FILE – The U.S. Open Golf Championship trophy is displayed in front of the clubhouse at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton, N.Y., Sept. 15, 2025.
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SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) — How well do you know U.S. Open history? Try this quiz ahead of the 126th U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills (answers below):
1. New York has hosted more U.S. Opens than any other state. Where was the first one?
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c.) Garden City Golf Club
2. Who is the only player to finish under par at Shinnecock Hills without winning?
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3. Where was the first U.S. Open played?
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4. On which New York course was Phil Mickelson twice a U.S Open runner-up?
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5. Who holds the 72-hole scoring record in the U.S Open?
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6. What is the only course to host the U.S. Open over three different centuries?
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7. Who was the last player to win a U.S. Open with a 72-hole score over par?
a.) Dustin Johnson at Oakmont
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b.) Geoff Ogilvy at Winged Foot
c.) Brooks Koepka at Shinnecock Hills
8. Who is the only player to complete the career Grand Slam at the U.S. Open?
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9. Who is the last player to win the U.S. Open on his first attempt?
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10. Who is the only player to lose in a playoff three times at the U.S. Open?
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11. Why did players threaten to boycott the first U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills?
a.) Because a Black player was in the field
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b.) The USGA was making them use the gutta percha
c.) Only 35 players were in the field
12. Who has the most majors without ever having won a U.S. Open?
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13. Who was the last U.S. Open champion who had to go through sectional qualifying?
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14. Why was the inaugural U.S. Open in 1895 at Newport Country Club postponed one month until October?
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b.) A turf disease killed all the greens on the back nine
c.) The Harvard-Yale football game
15. Who is the only player to twice shoot 63 in a U.S. Open?
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16. Who was the only player under par after 72 holes in three straight U.S. Opens?
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17. Who was the first U.S. Open champion at Shinnecock Hills?
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18. How did Tiger Woods fare his first time playing Shinnecock Hills?
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b.) He withdrew after a 74 with a wrist injury
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