1997 U.S. Open (golf)
The 1997 United States Open Championship was the 97th U.S. Open, held June 12–15 at the Blue Course of Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland, a suburb northwest of Washington, D.C. Ernie Els won his second U.S. Open, the second of his four major championships, one stroke ahead of runner-up Colin Montgomerie.
Course layout
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
| Yards | 402 | 235 | 455 | 434 | 407 | 475 | 174 | 362 | 607 | 3,551 | 466 | 415 | 187 | 461 | 439 | 583 | 441 | 480 | 190 | 3,662 | 7,213 |
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 70 |
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, June 12, 1997| Place | Player | Score | To par | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  Second roundFriday, June 13, 1997Saturday, June 14, 1997
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