1994 U.S. Open (golf)

1994 U.S. Open
Tournament information
DatesJune 16–20, 1994
LocationOakmont, Pennsylvania
Course(s)Oakmont Country Club
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par71
Length6,946 yards (6,351 m)[1]
Field159 players, 65 after cut
Cut147 (+5)
Prize fund$1.7 million
Winner's share$320,000
Champion
South Africa Ernie Els
279 (−5), playoff
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Oakmont CC is located in Pennsylvania
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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.[2] (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.

  1. ^ "How Oakmont played in the 1994 U.S. Open". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. June 21, 1994. p. C7.
  2. ^ Reilly, Rick (June 27, 1994). "From trouble to triumph". Sports Illustrated. p. 38.