View source for U.S. Senior Open

{{Short description|One of the five major championships in senior golf}}
{{Infobox golf tournament
| name             = U.S. Senior Open
| image            = The logo of the 2025 U.S. Senior Open.jpeg
| image_size       = 250
| location         = [[Colorado Springs, Colorado]], U.S.
| establishment    = 1980
| course           = [[Broadmoor Golf Club]]
| par              = 70
| yardage          = {{convert|7247|yd|m}}
| org              = [[United States Golf Association|USGA]]
| tour             = [[PGA Tour Champions]]<br>[[European Senior Tour]]
| format           = [[Stroke play]]
| purse            = {{currency|4,000,000|USD}}
| month_played     = June
| aggregate        = 261 [[Steve Stricker]] (2019)
| to-par           = −20 [[Fred Funk]] (2009)
| current_champion = {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Pádraig Harrington]]
| map              = USA#USA Colorado
| map_label        = Broadmoor GC
| map_caption      = Location in the [[United States]]##Location in [[Colorado]]
| map_relief       = yes
| map_label_position = 
| map_size         = 200
| coordinates      = {{coord|38.789|-104.85}}
}} 
The '''U.S. Senior Open''' is one of the five [[Senior major golf championships|major championships]] in <!--men's--> senior golf, introduced {{Time ago|1980}} in [[1980 Senior PGA Tour|1980]].<ref name=devic80>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UbYsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PxMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5212%2C6732189 |newspaper=Wilmington Morning Star |location=North Carolina |agency=Associated Press |title=De Vicenzo cops Senior Open |date=June 30, 1980 |page=7B }}</ref> It is administered by the [[United States Golf Association]] (USGA) and is recognized as a major championship by both the [[PGA Tour Champions]] and the [[European Senior Tour]]. The lower age limit was 55 in 1980, but it was lowered to 50 for the second edition in [[1981 Senior PGA Tour|1981]],<ref name=nteleg>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DqorAAAAIBAJ&sjid=K_0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3841%2C1443625 |newspaper=Nashua Telegraph |location=New Hampshire |agency=Associated Press |title=Seniors tee it up in the US Senior Open |date=July 8, 1981 |page=24 }}</ref> which is the standard limit for men's senior professional golf tournaments. By definition, the event is open to amateurs, but has been dominated by [[professional golfer|professional]]s; through 2022, all editions have been won by pros. Like other USGA championships, it has been played on many courses throughout the United States.

[[Bernhard Langer]] became the oldest U.S. Senior Open Champion in [[2023 PGA Tour Champions season|2023]], winning at the age of 65 years 10 months.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/golf/2023/07/02/bernhard-langer-us-senior-open-sentryworld/e03ccbf2-191b-11ee-be41-a036f4b098ec_story.html |newspaper=Washington Post |agency=Associated Press |title=65-year-old Bernhard Langer wins the US Senior Open to break the Champions' victory record |date=July 2, 2023 |access-date=July 2, 2023}}</ref>

The total purse was the highest of any senior tour event until the [[Posco E&C Songdo Championship]] in [[South Korea]], a Champions Tour event in [[2010 Champions Tour|2010]] and [[2011 Champions Tour|2011]] with a [[United States dollar|$]]3 million purse, but had a lower winner's share ($450,000). The U.S. Senior Open is again the highest purse on the [[PGA Tour Champions]]; in 2016 it was $3.75 million, and champion [[Gene Sauers]] earned $675,000. The purse in 2017 is anticipated to be $4 million, yielding a winner's share of $720,000.

Like other senior majors, players must walk the course unless they receive a medical exemption to use a cart. Winners gain entry into the following year's [[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]].

The playoff format was modified for 2018, reduced from three to two aggregate holes, followed by [[Sudden death (sport)#Golf|sudden death]].<ref name=abandn18>{{cite news |url=http://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/22586395/us-open-abandons-18-holes-2-hole-playoff |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |title=U.S. Open abandons 18 holes for 2-hole playoff |date=February 26, 2018 |access-date=June 7, 2018}}</ref> The three-hole aggregate playoff was used in 2002 and 2014; the final 18-hole playoff at the U.S. Senior Open was in 1991, won by {{nowrap|[[Jack Nicklaus]].<ref name=nsfbrdrg>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AToxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lm4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=1965%2C7054408 |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |agency=Associated Press |title=Nicklaus' 65 beats Rodriguez |date=July 30, 1991 |page=23}}</ref>}}

==Eligibility==
The following players are exempt from qualifying for the '''U.S. Senior Open''', provided they are 50 years old as of the opening day of the tournament. Amateur categories require that the player is still an amateur on the opening day of the tournament, except for the one-time exemption for former champions of the U.S. Amateur or The Amateur Championship.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://champs.usga.org/EntryForms/senioropen_2014.pdf |title=2014 U.S. Senior Open Entry Form |publisher=USGA |access-date=July 8, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808180437/https://champs.usga.org/EntryForms/senioropen_2014.pdf |archive-date=August 8, 2014 }}</ref>
*Any past winner of the U.S. Senior Open
*Winners of any of the [[Men's major golf championships|major championships]] in the last 10 years
*Winners of any of the [[U.S. Amateur]] in the last 10 years and runner-up in previous year
*Winners of the [[Senior PGA Championship]] in the last 10 years
*Winner of the [[Senior Open Championship]] in the last five years
*Top 15 finishers from the previous year's U.S. Senior Open
*Any amateur completing 72 holes in last U.S. Open 
*Low amateur in last U.S. Senior Open
*Winner and runner-up of the [[U.S. Senior Amateur]] in the previous year
*Members of the [[Walker Cup]] and [[Eisenhower Trophy]] teams for the last two competitions
*Members of both [[Ryder Cup]] and [[Presidents Cup]] teams for the last five competitions
*Top 30 from the previous year's [[PGA Tour Champions]] money list, top 20 from current list
*Top 50 leaders from the PGA Tour Champions career money list
*Winners of PGA Tour Champions events in the previous three years
*Top six from previous year's [[European Senior Tour]] money list
*Top two from previous year's [[Japan Seniors Tour]] money list
*Winners of [[PGA Tour]] events in the previous five years
*Winners of the U.S. Open in first ten years of age eligibility
*One-time exemption for any winner of a major championship, U.S. Amateur, or [[The Amateur Championship|British Amateur]].
**Winners of amateur championships who have since turned professional are able to use this exemption.

Special exemptions are given occasionally, and like other USGA events, many qualify through the local and sectional ranks.

==Winners==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
!Year !! Winner !! Score !! To par !! Margin of<br>victory !! Runner(s)-up !! Purse<br>($) !! Winner's<br>share ($) !! Venue !! Location
|-
| [[2025 PGA Tour Champions season|2025]] || {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Pádraig Harrington]] (2) || align=center|269 || align=center|−11 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Stewart Cink]]  || align=center|4,000,000 || align=center|800,000 || [[Broadmoor Golf Club|Broadmoor]] (East Course)|| [[Colorado Springs, Colorado]]
|-
| [[2024 PGA Tour Champions season|2024]] || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Richard Bland (golfer)|Richard Bland]] || align=center|267 || align=center|−13 || Playoff || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hiroyuki Fujita]] || align=center|4,000,000 || align=center|720,000 || [[Newport Country Club|Newport]] || [[Newport, Rhode Island]]
|-
| [[2023 PGA Tour Champions season|2023]] || {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Bernhard Langer]] (2) || align=center|277 || align=center|−7 || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Steve Stricker]] || align=center|4,000,000 || align=center|720,000 || [[SentryWorld Golf Course|SentryWorld]] || [[Stevens Point, Wisconsin]]
|-
| [[2022 PGA Tour Champions season|2022]] || {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Pádraig Harrington]] || align=center|274 || align=center|−10 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Steve Stricker]] || align=center|4,000,000 || align=center|720,000 || [[Saucon Valley Country Club|Saucon Valley]]<br>(Old Course)|| [[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania]]
|-
|align=center|[[2020–21 PGA Tour Champions season|2021]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim Furyk]] || align=center|273 || align=center|−7 || 3 strokes || {{flagicon|ZAF}} [[Retief Goosen]]<br>{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Mike Weir]] || align=center|4,000,000 || align=center|720,000 || [[Omaha Country Club|Omaha]] || [[Omaha, Nebraska]]
|-
| [[2020–21 PGA Tour Champions season|2020]] || colspan=9 align=center|''Canceled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]''<ref>{{cite news |title=U.S. Senior Open at Newport County Club canceled |url=https://www.newportri.com/news/20200406/us-senior-open-at-newport-county-club-canceled |newspaper=The Newport Daily News |first=Scott |last=Barrett |date=April 6, 2020 |access-date=April 6, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-page/articles/2020/04/2020-u-s--senior-open--u-s--senior-women-s-open-canceled.html |title=2020 U.S. Senior Open, U.S. Senior Women's Open Canceled |first=Jeff |last=Altstadter |publisher=USGA |date=April 6, 2020}}</ref>
|-
| [[2019 PGA Tour Champions season|2019]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Steve Stricker]] || align=center|261 || align=center|−19 || 6 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jerry Kelly]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[David Toms]] || align=center|4,000,000 || align=center|720,000 || Warren Golf Course<br>[[University of Notre Dame|U of Notre Dame]] || [[South Bend, Indiana]]
|-
| [[2018 PGA Tour Champions season|2018]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[David Toms]] || align=center|277 || align=center|−3 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Miguel Ángel Jiménez]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jerry Kelly]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tim Petrovic]] || align=center|4,000,000 || align=center|720,000 || [[Broadmoor Golf Club|Broadmoor]] (East Course)|| [[Colorado Springs, Colorado]]
|-
| [[2017 PGA Tour Champions season|2017]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kenny Perry]] (2) || align=center|264 || align=center|−16 || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kirk Triplett]] || align=center|4,000,000 || align=center|720,000 || [[Salem Country Club|Salem]] || [[Peabody, Massachusetts]]
|-
| [[2016 PGA Tour Champions season|2016]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Gene Sauers]] || align=center|277 || align=center|−3 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Miguel Ángel Jiménez]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Billy Mayfair]] || align=center|3,750,000 || align=center|675,000 || [[Scioto Country Club|Scioto]] || [[Upper Arlington, Ohio]]
|-
| [[2015 Champions Tour|2015]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jeff Maggert]] || align=center|270 || align=center|−10 || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Colin Montgomerie]] || align=center|3,750,000 || align=center|675,000 || [[Del Paso Country Club|Del Paso]] || [[Sacramento, California]]
|-
| [[2014 Champions Tour|2014]] || {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Colin Montgomerie]] || align=center|279 || align=center|−5 || Playoff || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Gene Sauers]] || align=center|3,500,000 || align=center|630,000 || [[Oak Tree National]] || [[Edmond, Oklahoma]]
|-
| [[2013 Champions Tour|2013]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kenny Perry]] || align=center|267 || align=center|−13 || 5 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Fred Funk]] || align=center|2,750,000 || align=center|500,000 || [[Omaha Country Club|Omaha]] || [[Omaha, Nebraska]]
|-
| [[2012 Champions Tour|2012]] || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Roger Chapman (golfer)|Roger Chapman]] || align=center|270 || align=center|−10 || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Fred Funk]]<br>{{flagicon|DEU}} [[Bernhard Langer]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Lehman]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Corey Pavin]] || align=center|2,750,000 || align=center|500,000 || [[Indianwood Golf and Country Club|Indianwood]] || [[Lake Orion, Michigan]]
|-
| [[2011 Champions Tour|2011]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Olin Browne]] || align=center|269 || align=center|−15 || 3 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mark O'Meara]] || align=center|2,750,000 || align=center|500,000 || [[Inverness Club]] || [[Toledo, Ohio]]
|-
| [[2010 U.S. Senior Open|2010]] || {{flagicon|GER}} [[Bernhard Langer]] || align=center|272 || align=center|−8 || 3 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Fred Couples]] || align=center|2,600,000 || align=center|470,000 || [[Sahalee Country Club|Sahalee]] || [[Sammamish, Washington]]
|-
| [[2009 Champions Tour|2009]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Fred Funk]] || align=center|268 || align=center|−20 || 6 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Joey Sindelar]] || align=center|2,600,000 || align=center|470,000 || [[Crooked Stick Golf Club|Crooked Stick]] || [[Carmel, Indiana]]
|-
| [[2008 Champions Tour|2008]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Eduardo Romero]] || align=center|274 || align=center|−6 || 4 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Fred Funk]] || align=center|2,600,000 || align=center|470,000 || [[Broadmoor Golf Club|Broadmoor]] (East Course) || [[Colorado Springs, Colorado]]
|-
| [[2007 Champions Tour|2007]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brad Bryant]] || align=center|282 || align=center|−6 || 3 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ben Crenshaw]] || align=center|2,600,000 || align=center|470,000 || [[Whistling Straits]]<br>(Straits Course) || [[Haven, Wisconsin]]
|-
| [[2006 Champions Tour|2006]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Allen Doyle]] (2) || align=center|272 || align=center|−8 || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Watson (golfer)|Tom Watson]] || align=center|2,600,000 || align=center|470,000 || [[Prairie Dunes Golf Club|Prairie Dunes]] || [[Hutchinson, Kansas]]
|-
| [[2005 Champions Tour|2005]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Allen Doyle]] || align=center|274 || align=center|−10 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Loren Roberts]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[D. A. Weibring]] || align=center|2,600,000 || align=center|470,000 || [[NCR Country Club|NCR]]<br>(South Course) || [[Kettering, Ohio]]
|-
| [[2004 Champions Tour|2004]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Peter Jacobsen]] || align=center|272 || align=center|−12 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Hale Irwin]] || align=center|2,600,000 || align=center|470,000 || [[Bellerive Country Club|Bellerive]] || [[St. Louis, Missouri]]
|-
| [[2003 Champions Tour|2003]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bruce Lietzke]] || align=center|277 || align=center|−7 || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Watson (golfer)|Tom Watson]] || align=center|2,600,000 || align=center|470,000 || [[Inverness Club]] || [[Toledo, Ohio]]
|-
| [[2002 Senior PGA Tour|2002]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Don Pooley]] || align=center|274 || align=center|−10 || Playoff || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Watson (golfer)|Tom Watson]] || align=center|2,500,000 || align=center|450,000 || [[Caves Valley Golf Club|Caves Valley]] || [[Owings Mills, Maryland]]
|-
| [[2001 Senior PGA Tour|2001]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bruce Fleisher]] || align=center|280 || align=center|E || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Isao Aoki]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Gil Morgan]] || align=center|2,400,000 || align=center|430,000 || [[Salem Country Club|Salem]] || [[Peabody, Massachusetts]]
|-
|align=center|[[2000 Senior PGA Tour|2000]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Hale Irwin]] (2) || align=center|267 || align=center|−17 || 3 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bruce Fleisher]] || align=center|2,250,000 || align=center|400,000 || [[Saucon Valley Country Club|Saucon Valley]]<br>(Old Course) || [[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania]]
|-
| [[1999 Senior PGA Tour|1999]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dave Eichelberger]] || align=center|281 || align=center|−7 || 3 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ed Dougherty]] || align=center|1,750,000 || align=center|315,000 || [[Des Moines Golf and Country Club|Des Moines]] || [[West Des Moines, Iowa]]
|-
| [[1998 Senior PGA Tour|1998]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Hale Irwin]] || align=center|285 || align=center|+1 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Vicente Fernández (golfer)|Vicente Fernández]] || align=center|1,500,000 || align=center|267,500 || [[Riviera Country Club|Riviera]] || [[Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles|Pacific Palisades, California]]
|-
| [[1997 Senior PGA Tour|1997]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Graham Marsh]] || align=center|280 || align=center|E || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|ZAF}} [[John Bland (golfer)|John Bland]] || align=center|1,300,000 || align=center|232,500 || [[Olympia Fields Country Club|Olympia Fields]]<br>(North Course) || [[Olympia Fields, Illinois]]
|-
| [[1996 Senior PGA Tour|1996]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dave Stockton]] || align=center|277 || align=center|−11 || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Hale Irwin]] || align=center|1,200,000 || align=center|212,500 || [[Canterbury Golf Club|Canterbury]] || [[Beachwood, Ohio]]
|-
| [[1995 Senior PGA Tour|1995]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Weiskopf]] || align=center|275 || align=center|−13 || 4 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jack Nicklaus]] || align=center|1,000,000 || align=center|175,000 || [[Congressional Country Club|Congressional]]<br>(Blue Course) || [[Bethesda, Maryland]]
|-
| [[1994 Senior PGA Tour|1994]] || {{flagicon|ZAF}} [[Simon Hobday]] || align=center|274 || align=center|−10 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim Albus]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Graham Marsh]] || align=center|800,000 || align=center|145,000 || [[Pinehurst Resort]]<br>(No. 2 Course) || [[Pinehurst, North Carolina]]
|-
| [[1993 Senior PGA Tour|1993]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jack Nicklaus]] (2) || align=center|278 || align=center|−6 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Weiskopf]] || align=center|700,000 || align=center|135,330 || [[Cherry Hills Country Club|Cherry Hills]] || [[Cherry Hills Village, Colorado]]
|-
| [[1992 Senior PGA Tour|1992]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Larry Laoretti]] || align=center|275 || align=center|−9 || 4 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim Colbert]] || align=center|700,000 || align=center|130,000 || [[Saucon Valley Country Club|Saucon Valley]]<br>(Old Course) || [[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania]]
|-
| [[1991 Senior PGA Tour|1991]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jack Nicklaus]] || align=center|282 || align=center|+2 || Playoff || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Chi-Chi Rodríguez]] || align=center|600,000 || align=center|110,000 || [[Oakland Hills Country Club|Oakland Hills]]<br>(South Course) || [[Birmingham, Michigan]]
|-
| [[1990 Senior PGA Tour|1990]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lee Trevino]] || align=center|275 || align=center|−13 || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jack Nicklaus]] || align=center|500,000 || align=center|90,000 || [[Ridgewood Country Club|Ridgewood]] || [[Paramus, New Jersey]]
|-
| [[1989 Senior PGA Tour|1989]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Orville Moody]] || align=center|279 || align=center|−9 || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Frank Beard (golfer)|Frank Beard]] || align=center|450,000 || align=center|80,000 || [[Laurel Valley Golf Club|Laurel Valley]] || [[Ligonier, Pennsylvania]]
|-
| [[1988 Senior PGA Tour|1988]] || {{flagicon|ZAF|1982}} [[Gary Player]] (2) || align=center|288 || align=center|E || Playoff || {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Bob Charles (golfer)|Bob Charles]] || align=center|400,000 || align=center|65,000 || [[Medinah Country Club|Medinah]]<br>(Course No. 3) || [[Medinah, Illinois]]
|-
| [[1987 Senior PGA Tour|1987]] || {{flagicon|ZAF|1982}} [[Gary Player]] || align=center|270 || align=center|−14 || 6 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Doug Sanders]] || align=center|300,000 || align=center|47,000 || [[Brooklawn Country Club|Brooklawn]] || [[Fairfield, Connecticut]]
|-
| [[1986 Senior PGA Tour|1986]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dale Douglass]] || align=center|279 || align=center|−5 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|ZAF|1982}} [[Gary Player]] || align=center|275,000 || align=center|42,500 || [[Scioto Country Club|Scioto]] || [[Columbus, Ohio]]
|-
| [[1985 Senior PGA Tour|1985]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Miller Barber]] (3) || align=center|285 || align=center|−3 || 4 strokes || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Roberto De Vicenzo]] || align=center|225,000 || align=center|40,199 || [[Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course|Edgewood Tahoe]] || [[Stateline, Nevada]]
|-
| [[1984 Senior PGA Tour|1984]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Miller Barber]] (2) || align=center|286 || align=center|+6|| 2 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Arnold Palmer]] || align=center|200,000 || align=center|36,448 || [[Oak Hill Country Club|Oak Hill]]<br>(East Course) || [[Pittsford (town), New York|Pittsford, New York]]
|-
| [[1983 Senior PGA Tour|1983]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Billy Casper]] || align=center|288 || align=center|+4 || Playoff || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Rod Funseth]] || align=center|175,000 || align=center|30,566 || [[Hazeltine National Golf Club|Hazeltine National]] || [[Chaska, Minnesota]]
|-
| [[1982 Senior PGA Tour|1982]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Miller Barber]] || align=center|282 || align=center|−2 || 4 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Gene Littler]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Dan Sikes]] || align=center|150,000 || align=center|28,648 || [[Portland Golf Club|Portland]] || [[Portland, Oregon]]
|-
| [[1981 Senior PGA Tour|1981]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Arnold Palmer]] || align=center|289 || align=center|+9 || Playoff || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Billy Casper]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Stone (golfer)|Bob Stone]] || align=center|149,000 || align=center|26,000 || [[Oakland Hills Country Club|Oakland Hills]]<br>(South Course) || [[Birmingham, Michigan]]
|-
| [[1980 Senior PGA Tour|1980]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Roberto De Vicenzo]] || align=center|285 || align=center|+1 || 4 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} [[William C. Campbell (golfer)|William C. Campbell]] (a) || align=center|100,000 || align=center|20,000 || [[Winged Foot Golf Club|Winged Foot]]<br>(East Course) || [[Mamaroneck (town), New York|Mamaroneck, New York]]
|}

==Multiple winners==
Seven men have multiple victories in the U.S. Senior Open:

3 wins
*[[Miller Barber]] (1982, 1984, 1985)
2 wins 
*[[Gary Player]] (1987, 1988)
*[[Jack Nicklaus]] (1991, 1993)
*[[Hale Irwin]] (1998, 2000)
*[[Allen Doyle]] (2005, 2006)
*[[Kenny Perry]] (2013, 2017)
*[[Bernhard Langer]] (2010, 2023)
*[[Padraig Harrington]] (2022, 2025)

Successful defenders of the title were Barber (1985), Player (1988), and Doyle (2006).

==Winners of both U.S. Open and U.S. Senior Open==
The following men have won both the [[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] and the '''U.S. Senior Open''', the majors run by the USGA:

{| class="wikitable"
! Player !! U.S. Open !! U.S. Senior Open
|-
| [[Arnold Palmer]] || [[1960 U.S. Open (golf)|1960]] || 1981
|-
| [[Billy Casper]] || [[1959 U.S. Open (golf)|1959]], [[1966 U.S. Open (golf)|1966]] || 1983
|-
| [[Gary Player]] || [[1965 U.S. Open (golf)|1965]] || 1987, 1988
|-
| [[Orville Moody]] || [[1969 U.S. Open (golf)|1969]] || 1989
|-
| [[Lee Trevino]] || [[1968 U.S. Open (golf)|1968]], [[1971 U.S. Open (golf)|1971]] || 1990
|-
| [[Jack Nicklaus]] || [[1962 U.S. Open (golf)|1962]], [[1967 U.S. Open (golf)|1967]], [[1972 U.S. Open (golf)|1972]], [[1980 U.S. Open (golf)|1980]] || 1991, 1993
|-
| [[Hale Irwin]] || [[1974 U.S. Open (golf)|1974]], [[1979 U.S. Open (golf)|1979]], [[1990 U.S. Open (golf)|1990]] || 1998, 2000
|-
| [[Jim Furyk]] || [[2003 U.S. Open (golf)|2003]] || 2021
|}

Palmer (1954) and Nicklaus (1959, 1961) also won the [[U.S. Amateur]], previously considered a major.

==Future sites==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year||Edition||Venue||Location||Dates||Previous championships hosted
|-
|align=center|2026 || align=center|46th || [[Scioto Country Club]] || [[Columbus, Ohio]] || July 2–5 || 1986, 2016
|-
|align=center|2027 || align=center|47th || [[Oak Tree National]] || [[Edmond, Oklahoma]] ||July 1–4 || 2014
|-
|align=center|2028 || align=center|48th || [[Crooked Stick Golf Club]] || [[Carmel, Indiana]] || June 29–July 2 || 2009
|-
|align=center|2029 || align=center|49th || [[Prairie Dunes Country Club]] || [[Hutchinson, Kansas]] || align=center rowspan=8|TBD || 2006
|-
|align=center|2030 || align=center|50th || [[Spyglass Hill Golf Course]] || [[Pebble Beach, California]] ||
|-
|align=center|2031 || align=center|51st || [[Broadmoor Golf Club]] (East Course)|| [[Colorado Springs, Colorado]] || 2008, 2018, 2025
|-
|align=center|2032 || align=center|52nd || [[Saucon Valley Country Club]] (Old Course) || [[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania]] || 1992, 2000, 2022
|-
|align=center|2033 || align=center|53rd || [[Charlotte Country Club]] || [[Charlotte, North Carolina]] || 
|-
|align=center|2037 || align=center|57th || Broadmoor Golf Club (East Course) || Colorado Springs, Colorado || 2008, 2018, 2025
|-
|align=center|2038 || align=center|58th || [[Plainfield Country Club]] || [[Edison, New Jersey]] || 
|-
|align=center|2042 || align=center|62nd || Saucon Valley Country Club (Old Course) || Bethlehem, Pennsylvania || 1992, 2000, 2022
|}

Source:<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Senior Open: Future Sites |url=https://championships.usga.org/ussenioropen/future-sites.html |website=USGA}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[U.S. Senior Women's Open]]
*[[Golf in the United States]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.ussenioropen.com/ U.S. Senior Open] at USGA site (most of the information is in the archive section)
*[https://www.pgatour.com/pgatour-champions/tournaments/2025/u.s-senior-open-championship/S2025512/ Coverage on PGA Tour Champions' official site]

{{U.S. Senior Open champions}}
{{Senior Golf Majors}}
{{Champions Tour}}
{{European Seniors Tour}}
{{Golf}}
{{Golf on NBC}}

[[Category:PGA Tour Champions events]]
[[Category:Senior major golf championships]]
[[Category:United States Golf Association championships|Senior Open]]
[[Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1980]]
[[Category:1980 establishments in New York (state)]]