On May 31 in golf history — 1897: Joe Lloyd wins the U.S. Open, plus 5 more moments from 1897–2015.
Englishman Joe Lloyd eagled the final hole to win the 1897 U.S. Open at Chicago Golf Club by one stroke, an early dramatic finish in the championship's history.
Joe LloydLew Worsham beat Sam Snead by one stroke in an 18-hole playoff to win the 1947 U.S. Open at St. Louis after a famously contested final putt.
Lew WorshamEnglishman Tony Jacklin, the 1969 Open champion, won the 1970 U.S. Open at Hazeltine by seven strokes, becoming the first British player to hold both Open titles at once in decades.
Tony JacklinCurtis Strange led the PGA Tour money list in 1987 and would go on to win back-to-back U.S. Opens in 1988 and 1989, the first to do so since Ben Hogan.
Curtis StrangeDavis Love III won the Kmart Greater Greensboro Open, one of his many PGA Tour titles during a Hall of Fame career.
Davis Love IIIJustin Rose closed strong to win the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village, his second Memorial title and one of several wins during his prime years.
Justin Rose