US Open: Form stats for this season's third major championship

Andy Swales
13 June 2022
3.0 min read

The Country Club, Brookline, Massachusets

The Country Club has some of the smallest greens in professional golf

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The players are heading for New England where the final American major of 2022 is taking place. Words and stats supplied by Andy Swales ...

"Architect Gil Hanse says: 'It’s going to be an interesting mental test because many of these guys are going to see holes they’ve never seen before in their lives'."

For the first time in 34 years, major championship golf returns to The Country Club, in Brookline, Massachusetts.

Not since 1988, have the world's top players descended en masse to compete over one of America's foremost and oldest courses.

Back then the country's leading player, Curtis Strange, required 18 play-off holes to end the challenge of the UK's No 1 golfer Nick Faldo.

All three majors to be staged at The Country Club have needed a play-off.

More recently, the course was the location for one of the most dramatic Ryder Cup matches in history, as the Americans overturned a 10-6 deficit on singles day to win back the trophy in 1999.

Course Details

This week's layout, as with all three previous majors to be staged here, is a composite of the club's three nine-hole courses - Clyde, Squirrel and Primrose.

The overall length has increased by more than 250 yards since the Ryder Cup was contested here, while the routing has been altered slightly to accommodate a short par-three that was last used for the US Open in 1913.

This particular hole did not feature in either 1963 or 1988, but returns to test those teeing-up this week.

In order to insert the US Open's 'new' 11th hole, the original par-4 fourth has been decommissioned for seven days only.

The Country Club, which is located just a few miles from downtown Boston, is a typical parkland venue in New England.

Water is not a major concern but does come into play on four holes.

More important than avoiding the many bunkers, will be a golfer's ability to manage their way around a venue that has plenty of subtle changes in direction between tee and green.

Those, who competed last week in Toronto, will have travelled around 550 miles east to tee-up on Thursday.

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Testimony

According to the American magazine Golf Digest, The Country Club has changed very little over the past century - the first nine holes of the course were designed in 1895.

Few members of this week's field will have faced the course in competition. This small 'elite club' include world No 1 Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele, Justin Thomas and Corey Conners who all competed in the 2013 US Amateur Championship won by England's Matt Fitzpatrick.

The greens are famously small and architect Gil Hanse, who helped to renovate the course ahead of staging this week's US Open, told Golf Digest: "It's going to be an interesting mental test because many of these guys are going to see holes they've never seen before in their lives.

"They're going to have to play some shots that aren't going to register on their fairness meter."

Former course superintendent Bill Spence added: "One of the great things about The Country Club is the smallness of the greens and the difficulty of the long grass that surround them."

The average green size at the composite layout is a little below 4,400 square feet. Not quite as small as Pebble Beach but close enough.

And as a historic footnote to all of this, The Country Club is one of the five founding members of the United States Golf Association which runs the US Open.

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Stroke Averages

Lowest 15 at US Open (2016-21)
Average .... (Rounds)
69.65: Brooks Koepka (20)
70.40: Xander Schauffele (20)
70.88: Louis Oosthuizen (24)
71.05: Dustin Johnson (22)
71.40: Collin Morikawa (10)
71.41: Patrick Reed (22)
71.44: Jim Furyk (16)
71.50: Bryson DeChambeau (22)
71.59: Hideki Matsuyama (22)
71.61: Tommy Fleetwood (18)
71.65: Harris English (20)
71.71: Francesco Molinari (14)
71.73: Justin Thomas (22)
71.80: Jon Rahm (20)
71.81: Brian Harman (16)
Min. No. of Rounds = 10
Only those entered this week are included in table

PGA Tour Consistency Chart

Most Times Within 8 Shots Of Winner (Since Jan 1st, 2022)
8: Justin Thomas
7: Corey Conners
7: Max Homa
7: Scottie Scheffler
7: Cameron Young
6: Daniel Berger
6: Keegan Bradley
6: Patrick Cantlay
6: Matt Fitzpatrick
6: Shane Lowry
6: Joaquin Niemann
6: Guillermo Pereira
Only those entered this week are included in table

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Last 10 Weeks / US Open (2012-21)

Position

1–5
6–15
16–25

Player	W24	W23	W22	W21	W20	W19	W18	W17	W16	W15
Scottie Scheffler	18		2	MC	15			18		1
Jon Rahm		10		48			1			27
Rory McIlroy	1	18		8		5				2
Patrick Cantlay		3		MC				1	2	39
Cameron Smith	48	13		13				21	MC	3
Justin Thomas	3		MC	1	5				35	8
Collin Morikawa		MC	40	55				29	26	5
Viktor Hovland		51	21	41				29		27
Sam Burns	4		1	20	MC			2		MC
Jordan Spieth		18	7	34	2				1	MC
Billy Horschel		1	MC	68				2	21	43
Xander Schauffele		18		13	5			1		MC
Hideki Matsuyama		Dq		60	3					14
Will Zalatoris		5	MC	2	MC			4		6
Tony Finau	2		4	30		41	2			35
Dustin Johnson				MC	59				MC	12
Joaquin Niemann		3		23	25			Wd	12	35
Matt Fitzpatrick	10	MC		5		2			MC	14
Abraham Ancer		32	MC	9		56	42			MC
Brooks Koepka				55						MC
Louis Oosthuizen				60						Wd
Sung Jae Im		10	15					14	21	8
Max Homa		5	23	13		1		21		48
Tyrrell Hatton	MC			13		37		21	26	52
Shane Lowry	10	32		23				13	3	3
Daniel Berger		5	23	MC					21	50
Bryson DeChambeau		MC								MC
Harris English		MC
Corey Conners	6	13		MC		21			12	6
Cameron Young		60		3		2			3	MC
Kevin Kisner			MC	MC	MC			35	MC	44
Jason Kokrak			67	60	17				35	14
Kevin Na			7	23			42		26	14
Talor Gooch			27	20	MC			21		14
Patrick Reed		53	7	34		MC	42			35
Thomas Pieters			10	71	9					MC
Harold Varner	13		27	48				4	3	23
Tom Hoge		MC	MC	9	17			MC	MC	39
Tommy Fleetwood		10	35	5	59			MC	10	14
Seamus Power		MC		9	17	MC		MC		27
Kyoung-Hoon Lee		53	MC	41	1	25			MC	MC
Adam Scott		67		MC	32					48
Aaron Wise		2		23	51		6		21
Guillermo Pereira		13	7	3	17			Wd	26
Lucas Herbert		48	48	13				MC		MC
Keegan Bradley		37		48		2		4
Justin Rose	4		MC	13				14		MC
Russell Henley				60		41			MC	30
Brian Harman		18	MC	34		9			35	MC
Sepp Straka		45		78	73	MC		MC	3	30
Adri Arnaus		16		30		48	1	MC*
Marc Leishman		MC		34	51	MC		21		30
Si Woo Kim		13		60	MC	37			42	39
Cameron Tringale		48	MC	41			33	10	12
Webb Simpson			27	20		MC			59	35
Sebastian Munoz	25		48	55	3		29
Sergio Garcia				MC		21		MC		23
Luke List		26		41	MC	31			MC	MC
Alexander Noren	15	MC		MC	12			MC	42
Min Woo Lee		MC	MC	MC						14
Ryan Fox			2	54	2	8	9	15
Rikuya Hoshino		7		60	6		7	2	2
Joo Hyung Kim		5		MC	17	5			4	2
Richard Bland			MC	MC		MC	66
Shaun Norris				71	MC			10	MC
Phil Mickelson
Sam Horsfield				MC	1	21		18
Erik van Rooyen		MC	MC	MC					10	MC
Mackenzie Hughes	28	37		MC	MC	9			MC	50
Davis Riley		13	4	13	9		5	4	MC
Stewart Cink		MC	MC	23		9			68	MC
Victor Perez		3	1		33	21	MC	8
Troy Merritt		53	57	41		35		MC	12
Lanto Griffin		51		60	51	6	15		MC
Jinichiro Kozuma		MC		MC	8		7	61	64
Chan Kim		67		MC			12	66	MC
Adam Hadwin	35	18		71	MC			MC	26
Gary Woodland		MC	MC	34		MC	24			MC
Denny McCarthy		5	27	48		25		MC	56
Branden Grace				MC	38	MC		4	35
Joel Dahmen		32	63	MC		51		29	12
Kalle Samooja		1	MC			MC	MC	38
Kurt Kitayama		MC	40		MC	15	2	38
Scott Stallings		MC	4	MC	25		MC	MC	MC
Andrew Putnam		MC	15		MC	MC	MC		MC
Beau Hossler		32	21	69	17	MC		MC	MC
Matthew NeSmith		37	57		51	31		4	12
Guido Migliozzi		MC	10		52	MC	66	56		MC
Adam Schenk		26	MC	41	79	9	MC	14	MC
Francesco Molinari		26		55	17	MC				MC
Thorbjorn Olesen		51	MC			1	33	23
Marcel Schneider		5	4		7	MC	13	MC
Sebastian Soderberg	MC		5		MC	2	MC	MC
Yannik Paul		18	MC		2	16	52	10
Martin Kaymer				MC
Taylor Montgomery			8	2	4	13			4
Sean Crocker		51			7	MC	MC	MC
Patrick Rodgers	18	MC	35		32		10	21
Harry Hall	31	5	1	38	48	MC	42		MC
Nick Taylor	28		48		MC	15	MC		MC
Keita Nakajima		11			32		7			MC
Jediah Morgan		MC						21		12
Tomoyasu Sugiyama		28	MC	22	MC		MC	71	17
Joseph Bramlett	MC				51	MC	MC	MC	48
Wil Besseling		2	MC		23	MC	9	MC*
Hayden Buckley	MC		MC		MC	MC	61	MC
Brian Stuard	MC		MC		MC	MC	42	21	69
Richard Mansell		3	9		23	8	26	30
Danny Lee	10	MC	23			MC	MC	MC	MC
Brandon Matthews	15	37	59	MC	MC	MC	MC		MC
MJ Daffue	MC	37		3	3	32	20		26
Wyndham Clark	7	37	MC		MC		67	10	35
Erik Barnes	MC	19		16	9	22	3		26
Satoshi Kodaira	Wd		MC		MC	MC	15		MC
Roger Sloan	MC				MC	MC	MC		59
Andrew Novak	64				46	MC	15	MC
Nick Hardy	35		2					21	MC
Todd Sinnott		20			18				11	30
Callum Tarren	MC				46	56	61	34	7
Chase Seiffert	28				MC	46	MC	18
Bo Hoag	MC	MC	MC		MC	MC	MC	MC
Grayson Murray		37	Wd	4			13		26
Kevin Chappell	MC					62		29
Daijiro Izumida		11	26	MC	13		24	27	48
Sam Stevens	31	61	18	7	24	17	MC		18
Matt McCarty	MC	MC	41	43	MC	MC	57		39
Jim Furyk									MC
Christopher Gotterup	MC
Ben Silverman	MC		MC	MC					60
Davis Shore
Jonas Blixt	28				Wd	MC	MC
Isaiah Salinda
Jesse Mueller				MC
Sam Bennett
Nick Dunlap
Luke Gannon
Austin Greaser										MC
Keith Greene
Stewart Hagestad										MC
Caleb Manuel
Chris Naegel
James Piot		MC	MC						MC	MC
Sean Jacklin
Laird Shepherd										MC
Michael Thorbjornsen
Fran Quinn
Charles Reiter
Andrew Beckler
Fred Biondi
Brady Calkins
Adrien Chassart
Ryan Gerard
Maxwell Moldovan
Ben Lorenz
William Mouw
Travis Vick

Player	`21	`20	`19	`18	`17	`16	`15	`14	`13	`12
Scottie Scheffler	7		MC		27	MC
Jon Rahm	1	23	3	MC	MC	23
Rory McIlroy	7	8	9	MC	MC	MC	9	23	41	MC
Patrick Cantlay	15	43	21	45						41
Cameron Smith	MC	38	72	MC		59	4
Justin Thomas	19	8	MC	25	9	32		MC
Collin Morikawa	4	MC	35
Viktor Hovland	Wd	13	12
Sam Burns	MC			41		MC
Jordan Spieth	19	MC	65	MC	35	37	1	17	MC	21
Billy Horschel	MC	38	32		MC	32	25	23	4
Xander Schauffele	7	5	3	6	5
Hideki Matsuyama	26	17	21	16	2	MC	18	35	10
Will Zalatoris	MC	6		MC
Tony Finau	MC	8	MC	5		MC	14
Dustin Johnson	19	6	35	3	MC	1	2	4	55	MC
Joaquin Niemann	31	23			MC
Matt Fitzpatrick	55	MC	12	12	35	54		48
Abraham Ancer	MC	56	49
Brooks Koepka	4		2	1	1	13	18	4		MC
Louis Oosthuizen	2	3	7	16	23	23	2	40	Wd	MC
Sung Jae Im	35	22		MC
Max Homa	MC	MC							MC
Tyrrell Hatton	MC	MC	21	6	MC
Shane Lowry	65	43	28	MC	46	2	9	MC
Daniel Berger	7	34	49	6	MC	37		28
Bryson DeChambeau	26	1	35	25	MC	15	MC
Harris English	3	4	58		46	37		48
Corey Conners	MC	MC			MC
Cameron Young	MC		MC
Kevin Kisner	55	MC	49	MC	58	49	12	MC
Jason Kokrak	MC	17			53	37
Kevin Na	MC	MC	MC		32	7	46	12		29
Talor Gooch					66
Patrick Reed	19	13	32	4	13	MC	14	35
Thomas Pieters		23	MC		MC
Harold Varner				MC					MC
Tom Hoge	46		43			MC	MC
Tommy Fleetwood	50	MC	65	2	4		27
Seamus Power
Kyoung-Hoon Lee	MC		MC					MC
Adam Scott	35	38	7	MC	MC	18	4	9	45	15
Aaron Wise			35	MC		MC
Guillermo Pereira			MC
Lucas Herbert		31		MC
Keegan Bradley		MC	MC	MC	60	MC	27	4	MC	68
Justin Rose	MC	MC	3	10	MC	MC	27	12	1	21
Russell Henley	13			25	27		MC	60	MC
Brian Harman	19	38		36	2		MC			MC
Sepp Straka			28
Adri Arnaus			58
Marc Leishman	64	MC	35	45	27	18	MC		MC
Si Woo Kim	40	MC	MC	MC	13
Cameron Tringale							54
Webb Simpson	MC	8	16	10	35	MC	46	45	32	1
Sebastian Munoz	MC	59		MC
Sergio Garcia	19	MC	52	MC	21	5	18	35	45	38
Luke List			MC	MC
Alexander Noren		17	MC	25	MC	MC	MC			MC
Min Woo Lee
Ryan Fox		MC	MC	41
Rikuya Hoshino	26			MC
Joo Hyung Kim
Richard Bland	50
Shaun Norris		MC
Phil Mickelson	62	MC	52	48		MC	64	28	2	65
Sam Horsfield			MC			MC	MC
Erik van Rooyen	MC	23	43
Mackenzie Hughes	15	MC		MC					MC
Davis Riley		MC					MC
Stewart Cink	57				46			54	MC	MC
Victor Perez	MC	MC
Troy Merritt	65	58			MC
Lanto Griffin	35	43		MC
Jinichiro Kozuma
Chan Kim	MC	MC	MC		MC
Adam Hadwin	40	54		MC	60				MC
Gary Woodland	50	MC	1	36	50		MC	52		MC
Denny McCarthy						MC	42
Branden Grace	7	MC	MC	25	50	5	4		MC	51
Joel Dahmen		MC	MC
Kalle Samooja
Kurt Kitayama		MC
Scott Stallings				MC					53
Andrew Putnam		Wd	43
Beau Hossler							58			29
Matthew NeSmith							MC
Guido Migliozzi	4
Adam Schenk
Francesco Molinari	13		16	25	MC		27	23	MC	29
Thorbjorn Olesen			MC	MC					MC
Marcel Schneider
Sebastian Soderberg						MC
Yannik Paul
Martin Kaymer	26	MC	35	MC	35	37	MC	1	59	15
Taylor Montgomery	57
Sean Crocker
Patrick Rodgers	31			41		46
Harry Hall
Nick Taylor			43
Keita Nakajima
Jediah Morgan
Tomoyasu Sugiyama
Joseph Bramlett			MC
Wil Besseling
Hayden Buckley	MC
Brian Stuard	MC		65	MC	MC			MC	MC
Richard Mansell
Danny Lee		Wd				57	MC
Brandon Matthews
MJ Daffue
Wyndham Clark	MC
Erik Barnes
Satoshi Kodaira				MC	46
Roger Sloan
Andrew Novak
Nick Hardy			MC			MC	52
Todd Sinnott
Callum Tarren			MC
Chase Seiffert
Bo Hoag	MC
Grayson Murray									MC
Kevin Chappell				65	23	MC	46		32	10
Daijiro Izumida
Sam Stevens
Matt McCarty
Jim Furyk			28	48	23	2	42	12	MC	4
Christopher Gotterup
Ben Silverman
Davis Shore	MC
Jonas Blixt								MC
Isaiah Salinda
Jesse Mueller										51
Sam Bennett
Nick Dunlap
Luke Gannon
Austin Greaser
Keith Greene
Stewart Hagestad			MC	MC	MC
Caleb Manuel
Chris Naegel				56
James Piot
Sean Jacklin
Laird Shepherd
Michael Thorbjornsen			79
Fran Quinn								56
Charles Reiter
Andrew Beckler
Fred Biondi
Brady Calkins
Adrien Chassart
Ryan Gerard
Maxwell Moldovan
Ben Lorenz
William Mouw
Travis Vick