2013 U.S. Open (golf)


The 2013 United States Open Championship was the 113th U.S. Open, held June 13–16 at the East Course of Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, west of Philadelphia. Justin Rose won his first major title, two strokes ahead of runners-up Jason Day and Phil Mickelson.
Rose became the first player from England to win the U.S. Open since Tony Jacklin in 1970, and the first to win any major since Nick Faldo won his third Masters in 1996. It was a record sixth runner-up finish for Mickelson and defending champion Webb Simpson tied for 32nd place. Inclement weather in the opening round delayed the completion of each of the first two rounds to the following day, and the average score in each of the four rounds exceeded 74. Shawn Stefani recorded the first-ever hole in one during a U.S. Open at Merion, acing the 17th on Sunday.

Venue

The 2013 U.S. Open was the fifth Open played at Merion's East Course, which opened in 1912. The past Open champions on the course were Olin Dutra in 1934, Ben Hogan in 1950, Lee Trevino in 1971, and David Graham in 1981. The course has also hosted the U.S. Amateur six times.

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 the last ten years
Ángel Cabrera, Michael Campbell, Jim Furyk, Lucas Glover, Graeme McDowell, Rory McIlroy, Geoff Ogilvy, Webb Simpson, Tiger Woods
;2. Winner and runner-up of the 2012 U.S. Amateur Championship
Steven Fox, Michael Weaver
;3. Winner of the 2012 Amateur Championship
;4. Winner of the 2012 Mark H. McCormack Medal
Chris Williams
;5. Winners of the Masters Tournament during the last five years
Phil Mickelson, Charl Schwartzel, Adam Scott, Bubba Watson
;6. Winners of The Open Championship during the last five years
Stewart Cink, Darren Clarke, Ernie Els, Pádraig Harrington, Louis Oosthuizen
;7. Winners of the PGA Championship the last five years
Keegan Bradley, Martin Kaymer, Y. E. Yang
;8. Winners of The Players Championship during the last three years
K. J. Choi, Matt Kuchar
;9. Winner of the 2013 European Tour BMW PGA Championship
Matteo Manassero
;10. Winner of the 2012 U.S. Senior Open Championship
;11. The 10 lowest scorers and anyone tying for 10th place at the 2012 U.S. Open Championship
Kevin Chappell, Jason Dufner, John Peterson, John Senden, Michael Thompson, David Toms, Lee Westwood, Casey Wittenberg
;12. Players who qualified for the season-ending 2012 Tour Championship
Luke Donald, Rickie Fowler, Sergio García, Robert Garrigus, John Huh, Dustin Johnson, Zach Johnson, Hunter Mahan, Ryan Moore, Carl Pettersson, Scott Piercy, Justin Rose, Brandt Snedeker, Steve Stricker, Bo Van Pelt, Nick Watney
;13. The top 60 point leaders and ties as of May 27, 2013 in the World Rankings
Tim Clark, George Coetzee, Nicolas Colsaerts, Jason Day, Jamie Donaldson, Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño, Branden Grace, Bill Haas, Peter Hanson, Russell Henley, Billy Horschel, Fredrik Jacobson, Martin Laird, Paul Lawrie, Marc Leishman, Francesco Molinari, Thorbjørn Olesen, D. A. Points, Ian Poulter, Marcel Siem, Henrik Stenson, Kevin Streelman, Thongchai Jaidee, Boo Weekley
;14. The top 60 point leaders and ties as of June 10, 2013 in the World Rankings
Kyle Stanley
;15. Special exemptions selected by the USGA
None
The remaining contestants earned their places through sectional qualifiers.
Six alternates were also selected from sectional qualifiers.
denotes amateur
denotes player advanced through local qualifying
For 28 players, the U.S. Open was their first major appearance.
The field included ten previous champions, half of whom made the cut.

Made the cut

Missed the cut

Course layout

East Course
RoundHole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Par453544443364443444343470
1Yards340567246640499489 3823602373,7603013753861024464134402435003,2066,966
2Yards3565572036285044913683632193,6893133634051234534144342065013,2126,901
3Yards3425562456045104773633512313,679280370403984763974462545303,2546,933
4Yards3605252665714954903403532463,6462903564191214524224232295113,2236,869

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Lengths of the course for U.S. Opens:
One unique aspect of the course was that players began the first and second rounds on the 1st and 11th tees, rather than the 1st and 10th tees, as is typical. This was due to the 11th tee being more conveniently located relative to the practice range than the 10th tee. This was the second straight year the players did not begin rounds on the 10th tee as the first and second rounds started on the 1st and 9th tee the previous year at Olympic Club.

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, June 13, 2013

Friday, June 14, 2013
Due to rain delays, the first round was not completed on Thursday; only the morning half of the field completed their rounds. Luke Donald was the overnight leader at −4, while Mickelson was the clubhouse leader at 67. When the first round was completed Friday morning, only five players were under par: Mickelson at 67, Donald and Mathew Goggin at 68 and Nicolas Colsaerts and Russell Knox at 69. Since 2008, the USGA has placed the top three players in the world rankings in the same grouping for the first two rounds. None of the three broke par in the first round: Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy shot 73 and Adam Scott 72. The scoring average for the field was 74.31, more than four strokes over par.
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Phil Mickelson67−3
T2Luke Donald68−2
T2Mathew Goggin68−2
T4Nicolas Colsaerts69−1
T4Russell Knox69−1
T6K. J. Choi70E
T6Tim Clark70E
T6Jason Day70E
T6Rickie Fowler70E
T6Branden Grace70E
T6Peter Hedblom70E
T6Jerry Kelly70E
T6Charl Schwartzel70E
T6John Senden70E
T6Lee Westwood70E

Second round

Friday, June 14, 2013

Saturday, June 15, 2013
On Friday, the second round was suspended due to darkness, with 68 players yet to complete their rounds. The leaders in the clubhouse were Mickelson and Billy Horschel, at 139. Horschel hit all 18 greens in regulation and shot a 67. When the second round was completed Saturday morning, Horschel and Mickelson still stood atop the leader board. Only six players shot under-par rounds, led by Horschel's 67. The scoring average for the second round was 75.13.
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Billy Horschel72-67=139−1
T1Phil Mickelson67-72=139−1
T3Luke Donald68-72=140E
T3Justin Rose71-69=140E
T3Steve Stricker71-69=140E
T6Nicolas Colsaerts69-72=141+1
T6Hunter Mahan72-69=141+1
T6Charl Schwartzel70-71=141+1
T6John Senden70-71=141+1
T10Mathew Goggin68-74=142+2
T10Ian Poulter71-71=142+2
T10Henrik Stenson74-68=142+2

Amateurs: Kim, Pan, Weaver, Phelan, Williams, Fox, Hall, Homa, McElyea, Murray

Third round

Saturday, June 15, 2013
Mickelson shot an even-par round for 209 to stay atop the leaderboard, his second 54-hole lead at the U.S. Open. Hunter Mahan, Charl Schwartzel, and Steve Stricker were one shot back at even-par 210. As in the second round, only six players had under-par rounds, led by Rickie Fowler at 67. Woods struggled with his putting; after a birdie on the par-4 1st, he made seven bogeys to shoot 76 and fall to 219, ten strokes back. The scoring average for the third round was 74.36.
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Phil Mickelson67-72-70=209−1
T2Hunter Mahan72-69-69=210E
T2Charl Schwartzel70-71-69=210E
T2Steve Stricker71-69-70=210E
T5Luke Donald68-72-71=211+1
T5Billy Horschel72-67-72=211+1
T5Justin Rose71-69-71=211+1
8Jason Day70-74-68=212+2
9Rickie Fowler70-76-67=213+3
10Michael Kim 73-70-71=214+4

Final round

Sunday, June 16, 2013
Phil Mickelson three-putted the third and fifth holes for double bogeys, but took back the lead with an eagle on the 10th. Justin Rose responded with birdies on the 12th and 13th. A bogey by Mickelson on the 13th gave Rose the lead.
Through 16 holes, Rose had five birdies and five bogeys and a one-shot lead over Mickelson. He managed par on the challenging final two holes, finishing with an even-par 70 for a 281 overall. Mickelson narrowly missed a birdie putt on the 16th that would have tied Rose and did not threaten to birdie either of the final two holes. A missed long par putt on 18 dropped him to +3 overall and into a tie with Jason Day for second place.
For Rose, it was his first major title. He completed the tournament without any double bogeys. On his win, Rose commented "It feels fantastic. I committed myself to the process this week. I committed myself to putting a strategy in place that I hoped would work in five-to-10 years in delivering major championships ... it's a moment where you can look back and think childhood dreams have come true." He was the first English player to win the U.S. Open since Tony Jacklin in 1970, and the first to win any major since Nick Faldo won the 1996 Masters. Rose, who entered the tournament ranked fifth in the world, moved up to third as a result of the win.
For Mickelson, it was his sixth runner-up finish at the U.S. Open, an event record. He has never won the event and called the loss heartbreaking: "this is tough to swallow after coming so close ... I felt like this was as good an opportunity I could ask for and to not get it ... it hurts."
Mahan was tied for the lead as late as the 14th hole before going +4 on the last four holes and dropping into a four-way tie for fourth, four strokes back. Jason Dufner shot a 67 despite a triple-bogey on 15 to tie Mahan, Horschel, and Ernie Els. Hideki Matsuyama also shot a 67 with six birdies to finish in a tie for tenth. Schwartzel started the day one shot back, but a 78 dropped him outside the top 10.
Shawn Stefani recorded the first-ever hole-in-one during a U.S. Open at Merion, acing the 17th. His 4-iron tee shot bounced off the slope left of the green and rolled a considerable distance into the cup. The scoring average for the fourth round was 74.05.
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney
1Justin Rose71-69-71-70=281+11,440,000
T2Jason Day70-74-68-71=283+3696,104
T2Phil Mickelson67-72-70-74=283+3696,104
T4Jason Dufner74-71-73-67=285+5291,406
T4Ernie Els71-72-73-69=285+5291,406
T4Billy Horschel72-67-72-74=285+5291,406
T4Hunter Mahan72-69-69-75=285+5291,406
T8Luke Donald68-72-71-75=286+6210,006
T8Steve Stricker71-69-70-76=286+6210,006
T10Nicolas Colsaerts69-72-74-72=287+7168,530
T10Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño71-72-72-72=287+7168,530
T10Rickie Fowler70-76-67-74=287+7168,530
T10Hideki Matsuyama71-75-74-67=287+7168,530

Amateurs: Kim, Pan, Phelan, Weaver

Scorecard

Final round
Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 101112131415161718
Par453544443444344434
Rose+1+1+2+1+2+1EEEE+1E−1EE+1+1+1
Day+2+2+2+1+2+2+2+1+1E+1+1+1+2+2+2+2+3
Mickelson−1−1+1E+2+2+2+2+2EEE+1+1+2+2+2+3
Dufner+7+7+7+7+7+7+6+6+6+5+5+4+3+3+6+5+5+5
Els+5+4+5+5+7+7+6+6+6+6+6+6+6+6+5+5+4+5
Horschel+1+2+3+3+4+3+3+3+4+4+5+4+5+5+5+5+5+5
MahanEEEEE+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+3+3+4+5
Donald+1+1+2+3+4+6+5+6+7+6+6+5+6+6+6+6+6+6
StrickerE+3+4+4+5+5+5+5+5+5+5+5+4+5+6+6+6+6
Fowler+3+4+4+4+5+5+5+5+5+5+5+5+4+4+5+5+6+7
Schwartzel−1−1E+1+2+4+5+5+6+7+6+6+6+6+6+7+8+8

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
EagleBirdieBogeyDouble bogeyTriple bogey+

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