Golf-Statistical records from U.S. Opens

June 11 (Reuters) – Following is a list of statistical
records from the U.S. Open golf championship since the inaugural
event was held at Newport in 1895, ahead of this week’s June
14-17 edition:

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Most titles:

Four – Willie Anderson (1901, 1903, 1904, 1905); Bobby Jones
(1923, 1926, 1929, 1930); Ben Hogan (1948, 1950, 1951, 1953);
Jack Nicklaus (1962, 1967, 1972, 1980)

Three – Hale Irwin (1974, 1979, 1990); Tiger Woods (2000,
2002, 2008)

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Most top-five finishes:

11 – Willie Anderson, Jack Nicklaus

10 – Alex Smith, Walter Hagen, Ben Hogan, Arnold Palmer
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