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2014 U.S. Open (golf)

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2014 U.S. Open
Tournament information
DatesJune 12–15, 2014
LocationPinehurst, North Carolina
Course(s)Pinehurst Resort,
Course No. 2
Organized byUSGA
Tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
Japan Golf Tour
Statistics
Par70
Length7,562 yards (6,915 m)
Field156 players, 67 after cut
Cut145 (+5)
Prize fund$9,000,000
€6,665,578
Winner's share$1,620,000
€1,199,804[1]
Champion
GermanyMartin Kaymer
271 (−9)
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Pinehurst is located in North Carolina
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The2014 United States Open Championshipwas the 114thU.S. Open,played June 12–15 at the No. 2 Course of thePinehurst ResortinPinehurst, North Carolina.[2]

Martin Kaymerled wire-to-wire to win his first U.S. Open and secondmajortitle, eight strokes ahead of runners-upErik ComptonandRickie Fowler.He was the first to open a major with two rounds of 65 or better, and set a U.S. Open record for lowest 36-hole score at 130. FromGermany,Kaymer was the first fromcontinentalEuropeto win the U.S. Open and the fourth European winner in five years.

Venue[edit]

This was the third U.S. Open played at Pinehurst's No. 2 Course and first after the 2010 Coore & Crenshaw restoration which stripped the course of all of its rough and returned it to its original design. The past champions were:Payne Stewartin1999andMichael Campbellin2005.Designed byDonald Ross,the No. 2 Course opened in 1907 and also hosted thePGA Championshipin1936and theRyder Cupin1951.The course hosted the2014 U.S. Women's Openthe following week, the first time the two championships were played on the same course in the same year.[3]

Course layout[edit]

Main article:Pinehurst Resort

Course No. 2

Hole Yards Par Hole Yards Par
1 402 4 10 617 5
2 507 4 11 483 4
3 387 4 12 484 4
4 529 4 13 382 4
5 576 5 14 473 4
6 219 3 15 202 3
7 424 4 16 528 4
8 502 4 17 205 3
9 191 3 18 451 4
Out 3,737 35 In 3,825 35
Source:[4] Total 7,562 70

Lengths of the course for previous U.S. Opens:

  • 2005:7,214 yards (6,596 m), par 70
  • 1999:7,175 yards (6,561 m), par 70

Field[edit]

A record 10,127 entries were received.[5]

About half the field consisted of players who were exempt from qualifying for the U.S. Open.[6]Each player is classified according to the first category in which he qualified, and other categories are shown in parentheses.

1. Winners of theU.S. OpenChampionship during the last ten years

2. Winner and runner-up of the 2013U.S. AmateurChampionship

3. Winner of the 2013Amateur Championship

4. Winner of the 2013Mark H. McCormack Medal(men'sWorld Amateur Golf Ranking)

5. Winners of theMasters Tournamentduring the last five years

6. Winners ofThe Open Championshipduring the last five years

7. Winners of thePGA Championshipduring the last five years

8. Winners ofThe Players Championshipduring the last three years

9. Winner of the 2014 European TourBMW PGA Championship

10. Winner of the 2013U.S. Senior OpenChampionship

11. The 10 lowest scorers and anyone tying for 10th place at the2013 U.S. Open Championship

12. Players who qualified for the season-ending 2013Tour Championship

13. The top 60 point leaders and ties as of May 26, 2014, in theOfficial World Golf Ranking

14. The top 60 point leaders and ties as of June 9, 2014, in the Official World Golf Ranking

15. Special exemptions given by theUSGA

  • None

The remaining contestants earned their places through sectional qualifiers.[11]

  • Jason Millard(L) was disqualified after reporting a self-imposed penalty during sectional qualifying.[13]

Alternates who earned entry:

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

Round summaries[edit]

First round[edit]

Thursday, June 12, 2014

Martin Kaymerled the field after shooting a five-under-par 65. He led a group of four golfers, including 2010 championGraeme McDowell,by three strokes. Only 15 players shot under-par rounds. Defending championJustin Roseshot 72.[15][16]The scoring average for the field was 73.23, more than three strokes over par.[17]

Place Player Score To par
1 GermanyMartin Kaymer 65 −5
T2 ZimbabweBrendon de Jonge 68 −2
Northern IrelandGraeme McDowell
United StatesKevin Na
United StatesFran Quinn
T6 United StatesKeegan Bradley 69 −1
United StatesHarris English
United StatesDustin Johnson
United StatesMatt Kuchar
JapanHideki Matsuyama
ItalyFrancesco Molinari
United StatesBrandt Snedeker
United StatesJordan Spieth
SwedenHenrik Stenson
United StatesBrendon Todd

Second round[edit]

Friday, June 13, 2014

Martin Kaymerrecorded a second consecutive round of 65 (−5), establishing a new tournament record for lowest 36-hole score (130) and becoming the first player to open a major championship with two rounds of 65 or better.[18]His six-stroke lead overBrendon Toddafter 36 holes tied a tournament record previously set byTiger Woodsin2000andRory McIlroyin2011.[19]21 players shot under-par rounds and 13 players were under-par for the tournament. The cut was at 145 (+5) and 67 players made the cut including one amateur, 2013U.S. AmateurwinnerMatt Fitzpatrick.The scoring average for the field was 72.89, just less than three strokes over par.[20]

Place Player Score To par
1 GermanyMartin Kaymer 65-65=130 −10
2 United StatesBrendon Todd 69-67=136 −4
T3 United StatesKevin Na 68-69=137 −3
United StatesBrandt Snedeker 69-68=137
T5 United StatesKeegan Bradley 69-69=138 −2
ZimbabweBrendon de Jonge 68-70=138
United StatesDustin Johnson 69-69=138
United StatesBrooks Koepka 70-68=138
SwedenHenrik Stenson 69-69=138
T10 United StatesChris Kirk 71-68=139 −1
United StatesMatt Kuchar 69-70=139
Northern IrelandRory McIlroy 71-68=139
United StatesJordan Spieth 69-70=139

Amateurs:Fitzpatrick(+4),Campbell(+6),Stewart(+6),Whitsett(+6),Wilson(+8),McNealy(+10),Shelton(+13),Goss(+14),McIver(+15),Grimmer(+17),Dorn(+19)

Third round[edit]

Saturday, June 14, 2014

Kaymer dropped back towards the field, shooting a 2-over-par 72 but still led by five strokes on a tougher scoring day.[21]Erik ComptonandRickie Fowlershot the only sub-par rounds, both shooting 67 (−3) to move into a tie for second place.[22]Only six golfers remained under-par for the tournament. The scoring average for the field was 73.82, almost four strokes over par.[23]

Place Player Score To par
1 GermanyMartin Kaymer 65-65-72=202 −8
T2 United StatesErik Compton 72-68-67=207 −3
United StatesRickie Fowler 70-70-67=207
T4 United StatesDustin Johnson 69-69-70=208 −2
SwedenHenrik Stenson 69-69-70=208
6 United StatesBrandt Snedeker 69-68-72=209 −1
T7 United StatesBrooks Koepka 70-68-72=210 E
United StatesMatt Kuchar 69-70-71=210
United StatesKevin Na 68-69-73=210
T10 ZimbabweBrendon de Jonge 68-70-73=211 +1
United StatesChris Kirk 71-68-72=211
EnglandJustin Rose 72-69-70=211
United StatesJordan Spieth 69-70-72=211

Final round[edit]

Sunday, June 15, 2014

Kaymer shot a 69 in the final round to win by eight strokes over Compton and Fowler. His 72-hole score of 271 was the second-lowest in U.S. Open history.[24]This was his second major championship and also made him the fourth European winner of the event in five years (afterGraeme McDowell,Rory McIlroyandJustin Rose) having previously had no European winners sinceTony Jacklinin 1970.[25]Eleven golfers shot under-par rounds but none in the last eight groups except Kaymer.[26]Only three golfers finished under-par for the tournament. The scoring average for the field was 72.40, the lowest of any rounds.[27][28]

Final leaderboard[edit]

Champion
Silver Cup winner (leading amateur)
(a) = amateur
(c) = past champion
Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1 GermanyMartin Kaymer 65-65-72-69=271 −9 1,620,000
T2 United StatesErik Compton 72-68-67-72=279 −1 789,330
United StatesRickie Fowler 70-70-67-72=279
T4 United StatesKeegan Bradley 69-69-76-67=281 +1 326,310
AustraliaJason Day 73-68-72-68=281
United StatesDustin Johnson 69-69-70-73=281
United StatesBrooks Koepka 70-68-72-71=281
SwedenHenrik Stenson 69-69-70-73=281
T9 AustraliaAdam Scott 73-67-73-69=282 +2 211,715
United StatesBrandt Snedeker 69-68-72-73=282
United StatesJimmy Walker 70-72-71-69=282

Scorecard[edit]

Final round

Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Par 4 4 4 4 5 3 4 4 3 5 4 4 4 4 3 4 3 4
GermanyKaymer −8 −8 −9 −9 −9 −9 −8 −8 −9 −8 −8 −8 −9 −10 −10 −9 −9 −9
United StatesFowler −3 −3 −3 −1 −2 −2 −2 −2 −1 −1 E −1 −2 −2 −2 −2 −1 −1
United StatesCompton −3 −3 −3 −3 −4 −4 −3 −4 −3 −4 −3 −2 −2 −2 −1 −1 −1 −1
United StatesBradley +4 +4 +3 +3 +3 +3 +4 +4 +3 +2 +2 +3 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1
AustraliaDay +3 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +1 +1 E E E +1
United StatesJohnson −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −1 −1 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −1 E +1 +1
United StatesKoepka +1 +1 E E E E E E E E E +1 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +1
SwedenStenson −2 −2 −3 −2 −2 −2 −2 −1 −1 −1 E E +1 +1 +1 +2 +1 +1

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Eagle Birdie Bogey Double bogey

Source:[29]

Media[edit]

This was the last U.S. Open forNBC Sports,which had televised the event for twenty consecutive years, 1995–2014. Starting in2015,Fox Sportsbegan a 12-year contract to televise the championship and other USGA events, which it ended early before the2020 U.S. Open,where NBC regained coverage due to scheduling conflicts with Fox'sNFLandcollege footballcoverage caused by the tournament's postponement due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.

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External links[edit]

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