2018 U.S. Open (golf)

2018 U.S. Open
Tournament information
DatesJune 14–17, 2018
LocationShinnecock Hills, New York
40°53′38″N 72°26′24″W / 40.894°N 72.440°W / 40.894; -72.440
Course(s)Shinnecock Hills Golf Club
Organized byUSGA
Tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
Japan Golf Tour
Statistics
Par70
Length7,440 yards (6,803 m)
Field156 players, 67 after cut
Cut148 (+8)
Prize fund$12,000,000
10,244,150
Winner's share$2,160,000
€1,843,947
Champion
United States Brooks Koepka
281 (+1)
Location map
Shinnecock Hills is located in the United States
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Location in the United States
Shinnecock Hills is located in New York
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Location in New York
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The 2018 United States Open Championship was the 118th U.S. Open, held June 14–17 at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Shinnecock Hills, New York, about eighty miles (130 km) east of New York City on Long Island; it was the fifth time the U.S. Open was held at this course.

Defending champion Brooks Koepka shot a final round 68 for 281 (+1) to win his second straight U.S. Open, one stroke ahead of runner-up Tommy Fleetwood, who closed with the sixth round of 63 in U.S. Open history. Koepka was only the third to successfully defend the title since World War II, following Ben Hogan (1951) and Curtis Strange (1989).

The USGA changed the playoff format in February, from a full round (18 holes) to a two-hole aggregate playoff.[1] Previously, playoffs at the U.S. Open were 18 holes, followed by sudden-death, if needed. The last 18-hole playoff was in 2008, won by Tiger Woods on the first sudden-death hole.

  1. ^ "U.S. Open abandons 18 holes for 2-hole playoff". ESPN. Associated Press. February 26, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2018.