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The United States Open Championship is a professional golf tournament played in the United States.  It is often referred to as the US Open.  It is one of the 4 major championships on the PGA Tour.  It is played annually in mid-June and is the 2nd of the 4 major tournaments to take place each year with The Masters Tournament coming before and The British Open and the PGA Championship following later in the year.

The first US Open was played in a single day on October 4, 1895.  A field of ten professionals and one amateur played the nine-hole course 4 times through to make up a 36-hole competition.  The winner received $150 and a $50 gold medal.

The US Open is played at courses across the United States.  The course must be one that places a high degree of emphasis on driving accuracy because the US Open is usually characterized by the leaders of the tournament having tight scoring at or around par.  Many times the US Open has been won by players with scores above par.

The US Open has been won almost entirely by players from the United States since 1911, and since 1950 only players from 5 other nations have won the championship.

Some of the records of the US Open include:

• Youngest winner: John McDermott (19 years, 315 days), 1911
• Oldest Winner: Hale Irwin (45 years, 15 days) 1990
• Most victories: 4, Willie Anderson, Bobby Jones, Ben Hogan, Jack Nicklaus
• Most strokes under par: -12, Tiger Woods, 2000