Here's a recap of key anniversaries at the U.S. Open, from Payne Stewart 25 years ago to Hale Irwin and the “Massacre at Winged Foot” 50 years ago. Given the U.S. Open's history, this goes all the way back to the late 20th century when Willie Smith won only the fifth U.S. Open.
Hale Irwin is shown with his trophy after winning the U.S. Open Championship title at the Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, N.Y., June 16, 1974. This is the 50-year anniversary of Irwin winning the famous “Massacre at Winged Foot.” FILE - Payne Stewart celebrates after winning the U.S. Open golf championship at Pinehurst No. 2 in Pinehurst, N.C., June 20, 1999. The U.S. Open returns to Pinehurst for the fourth time, June 13-16, 2024. FILE - Retief Goosen, of South Africa, holds the U.S.
The AP Story: “The national open golf championship was wrested from Bobby Jones when he was defeated by Cyril Walker at Oakland Hills. Walker’s score was 297, three strokes better than the one returned by Jones. Walker’s victory was the first by a foreign-born professional since Jim Barnes captured the title four years ago. While the Englishman has always been a consistent player, he has never before won an important title.
The AP Story: “Hale Irwin, an outsider, had just made two consecutive bogeys. Then he stood over a 12-foot putt to save par and win golf’s greatest prize, the U.S. Open Championship, on the 17th hole at the Winged Foot Golf Club Sunday. He made that putt. It sent Irwin, who had quickstepped over the shattered dreams of the game’s Big Three — Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player — to the 18th with a two-shot advantage.
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