (13,14), Harris English (14), Jim Furyk (13,14), Bill Haas (13,14), Charley Hoffman (13,14), J. B. Holmes (13,14), Kevin Kisner (13,14), Brooks Koepka (13,14), Matt Kuchar (13,14), Danny Lee (13,14), Hideki Matsuyama (13,14), Kevin Na (13,14), Scott Piercy (13), Patrick Reed (13,14), Henrik Stenson (13,14), Robert Streb, Jimmy Walker (13,14)

  • Bae Sang-moon was unable to compete due to a military obligation in South Korea.
13. The top 60 point leaders and ties as of May 23, 2016 in the Official World Golf Ranking

An Byeong-hun (14), Kiradech Aphibarnrat (14), Rafa Cabrera-Bello (14), Kevin Chappell (14), Jamie Donaldson, Matthew Fitzpatrick (14), Sergio García (14), Emiliano Grillo (14), James Hahn (14), Billy Horschel (14), Smylie Kaufman (14), Kim Kyung-tae (14), Chris Kirk (14), Patton Kizzire, Søren Kjeldsen (14), Russell Knox (14), Anirban Lahiri (14), Marc Leishman (14), David Lingmerth (14), Ryan Moore (14), Andy Sullivan (14), Justin Thomas (14), Jaco van Zyl (14), Lee Westwood (14), Bernd Wiesberger (14)

14. The top 60 point leaders and ties as of June 13, 2016 in the Official World Golf Ranking

William McGirt

15. Special exemptions given by the USGA

Retief Goosen[8]

The remaining contestants earned their places through sectional qualifiers.[9]

Alternates who gained entry:

(a) denotes amateur
(L) denotes player advanced through local qualifying

Nationalities in the field
North America (90)South America (2)Europe (35)Oceania (9)Asia (13)Africa (7)
 Mexico (1) Argentina (2) England (12) Australia (7) India (2) South Africa (7)
 United States (89) Northern Ireland (2) New Zealand (2) Japan (5)
 Scotland (1) South Korea (3)
 Wales (1) Philippines (1)
 Ireland (1) Thailand (2)
 Austria (1)
 Denmark (2)
 France (3)
 Germany (2)
 Italy (1)
 Spain (3)
 Sweden (6)

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, June 16, 2016

Play was suspended three times during the morning wave of players, all for dangerous weather conditions. At 4:40 pm EDT, play was called for the day with the second wave of players yet to tee off.[11] Only three groups, nine players, finished their first rounds.[12] Andrew Landry, who was ranked 624th in the world and had to go through local and sectional qualifiers, was the leader at 3 under par, with a birdie putt on his last hole, hole 9. Amateur Scottie Scheffler was the leader in the clubhouse at 1 under par.[13]

PlacePlayerCountryScore/HoleTo par
1Andrew Landry United States17*−3
T2Bubba Watson United States14−2
Danny Lee New Zealand13
T4Scottie Scheffler (a) United States69−1
Kevin Streelman United States16*
Lee Westwood England13*
Harris English United States12*

*Started on hole 10

Friday, June 17, 2016

After more rain overnight, nearly three inches (7.5 cm) total since Wednesday, play resumed at 7:30 am under mostly sunny skies and the round was completed shortly after 3 pm. Landry, the overnight leader, had a cushy end to his round: he only brought his putter to the course, to which he sank his birdie putt to lead at 4-under par. He would not play another hole for the rest of the day (see round 2).

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Andrew Landry United States66−4
T2Dustin Johnson United States67−3
Lee Westwood England
T4Sergio García Spain68−2
Shane Lowry Ireland
Scott Piercy United States
T7Danny Lee New Zealand69−1
Scottie Scheffler (a) United States
Henrik Stenson Sweden
Kevin Streelman United States
Bubba Watson United States

Second round

Friday, June 17, 2016

Play was suspended due to darkness at 8:43 pm with 27 players of the first wave still on the course and the second wave of players yet to tee off. Dustin Johnson completed his round and was tied for the lead with Andrew Landry, who had not started his second round yet, at 4 under par.

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo Par
T1Andrew Landry United States66*−4
Dustin Johnson United States67-69=136
3Lee Westwood England67*−3
T4Shane Lowry Ireland68*−2
Sergio García Spain68-70=138
Scott Piercy United States68-70=138

*Completed their second round on Saturday (had not yet started second round)

Saturday, June 18, 2016

The 27 members of the first wave resumed their rounds and the second wave began theirs at 7 am. The second round was completed after 2 pm; 67 players made the cut at 146 (+6) or better.

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Dustin Johnson United States67-69=136−4
2Andrew Landry United States66-71=137−3
T3Grégory Bourdy France71-67=138−2
Sergio García Spain68-70=138
Shane Lowry Ireland68-70=138
Scott Piercy United States68-70=138
T7Jim Furyk United States71-68=139−1
Andy Sullivan England71-68=139
Daniel Summerhays United States74-65=139
Lee Westwood England67-72=139

Amateurs: Rahm (+5), Scheffler (+7), Suh (+8), Burns (+9), Horsfield (+9), Hardy (+10), Mueller (+10), Crawford (+12), Bard (+15), Danielson (+19), Stachler (+24)

Third round

Saturday, June 18, 2016

The round began at 3 pm, on split tees in groupings of three; the final grouping of Dustin Johnson, Andrew Landry, and Scott Piercy teed off at 5:01 pm and completed 13 holes. Play was suspended due to darkness at 8:49 pm with Shane Lowry as the overnight leader at 5 under par, through 14 holes.

PlacePlayerCountryTo ParScoreHole
1Shane Lowry Ireland68-70=138−514
2Andrew Landry United States66-71=137−313
T3Sergio García Spain68-70=138−214
Dustin Johnson United States67-69=13613
Lee Westwood England67-72=13915
6Branden Grace South Africa73-70-66=209−1F

Sunday, June 19, 2016

Play resumed at 7 am and Shane Lowry birdied 15 and 17 for a round of 65 (−5) to extend his lead to four strokes. Andrew Landry bogeyed 14 and 15, but birdied 17 and 18 to move into the final pairing. Daniel Summerhays birdied 15 and eagled 17 to climb into a tie for fourth. After 54 holes, the top eight players on the leaderboard were all seeking their first major title.

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Shane Lowry Ireland68-70-65=203−7
T2Andrew Landry United States66-71-70=207−3
Dustin Johnson United States67-69-71=207
T4Daniel Summerhays United States74-65-69=208−2
Lee Westwood England67-72-69=208
6Branden Grace South Africa73-70-66=209−1
T7Sergio García Spain68-70-72=210E
Scott Piercy United States68-70-72=210
T9Jason Day Australia76-69-66=211+1
Bryson DeChambeau United States71-70-70=211
Zach Johnson United States71-69-71=211

Final round

Sunday, June 19, 2016

Summary

Play in the final round began at 10 am, in pairs from the first hole, with the final pair of Shane Lowry and Andrew Landry starting at 3:30 pm. Dustin Johnson shot a 69 and won his first major, three shots ahead of three runners-up.[14] After finishing at five under par, Johnson was penalized a shot as he was judged to have made his ball move as he addressed it on the fifth green, despite being initially absolved of wrongdoing. His score was amended to four under par, but he still finished three strokes ahead. The top four of the leaderboard were the only ones left under par.[15][16]

Final leaderboard
Champion
Silver Cup winner (leading amateur)
(a) = amateur
(c) = past champion

Note: Top 10 and ties qualify for the 2017 U.S. Open; top 4 and ties qualify for the 2017 Masters Tournament

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Dustin Johnson United States67-69-71-69=276−41,800,000
T2Jim Furyk (c) United States71-68-74-66=279−1745,270
Shane Lowry Ireland68-70-65-76=279
Scott Piercy United States68-70-72-69=279
T5Sergio García Spain68-70-72-70=280E374,395
Branden Grace South Africa73-70-66-71=280
7Kevin Na United States75-68-69-69=281+1313,349
T8Jason Day Australia76-69-66-71=282+2247,806
Jason Dufner United States73-71-68-70=282
Zach Johnson United States71-69-71-71=282
Daniel Summerhays United States74-65-69-74=282

Source:[17]

Scorecard

Final round

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par444543434445344344
D. Johnson−3−4−4−4−3−3−3−3−4−4−4−4−4−3−3−3−3−4
Furyk+2+2+2+2+1+1EEEE−1−1−1−1−1−1−2−1
Lowry−7−6−6−6−5−5−5−5−4−3−3−4−4−3−2−1−1−1
Piercy−1−2−2−2−2−2−2−2−2−2−2−3−3−3−3−2−2−1
GarcíaEEE−1−2−2−1−2−2−2−2−2−3−2−1EEE
Grace−1−2−1−1−1−1−1−1−1−1−1−2−2−1−1E−1E
Na+1+1+1+1EE+1+1+2+2+2+1+1+1+2+2+1+1
Day+2+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+2+2+2E−1−1−1−1+1+2
Dufner+2+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+2+2+3+2+1+2+2+2+2+2
Z. Johnson+2+2+3+3+2+2+2+2+2+2+4+3+3+2+2+3+3+2
Summerhays−1−1−1−1−1−1E+1+2+3+3+2+2+2+2+3+2+2
Landry−2−1−1E+2+2+3+4+4+5+5+5+5+5+5+5+5+5
Westwood−2−1E+1+3+4+5+5+6+6+6+6+6+7+8+9+8+8

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Eagle Birdie Bogey Double bogey

Source:[17]

Controversy

During the final round of the tournament, there was a controversial incident on the fifth green that involved eventual winner Dustin Johnson. As he prepared to address the ball for a par putt, his ball moved slightly. Johnson stepped away, saying that he had not addressed the ball. After he spoke to an on-site rules official, he was told to carry on with his shot and sank the putt. Later, on the 12th tee, an official informed him that he might be penalized a stroke, but that no decision would be made until the round was complete.[18] The penalty was ultimately assessed against Johnson which still left him three strokes ahead of three second-place finishers. Several of the world's top golfers, such as Jordan Spieth, Rory McIlroy, and Rickie Fowler, as well as many viewers on their local Fox stations and spectators at the course, took to social media to criticize the USGA for its decision.[19]

Media

For the second year, Fox Sports televised the championship in the United States. The first two rounds were on FS1 cable and over-the-air on Fox, with the last two rounds shown only on Fox. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, it was carried by Sky Sports.

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Preceded by
2016 Masters		 Major Championships Succeeded by
2016 Open Championship

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