1995 U.S. Open (golf)

The 1995 U.S. Open was the 95th U.S. Open, held June 15–18 at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton, New York. It marked the 100th anniversary of the U.S. Open. Corey Pavin won his only major championship, two strokes ahead of runner-up Greg Norman.

Norman opened with rounds of 68-67, then fell back with 74 in the third round; Tom Lehman's 67 on Saturday tied Norman for the 54-hole lead. Phil Mickelson and Bob Tway were a stroke back at even par, while Pavin was at 212 (+2), tied for fifth with four others.

In the final round, Norman and Lehman were still tied at the turn, but Lehman bogeyed 11 and Norman bogeyed 12. Pavin had birdied 12, which brought him into a tie with Norman, Lehman, and Tway. Norman and Tway each then suffered bogeys, while Pavin took sole possession of the lead with a birdie at 15. Even with a Norman birdie at the 15th, his first since the opening hole of the third round, nobody could catch Pavin. He sealed the victory with a 4-wood approach to the 18th, running down the fairway as the ball was in the air and raising his hands in triumph after it ran onto the green. He carded a 68 for an even-par 280, two ahead of Norman, who shot 73.

In the final round, Neal Lancaster set a new U.S. Open record with a 29 on the back nine. Nineteen-year-old Tiger Woods, the reigning U.S. Amateur champion, played in his first U.S. Open but withdrew during the second round with a wrist injury.

This was the third U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills; it previously hosted in 1896 and 1986. It returned in 2004 and 2018.

Course layout

Lengths of the course for previous major championships:

• 6,912 yards (6,320 m), par 70 - 1986 U.S. Open
• 4,423 yards (4,044 m), par - 1896 U.S. Open

Television

After an absence of thirty years, NBC Sports returned as the broadcaster of the U.S. Open in the United States. The event was previously carried by ABC Sports for 29 years, from 1966 to 1994. NBC carried the championship from 1954 through 1965, then from 1995 through 2014.

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, June 15, 1995

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Second round

Friday, June 16, 1995

Amateurs: Courville (+9), Tidland (+9), Woods (WD).

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Third round

Saturday, June 17, 1995

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Final round

Sunday, June 18, 1995

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Scorecard

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Birdie Bogey Double bogey

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External links

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