2005 U.S. Open (golf)

2005 U.S. Open
Tournament information

Dates	June 16–19, 2005
Location	Pinehurst, North Carolina
Course(s)	Pinehurst Resort, Course No. 2
Organized by	USGA
Tour(s)	PGA Tour European Tour Japan Golf Tour
Statistics
Par	70
Length	7,214 yards (6,596 m)
Field	156 players, 83 after cut
Cut	149 (+9)
Prize fund	$6,250,000 €5,153,803
Winner's share	$1,170,000 €964,792^[1]
Champion
Michael Campbell
280 (E)
«2004 2006»

Pinehurst Resort

Location in the United States

Pinehurst
Resort

Location in North Carolina

The 2005 United States Open Championship was the 105th U.S. Open, held June 16–19 at Pinehurst Resort Course No. 2 in Pinehurst, North Carolina.

Michael Campbell won his only major title in a surprising collapse by two of the best players in the world.^[2] It was the second of three U.S. Opens at the course, which first hosted in 1999, when Payne Stewart won his second U.S. Open four months before his death in an aviation accident. Six years was the shortest gap between U.S. Opens at the same site since 1946. The total purse was $6.25 million with a winner's share of $1.17 million.^[3]

History of U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2

It was only the second U.S. Open at Pinehurst, because of past concerns of high temperatures and its distance from a major populated area. At the first in 1999, Payne Stewart won his second U.S. Open (and third major) in one of the most remarkable U.S. Open victories ever. He trailed playing partner Phil Mickelson by one stroke as they played the 16th hole, where he made an amazing 25-foot (8 m) putt for par while Mickelson missed his from 7 feet (2 m). Stewart birdied 17 to take the lead and holed a 15-foot (5 m) par putt on 18 in one of the most dramatic finishes ever. After helping the U.S. regain the Ryder Cup in late September, he died in a plane crash a month later at age 42. Stewart was honored at the 2005 edition with a silhouette of his 1999 victory pose on the flag of the 18th green, also captured in a bronze statue overlooking the 18th green.^[4]

Following a restoration by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw,^[5]^[6] the U.S. Open returned for a third time in 2014.

Course layout

Main article: Pinehurst Resort

Course No. 2

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Total
Yards	401	469	336	565	472	220	404	467	175	3,509	607	476	449	378	468	203	492	190	442	3,705	7,214
Par	4	4	4	5	4	3	4	4	3	35	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	35	70

Source:^[7]^[8]

Past champions in the field

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par	Finish
Tiger Woods	United States	2000, 2002	70	71	72	69	282	+2	2
Corey Pavin	United States	1995	73	72	70	73	288	+8	T11
Retief Goosen	South Africa	2001, 2004	68	70	69	81	288	+8	T11
Ernie Els	South Africa	1994, 1997	71	76	72	70	289	+9	T15
Jim Furyk	United States	2003	71	70	75	75	291	+11	T28
Lee Janzen	United States	1993, 1998	74	74	74	74	296	+16	T57
Steve Jones	United States	1996	69	74	74	79	296	+16	T57

All seven former champions in the field made the cut.

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, June 16, 2005

Qualifiers Olin Browne and Rocco Mediate stole the first round lead at Pinehurst No. 2. While Masters champion Tiger Woods battled to an even-par 70 and two time winner Ernie Els ground out a 71. Retief Goosen launched his title defense with a three-birdie 68 for a three-way tie for third, 2004 Masters winner Phil Mickelson returned a 69 after holing a 20-foot birdie putt at the last and world number two Vijay Singh opened with a 70.

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
T1	Olin Browne	United States	67	−3
T1	Rocco Mediate	United States	67	−3
T3	Retief Goosen	South Africa	68	−2
	Brandt Jobe	United States
	Lee Westwood	England
T6	K.J. Choi	South Korea	69	−1
	Luke Donald	England
	Steve Jones	United States
	Phil Mickelson	United States
T10	Tommy Armour III	United States	70	E
	Bob Estes	United States
	Adam Scott	Australia
	Vijay Singh	Fiji
	Toru Taniguchi	Japan
	David Toms	United States
	Tiger Woods	United States

Second round

Friday, June 17, 2005

Two-time champion Retief Goosen shared the lead in the U.S. Open second round after most of the field struggled on Friday. Trailing by one at the start of the day, the South African carded an even-par 70 to finish on two-under 138, level with overnight leader Olin Browne and unheralded Jason Gore. Gore, who missed the cut in his only previous U.S. Open appearance in 1998, vaulted up the leaderboard late in the day with a five-birdie 67. South Korea's K. J. Choi (70) and Australian Mark Hensby (68), who were tied for fourth at one under. World number two Vijay Singh was a further shot back in a four-way share of sixth after a second successive 70, alongside Spaniard Sergio García and New Zealand's Michael Campbell, who fired matching 69s, and England's Lee Westwood, after a 72. Of the other big names, Tiger Woods was one over after a 71, while Phil Mickelson (77) and Ernie Els (76) just made the halfway cut which fell at eight-over 148. Nine players finished under par after the opening round but only five were still in red figures after day two.

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
T1	Olin Browne	United States	67-71=138	−2
	Retief Goosen	South Africa	68-70=138
	Jason Gore	United States	71-67=138
T4	K. J. Choi	South Korea	69-70=139	−1
T4	Mark Hensby	Australia	71-68=139	−1
T6	Michael Campbell	New Zealand	71-69=140	E
	Sergio García	Spain	71-69=140
	Vijay Singh	Fiji	70-70=140
	Lee Westwood	England	68-72=140
T10	Stephen Allan	Australia	72-69-141	+1
	Keiichiro Fukabori	Japan	74-67=141
	Jim Furyk	United States	71-70=141
	Brandt Jobe	United States	68-73=141
	Rocco Mediate	United States	67-74=141
	Adam Scott	Australia	70-71=141
	Tiger Woods	United States	70-71=141

Amateurs: Every (+8), Moore (+8), Kuehne (+10), List (+13), Denham (+14), Putnam (+15), Williams (+18), Soero (+20).

Third round

Saturday, June 18, 2005

Retief Goosen took a three-shot lead after the U.S. Open third round on Saturday. The world number five recovered from a double-bogey six at the 13th with three birdies in the last five holes to card a one-under-par 69. Goosen finished at three-under-par, the only man to end the day in red figures. Tied for second at even par 210 were Goosen's playing partner Olin Browne and Jason Gore, both carding 72s. Michael Campbell, another qualifier, registered a 71 to share fourth place at one-over 211 with Mark Hensby (72). David Toms, the 2001 PGA champion, was a further shot back after a 70 while Tiger Woods recorded a 72 to finish in a four-way tie for seventh at three over.

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Retief Goosen	South Africa	68-70-69=207	−3
T2	Olin Browne	United States	67-71-72=210	E
T2	Jason Gore	United States	71-67-72=210	E
T4	Michael Campbell	New Zealand	71-69-71=211	+1
T4	Mark Hensby	Australia	71-68-72=211	+1
6	David Toms	United States	70-72-70=212	+2
T7	K. J. Choi	South Korea	69-70-74=213	+3
	Peter Hedblom	Sweden	77-66-70=213
	Lee Westwood	England	68-72-73=213
	Tiger Woods	United States	70-71-72=213

Final round

Sunday, June 19, 2005

Michael Campbell held off a charging Tiger Woods to clinch his only major title by two shots on Sunday. The 36-year-old Campbell, four off the pace overnight, collected four birdies and three bogeys to close with a one-under-par 69, the best of the day. Woods, who had been chasing his 10th career major, rallied from a bogey-bogey start and reeled off four birdies in the last nine holes to secure second place with a matching 69. He missed an eight-footer (2.5 m) for par on 16 and three-putted for bogey on 17. Sergio García and South Africa's Tim Clark both carded 70 to tie for third at five over, level with Mark Hensby who registered a 74. Retief Goosen, three strokes clear overnight, threw away his chance of a third U.S. Open title by dropping six shots in the first nine holes. Five more bogeys after the turn led to a dismal 81 (+11) and a share of 11th place at eight-over 288. Jason Gore ballooned to a 14-over 84 to tie for 49th while Olin Browne returned an 80 for a share of 23rd. David Toms shot a 77 to finish tied for 15th. Ernie Els fired his lowest score of the week, a level-par 70 earning him a share of 15th at nine-over 289 while Phil Mickelson returned a 74 to finish at 12 over in a tie for 33rd.

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Michael Campbell	New Zealand	71-69-71-69=280	E	1,170,000
2	Tiger Woods	United States	70-71-72-69=282	+2	700,000
T3	Tim Clark	South Africa	76-69-70-70=285	+5	320,039
	Sergio García	Spain	71-69-75-70=285
	Mark Hensby	Australia	71-68-72-74=285
T6	Davis Love III	United States	77-70-70-69=286	+6	187,813
	Rocco Mediate	United States	67-74-74-71=286
	Vijay Singh	Fiji	70-70-74-72=286
T9	Arron Oberholser	United States	76-67-71-73=287	+7	150,834
T9	Nick Price	Zimbabwe	72-71-72-72=287	+7	150,834

Amateurs: Matt Every (+11), Ryan Moore (+16)^[9]

Scorecard

Final round

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Par	4	4	4	5	4	3	4	4	3	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4
Campbell	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	+1	+1	E	E	−1	−1	−1	−1	E	−1	E
Woods	+4	+5	+5	+4	+4	+4	+3	+3	+4	+3	+2	+2	+2	+2	+1	+2	+3	+2
Clark	+5	+6	+6	+5	+5	+5	+5	+6	+5	+5	+5	+4	+4	+4	+5	+4	+5	+5
García	+5	+5	+5	+6	+6	+7	+6	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5	+6	+5	+5	+5
Hensby	+1	+2	+2	+1	+2	+2	+3	+3	+4	+4	+3	+4	+4	+5	+5	+5	+5	+5
Goosen	−3	−1	E	E	+1	+2	+2	+2	+3	+3	+3	+4	+5	+6	+7	+8	+8	+8
Browne	+1	+2	+2	+3	+4	+5	+5	+5	+6	+7	+7	+7	+8	+8	+8	+10	+10	+10
Gore	E	+1	+3	+3	+2	+2	+2	+3	+5	+6	+6	+9	+9	+10	+11	+12	+12	+14

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Source:^[9]^[10]

Quotes

"I was telling myself 20 times a hole, 'keep your focus'" – Michael Campbell

"If I had putted normally, I would be looking a lot better right now" – Tiger Woods

"I figured if I could just get to even par I might be able to get into a playoff. Unfortunately, I made those two bogeys on 16 and 17 and that kind of put me out of that equation." – Tiger Woods

"It's completely changed my whole career. I can't believe I'm holding this trophy." – Michael Campbell

"I almost gave up golf in 1998. I had had injuries, I had lost my card. I had nowhere to play but invitations came in and it got me started again. I've won 10 times since '99." – Michael Campbell

"So I had a three-shot lead going to the last and I thought to myself: 'just keep your focus, keep your focus'. And it worked." – Michael Campbell

"I got off to a bad start and from there on it pretty much went downhill the whole way," – Retief Goosen

"I played rubbish at the end of the day. There is nothing else to say." – Retief Goosen

References

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↑ Shipnuck, Alan (June 27, 2005). "Kiwi Surprise". Sports Illustrated. p. May 25, 2013.
↑ Ferguson, Doug (June 20, 2005). "Leaving the past behind him". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. p. C1.
↑ Ferguson, Doug (June 19, 2005). "Stewart remembered at U.S. Open". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Associated Press. p. 1C.
↑ Ross, Helen (June 9, 2014). "Pinehurst's 'new' look an homage to its roots". PGA Tour. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
↑ Evans, Farrell (June 10, 2014). "Pinehurst restoration looks like gem". ESPN. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
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↑ "2005 U.S. Open". ESPN. June 19, 2005. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
1 2 "2005 U.S. Open leaderboard". Yahoo Sports. June 19, 2005. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
↑ "2005 U.S. Open leaderboard". ESPN. June 19, 2005. Retrieved May 25, 2013.

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Preceded by 2005 Masters	Major Championships	Succeeded by 2005 Open Championship

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Coordinates: 35°11′22″N 79°28′04″W / 35.1895°N 79.4678°W / 35.1895; -79.4678

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