On the eve of the 2012 U.S. Open at San Francisco's Olympic Club, we've compiled some statistical tidbits:
Last foreign winner:
Rory McIlroy, Northern Ireland, 2011
Last to defend title successfully:
Curtis Strange, 1989
Last to win three consecutive U.S. Opens:
Willie Anderson, 1903-05
Last winner to win the U.S. Open on first attempt:
Francis Ouimet, 1913
Last winner to win the U.S. Open on second attempt:
Jerry Pate, T18 in first in 1975, winner in 1976
Last amateur to win U.S. Open:
John Goodman, 1933
Last start-to-finish winner (no ties):
Rory McIlroy, 2011
Last winner to win money title in same year:
Tiger Woods, 2008
Last winner to birdie the 72nd hole:
Tiger Woods, 2008
Last winner to birdie the 72nd hole to force a playoff:
Tiger Woods, 2008
Last winner to birdie the 72nd hole to win by one stroke:
a-Robert T. Jones Jr., 1926
Last winner to birdie the 72nd hole to win by two strokes:
Lee Janzen, 1993
Last to win without a round in the 60s:
Geoff Ogilvy, Australia, 2006
Last to win with all rounds in the 60s:
Rory McIlroy, 2011
Last to win with a round in the 80s:
80, John McDermott, in playoff, 1911
Last to win with a round of 77:
Sam Parks Jr., in first round, 1935
Last to win with a round of 76:
Angel Cabrera, in third round, 2007
Last to win with a round of 75:
Payne Stewart, in playoff, 1991
Last to win after being in sectional qualifying:
Lucas Glover, 2009
Last to win after being in local and sectional qualifying:
Orville Moody, 1969
Last winner between age 20-29:
Rory McIlroy, 22, 2011
Last winner between age 30-39:
Graeme McDowell, 30, 2010
Last winner over age 40:
Payne Stewart, 42, 1999 (sixth-oldest in history)
Last winner who received a special exemption:
Hale Irwin, 1990
Last defending champion to miss the cut:
Angel Cabrera, 2008
Last to win without a sub-par round:
Geoff Ogilvy, 2006
