Winged Foot
The main tournaments played at Winged Foot are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on the winners, their scores and prize money.
Majors
USGA
The US Open (128th) (June 15-18). [West course, Winged Foot GC, Mamaroneck, NY].
Majors
USGA
The US Open (120th) (Sept 17-20; postponed from June 18-21 due to world coronavirus pandemic). Second-placed Matthew Wolff (USA), playing in his first major championship, finished 6 shots behind 27-year-old Bryson DeChambeau (USA), who recorded his first major championship win. DeChambeau was the only player to finish under par. [West course, Winged Foot GC, Mamaroneck, NY].
Majors
USGA
The US Open (106th) (June 15-18). Second-placed Colin Montgomerie (Scot), Phil Mickelson (USA) and Jim Furyk (USA) finished 1 shot behind Ogilvy (Aus), who claimed his first major championship title after Montgomerie and then Mickelson double-bogeyed the final hole. [West course, Winged Foot GC, Mamaroneck, NY].
Amateur
USGA
The US Amateur Championship (104th) (Aug 16-22). Ryan Moore (USA) beat Luke List (USA) 2 up in the 36-hole final. [West course, Winged Foot GC, Mamaroneck, NY].
America
Metropolitan GA
Played as the Met Open (Aug 20-22; Metropolitan GA 54-hole event). Second-placed Rob Labritz (USA) finished 5 shots behind 22-year-old defending champion Johnson Wagner (USA), who turned professional only a week before this event. [West course, Winged Foot GC, Mamaroneck, NY].
Majors
PGA of America
The US PGA Championship (79th) (Aug 14-17). Second-placed Justin Leonard (USA) finished 5 shots behind first-time major championship winner Love (USA). [West course, Winged Foot GC, Mamaroneck, NY].
America
Metropolitan GA
Played as the Met Open. (Aug 18-20; Metropolitan GA 54-hole event). Second-placed and defending champion David Glenz (USA) finished 1 shot behind 22-year-old Jim McGovern (USA, amateur), who became the fourth amateur to win the Met Open, and the third at Winged Foot. [West course, Winged Foot GC, Mamaroneck, NY].
Majors
USGA
The US Open (84th) (June 14-18). Zoeller (USA) beat Greg Norman (Aus) in an 18-hole playoff: Zoeller 67 (-3), Norman 75 (+5), to record his second major championship win. [West course, Winged Foot GC, Mamaroneck, NY].
Majors
USGA
The inaugural US Senior Open (June 26-29; together with the PGA Seniors' Championship in December, this event launched the "senior major" concept. The Snr PGA Tour was also launched in 1980). Second-placed William C. Campbell (USA, amateur) finished 4 shots behind De Vicenzo (Arg). [East course, Winged Foot GC, Mamaroneck, NY].
Majors
USGA
The US Open (74th) (Jun 13-16). Second-placed Forrest Fezler (USA) finished 2 shots behind Irwin (USA). [West course, Winged Foot GC, Mamaroneck, NY].
Majors
USGA
The US Women's Open (27th) (Jun 29-Jul 2). Second-placed Kathy Ahern (USA), Judy Rankin (USA) and Pam Barnett (USA) finished 1 shot behind Berning (USA, née Maxwell), who recorded the second of her three wins in this event. [East course, Winged Foot GC, Mamaroneck, NY].
America
Metropolitan GA
Played as the Metropolitan Open. (Sept 20, 22, 27; Metropolitan Golf Assoc event). Second-placed Claude Harmon (USA) and Mike Fetchick (USA) finished 2 shots behind Wes Ellis (USA), who won this event for the second time in three years. The event took eight days to complete: first round Weds, rain Thurs, second round Fri, final 36 holes the following Weds. [East course, Winged Foot GC, Mamaroneck, NY].
Majors
USGA
The US Open (59th) (Jun 11-14). Second-placed Bob Rosburg (USA) finished 1 shot behind Casper (USA). [West course, Winged Foot GC, Mamaroneck, NY].
Majors
USGA
The US Women's Open (12th) (June 27-29). Second-placed Patty Berg (USA) finished 6 shots behind Rawls (USA). Apparent winner Jackie Pung (USA) was disqualified for signing a card with an incorrect score on one hole, even though the overall score she signed for was correct. [East course, Winged Foot GC, Mamaroneck, NY].
Team Events
R&A / USGA
The Walker Cup (12th). USA vs Gt Britain & Ireland. Ten top amateurs per team competing in four foursomes and eight singles. Result: USA 10, GB&I 2. Non-playing captains: Francis Ouimet (USA); Percy "Laddie" Lucas (Eng/GB&I). [West course, Winged Foot GC, Mamaroneck, NY].
SINGLES (eight 36-hole matches; home player stated first): Willie Turnesa lost to Ronnie White (Eng) 4&3; Frank Stranahan bt S. Max McCready (Ire) 6&5; Robert "Skee" Riegel bt Jimmy Bruen (Ire) 5&4; Johnny Dawson bt Joe Carr (Ire) 5&3; Charles Coe bt Cecil Ewing (Ire) 1 hole; Raymond Billows bt Kenneth Thom (Eng) 2&1; Chuck Kocsis bt Arthur Perowne (Eng) 4&2; James McHale Jr bt Gerald Micklem (Eng) 5&4.
Ted Bishop (USA) and Bruce McCormick (USA) were not involved in the singles. Bunny Millward (Eng) and Percy Lucas (GB capt, eligible to play) did not play in any of the matches.
NOTE: GB&I captain Percy Belgrave "Laddie" Lucas was quite a character. Born in the clubhouse of Prince's Golf Club in Kent, he was referred to as the "wee laddie" by a company of Highland soldiers based nearby. Lucas went on to become an accomplished golfer, a much decorated World War II Spitfire pilot and Wing Commander, and after the war a Member of Parliament, newspaper columnist and author.
Amateur
USGA
The US Amateur Championship (44th) (Sept 9-14). Richard "Dick" Chapman (USA) beat Warrington B. McCullough Jr (USA) 11 & 9 in the 36-hole final. [West course, Winged Foot GC, Mamaroneck, NY].
America
Metropolitan GA
Played as the Metropolitan Open (May 25-27). Second-placed Paul Runyan (USA) finished 1 shot behind 43-year-old Willie Macfarlane (Scot). [West course, Winged Foot GC, Mamaroneck, NY].
Majors
USGA
The US Open (33rd) (June 27-30). Jones (USA, amateur) beat Al Espinosa (USA) in a 36-hole playoff: Jones 141 (-3), Espinosa 164 (+20). This was the third of Jones' four US Open wins. [West course, Winged Foot GC, Mamaroneck, NY].
Chevron Championship: Carlton Woods near Houston in Texas provides the stage for the first women’s major championship of 2025, where Nelly Korda defends her title. (April 24-27).
Soudal Open: successor to the Belgian Open, the Soudal Open takes place on the quiet, wooded North course of Rinkven Golfclub. Belgian stars Thomas Pieters and Nicolas Colsaerts will be vying for top honours. (May 22-25).
Rory McIlroy: with his 2025 win in The Masters, Rory joined the pantheon of golfing greats who have achieved a career Grand Slam of men’s majors ... Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods are the only others in this select band.
Bernhard Langer: he may have played in his last Masters Tournament, but the 67-year-old German will be trying to extend his own record, and win a 13th senior major title at the 36th Regions Tradition. (May 15-18).
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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