The U.S. Open has been contested each year since 1985, and its list of past champions is long and varied. From contemporary stars like Bryson DeChambeau and Rory McIlroy to game-changing icons like Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus, the U.S. Open trophy has some legendary names etched into it.
On Sunday at Oakmont, one lucky golfer will add their name to that list.
Sam Burns enters the day as the man to beat at the top of the leaderboard, but if he hopes to win his first major title, he’ll have to hold off a hungry list of contenders. Of those who enter the day inside the top 10, just one player (Adam Scott) has a major title on their resume. For whoever does end the day with their name atop the leaderboard, the title will be well earned.
What company will the eventual winner join? Below is a list of the last 30 U.S. Open winners.
U.S. Open winners
2024 Bryson DeChambeau (-6) — Pinehurst No. 2, Pinehurst, N.C.
2023 Wyndham Clark (-10) — Los Angeles Country Club (North), Los Angeles, Calif.
2022 Matt Fitzpatrick (-6) — The Country Club, Brookline, Mass.
2021 Jon Rahm (-6) — Torrey Pines (South), San Diego, Calif.
2020 Bryson DeChambeau (-6) — Winged Foot Golf Club (West), Mamaroneck, N.Y.
2019 Gary Woodland (-13) — Pebble Beach Golf Links, Pebble Beach, Calif.
2018 Brooks Koepka (+1) — Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, Southampton, N.Y.
2017 Brooks Koepka (-16) — Erin Hills, Erin, Wis.
2016 Dustin Johnson (-4) — Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont, Pa.
2015 Jordan Spieth (-5) — Chambers Bay, University Place, Wash.
2014 Martin Kaymer (-9) — Pinehurst No. 2, Pinehurst, N.C.
2013 Justin Rose (+1) — Merion Golf Club (East), Ardmore, Pa.
2012 Webb Simpson (+1) — Olympic Club (Lake), San Francisco, Calif.
2011 Rory McIlroy (-16) — Congressional Country Club (Blue), Bethesda, Md.
2010 Graeme McDowell (E) — Pebble Beach Golf Links, Pebble Beach, Calif.
2009 Lucas Glover (-4) — Bethpage State Park (Black), Farmingdale, N.Y.
2008 Tiger Woods (-1) — Torrey Pines (South), San Diego, Calif.
2007 Ángel Cabrera (+5) — Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont, Pa.
2006 Geoff Ogilvy (+5) — Winged Foot Golf Club (West), Mamaroneck, N.Y.
2005 Michael Campbell (E) — Pinehurst No. 2, Pinehurst, N.C.
2004 Retief Goosen (-4) — Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, Southampton, N.Y.
2003 Jim Furyk (-8) — Olympia Fields Country Club (North), Olympia Fields, Ill.
2002 Tiger Woods (-3) — Bethpage State Park (Black), Farmingdale, N.Y.
2001 Retief Goosen (-4) — Southern Hills Country Club, Tulsa, Okla.
2000 Tiger Woods (-12) — Pebble Beach Golf Links, Pebble Beach, Calif.
1999 Payne Stewart (-1) — Pinehurst No. 2, Pinehurst, N.C.
1998 Lee Janzen (E) — Olympic Club (Lake), San Francisco, Calif.
1997 Ernie Els (-4) — Congressional Country Club (Blue), Bethesda, Md.
1996 Steve Jones (-2) — Oakland Hills Country Club (South), Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
1995 Corey Pavin (E) — Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, Southampton, N.Y.
