Completed Edition

1997 U.S. Open

U.S. Open June 12–June 15, 1997

Results

Published results

Recorded score

Sources and record notes

The 1997 edition was won by Ernie Els. Verified venue assignments are published in this record.

2026 USGA Championships Media Guide - U.S. Open
- 1997 U.S. Open · Championship identity
  The official 2026 USGA Championship Record Book directly enumerates the completed 1997 Championship, champion, explicit date span, and site in Championship Results: 1895 to 2025. The recorded champion and site preserve the higher-resolution register text. The current official U.S. Open Champions table independently confirms the year, champion, and site.
  Verified 2026-08-20
Rees Jones, Inc.: Congressional Blue Course and the 2011 U.S. Open
- Blue Course
  The designer’s account expressly connects Congressional’s Blue Course to the 1997 U.S. Open and traces the 1989 rebuilding, 1997 tournament and 2011 preparation as work on the same course. The former 2010 label is not an opening date. This does not assign the 1964 Composite Course or Gold Course to the event.
  Verified 2026-11-13
USGA official U.S. Open result
- Ernie Els
  The official result names the champion and regulation total. Historical playoff status is corroborated by tied regulation totals and extra scores for both winner and runner-up. The 2026 report establishes a one-stroke win on the 72nd hole. Relative score is retained only where explicitly stated.
  Verified 2026-09-10
USGA: 2026 U.S. Open Record Book
- Colin Montgomerie
  PDF page 9, 1997 result: Colin Montgomerie, regulation total 277 (-3 to par).
  Verified 2026-10-23