The US Open heads to Winged Foot Golf Club in New York in 2020 and looking to successfully defend his crown will be a man who pulled off quite the surprise to win this major tournament in 2019, veteran American Gary Woodland.

Woodland had never placed higher than sixth at a major prior to his success at Pebble Beach, but he was able to fend off the challenge of four-time major winner Brooks Koepka to walk away with the prize.

The bookies are not predicting back-to-back US Open titles for Woodland in 2020 though, they believe Koepka, Rory McIlroy and Dustin Johnson are leading the charge, with Tiger Woods not being written off if he goes in search of a fourth US Open crown and first for over decade.

 

 

US Open Winners

YEAR	PLAYER	WINNING MARGIN
1895	Horace Rawlins	2 strokes
1896	James Foulis	3 strokes
1897	Joe Lloyd	1 stroke
1898	Fred Herd	7 strokes
1899	Willie Smith	11 strokes
1900	Harry Vardon	2 strokes
1901	Willie Anderson	Play-off
1902	Laurie Auchterlonie	6 strokes
1903	Willie Anderson	Play-off
1904	Willie Anderson	4 strokes
1905	Willie Anderson	2 strokes
1906	Alex Smith	7 strokes
1907	Alec Ross	2 strokes
1908	Fred McLeod	Play-off
1909	George Sargent	4 strokes
1910	Alex Smith	Play-off
1911	John McDermott	Play-off
1912	John McDermott	2 strokes
1913	Francis Quimet	Play-off
1914	Walter Hagen	1 stroke
1915	Jerome Travers	1 stroke
1916	Chick Evans	2 strokes
1917-1918	CANCELLED	–
1919	Walter Hagen	Play-off
1920	Ted Ray	1 stroke
1921	Jim Barnes	9 strokes
1922	Gene Sarazen	1 stroke
1923	Bobby Jones	Play-off
1924	Cyril Walker	3 strokes
1925	Willie Macfarlane	Play-off
1926	Bobby Jones	1 stroke
1927	Tommy Armour	Play-off
1928	Johnny Farrell	Play-off
1929	Bobby Jones	Play-off
1930	Bobby Jones	2 strokes
1931	Billy Burke	Play-off
1932	Gene Sarazen	3 strokes
1933	Johnny Goodman	1 stroke
1934	Olin Dutra	1 stroke
1935	Sam Parks Jr	2 strokes
1936	Tony Manero	2 strokes
1937	Ralph Guldahl	2 strokes
1938	Ralph Guldahl	6 strokes
1939	Bryon Nelson	Play-off
1940	Lawson little	Play-off
1941	Craig Wood	3 strokes
1942-45	CANCELLED	–
1946	Lloyd Mangrum	Play-off
1947	Lew Worsham	Play-off
1948	Ben Hogan	2 strokes
1949	Cary Middlecoff	1 stroke
1950	Ben Hogan	Play-off
1951	Ben Hogan	2 strokes
1952	Julian Boros	4 strokes
1953	Ben Hogan	6 strokes
1954	Ed Furgol	1 stroke
1955	Jack Fleck	Play-off
1956	Cary Middlecoff	1 stroke
1957	Dick Mayer	Play-off
1958	Tommy Bolt	4 strokes
1959	Billy Casper	1 stroke
1960	Arnold Palmer	2 strokes
1961	Gene Littler	1 stroke
1962	Jack Nicklaus	Play-off
1963	Julius Boros	Play-off
1964	Ken Venturi	4 strokes
1965	Gary Player	Play-off
1966	Billy Casper	Play-off
1967	Jck Nicklaus	4 strokes
1968	Lee Trevino	4 strokes
1969	Orville Moody	1 stroke
1970	Tony Jacklin	7 strokes
1971	Lee Trevino	Play-off
1972	Jack Nicklaus	3 strokes
1973	Johnny Miller	1 stroke
1974	Hale Irwin	2 strokes
1975	Lou Graham	Play-off
1976	Jerry Pate	2 strokes
1977	Hubert Green	1 stroke
1978	Andy North	1 stroke
1979	Hale Irwin	2 strokes
1980	Jack Nicklaus	2 strokes
1981	David Graham	3 strokes
1982	Tom Watson	2 strokes
1983	Larry Nelson	1 stroke
1984	Fuzzy Zoeller	Play-off
1985	Andy North	1 stroke
1986	Raymond Floyd	2 strokes
1987	Scott Simpson	1 stroke
1988	Curtis Strange	Play-off
1989	Curtis Strange	1 stroke
1990	Hale Irwin	Play-off
1991	Payne Stewart	Play-off
1992	Tom Kite	2 strokes
1993	Lee Janzen	2 strokes
1994	Ernie Els	Play-off
1995	Corey Pavin	2 strokes
1996	Steve Jones	1 stroke
1997	Ernie Els	1 stroke
1998	Lee Janzen	1 stroke
1999	Payne Stewart	1 stroke
2000	Tiger Woods	15 strokes
2001	Retief Goosen	Play-off
2002	Tiger Woods	3 strokes
2003	Jim Furyk	3 strokes
2004	Retief Goosen	2 strokes
2005	Michael Campbell	2 strokes
2006	Geoff Ogilvy	1 stroke
2007	Angel Cabera	1 stroke
2008	Tiger Woods	Play-off
2009	Lucas Glover	2 strokes
2010	Graeme McDowell	1 stroke
2011	Rory McIlroy	8 strokes
2012	Webb Simpson	1 stroke
2013	Justin Rose	2 strokes
2014	Martin Kaymer	8 strokes
2015	Jordan Spieth	1 stroke
2016	Dustin Johnson	3 strokes
2017	Brooks Koepka	4 strokes
2018	Brooks Koepka	1 stroke
2019	Gary Woodland	3 strokes