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

Modified Jun 13, 2023 19:24 GMT

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."

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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.

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

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