2020 U.S. Senior Open Fast FactsNewport (R.I.) Country Club
| Tickets | https://www.usga.org/championships/2020/u-s--senior-open/2020-u-s--senior-open-tickets--be-there-in-2020-.html |
| Venue | Newport Country Club |
| Opened | 1894 |
| Architect | William F. Davis (expanded to 18 holes in 1899; redesign by A.W. Tillinghast in 1923; renovation by Ronald Forse in 2005) |
| Dates of Championship | June 25-28 |
| Field Size | 156 competitors |
| Yardage/Par | 7,070 yards/Par 70 (Subject to change) |
| Eligibility | Open to any professional and amateur golfer who is 50 years of age as of June 27 and whose Handicap Index does not exceed 3.4. |
| Entries Open | Late February/early March |
| 2019 Championship | Steve Stricker, of Madison, Wis., went wire-to-wire in his first U.S. Senior Open appearance, shattering the 72-hole scoring mark with a 19-under total of 261 en route to a six-stroke victory on the Warren Course at Notre Dame. To read more, click here. |
| Quotable | "It was just a dream week. There’s been a lot of years trying to get one of these [USGA trophies]. To get this gold medal and the trophy in a USGA event means a lot.” -- Steve Stricker |
| Hole by Hole | (Yardages and par subject to change) Hole 1: 568 yards (par 5) Hole 2: 321 yards (par 4) Hole 3: 472 yards (par 4) Hole 4: 184 yards (par 3) Hole 5: 203 yards (par 3) Hole 6: 471 yards (par 4) Hole 7: 357 yards (par 4) Hole 8: 466 yards (par 4) Hole 9: 419 yards (par 4) IN: 3,461 yards (par 35) Hole 10: 474 yards (par 4) Hole 11: 412 yards (par 4) Hole 12: 348 yards (par 4) Hole 13: 241 yards (par 3) Hole 14: 449 yards (par 4) Hole 15: 438 yards (par 4) Hole 16: 595 yards (par 5) Hole 17: 186 yards (par 3) Hole 18: 466 yards (par 4) OUT: 3,609 yards (par 35) TOTAL: 7,070 yards (par 70) |
| Notable Past Events at Newport Country Club | 1895 U.S. Amateur (Charles Blair Macdonald) 1895 U.S. Open (Horace Rawlins) 1995 U.S. Amateur (Tiger Woods) 2006 U.S. Women's Open (Annika Sorenstam) |
| Notable Fast Fact | Newport Country Club is one of the USGA's five founding clubs and club member Theodore Havemeyer served as the Association's first president. |
| Notable U.S. Senior Open Champions | Arnold Palmer (1981); Miller Barber (1982, 1984-85); Billy Casper (1983); Gary Player (1987-88); Lee Trevino (1990); Jack Nicklaus (1991, 1993); Tom Weiskopf (1995); Hale Irwin (1998, 2000); Allen Doyle (2005-06); Fred Funk (2009); Bernhard Langer (2010); Colin Montgomerie (2014); David Toms (2018); Steve Stricker (2019) |
| Notable U.S. Senior Open runners-up | a-William C. Campbell (1980); Gene Littler (1982); Arnold Palmer (1984); Gary Player (1986); Bob Charles (1988); Jack Nicklaus (1990, 1995); Chi Chi Rodriguez (1991); Hale Irwin (1996, 2004); Tom Watson (2002-03, 2006); Ben Crenshaw (2007); Fred Couples (2010); Fred Funk (2008, 2012-13); Mark O’Meara (2011); Colin Montgomerie (2015); Miguel Angel Jimenez (2016, 2018); Billy Mayfair (2016) |
| Schedule of Play | Thursday, June 25 (18 holes, stroke play) Friday, June 26 (18 holes, stroke play) Saturday, June 27 (18 holes, stroke play) Sunday, June 28 (18 holes, stroke play) |
| Cut | Low 60 scorers and ties will play the final 36 holes |
| Playoff | Should there be a tie after 72 holes, a two-hole aggregate playoff will take place immediately following play |
| Future Sites | 2021: Omaha Country Club, Omaha, Neb./July 8-11 2022: Saucon Valley Country Club, Bethlehem, Pa./June 23-26 |