For the first time in 75 years, the US Open will return to Los Angeles, with city set to host the third Major of the season in June.
The championship last came to the California city in 1948, where Ben Hogan claimed his third Major title at the Riviera Country Club, situated just six miles west of this year’s venue, the Los Angeles Country Club.
Ben Hogan plays at the Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles in 1948.
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Over the years we’ve watched many golfers battle their way around some of the most prestigious golf courses that America has to offer, with the US Open being regularly touted as ‘golf’s toughest test’.
Last year’s winner, Matt Fitzpatrick, claimed his maiden Major title at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts, which is renowned as the site of Team USA’s historic 1999 Ryder Cup victory, that has since been labelled the ‘Battle of Brookline’.
But it is not the first time in recent memory that the US Open will be coming to California, with Jon Rahm clinching his 2021 title at the notoriously difficult Torrey Pines Golf Course, situated 123 miles south of the LA Country Club in San Diego.
Matt Fitzpatrick plays from the bunker on the at the 2022 US Open Championship at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts.
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And over the years we’ve certainly seen a fair few of the best players in the world succumb to some of the hardest courses that have been chosen to host the historic Major.
From Shinnecock Hills to Pebble Beach, the US Open has been played at a wide range of iconic venues, but where was it first held?
The seventh hole at Pebble Beach Golf Links in California.
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Which course hosted the first ever US Open?
While the Oakmont Country Club currently boasts the accolade of having hosted the most US Opens (9), the inaugural event was held in Rhode Island back in 1895.
The Newport Country Club, situated on the south-east side of the island, was the site of that tournament and has interestingly never hosted the men’s Major since.
The clubhouse pictured at Newport Country Club in 1957, one of the oldest golf courses in America.
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British golfer Horace Rawlins triumphed to become the first US Open champion, topping a field of 11 other players to claim victory and $150 in prize money.
The Newport Country Club’s golf course was actually only designed a year before the US Open took place and was the conception of course architect…
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