History of The U.S. Open At Winged Foot
The 2006 U.S. Open Golf Championship was the fifth U.S. Open at Winged Foot and the sixth major championship (1997 PGA Championship won by Davis Love III). Former champions include: Bobby Jones (1929), Billy Casper (1959), Hale Irwin (1974), and Fuzzy Zoeller (1984). The 1974 edition was known as "The Massacre at Winged Foot," as Irwin won with a seven-over-par 287, and just seven sub-par rounds were recorded over the four days. Not a single golfer broke par following the first round, leading to complaints to the USGA that the set-up had gone too far. In the years following World War II, only Julius Boros' 9-over total in high winds in 1963 was a higher winning score.
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