US Open Championship Venues
Quick Answer
The US Open Golf Championship has been hosted at 52 different venues across 22 states since 1895. Oakmont Country Club in Pennsylvania leads with 10 championships hosted, the latest being in 2025.
- 124 total championships held through 2024
- New York has hosted 20 championships at 8 venues
- Pebble Beach is one of the most prominent public courses to have hosted the championship regularly (6 times).
The world's best golfers compete in the US Open Golf Championship, one of the sport's most famous events, in a test of accuracy, stamina, and mental toughness. The drama that takes place on fairways and greens that are meant to test even the most seasoned pros is something that players and fans look forward to each year.
Regardless of your degree of fandom or inexperience, watching the US Open provides an opportunity to experience golf at its most competitive and brutal level. Continue to reading to discover the latest US Open Championship Venues.
“Oakmont laps up its reputation as the sternest of tests. A T-shirt sold in the club shop bears a quote from the son of the course’s founder: ‘Let the clumsy, the spineless, the alibi artist stand aside."
— The Guardian, describing the 2025 U.S. Open at Oakmont
🏆 Upcoming US Open Venues
Oakmont, Pennsylvania
Shinnecock Hills, New York
Pebble Beach, California
Mamaroneck, New York
🇬🇧 Compare to The Open Championship
While the US Open rotates among American courses, The Open Championship (British Open) rotates among links courses in the UK. The 2025 Open will be at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland.
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Complete List of US Open Venues (1895-2028)
| Year | Edition | Venue | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2028 | 128 | Winged Foot Golf Club | Mamaroneck, New York |
| 2027 | 127 | Pebble Beach Golf Links | Pebble Beach, California |
| 2026 | 126 | Shinnecock Hills Golf Club | Shinnecock Hills, New York |
| 2025 | 125 | Oakmont Country Club | Oakmont, Pennsylvania |
| 2024 | 124 | Pinehurst Resort, Course No. 2 | Pinehurst, North Carolina |
| 2023 | 123 | Los Angeles Country Club | Los Angeles, California |
| 2022 | 122 | The Country Club | Brookline, Massachusetts |
| 2021 | 121 | Torrey Pines Golf Course | La Jolla, San Diego, California |
| 2020 | 120 | Winged Foot Golf Club | Mamaroneck, New York |
| 2019 | 119 | Pebble Beach Golf Links | Pebble Beach, California |
| 2018 | 118 | Shinnecock Hills Golf Club | Shinnecock Hills, New York |
| 2017 | 117 | Erin Hills | Erin, Wisconsin |
| 2016 | 116 | Oakmont Country Club | Oakmont, Pennsylvania |
| 2015 | 115 | Chambers Bay | University Place, Washington |
| 2014 | 114 | Pinehurst Resort, Course #2 | Pinehurst, North Carolina |
| 2013 | 113 | Merion Golf Club, East Course | Ardmore, Pennsylvania |
| 2012 | 112 | The Olympic Club, Lake Course | Daly City, California |
| 2011 | 111 | Congressional Country Club, Blue Course | Bethesda, Maryland |
| 2010 | 110 | Pebble Beach Golf Links | Pebble Beach, California |
| 2009 | 109 | Bethpage State Park, Black Course | Farmingdale, New York |
| 2008 | 108 | Torrey Pines Golf Course, South Course | La Jolla, San Diego, California |
| 2007 | 107 | Oakmont Country Club | Oakmont, Pennsylvania |
| 2006 | 106 | Winged Foot Golf Club, West Course | Mamaroneck, New York |
| 2005 | 105 | Pinehurst Resort, Course No. 2 | Pinehurst, North Carolina |
| 2004 | 104 | Shinnecock Hills Golf Club | Southampton, New York |
| 2003 | 103 | Olympia Fields Country Club, North Course | Olympia Fields, Illinois |
| 2002 | 102 | Bethpage State Park, Black Course | Farmingdale, New York |
| 2001 | 101 | Southern Hills Country Club | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 2000 | 100 | Pebble Beach Golf Links | Pebble Beach, California |
| 1999 | 99 | Pinehurst Resort, Course No. 2 | Pinehurst, North Carolina |
| 1998 | 98 | Olympic Club, Lake Course | San Francisco, California |
| 1997 | 97 | Congressional Country Club, Blue Course | Bethesda, Maryland |
| 1996 | 96 | Oakland Hills Country Club, South Course | Bloomfield Hills, Michigan |
| 1995 | 95 | Shinnecock Hills Golf Club | Southampton, New York |
| 1994 | 94 | Oakmont Country Club | Oakmont, Pennsylvania |
| 1993 | 93 | Baltusrol Golf Club, Lower Course | Springfield, New Jersey |
| 1992 | 92 | Pebble Beach Golf Links | Pebble Beach, California |
| 1991 | 91 | Hazeltine National Golf Club | Chaska, Minnesota |
| 1990 | 90 | Medinah Country Club, Course No. 3 | Medinah, Illinois |
| 1989 | 89 | Oak Hill Country Club, East Course | Rochester, New York |
| 1988 | 88 | The Country Club | Brookline, Massachusetts |
| 1987 | 87 | Olympic Club, Lake Course | San Francisco, California |
| 1986 | 86 | Shinnecock Hills Golf Club | Southampton, New York |
| 1985 | 85 | Oakland Hills Country Club, South Course | Bloomfield Hills, Michigan |
| 1984 | 84 | Winged Foot Golf Club, West Course | Mamaroneck, New York |
| 1983 | 83 | Oakmont Country Club | Oakmont, Pennsylvania |
| 1982 | 82 | Pebble Beach Golf Links | Pebble Beach, California |
| 1981 | 81 | Merion Golf Club, East Course | Ardmore, Pennsylvania |
| 1980 | 80 | Baltusrol Golf Club, Lower Course | Springfield, New Jersey |
| 1979 | 79 | Inverness Club | Toledo, Ohio |
| 1978 | 78 | Cherry Hills Country Club | Cherry Hills Village, Colorado |
| 1977 | 77 | Southern Hills Country Club | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 1976 | 76 | Atlanta Athletic Club, Highlands Course | Duluth, Georgia |
| 1975 | 75 | Medinah Country Club, Course No. 3 | Medinah, Illinois |
| 1974 | 74 | Winged Foot Golf Club, West Course | Mamaroneck, New York |
| 1973 | 73 | Oakmont Country Club | Oakmont, Pennsylvania |
| 1972 | 72 | Pebble Beach Golf Links | Pebble Beach, California |
| 1971 | 71 | Merion Golf Club | Ardmore, Pennsylvania |
| 1970 | 70 | Hazeltine National Golf Club | Chaska, Minnesota |
| 1969 | 69 | Champions Golf Club, Cypress Creek Course | Houston, Texas |
| 1968 | 68 | Oak Hill Country Club, East Course | Rochester, New York |
| 1967 | 67 | Baltusrol Golf Club, Lower Course | Springfield, New Jersey |
| 1966 | 66 | Olympic Club, Lake Course | San Francisco, California |
| 1965 | 65 | Bellerive Country Club | Saint Louis, Missouri |
| 1964 | 64 | Congressional Country Club, Blue Course | Bethesda, Maryland |
| 1963 | 63 | The Country Club | Brookline, Massachusetts |
| 1962 | 62 | Oakmont Country Club | Oakmont, Pennsylvania |
| 1961 | 61 | Oakland Hills Country Club, South Course | Bloomfield Hills, Michigan |
| 1960 | 60 | Cherry Hills Country Club | Cherry Hills Village, Colorado |
| 1959 | 59 | Winged Foot Golf Club, West Course | Mamaroneck, New York |
| 1958 | 58 | Southern Hills Country Club | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 1957 | 57 | Inverness Club | Toledo, Ohio |
| 1956 | 56 | Oak Hill Country Club, East Course | Rochester, New York |
| 1955 | 55 | Olympic Club, Lake Course | San Francisco, California |
| 1954 | 54 | Baltusrol Golf Club, Lower Course | Springfield, New Jersey |
| 1953 | 53 | Oakmont Country Club | Oakmont, Pennsylvania |
| 1952 | 52 | Northwood Club | Dallas, Texas |
| 1951 | 51 | Oakland Hills Country Club, South Course | Bloomfield Hills, Michigan |
| 1950 | 50 | Merion Golf Club, East Course | Ardmore, Pennsylvania |
| 1949 | 49 | Medinah Country Club, Course No. 3 | Medinah, Illinois |
| 1948 | 48 | Riviera Country Club | Pacific Palisades, California |
| 1947 | 47 | St. Louis Country Club | Saint Louis, Missouri |
| 1946 | 46 | Canterbury Golf Club | Beachwood, Ohio |
| 1942-1945 | Canceled due to World War II | ||
| 1941 | 45 | Colonial Country Club | Fort Worth, Texas |
| 1940 | 44 | Canterbury Golf Club | Beachwood, Ohio |
| 1939 | 43 | Philadelphia Country Club | Gladwyne, Pennsylvania |
| 1938 | 42 | Cherry Hills Country Club | Cherry Hills Village, Colorado |
| 1937 | 41 | Oakland Hills Country Club, South Course | Bloomfield Hills, Michigan |
| 1936 | 40 | Baltusrol Golf Club, Upper Course | Springfield, New Jersey |
| 1935 | 39 | Oakmont Country Club | Oakmont, Pennsylvania |
| 1934 | 38 | Merion Golf Club, East Course | Ardmore, Pennsylvania |
| 1933 | 37 | North Shore Country Club | Glenview, Illinois |
| 1932 | 36 | Fresh Meadow Country Club | Great Neck, New York |
| 1931 | 35 | Inverness Club | Toledo, Ohio |
| 1930 | 34 | Interlachen Country Club | Edina, Minnesota |
| 1929 | 33 | Winged Foot Golf Club, West Course | Mamaroneck, New York |
| 1928 | 32 | Olympia Fields Country Club | Olympia Fields, Illinois |
| 1927 | 31 | Oakmont Country Club | Oakmont, Pennsylvania |
| 1926 | 30 | Scioto Country Club | Columbus, Ohio |
| 1925 | 29 | Worcester Country Club | Worcester, Massachusetts |
| 1924 | 28 | Oakland Hills Country Club, South Course | Bloomfield Hills, Michigan |
| 1923 | 27 | Inwood Country Club | Inwood, New York |
| 1922 | 26 | Skokie Country Club | Glencoe, Illinois |
| 1921 | 25 | Columbia Country Club | Chevy Chase, Maryland |
| 1920 | 24 | Inverness Club | Toledo, Ohio |
| 1919 | 23 | Brae Burn Country Club, Main Course | West Newton, Massachusetts |
| 1917-1918 | Canceled due to World War I | ||
| 1916 | 22 | The Minikahda Club | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 1915 | 21 | Baltusrol Golf Club | Springfield, New Jersey |
| 1914 | 20 | Midlothian Country Club | Midlothian, Illinois |
| 1913 | 19 | The Country Club | Brookline, Massachusetts |
| 1912 | 18 | Country Club of Buffalo | Buffalo, New York |
| 1911 | 17 | Chicago Golf Club | Wheaton, Illinois |
| 1910 | 16 | Philadelphia Cricket Club, St. Martin's Course | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 1909 | 15 | Englewood Golf Club | Englewood, New Jersey |
| 1908 | 14 | Myopia Hunt Club | South Hamilton, Massachusetts |
| 1907 | 13 | Philadelphia Cricket Club, St. Martin's Course | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 1906 | 12 | Onwentsia Club | Lake Forest, Illinois |
| 1905 | 11 | Myopia Hunt Club | South Hamilton, Massachusetts |
| 1904 | 10 | Glen View Club | Golf, Illinois |
| 1903 | 9 | Baltusrol Golf Club | Springfield, New Jersey |
| 1902 | 8 | Garden City Golf Club | Garden City, New York |
| 1901 | 7 | Myopia Hunt Club | South Hamilton, Massachusetts |
| 1900 | 6 | Chicago Golf Club | Wheaton, Illinois |
| 1899 | 5 | Baltimore Country Club, East Course | Lutherville-Timonium, Maryland |
| 1898 | 4 | Myopia Hunt Club | South Hamilton, Massachusetts |
| 1897 | 3 | Chicago Golf Club | Wheaton, Illinois |
| 1896 | 2 | Shinnecock Hills Golf Club | Southampton, New York |
| 1895 | 1 | Newport Country Club | Newport, Rhode Island |
Venue Insights & Facts
- Oakmont Country Club will host its record 10th US Open in 2025, continuing its tradition as golf's toughest test
- New York has hosted the most US Opens with 21 championships at 13 different venues
- Pebble Beach is the only public course to regularly host the US Open, with 6 championships
- The Country Club at Brookline hosted the first US Open won by an amateur (Francis Ouimet, 1913)
- Bethpage Black (2002, 2009) was the first municipally-owned course to host the US Open
- The championship has been held at venues ranging from sea level (Pebble Beach) to 5,400 feet elevation (Cherry Hills)
Pro Tip: When visiting US Open venues, many offer public play options. Pebble Beach is fully public, Bethpage Black offers resident rates, and Torrey Pines provides affordable access to championship golf. Book well in advance for these popular courses.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which golf course has hosted the most US Opens?
Oakmont Country Club in Pennsylvania has hosted the most US Opens with 10 championships through 2025.
How many different venues have hosted the US Open?
52 different venues have hosted the US Open Golf Championship across 22 states since 1895. The championship regularly rotates among courses to test golfers on various layouts and conditions.
Where will the next US Open be held?
The 2026 US Open will be held at Shinnecock Hills in 2026. Pebble Beach will do it in 2027, and Winged Foot in 2028.
Which state has hosted the most US Opens?
New York has hosted the most US Opens with 20 championships held at 8 different venues throughout the state. Pennsylvania ranks second with 14 championships, primarily due to Oakmont's frequent hosting.
What is the only public course to regularly host the US Open?
Pebble Beach Golf Links is the only public course to regularly host the US Open, having hosted 6 championships. While it's public, green fees exceed $600, making it one of the most expensive public courses in America.
Can the general public play US Open courses?
Several US Open venues offer public play including Pebble Beach, Torrey Pines, Bethpage Black, and Chambers Bay. Most private clubs occasionally offer charity rounds or have reciprocal agreements, but access varies significantly by venue.
References
- United States Golf Association. (2025). "U.S. Open Championship History and Records." USGA Official Website. Championship Archives.
- Sampson, Curt. (2007). "The Slam: Bobby Jones and the Price of Glory." Rodale Books. Historical championship analysis.
- Feinstein, John. (2014). "The Majors: In Pursuit of Golf's Holy Grail." Back Bay Books. Major championship venue analysis.
- Golf Digest. (2024). "America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses." Golf Digest Publications. Course rankings and history.
- Peper, George. (2015). "The Grand Slam of Golf." Harry N. Abrams Publishers. Championship venue profiles.
- Davis, Martin. (2023). "Championship Golf Courses: The Complete Guide." Firefly Books. Venue characteristics and history.
- USGA Museum. (2024). "US Open Venue Selection Criteria." USGA Archives. Official selection process documentation.
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