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2010 U.S. Open (golf)

2010 U.S. Open
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Dates June 17–20, 2010
Location Pebble Beach, California
Course(s) Pebble Beach Golf Links
Organized by USGA
Tour(s) PGA Tour
European Tour
Japan Golf Tour
Par 71
Length 7,040 yards (6,437 m)
Field 156, 83 after cut
Cut 149 (+7)
Prize fund $7,500,000
6,244,277
Winner's share $1,350,000
€1,123,970
Northern Ireland Graeme McDowell
284 (E)
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The 2010 United States Open Championship was the 110th U.S. Open, held June 17–20 in Pebble Beach, California. Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland won his first major title, one stroke ahead of runner-up Grégory Havret of France. McDowell was the first European to win the U.S. Open in forty years, since Tony Jacklin of England won in 1970, which started a period in which four out of five U.S. Open champions between 2010-14 were European. This was the fifth U.S. Open to be played at Pebble Beach Golf Links (it also hosted in 2000, 1992, 1982, and 1972).

Previous course lengths for major championships

Prior to 2000, the 2nd hole was played as a par-5.

About half the field each year consists of players who are fully exempt from qualifying for the U.S. Open. The players who qualified for the 2010 U.S. Open are listed below. Each player was classified according to the first category in which he qualified, but other categories are shown in parentheses.

1. Last 10 U.S. Open Champions
Ángel Cabrera (3,9,10,17), Michael Campbell, Jim Furyk (9,10,12,13,17), Lucas Glover (8,9,10,17), Retief Goosen (9,10,17), Geoff Ogilvy (9,10,11,17), Tiger Woods (4,5,8,9,10,13,17)


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