Does US Open 2023 have a champions' dinner? All you need to know about the major championship’s traditions

The 2023 US Open is set to be held from June 15-18 at the Los Angeles Country Club. Prior to the start of the competition, the United States Golf Association (USGA) hosted a special dinner on Monday, June 12. This year, though, the special event attracted amateur golfers.

The USGA announced the news on Twitter with the following caption:

"A special evening. Tonight we hosted the amateurs in this year's #USOpen field for dinner."

The US Open is one of the oldest tournaments held by the USGA, and it is normally held in mid-June. It's the year's third major, held on a variety of golf courses.

The Newport Country Club hosted the first US Open on October 4, 1895, featuring 10 pros and one amateur golfer in the 36-hole play. Horace Rawlins won the event and collected $150 in cash and a golf medal from the $335 prize pool.

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Amateur golfers who qualified for the 2023 US Open

One hundred and fifty-six golfers qualified for the US Open, including 17 amateur golfers.

Here is a list of all the amateur golfers playing at the 2023 US Open:

• Basten Amat
• Michael Brennan
• Barclay Brown
• Ben Carr
• Christian Cavaliere
• Wenyi Ding
• Nicholas Echavarria
• Matthew McClellan
• Maxwell Moldovan
• Omar Morales
• Aldrich Poltgieter
• Gordon Sargent
• Issac Simmons
• Preston Summerhays
• Michael Thorbjornsen
• Brendan Valdes
• Alexander Yang

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US Open past winners

Matt Fitzpatrick won the US Open last year after defeating Scottie Scheffler and Will Zalatoris by one stroke and won $3.1 million in prize money while Jon Rahm won the tournament in 2021.

Here is a list of the previous winners of the US Open (since 1946):

• 2022: Matt Fitrpatrick
• 2021: Jon Rahm
• 2020: Bryson DeChambeau
• 2019: Gary Woodland
• 2018: Brooks Koepka
• 2017: Brooks Koepka
• 2016: Dustin Johnson
• 2015: Jordan Spieth
• 2014: Martin Kaymer
• 2013: Justin Rose
• 2012: Webb Simpson
• 2011: Rory McIlroy
• 2010: Graeme McDowell
• 2009: Lucas Glover
• 2008: Tiger Woods
• 2007: Angel Cabrera
• 2006: Geoff Ogilvy
• 2005: Michael Campbell
• 2004: Retief Goosen
• 2003: Jim Furyk
• 2002: Tiger Woods
• 2001: Retief Goosen
• 2000: Tiger Woods
• 1999: Payne Stewart
• 1998: Lee Janzen
• 1997: Ernie Els
• 1996: Steve Jones
• 1995: Corey Pavin
• 1994: Ernie Els
• 1993: Lee Janzen
• 1992: Tom Kite
• 1991: Payne Stewart
• 1990: Hale Irwin
• 1989: Curtis Strange
• 1988: Curtis Strange
• 1987: Scott Simpson
• 1986: Raymond Floyd
• 1985: Andy North
• 1984: Fuzzy Zoeller
• 1983: Larry Nelson
• 1982: Tom Watson
• 1981: David Graham
• 1980: Jack Nicklaus
• 1979: Hale Irwin
• 1978: Andy North
• 1977: Hubert Green
• 1976: Jerry Pate
• 1975: Lou Graham
• 1974: Hale Irwin
• 1973: Johnny Miller
• 1972: Jack Nicklaus
• 1971: Lee Trevino
• 1970: Tony Jacklin
• 1969: Orville Moody
• 1968: Lee Trevino
• 1967: Jack Nicklaus
• 1966: Billy Casper
• 1965: Gary Player
• 1964: Ken Venturi
• 1963: Julius Boros
• 1962: Jack Nicklaus
• 1961: Gene Littler
• 1960: Arnold Palmer
• 1959: Billy Casper
• 1958: Tommy Bolt
• 1957: Dick Mayer
• 1956: Cary Middlecoff
• 1955: Jack Fleck
• 1954: Ed Furgol
• 1953: Ben Hogan
• 1952: Julius Boros
• 1951: Ben Hogan
• 1950: Ben Hogan
• 1949: Cary Middlecoff
• 1948: Ben Hogan
• 1947: Lloyd Mangrum
• 1946: Craig Wood