On June 30 in golf history — 1929: Bobby Jones wins U.S. Open playoff at Winged Foot, plus 5 more moments from 1833–2019.
Willie Park Sr., born on this day in Musselburgh, won the inaugural Open Championship in 1860 and three more Open titles, founding a dynasty of champion golfers.
Willie Park Sr.Chick Evans set a U.S. Open scoring record of 286 while winning the 1916 championship at Minikahda, becoming the first to win the U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur in the same year.
Chick EvansBobby Jones holed a long putt on the 72nd hole to force a playoff, then beat Al Espinosa by 23 strokes over 36 holes to win the 1929 U.S. Open at Winged Foot.
Bobby JonesPayne Stewart beat Scott Simpson in an 18-hole Monday playoff at Hazeltine to win the 1991 U.S. Open, the first of his two U.S. Open titles.
Payne StewartLee Janzen rallied from five strokes back on the final day to overtake Payne Stewart and win the 1998 U.S. Open at the Olympic Club, his second U.S. Open title.
Lee JanzenGary Woodland had held off defending champion Brooks Koepka to win the 2019 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach earlier in the month, holing a remarkable putt across the 17th green for his first major title.
Gary Woodland