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who won the us open golf 2015

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Where did Jordan Spieth win his majors?

The PGA Championship is the only major that Spieth has not yet won. He won the Masters and U.S. Open consecutively in 2015 and won the British Open in 2017. If he can win the PGA Championship, he will join an exclusive list of golfers who have completed the career Grand Slam.

How old was Spieth when he won the us Open?

21-year-oldThe 21-year-old Texan shot a 1-under 69 to win by one stroke over Dustin Johnson and Louis Oosthuizen in an intense -- and insane -- final round at Chambers Bay.

Who won the Masters and U.S. Open in 2015?

SpiethSpieth, age 21, became the youngest U.S. Open champion in 92 years, since Bobby Jones in 1923. The reigning Masters champion, Spieth became the youngest to win the Masters and U.S. Open in the same year, passing Tiger Woods, who won both in 2002 at age 26.

Who won Chambers Bay 2015?

SpiethSpieth survived a double bogey on the 17th hole to make a two-putt birdie from 15 feet 4 inches to defeat Dustin Johnson and Louis Oosthuizen by one stroke at the 2015 U.S. Open at Chambers Bay in Tacoma, WA. Spieth, the first player to birdie the final hole to win the U.S. Open since Bobby Jones, heads to St.

Did Jordan Spieth have a baby?

Spieth and his wife, Annie, welcomed their first child, a son, on Sunday. “Sammy Spieth born 11/14,” Jordan wrote on Twitter. “Mamma and baby doing great! Feeling blessed!”

Who is the youngest player to ever win the Masters?

Tiger Woods is the youngest player to win the Masters. He won in 1997 at 21 years, 3 months, 14 days in his first appearance as a professional at Augusta. Woods finished at 18 under par, which was a record at the time. His victory came after his lone missed cut at the event in 1996, when he competed as an amateur.

Who won Women's U.S. Open 2015?

Flavia PennettaFlavia Pennetta defeated Roberta Vinci in the final, 7–6, 6–2, to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2015 US Open. It was her first major singles title, and she became the first woman to win her maiden major title after turning 30 years old.

Who won the 2014 Masters?

United StatesBubba Watson2014 Masters Tournament/Winners

Has Jordan Spieth won a U.S. Open?

He is a three-time major winner and the 2015 FedEx Cup champion. Spieth's first major win came in the 2015 Masters Tournament, when he shot a 270 (−18) and pocketed $1.8 million....Jordan SpiethU.S. OpenWon: 2015The Open ChampionshipWon: 2017Achievements and awards25 more rows

Could Bandon Dunes host a U.S. Open?

Bandon Dunes Pacific Dunes, the second of the three, features some nontraditional routing which leads to the back nine having four par threes. The resort itself has become a hot destination spot for its golf and would definitely make for an interesting U.S. Open or PGA Championship.

Will Chambers Bay ever get another U.S. Open?

With new greens in place, Chambers Bay is ready to write its next chapter by hosting 2021 United States Amateur Four-Ball Championship in May. A second chance at a U.S. Open, an idea that seemed so unlikely just a few years ago, could be inching closer to reality.

Where is the 2022 U.S. Open?

Brookline2022 U.S. Open: The Country Club (Brookline, Mass.), June 13-19 / LocationBrookline is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, in the United States, and part of the Boston metropolitan area. Brookline borders six of Boston's neighborhoods: Brighton, Allston, Fenway–Kenmore, Mission Hill, Jamaica Plain, and West Roxbury. The city of Newton lies to the west of Brookline. Wikipedia

How much money did the 2015 Women's Open purse have?

Women's Open is the oldest of the five current major championships and the third of the 2015 season. It had the largest purse in women's golf, at $ 4.5 million in 2015. Additionally, the tournament set an attendance record for the U.S. Women's Open at 135,000 spectators for the week. The tournament was televised by Fox Sports 1 ...

Who won the 2014 Women's Amateur?

Exempt but did not enter tournament: Annika Sörenstam. 2. Winner and runner-up from the 2014 U.S. Women's Amateur (must be an amateur) Kristen Gillman. The runner-up, Brooke Henderson, turned professional in December 2014, forfeiting this exemption.

Where was the 2015 Open Championship held?

St Andrews. Location in Fife, Scotland. The 2015 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 144th Open Championship, held from 16–20 July at the Old Course at St Andrews in Fife, Scotland. It was the 29th Open Championship played at the course and Zach Johnson won in a four-hole playoff for his second major title.

Who led the golf tournament after three rounds?

Amateur Paul Dunne was in a share of the lead after the third round along with Louis Oosthuizen and Jason Day. No amateur had led the Open after three rounds since 1927.

Who did Oosthuizen play with in the playoffs?

Oosthuizen played a solid round and needed a birdie at 18 to get into the playoff with Leishman and Johnson. His approach shot left him with a 10-foot (3 m) birdie putt, which he sunk. The Open Championship's rules dictated there would be a four-hole aggregate score playoff between Johnson, Leishman, and Oosthuizen.

How long was the 2015 US Open?

In the United States, the 2015 US Open was the first under a new, 11-year, $825 million contract with ESPN, in which the broadcaster holds exclusive rights to the entire tournament and the US Open Series, thus ending CBS Sports ' 46-year association with the tournament, and availability of coverage on broadcast television.

Where was the 2015 US Open held?

The 2015 US Open was the 135th edition of the tournament and it was held at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park of Queens in New York City , New York, United States.

What is the grade A tennis tournament?

There are singles and doubles events for both boys and girls (players under 18), which is part of the Grade A category of tournaments, and singles, doubles and quad events for men's and women's wheelchair tennis players as part of the NEC tour under the Grand Slam category.

How much money did the US Open 2015 make?

The US Open total prize money for 2015 was increased by 10.5 percent to a record $42,253,400, which potentially could reach almost 45 million dollars, as the top three finishers in the Emirates Airline US Open Series may earn up an additional $2.625 million in bonus money at the US Open.

What is the 2015 ATP World Tour?

The tournament was an event run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is part of the 2015 ATP World Tour and the 2015 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament consists of both men's and women's singles and doubles draws as well as a mixed doubles event.

Why did Eugenie Bouchard withdraw from the tennis tournament?

Eugenie Bouchard announced that she is withdrawing from the tournament citing a concussion days before her scheduled fourth round match with 43rd-ranked Roberta Vinci. She also withdrew from Women's Doubles and Mixed Doubles. Due to a withdrawal issue, Vinci advanced to her US Open quarterfinal in four years.

Who was the first woman to win all four major tennis titles in a calendar year?

Because Serena Williams could become the first woman to win all four major tennis titles in a calendar year since Steffi Graf accomplished the feat in 1988 and because she could tie Graf's major title count of 22, the women's final sold out before the men's final for the first time.

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Overview

The 2015 United States Open Championship was the 115th U.S. Open, played June 18–21, 2015 at Chambers Bay in University Place, Washington, southwest of Tacoma on the shore of Puget Sound. Jordan Spieth won his first U.S. Open and consecutive major titles, one stroke ahead of runners-up Dustin Johnson and Louis Oosthuizen. This was the first U.S. Open televised by Fox Sports 1 and Fox Sports, …

Venue

Owned by Pierce County, the Chambers Bay course opened for play only eight years earlier in June 2007.
The course was laid out differently each day, with course totals ranging from 7,384 yards (6,752 m) on Sunday, to 7,695 yards (7,036 m) on Friday. Holes 1 and 18 were played as either par-4 or par-5: the first was a par-4 and the 18th …

Field

About half the field consisted of players who are exempt from qualifying for the U.S. Open. Each player is classified according to the first category in which he qualified, and other categories are shown in parentheses.
1. Winners of the U.S. Open Championship during the last ten years
Ángel Cabrera, Lucas Glover, Martin Kaymer (7,8,11,12,13,14), Graeme McDowell (13,14), Rory McIlr…

Round summaries

Thursday, June 18, 2015
Dustin Johnson and Henrik Stenson both posted rounds of 65 (−5) to share the lead after the first round. Johnson recorded four birdies on his back-nine and did not make a bogey until the par-3 9th, his 18th hole of the round. Stenson, meanwhile, birdied four of his last five holes to tie Johnson for the lead. Jordan Spieth, the reigning Masters champion, was three strokes back afte…

Media

This was the first U.S. Open televised by Fox Sports, which began a 12-year contract to televise the championship and other USGA events. The previous 20 years (1995–2014) had been by NBC Sports, preceded by 29 years (1966–1994) on ABC Sports.

External links

• Official website
• United States Golf Association
• Coverage on the PGA Tour's official site
• Coverage on the European Tour's official site

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