Every hole-in-one ever made at the US Open

Sepp Straka is on the US Open hole-in-one record.

The US Open hole-in-one record is as impressive as any golf tournament. Let’s take a closer look…

Golf’s second oldest major has been played 124 times between the inaugural tournament at Newport Golf Club in 1895, and the most recent championship at Pinehurst in 2024. But how many players have made it onto the US Open hole-in-one record in that time? You’re certainly in the right place…

Every hole-in-one at the US Open golf tournament

In no particular order – other than chronological – here is the full US Open hole-in-one record…

1. Jack Hobens (1907, Philadelphia Cricket Club, 10th hole)

The first hole-in-one in US Open history came from Scottish-American pro Hobens. The ace came in his second round, and he went on to lead the field after round three, but finished with a 12-over-par 85 on the final day.

2. Eddie Townes (1922, Skokie Country Club, 10th hole) 

Another Scot who relocated across the Atlantic, Townes recorded an ace on the 10th at Skokie before withdrawing at 20-over-par. A couple of months later he would record what is his only registered PGA Tour victory at the Western Pennsylvania Open.

3. Leo Diegel (1931, Inverness Club, 13th hole) 

Diegel’s ace at the 146-yard 13th during the second round was the first in nine years. He went on to miss a playoff by two shots on the final day, and finished in third place, taking home just $650, a far cry from the record-breaking purses of today.

4. Zell Eaton, (1936, Baltusrol Golf Club) 

Eaton was a country club assistant before he turned pro in 1934. Like Townes, he had his US Open ace and sole PGA Tour victory – the Illinois Open – in the same year.

5. Dick Chapman (1954, Baltusrol Golf Club) 

The US Amateur champion in 1940 and British Amateur champion in 1950, Chapman came 11th at the 1954 Masters, and in a tie for 21st in the US Open that year, where he carded an ace at the New Jersey layout.

6. Johnny Weitzel (1954, Baltusrol Golf Club)  

The first year that saw more than one addition to the US Open hole-in-one record. Weitzel, bizarrely, also went on to finish in a tie for 21st.

7. Billy Kuntz (1956, Oak Hill Country Club, 11th hole) 

Kuntz was an amateur when he recorded his hole-in-one at Oak Hill’s 11th in 1956.

8. Jerry McGee (1972, Pebble Beach Golf Links, 5th hole) 

McGee played in seven Masters tournaments throughout his career, nine US Open tournaments, and 10 PGA Championships. He also aced the 180-yard 5th at Pebble Beach.

9. Bobby Mitchell (1972, Pebble Beach Golf Links, 5th hole) 

Mitchell, who played more than 400 times on the PGA Tour between 1965 and 1999, winning twice, also holed out from the tee at Pebble’s 5th that year.

10. Pat Fitzsimmons (1975, Medinah Country Club, 2nd hole) 

Fitzsimmons was tied for the lead after day one in 1975, alongside Tom Watson. After his ace on the second hole on Medinah’s No.3 course, he ended the tournament tied for 9th place at 6-over-par.

11. Bobby Wadkins (1978, Cherry Hills Country Club, 15th hole) 

The most significant hazard on this hole is the water feature that runs in front and to the left of the green, demanding accuracy and distance control. It was no bother for Wadkins.

12. Tom Weiskopf (1978, Cherry Hills Country Club, 15th hole)  

Nor was it an issue for Weiskopf.

13. Gary Player (1979, Inverness Club, 3rd hole) 

Player had already won all nine of his majors by the time he rocked up at Inverness in ’79 and aced the 185-yard 3rd before going on to finish T2.

14. Tom Watson (1980, Baltusrol Golf Club, 4th hole) 

This was Watson’s first hole-in-one in a major. His second was 31 years later, at the 2011 Open at Royal St. George’s – his 34th appearance in golf’s oldest tournament.

15. Johnny Miller (1982, Pebble Beach Golf Links, 12th hole) 

Miller has a few records to his name, including being the first golfer to shoot 63 in a major championship, which saw him lift the US Open trophy in 1973.

16. Bill Brodell (1982, Pebble Beach Golf Links, 5th hole) 

Brodell always said that his ace at Pebble Beach was his biggest achievement as a player. “It was a big thrill,” he told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel in 2010.

17. Tom Weiskopf (1982, Pebble Beach Golf Links, 7th hole)

If you’re going to have a hole-in-one at the US Open, this is the hole on which you’d want to do it. Weiskopf also became the first player to have more than one ace in this particular tournament.

18. Scott Simpson (1983, Oakmont Country Club, 16th hole) 

Simpson later went on to win the 1987 US Open at The Olympic Club in San Fransisco.

19. Mark McCumber (1984, Winged Foot Golf Club, 10th hole) 

The only ace of the 1984 tournament came halfway through the first round for McCumber, who aced the 190-yard par-3 with a 5-iron.

20. Ben Crenshaw (1985, Oakland Hills Country Club, 9th hole) 

Crenshaw went on to lose to Tze-Chung Chen in a playoff for the title, but at least he became the first player to hole an ace from more than 200 yards.

21-24. Doug Weaver, Mark Wiebe, Jerry Pate, Nick Price (1989, Oak Hill Country Club, 6th hole)

We’ve lumped these together for good reason. An incredible four aces (no, not the LIV Golf team) were recorded at the 167-yard 6th hole in 1989… all within two hours of each other! Each player used a 7-iron, with Weaver dropping the first before Wiebe, playing just a few groups behind, found the bottom of the cup. Pate soon followed to make it three, then, in the very next group, Price did the same for one of the most bizarre mornings in major championship history.

25. Jay Don Blake (1990, Medinah Country Club, 8th hole) 

Despite his ace, Blake would go on to miss the cut at Medinah. He would go on to play 500 PGA Tour events, winning once.

26. John Inman (1991, Hazeltine National Golf Club, 4th hole)

Inman won twice in his time on the PGA Tour and had an ace at the US Open before he left to run the men’s golf program at the University of North Carolina.

27. Fuzzy Zoeller (1991, Hazeltine National Golf Club, 4th hole)

Twenty-four hours later, Zoeller aced exactly the same hole as Inman. The 4th green at Hazeltine is surrounded by bunkers, and can be tricky to hold due to the shelf towards the back that slopes severely to the front.

28. Mike Hulbert (1993, Baltusrol Golf Club, 12th hole) 

Hulbert’s ace on the 12th hole was one of eight eagles in the first round in 1993’s US Open Championship.

29. Sandy Lyle (1993, Baltusrol Golf Club, 12th hole) 

He’s got a Green Jacket and a Claret Jug but Lyle never cracked the top 10 at the US Open. Still, he bid farewell in style, acing the long 12th in his last ever round in the competition.

30. Gary Hallberg (1995, Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, 7th hole) 

Hallberg’s ace helped him to a tie for 28th at Shinnecock – his best US Open finish as a professional.

31. Chris Perry, (1998, The Olympic Club, 13th hole) 

Perry’s ace came in the third round of the 1998 Championship, and he ended the week in 25th.

32. Todd Fischer (2000, Pebble Beach Golf Links, 7th hole) 

At just 107 yards, Fischer’s ace is the shortest in US Open history. That doesn’t make it any less impressive.

33. Phil Mickelson (2001, Southern Hills Country Club, 6th hole)

He may not have got over the line in the one he wanted more than any, but he does have a US Open name on his resume.

34. Olin Browne (2001, Southern Hills Country Club, 11th hole)

Browne carded the second hole-in-one of the 2001 Championship at the 11th hole. He finished the tournament in 24th position.

35. Shigeki Maruyama (2002, Bethpage State Park Golf Course, 14th hole) 

The first of three aces at the 2002 Championship came from Japanese player Maruyama at the 14th.

36. Andy Miller (2002, Bethpage State Park Golf Course, 3rd hole)  

Miller aced the 205-yard 3rd hole with a 5-iron, precisely 20 years after his father, Johnny, made a hole-in-one at Pebble Beach.

37. Scott Hoch (2002, Bethpage State Park Golf Course, 17th hole)

Just before play was suspended due to bad weather, Hoch carded an ace on the 17th hole on Bethpage’s notorious Black course. “I mis-hit my ball and it went in,” he admitted afterwards. “I was between a 3- and a 4-iron, and my caddie said there was wind, so I changed, and took the extra club. He was right.”

38. Spencer Levin (2004, Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, 17th hole)  

After a run of dropped shots, Levin will have been mightily relieved when a spot of bad weather forced the players back to the clubhouse. The amateur composed himself and, once the storm had passed, returned to the 17th and promptly holed the tee shot. He finished in a tie for 13th as the low am before turning pro. He never bettered that result in a major.

39. Peter Jacobsen (2005, Pinehurst Resort, 9th hole)

Apparently, this was also the first hole in one to be recorded on the 9th hole at Pinehurst’s No.2 course.

40. Peter Hedblom (2006, Winged Foot Golf Club, 3rd hole) 

Hedblom started his third round in the 2006 US Open with two pars, and then came the first and only hole-in-one of the tournament. He hit a 3-iron from the tee, and the ball took two bounces before rolling into the cup.

41. Thongchai Jaidee (2010, Pebble Beach Golf Links, 5th hole) 

Jaidee’s hole-in-one was the only ace of the 2010 tournament, his ball kicking nicely off the right side of the green before rolling down the slope and into the hole.

42. John Peterson (2012, The Olympic Club, 13th hole) 

In just his second year as a pro, Peterson’s ace moved him to 3-over-par and into a tie for 4th – just two shots behind winner Webb Simpson.

43. Shawn Stefani (2013, Merion Golf Club 17th hole)

Stefani was 20-over-par when he did this…

44. Zach Johnson (2014, Pinehurst Resort, 9th hole) 

Just like Sandy Lyle, ZJ has a Green Jacket, a Claret Jug, and a US Open ace.

45. Rory Sabatini (2019, Pebble Beach Golf Links, 12th hole) 

We had to wait five years for the next US Open ace before South African-turned-Slovakian Sabbatini did this…

46. Patrick Reed (2020, Winged Foot Golf Club, 7th hole) 

Reed played the 6th and 7th at Winged Foot in level par on the opening day of the 2020 US Open thanks to a double bogey-ace combo. Reed said afterwards he was disappointed that there were no fans on site to witness it. Thankfully, it was caught on camera…

47. Will Zalatoris (2020, Winged Foot Golf Club, 7th hole) 

Zalatoris not only aced the 7th, he almost became the first player to have two holes-in-one in the same day/major when his tee shot ricocheted off the pin at the 13th hole.

48. Cameron Young (2022, The Country Club, 6th hole)

Young had just carded a quadruple-bogey and a bogey to move to 9-over-par when he aced the 6th at Brookline. It didn’t stop him missing the cut, though…

49. Sam Burns (2023, Los Angeles Country Club, 15th hole)

Burns recorded the first ace of his professional career thanks to a wedge that took one bounce past the hole before biting and reversing back into the cup.

50. Matthieu Pavon (2023, Los Angeles Country Club, 15th hole)

The Frenchman also aced the 15th at LACC to make it 50 up for the competition.

51. Matt Fitzpatrick (2023, Los Angeles Country Club, 15th hole)

And Fitzpatrick made it a hat-trick! The reigning champion didn’t seem happy with his shot, then he heard the reaction of the crowd…

52. Sepp Straka (2024, Pinehurst Resort, 9th hole)

The Ryder Cup star recorded the third US Open ace on the 9th at Pinehurst No.2…

53. Francesco Molinari (2024, Pinehurst Resort, 9th hole) 

And it was soon four thanks to another Ryder Cup legend…

54. Victor Perez (2025, Oakmont, 6th hole) 

An ace during the 2025 tournament for Victor Perez, and a spot in the history books as the first hole in one on the 6th hole in a US Open at Oakmont.

Who will be next to add their name to the US Open hole-in-one record? Make sure you bookmark this page to find out!