Jordan Spieth 2015 US Open Chambers Bay 18-under
Spieth's second major: youngest to win Masters and U.S. Open in same year.
The 2015 United States Open Championship was the 115th U.S. Open, played June 18–21, 2015 at Chambers Bay in University Place, Washington. Jordan Spieth won his first U.S. Open and consecutive major titles, one stroke ahead of runners-up Dustin Johnson and Louis Oosthuizen.
Quick Facts
- Player
- Jordan Spieth
- Event
- 2015 US Open
- Course
- Chambers Bay, Washington
- Total score
- 18 under par (270)
- Margin of victory
- 8 strokes
- Runner-up
- Dustin Johnson
- Age at victory
- 21
Lore & Background
Spieth, 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. Others to win the first two majors of the year were Craig Wood (1941), Ben Hogan (1951, 1953), Arnold Palmer (1960), and Jack Nicklaus (1972).
Reader's Guide
The course was laid out differently each day, with course totals ranging from 7384 yd on Sunday, to 7695 yd on Friday. Holes 1 and 18 were played as either par-4 or par-5: the first was a par-4 and the 18th was a par-5 for three of the rounds, switching only for the second round on Friday, and the course was par 70 for each round.
Did You Know?
- This was the first U.S. Open televised by Fox Sports 1 and Fox Sports, launching a 12-year contract with the United States Golf Association.
- This was the first U.S. Open played in the Pacific Northwest and the third major played in the state of Washington, which hosted the PGA Championship in 1944 and 1998.
- Chambers Bay was subject to criticism for its bumpy greens, unfair course design, and poor accessibility for spectators. Former U.S.
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