The U.S. Open was first contested in 1895 and this year at Pinehurst No. 2 was the 124th edition of the men’s national championship.
Here’s a look at all the U.S. Open champions and where they prevailed (* = playoff; a = amateur):
| YEAR | WINNER | SCORE | SITE |
| 2024 | Bryson DeChambeau | 274 (-6) | Pinehurst Resort & C.C. |
| 2023 | Wyndham Clark | 270 (-10) | The Los Angeles Country Club |
| 2022 | Matt Fitzpatrick | 274 (-6) | The Country Club |
| 2021 | Jon Rahm | 278 (-6) | Torrey Pines Golf Course |
| 2020 | Bryson DeChambeau | 274 (-6) | Winged Foot G.C. |
| 2019 | Gary Woodland | 271 (-13) | Pebble Beach Golf Links |
| 2018 | Brooks Koepka | 281 (+1) | Shinnecock Hills G.C. |
| 2017 | Brooks Koepka | 272 (-16) | Erin Hills |
| 2016 | Dustin Johnson | 276 (-4) | Oakmont C.C. |
| 2015 | Jordan Spieth | 275 (-5) | Chambers Bay |
| 2014 | Martin Kaymer | 271 (-9) | Pinehurst Resort & C.C. |
| 2013 | Justin Rose | 281 (+1) | Merion Golf Club |
| 2012 | Webb Simpson | 281 (+1) | The Olympic Club |
| 2011 | Rory McIlroy | 268 (-16) | Congressional C.C. |
| 2010 | Graeme McDowell | 284 (E) | Pebble Beach G.L. |
| 2009 | Lucas Glover | 276 (-4) | Bethpage State Park |
| 2008 | Tiger Woods* | 281 (-1) | Torrey Pines G.C. |
| 2007 | Angel Cabrera | 285 (+5) | Oakmont C.C. |
| 2006 | Geoff Ogilvy | 285 (+5) | Winged Foot G.C. |
| 2005 | Michael Campbell | 280 (E) | Pinehurst Resort & C.C. |
| 2004 | Retief Goosen | 276 (-4) | Shinnecock Hills G.C. |
| 2003 | Jim Furyk | 272 (-8) | Olympia Fields C.C. |
| 2002 | Tiger Woods | 277 (-3) | Bethpage State Park |
| 2001 | Retief Goosen* | 276 (-4) | Southern Hills C.C. |
| 2000 | Tiger Woods | 272 (-12) | Pebble Beach G.L. |
| 1999 | Payne Stewart | 279 (-1) | Pinehurst R. & C.C. |
| 1998 | Lee Janzen | 280 (E) | The Olympic Club |
| 1997 | Ernie Els | 276 (-4) | Congressional C.C. |
| 1996 | Steve Jones | 278 (-2) | Oakland Hills C.C. |
| 1995 | Corey Pavin | 280 (E) | Shinnecock Hills G.C. |
| 1994 | Ernie Els* | 279 (-5) | Oakmont C.C. |
| 1993 | Lee Janzen | 272 (-8) | Baltusrol Golf Club |
| 1992 | Tom Kite | 285 (-3) | Pebble Beach G.L. |
| 1991 | Payne Stewart | 282 (-6) | Hazeltine National G.C. |
| 1990 | Hale Irwin* | 280 (-8) | Medinah C.C. |
| 1989 | Curtis Strange | 278 (-2) | Oak Hill C.C. |
| 1988 | Curtis Strange* | 278 (-6) | The Country Club |
| 1987 | Scott Simpson | 277 (-3) | The Olympic Club |
| 1986 | Raymond Floyd | 279 (-1) | Shinnecock Hills G.C. |
| 1985 | Andy North | 279 (-1) | Oakland Hills C.C. |
| 1984 | Fuzzy Zoeller* | 276 (-4) | Winged Foot G.C. |
| 1983 | Larry Nelson | 280 (-4) | Oakmont C.C. |
| 1982 | Tom Watson | 282 (-6) | Pebble Beach G.L. |
| 1981 | David Graham | 273 (-7) | Merion Golf Club |
| 1980 | Jack Nicklaus | 272 (-8) | Baltusrol Golf Club |
| 1979 | Hale Irwin | 284 (E) | Inverness Club |
| 1978 | Andy North | 285 (+1) | Cherry Hills C.C. |
| 1977 | Hubert Green | 278 (-2) | Southern Hills C.C. |
| 1976 | Jerry Pate | 277 (-3) | Atlanta Athletic Club |
| 1975 | Lou Graham* | 287 (+3) | Medinah C.C. |
| 1974 | Hale Irwin | 287 (+7) | Winged Foot G.C. |
| 1973 | Johnny Miller | 279 (-5) | Oakmont C.C. |
| 1972 | Jack Nicklaus | 290 (+2) | Pebble Beach G.L. |
| 1971 | Lee Trevino* | 280 (E) | Merion Golf Club |
| 1970 | Tony Jacklin | 281 (-7) | Hazeltine National G.C. |
| 1969 | Orville Moody | 281 (+1) | Champions Golf Club |
| 1968 | Lee Trevino | 275 (-5) | Oak Hill Country Club |
| 1967 | Jack Nicklaus | 275 (-5) | Baltusrol Golf Club |
| 1966 | Billy Casper Jr.* | 278 (-2) | The Olympic Club |
| 1965 | Gary Player* | 282 (+2) | Bellerive C.C. |
| 1964 | Ken Venturi | 278 (-2) | Congressional C.C. |
| 1963 | Julius Boros* | 293 (+9) | The Country Club |
| 1962 | Jack Nicklaus* | 283 (-1) | Oakmont C.C. |
| 1961 | Gene Littler | 281 (+1) | Oakland Hills C.C. |
| 1960 | Arnold Palmer | 280 (-4) | Cherry Hills C.C. |
| 1959 | Billy Casper Jr. | 282 (+2) | Winged Foot G.C. |
| 1958 | Tommy Bolt | 283 (+3) | Southern Hills C.C. |
| 1957 | Dick Mayer* | 282 (+2) | Inverness Club |
| 1956 | Cary Middlecoff | 281 (+1) | Oak Hill C.C. |
| 1955 | Jack Fleck* | 287 (+7) | The Olympic Club |
| 1954 | Ed Furgol | 284 (+4) | Baltusrol Golf Club |
| 1953 | Ben Hogan | 283 (-5) | Oakmont C.C. |
| 1952 | Julius Boros | 281 (+1) | Northwood Club |
| 1951 | Ben Hogan | 287 (+7) | Oakland Hills C.C. |
| 1950 | Ben Hogan* | 287 (+7) | Merion Golf Club |
| 1949 | Cary Middlecoff | 286 (+2) | Medinah C.C. |
| 1948 | Ben Hogan | 276 (-8) | Riviera Country Club |
| 1947 | Lew Worsham* | 282 (-2) | St. Louis C.C. |
| 1946 | Lloyd Mangrum* | 284 (-4) | Canterbury C.C. |
| 1945 | No championship - World War II | ||
| 1944 | No championship - World War II | ||
| 1943 | No championship - World War II | ||
| 1942 | No championship - World War II | ||
| 1941 | Craig Wood | 284 (+4) | Colonial Country Club |
| 1940 | Lawson Little* | 287 (-1) | Canterbury C.C. |
| 1939 | Byron Nelson* | 284 (+8) | Philadelphia C.C. |
| 1938 | Ralph Guldahl | 284 (E) | Cherry Hills C.C. |
| 1937 | Ralph Guldahl | 281 (-7) | Oakland Hills C.C. |
| 1936 | Tony Manero | 282 (-6) | Baltusrol Golf Club |
| 1935 | Sam Parks Jr. | 299 (+11) | Oakmont C.C. |
| 1934 | Olin Dutra | 293 (+13) | Merion Cricket Club |
| 1933 | Johnny Goodman (a) | 287 (-1) | North Shore G.C. |
| 1932 | Gene Sarazen | 286 (+6) | Fresh Meadow C.C. |
| 1931 | Billy Burke* | 292 (+8) | Inverness Club |
| 1930 | Bob Jones (a) | 287 (-1) | Interlachen C.C. |
| 1929 | Bob Jones (a)* | 294 (+6) | Winged Foot G.C. |
| 1928 | Johnny Farrell* | 294 (+10) | Olympia Fields C.C. |
| 1927 | Tommy Armour* | 301 (+13) | Oakmont C.C. |
| 1926 | Bob Jones (a) | 293 (+5) | Scioto Country Club |
| 1925 | William Macfarlane* | 291 (+7) | Worcester C.C. |
| 1924 | Cyril Walker | 297 (+9) | Oakland Hills C.C. |
| 1923 | Bob Jones (a)* | 296 (+8) | Inwood Country Club |
| 1922 | Gene Sarazen | 288 (+8) | Skokie Country Club |
| 1921 | James M. Barnes | 289 (+9) | Columbia C.C. |
| 1920 | Edward Ray | 295 (+7) | Inverness Club |
| 1919 | Walter Hagen | 301 (+17) | Brae Burn C.C. |
| 1918 | No championship - World War I | ||
| 1917 | No championship - World War I | ||
| 1916 | Charles Evans Jr. (a) | 286 (-2) | Minikahda Club |
| 1915 | Jerome D. Travers (a) | 297 (+9) | Baltusrol Golf Club |
| 1914 | Walter Hagen | 290 (+2) | Midlothian C.C. |
| 1913 | Francis Ouimet (a)* | 304 (+20) | The Country Club |
| 1912 | John J. McDermott | 294 (-2) | C.C. of Buffalo |
| 1911 | John J. McDermott* | 307 (+3) | Chicago Golf Club |
| 1910 | Alex Smith* | 298 (+6) | Philadelphia Cricket Club |
| 1909 | George Sargent | 290 | Englewood Golf Club |
| 1908 | Fred McLeod* | 322 | Myopia Hunt Club |
| 1907 | Alex Ross | 302 | Philadelphia Cricket C. |
| 1906 | Alex Smith | 295 | Onwentsia Club |
| 1905 | Willie Anderson | 314 | Myopia Hunt Club |
| 1904 | Willie Anderson | 303 | Glen View Club |
| 1903 | Willie Anderson* | 307 | Baltusrol Golf Club |
| 1902 | Laurence Auchterlonie | 307 | Garden City Golf Club |
| 1901 | Willie Anderson* | 331 | Myopia Hunt Club |
| 1900 | Harry Vardon | 313 | Chicago Golf Club |
| 1899 | Willie Smith | 315 | Baltimore C.C. |
| 1898 | Fred Herd | 328 | Myopia Hunt Club |
| 1897 | Joe Lloyd | 162# | Chicago Golf Club |
| 1896 | James Foulis | 152# | Shinnecock Hills G.C. |
| 1895 | Horace Rawlins | 173# | Newport Golf Club |
