2010 U.S. Open (golf)


The 2010 United States Open Championship was the 110th U.S. Open, held June 17–20 in Pebble Beach, California. Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland won his first major title, one stroke ahead of runner-up Grégory Havret of France. McDowell was the first European to win the U.S. Open in forty years, since Tony Jacklin of England won in 1970. McDowell's win started a period in which four out of five U.S. Open champions between 2010–2014 were European. This was the fifth U.S. Open to be played at Pebble Beach Golf Links.

Course layout

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards3805024043311955231094285053,3774953902024455803974032085433,6637,040
Par444435344354434544353671

Previous course lengths for major championships
About half the field each year consists of players who are fully exempt from qualifying for the U.S. Open. The players who qualified for the 2010 U.S. Open are listed below. Each player was classified according to the first category in which he qualified, but other categories are shown in parentheses.
;1. Last 10 U.S. Open Champions
Ángel Cabrera, Michael Campbell, Jim Furyk, Lucas Glover, Retief Goosen, Geoff Ogilvy, Tiger Woods
;2. Top two finishers in the 2009 U.S. Amateur
An Byeong-hun, Ben Martin
;3. Last five Masters Champions
Trevor Immelman, Zach Johnson, Phil Mickelson
;4. Last five British Open Champions
Stewart Cink, Pádraig Harrington
;5. Last five PGA Champions
Yang Yong-eun
;6. Last three Players Champions
Tim Clark, Sergio García, Henrik Stenson
;7. The U.S. Senior Open Champion
Fred Funk
;8. Top 15 finishers and ties in the 2009 U.S. Open
Stephen Ames, Ricky Barnes, Matt Bettencourt, David Duval, Ross Fisher, Søren Hansen, Hunter Mahan, Rory McIlroy, Ryan Moore, Mike Weir
;9. Top 30 leaders on the 2009 PGA Tour
Paul Casey, Brian Gay, Dustin Johnson, Jerry Kelly, Matt Kuchar, Justin Leonard, Kevin Na, Sean O'Hair, Kenny Perry, Ian Poulter, John Rollins, Rory Sabbatini, John Senden, Steve Stricker, David Toms, Nick Watney
;10. All players qualifying for the 2009 edition of The Tour Championship
Luke Donald, Jason Dufner, Ernie Els, Marc Leishman, Steve Marino, Heath Slocum, Scott Verplank
;11. Top 15 on the 2009 European Tour
Simon Dyson, Martin Kaymer, Søren Kjeldsen, Ross McGowan, Francesco Molinari, Lee Westwood, Oliver Wilson
;12. Top 10 on the 2010 PGA Tour official money list through May 24, 2010
Robert Allenby, Camilo Villegas
;13. Winners of multiple PGA Tour events between the end of the 2009 U.S. Open and the start of the 2010 U.S. Open
;14. Top 5 from the 2010 European Tour Race to Dubai through May 24, 2010
Charl Schwartzel
;15. Top 2 on the 2009 Japan Golf Tour , provided they are within the top 75 point leaders of the Official World Golf Rankings at the end of 2009
Yuta Ikeda, Ryo Ishikawa
;16. Top 2 on the 2009 PGA Tour of Australasia , provided they are within the top 75 point leaders of the Official World Golf Rankings at the end of 2009
Michael Sim
;17. Top 50 on the Official World Golf Rankings list as of May 24, 2010
K. J. Choi, Ben Crane, Peter Hanson, Thongchai Jaidee, Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Robert Karlsson, Graeme McDowell, Edoardo Molinari, Louis Oosthuizen, Álvaro Quirós, Adam Scott
;18. Special exemptions selected by the USGA
Vijay Singh, Tom Watson
;Sectional qualifiers
;Alternates who gained entry
denotes amateur
denotes player advanced through local qualifying

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Missed the cut

Nationalities in the field

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, June 17, 2010
The 110th U.S. Open began on a sunny cool day on the Monterey Peninsula. Paul Casey, Shaun Micheel, and Brendon de Jonge all shot a 69 to lead after 18 holes. De Jonge holed out for eagle at the very difficult par-5 14th hole. Rafael Cabrera-Bello, K. J. Choi, Alex Čejka, Ryo Ishikawa, Mike Weir, and Ian Poulter all shot 70. The 2009 and 2010 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am winner Dustin Johnson shot an even par 71. Tiger Woods, who won the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach by 15 strokes in 2000, shot a birdie-free 74. Phil Mickelson, another of the favorites entering the tournament, struggled to a 75. This was the first time in over seven years, since the first round of the 2003 Masters, where neither Woods nor Mickelson made a birdie in a round of a major championship.
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Paul Casey69−2
T1Brendon de Jonge69−2
T1Shaun Micheel69−2
T4Rafael Cabrera-Bello70−1
T4Alex Čejka70−1
T4K. J. Choi70−1
T4Ryo Ishikawa70−1
T4Ian Poulter70−1
T4Mike Weir70−1
T10Luke Donald71E
T10Dustin Johnson71E
T10Graeme McDowell71E
T10David Toms71E

Second round

Friday, June 18, 2010
McDowell shot a 68 to take the 36-hole lead at 139. Casey posted a 73 to move back to even par, as did de Jonge. Shaun Micheel shot a 77, with a double-hit on a chip shot on the first hole. Woods continued to struggle, with a 72 for 146. Among those at 141 were Ernie Els, Johnson, Ishikawa, and Mickelson. Mickelson shot 66 with a front nine charge with birdies at 2, 3, 4, 6, and 8. Notable players who missed the cut were Rory McIlroy, Hunter Mahan, and two-time heart transplant survivor Erik Compton, who was playing in his first major.
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Graeme McDowell71-68=139−3
T2Ernie Els73-68=141−1
T2Ryo Ishikawa70-71=141−1
T2Dustin Johnson71-70=141−1
T2Phil Mickelson75-66=141−1
T6Paul Casey69-73=142E
T6Alex Čejka70-72=142E
T6Brendon de Jonge69-73=142E
T6Jerry Kelly72-70=142E
T10K. J. Choi70-73=143+1
T10Søren Kjeldsen72-71=143+1
T10Ian Poulter70-73=143+1

Saturday, June 19, 2010
Johnson stormed to five-under 66 for a 207 and a three shot lead over McDowell at 210. Johnson eagled the drivable fourth hole to go with birdies on 17 and 18. Woods shot a back nine 31, with birdies on the last three holes to get back in contention in solo third place at 212. Both Grégory Havret and Els finished at even par, six shots back of Johnson. Mickelson double bogeyed the 9th hole and struggled to a 73.
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Dustin Johnson71-70-66=207−6
2Graeme McDowell71-68-71=210−3
3Tiger Woods74-72-66=212−1
T4Ernie Els73-68-72=213E
T4Grégory Havret73-71-69=213E
6Phil Mickelson75-66-73=214+1
T7Alex Čejka70-72-74=216+3
T7Tim Clark72-72-72=216+3
T7Ryo Ishikawa70-71-75=216+3
T10Martin Kaymer74-71-72=217+4
T10Davis Love III75-74-68=217+4
T10Sean O'Hair76-71-70=217+4

Final round

Sunday, June 20, 2010
Overnight leader Johnson quickly dropped out of contention with a triple-bogey on the second hole and a double on the third hole. Els was tied for the lead at a part of the round, but fell back eventually. Havret remained closely in contention, but McDowell ground out a round of 74 to win his first major championship.
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney
1Graeme McDowell71-68-71-74=284E1,350,000
2Grégory Havret73-71-69-72=285+1810,000
3Ernie Els73-68-72-73=286+2480,687
T4Phil Mickelson75-66-73-73=287+3303,119
T4Tiger Woods74-72-66-75=287+3303,119
T6Matt Kuchar74-72-74-68=288+4228,255
T6Davis Love III75-74-68-71=288+4228,255
T8Alex Čejka70-72-74-73=289+5177,534
T8Dustin Johnson71-70-66-82=289+5177,534
T8Martin Kaymer74-71-72-72=289+5177,534
T8Brandt Snedeker75-74-69-71=289+5177,534

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Scorecard

Final round
Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 101112131415161718
Par444435344443454435
McDowell−3−3−3−3−4−4−4−4−3−2−2−2−2−1−1−1EE
Havret−1−1−1−1−1−2−2−1−1EEEEEEE+1+1
ElsE−1−1−2−2−3−3−3−2E+1EE+1+1+1+2+2
MickelsonEEEEEEEEE+1+1+1+1+2+2+3+3+3
WoodsEEE+1+1+2+1+2+2+3+3+4+4+3+3+3+3+3
Love lll+4+3+3+3+3+1+1+1+1+2+1+2+2+3+3+3+5+4
Kuchar+6+6+6+5+5+4+4+5+5+4+4+4+4+4+4+4+4+4
Kaymer+4+4+3+2+1+2+2+3+3+3+3+4+5+5+4+5+5+5
D. Johnson−6−3−1EEE+1+1+1+1+2+3+3+3+3+4+5+5
Cejka+3+3+3+3+3+2+2+2+2+3+3+3+3+4+4+4+5+5
Snedeker+6+7+7+6+7+6+6+6+7+6+5+4+4+4+3+3+4+5
Clark+3+3+3+3+3+2+2+2+3+3+4+4+5+6+6+7+6+6
O'Hair+4+4+4+4+4+3+4+4+4+5+5+6+6+6+6+6+6+6
Ishikawa+4+4+4+6+6+7+7+9+9+8+9+9+9+10+11+12+12+12

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
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