Tournament information | |
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Dates | June 16–19, 2016 |
Location | Oakmont, Pennsylvania |
Course(s) | Oakmont Country Club |
Organized by | USGA |
Tour(s) | PGA Tour European Tour Japan Golf Tour |
Statistics | |
Par | 70 |
Length | 7,254 yards (6,633 m) |
Field | 156 players, 67 after cut |
Cut | 146 (+6) |
Prize fund | $10,000,000 €8,866,033 |
Winner's share | $1,800,000 €1,595,886 |
Champion | |
Dustin Johnson | |
276 (−4) | |
The 2016 United States Open Championship was the 116th U.S. Open, held June 16–19 at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont and Plum, Pennsylvania, suburbs northeast of Pittsburgh.[1] Dustin Johnson won his first major championship.
Play was delayed on the first day due to heavy rainfall, forcing most of the field to play half a round behind schedule. Andrew Landry was a surprise leader after the first round before Johnson led the field in the second. Shane Lowry carded a 65 in the third round to take the overall lead into the final round. Despite a controversial penalty on the 5th green, Johnson took the title three strokes ahead of runners-up Lowry, Jim Furyk and Scott Piercy.