1994 U.S. Open (golf)

February 2019 March 2026 1994 U.S. Open 1994OpenLogo.jpg June 16–20, 1994 Oakmont, Pennsylvania Oakmont Country Club PGA Tour 71 6946 ydhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wrBRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Jm8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3235%2C3064344 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette How Oakmont played in the 1994 U.S. Open June 21, 1994 C7 159 players,65 after cut 147 (+5) $1.7 million $320,000 ZAF Ernie Els 279 (−5), playoff 1993 1995 USA#USA Pennsylvania yes Oakmont Location in the United States##Location in Pennsylvania 40.526 N 79.827 W scale:10000 inline,title The 1994 U.S. Open was the 94th U.S. Open, held June 16–20 at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pennsylvania, a suburb northeast of Pittsburgh. Ernie Els, age 24, won the first of his four major titles on the second sudden-death hole to defeat Loren Roberts, after Colin Montgomerie was eliminated in an 18-hole playoff.https://www.si.com/vault/1994/06/27/131530/from-trouble-to-triumph-south-africas-ernie-els-strayed-all-over-oakont-but-ended-up-in-clover-as-he-won-a-three-way-playoff-for-the-us-open-title Sports Illustrated From trouble to triumph Reilly Rick June 27, 1994 38 (Both Roberts and Montgomerie were winless in major championships, but each won several senior majors while on the Champions Tour.) It was the seventh U.S. Open and tenth major held at Oakmont, and was Arnold Palmer's final U.S. Open as a participant. Palmer's last Palmer, age 64, played in his final U.S. Open in 1994. He had not played in the tournament in eleven years, since it was last at Oakmont in 1983, but received an exemption by the USGA to play in his home state. As an amateur, his first U.S. Open in 1953 was also played at Oakmont, won by Ben Hogan. Television This was the last U.S. Open for ABC Sports, which had televised the U.S. Open in the United States since 1966, 29 consecutive years.https://www.si.com/vault/1994/06/27/131404/see-ya-later-the-usga-dumped-abc-which-has-televised-the-open-for-29-years-when-nbc-laid-bigger-bucks-on-the-table Sports Illustrated Rosaforte Tim See Ya Later June 27, 1994 49 NBC Sports televised the event for twenty years, from 1995 through 2014. Starting in 2015, Fox Sports began a 12-year contract to televise the championship and other USGA events. NBC regained the rights to the U.S. Open in 2020 after taking over Fox's contract. Course layout Oakmont Country Club Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotalYards4633424215603781954312494743,5134583785981813564672283154523,4336,946Par444543435364453443443571 Source: Lengths of the course for previous major championships: 6972 yd, par 71 - 1983 U.S. Open 6989 yd, par 71 - 1978 PGA Championship 6921 yd, par 71 - 1973 U.S. Open 6894 yd, par 71 - 1962 U.S. Open5Before 1962, the 1st hole was played as a par 5. 6916 yd, par 72 - 1953 U.S. Open 6882 yd, par 72 - 1951 PGA Championship 6981 yd, par 72 - 1935 U.S. Open 6965 yd, par 72 - 1927 U.S. Open 6707 yd, par 74 - 1922 PGA Championship Round summaries First round Thursday, June 16, 1994 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Tom Watson68−3T2 ZAF Ernie Els69−2 USA Hale Irwin USA Jack Nicklaus NZL Frank NobiloT6 JPN 1947 Masashi Ozaki70−1 USA Curtis Strange USA Kirk Triplett USA Scott VerplankT10 USA Mark Calcavecchia71E USA Ben Crenshaw USA Clark Dennis AUS Bradley Hughes USA Steve Lowery USA Jeff Maggert JPN 1947 Hajime Meshiai SCO Colin Montgomerie AUS Greg Norman USA Dave Rummells USA Jim Thorpe USA Don Walsworth USA Mark Wurtz Second round Friday, June 17, 1994 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 SCO Colin Montgomerie71-65=136−6T2 USA John Cook73-65=138−4 USA David Edwards73-65=138 USA Hale Irwin69-69=138T5 USA Jeff Maggert71-68=139−3 USA Jack Nicklaus69-70=139T7 ZAF Ernie Els69-71=140−2 NZL Frank Nobilo69-71=140 USA Steve Pate74-66=140 USA Curtis Strange70-70=140 Amateurs: Alexander (+7). Third round Saturday, June 18, 1994 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 ZAF Ernie Els69-71-66=206−72 NZL Frank Nobilo69-71-68=208−5T3 USA Hale Irwin69-69-71=209−4 SCO Colin Montgomerie71-65-73=209 USA Loren Roberts76-69-64=209 USA Tom Watson68-73-68=209T7 USA Steve Lowery71-71-68=210−3 USA Curtis Strange70-70-70=210T9 USA John Cook73-65-73=211−2 AUS Greg Norman71-71-69=211 USA Steve Pate74-66-71=211 Final round Sunday, June 19, 1994 Els shot a 66 (−5) in the third round to take a two-shot lead. At the start of the Sunday's final round, Els was the beneficiary of a controversial ruling. After he hit his opening drive into deep rough, a tournament official ruled that a broadcast truck and aerial camera was in his line of play. He was allowed to take a drop in a spot where escape was much more likely, but still ended up with a bogey on the hole. Afterwards, some pundits suggested that the ruling was wrong and Els should have been forced to play from his original location, since it was possible to move the aerial camera out of the way. Roberts and Montgomerie both recorded a 70 (−1) in the round to challenge Els. Roberts could have posted a −6 (278) clubhouse score, but he missed a par putt on the 18th. Strange was in contention most of the day, but made bogeys on 15 and 16 and a birdie on 18 left him at −4 (280). Els needed par on the last to hold off Roberts and Montgomerie, but he hit his drive into the rough and made bogey from there, forcing a three-way playoff. It was the first three-way playoff at the U.S. Open in 31 years, when Julius Boros defeated Jacky Cupit and Palmer in 1963. PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)T1 ZAF Ernie Els 69-71-66-73=279 −5 Playoff SCO Colin Montgomerie 71-65-73-70=279 USA Loren Roberts 76-69-64-70=2794 USA Curtis Strange 70-70-70-70=280 −4 75,7285 USA John Cook 73-65-73-71=282 −2 61,318T6 USA Clark Dennis 71-71-70-71=283 −1 49,485 AUS Greg Norman 71-71-69-72=283 USA Tom Watson 68-73-68-74=283T9 USA Jeff Maggert 71-68-75-70=284 E 37,179 NZL Frank Nobilo 69-71-68-76=284 USA Jeff Sluman 72-69-72-71=284 USA Duffy Waldorf 74-68-73-69=284 Scorecard Final round Hole123456789101112131415161718Par444543435 445344344 ZAF Els −6 −6 −6 −7 −7 −7 −7 −6 −6 −7 −6 −6 −6 −6 −7 −6 −6 −5 SCO Montgomerie −4 −4 −4 −5 −5 −5 −6 −6 −7 −7 −6 −5 −4 −5 −4 −4 −5 −5 USA Roberts −4 −4 −4 −4 −4 −4 −4 −5 −6 −5 −6 −6 −7 −7 −6 −6 −6 −5 USA Strange −3 −3 −4 −5 −6 −6 −6 −5 −5 −4 −5 −5 −4 −5 −4 −3 −3 −4 USA Cook −2 −3 −3 −3 −3 −3 −3 −2 −1 E E E E −1 −1 −1 −2 −2 NZL Nobilo −5 −4 −2 −3 −4 −4 −4 −4 −4 −3 −2 −1 −1 −1 E E E E Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par BirdieBogeyDouble bogey Source:https://www.usopen.com/history-landing/scoring-and-stats/scoring.html#!&y=1994 USGA U.S. Open History April 15, 2019 Playoff Monday, June 20, 1994 All three players struggled early in the Monday playoff. Montgomerie double-bogeyed the 2nd, 3rd, and 11th holes and fell out of contention. Els began the playoff bogey-triple bogey,GOLF; Forget Finesse, Remember a Name: Els Wins Open while Roberts double-bogeyed the 5th. Roberts had a one-stroke lead over Els on the 16th, but he bogeyed the hole to fall into a tie. Els and Roberts both carded a 74 (+3), while Montgomerie finished with a 78 (+7) and was eliminated. After halving the first extra hole with pars, they headed to the 11th where Roberts found a greenside bunker on his approach while Els safely hit the green. After Roberts' par putt lipped out, Els two-putted for par and the championship.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wrBRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Jm8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5985%2C3038666 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Ernie is something Els Parascenzo Marino June 21, 1994 C1 It was the second time for sudden-death at the U.S. Open, which was first implemented in 1990. It was needed again in 2008. PlacePlayerScoreTo parSudden deathMoney ($)1 ZAF Ernie Els 74 +34–4320,000T2 USA Loren Roberts 74 +34–5141,827 SCO Colin Montgomerie 78 +7 Els and Roberts were tied at 74 (+3) after 18 holes; Montgomerie was four strokes back and was eliminated. The sudden-death playoff began on the back nine and Els (4-4) defeated Roberts (4-5) on the second hole.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EFQxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8gkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6358%2C104397 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Els awakens to win Open June 21, 1994 C1 Scorecard Hole 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 101112131415161718Par444543435445344344ZAF Els +1+4+3+3+3+3+2+3+2+3+3+4+4+4+4+4+3+3USA Roberts E+1+1+1+3+2+2+3+2+3+3+3+3+3+3+4+3+3SCO Montgomerie E+2+4+4+4+5+5+6+6+6+8+8+7+7+7+7+7+7Sudden-death playoffZAF Els E E USA Roberts E +1 Cumulative playoff scores, relative to par {|class="wikitable" span = 50 style="font-size:85%; |- |style="background: Pink;" width=10| |Birdie |style="background: PaleGreen;" width=10| |Bogey |style="background: Green;" width=10| |Double bogey |style="background: Olive;" width=10| |Triple bogey+ |} Source:https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19940621/1916647/at-us-open-els-finish-makes-up-for-shaky-start----at-24-he-downplays-high-expectations Seattle Times Associated Press At U.S. Open, Els' finish makes up for shaky start June 21, 1994 June 18, 2012https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wrBRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Jm8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=2091%2C3060553 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The leaders, hole by hole June 21, 1994 C-6 References External links USGA Championship Database USOpen.com – 1994 1994 Category:U.S. Open (golf) Category:Golf tournaments in Pennsylvania U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) U.S. Open U.S. Open