1986 U.S. Open (golf)


The 1986 U.S. Open was the 86th U.S. Open, held June 12–15 at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Shinnecock Hills, New York. Raymond Floyd won his fourth and final major, two strokes ahead of runners-up Chip Beck and It was Floyd's only U.S. Open title and he became its oldest winner, a record he held for four years.
The opening round on Thursday had high winds with occasional heavy rain; the best score was Bob Tway's even-par 70, with Greg Norman a stroke Norman led after and took the lead into the final round, a stroke ahead of Lee Trevino and but a 75 dropped him back six strokes to twelfth Norman led each of the four major championships in 1986 after 54 holes, but won just once, at the British Open.
During the final round, ten players either led or shared the lead; after Floyd birdied the par-3 11th, he was part of a nine-way tie Floyd began the round three strokes back and separated himself from the pack with a bogey-free 66. After the birdie he saved par at 12, then recorded another birdie at 13 to tie for the lead. Floyd took sole possession of the lead after the 14th, then added another birdie at After finishing his round, he was two strokes ahead of his closest pursuers: Wadkins and Beck both shot 65 to climb the leaderboard and shared second They tied the course record, set earlier in the day by
With the win, Floyd became the oldest winner of the U.S. Open at, surpassing the long-standing record of from 1920 by several months. It was Floyd's fourth and final major championship, and he only won twice more in his career. At age 46, Masters champion Jack Nicklaus overcame an opening round 77 and tied for eighth, his last finish at the Hale Irwin won his third U.S. Open at age 45 in 1990 in a playoff and remains the oldest champion; in 1986, he was the only former champion in the field to miss the cut. Boros remains the oldest winner of a modern major; 48 at the in 1968.
Entering this championship, Floyd had played in 21 U.S. Opens and had only two finishes in the top ten. His best result was a tie for sixth in 1965; he finished eighth in 1971, fifteen years earlier. His winner's share in 1986 was more than double his previous career earnings at
It was the second U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills, which previously hosted 90 years earlier in 1896. The championship returned in 1995, 2004, and 2018.

Course layout

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards3942264534085354711883674473,4894091584723774443975441724503,4236,912
Par434454344354344445343570

Source:

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Missed the cut

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, June 12, 1986
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Bob Tway70E
2Greg Norman71+1
T3Rick Fehr72+2
T3David Frost72+2
T3Kenny Knox72+2
T3Tsuneyuki Nakajima72+2
T3Denis Watson72+2
T3Tom Watson72+2
T9Gary Koch73+3
T9Bob Lohr73+3
T9Jodie Mudd73+3

Second round

Friday, June 13, 1986
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Greg Norman71-68=139−1
T2Lee Trevino74-68=142+2
T2Denis Watson72-70=142+2
T4Raymond Floyd75-68=143+3
T4Bob Tway70-73=143+3
T4Tom Watson72-71=143+3
T7David Frost72-72=144+4
T7Bernhard Langer74-70=144+4
T7Tsuneyuki Nakajima72-72=144+4
T7Mac O'Grady75-69=144+4
T7Payne Stewart76-68=144+4
T7Bobby Wadkins75-69=144+4
T7Lanny Wadkins74-70=144+4

Amateurs: Randolph , Fleming, Watts, Lewis, Daly

Third round

Saturday, June 14, 1986
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Greg Norman71-68-71=210E
T2Hal Sutton75-70-66=211+1
T2Lee Trevino74-68-69=211+1
4Bob Tway70-73-69=212+2
T5Raymond Floyd75-68-70=213+3
T5Mark McCumber74-71-68=213+3
T5Mike Reid74-73-66=213+3
T5Payne Stewart76-68-69=213+3
T5Denis Watson72-70-71=213+3
T10Lennie Clements75-72-67=214+4
T10Ben Crenshaw76-69-69=214+4
T10Bernhard Langer74-70-70=214+4
T10Scott Verplank75-72-67=214+4
T10Tom Watson72-71-71=214+4

Final round

Sunday, June 15, 1986
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney
1Raymond Floyd75-68-70-66=279−1115,000
T2Chip Beck75-73-68-65=281+147,646
T2Lanny Wadkins74-70-72-65=281+147,646
T4Hal Sutton75-70-66-71=282+226,269
T4Lee Trevino74-68-69-71=282+226,269
T6Ben Crenshaw76-69-69-69=283+319,009
T6Payne Stewart76-68-69-70=283+319,009
T8Bernhard Langer74-70-70-70=284+414,500
T8Mark McCumber74-71-68-71=284+414,500
T8Jack Nicklaus77-72-67-68=284+414,500
T8Bob Tway70-73-69-72=284+414,500

Source:
Amateur: Randolph.

Scorecard

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par