2005 U.S. Open (golf)
The 2005 United States Open Championship was the 105th U.S. Open, held June 16–19 at Pinehurst Resort Course No. 2 in Pinehurst, North Carolina.
Michael Campbell won his only [Men's Men's major golf championships|major golf championships|major] title, two strokes ahead of runner-up Tiger Woods; third-round leader and two-time U.S. Open champion Retief Goosen collapsed on the It was the second of four U.S. Opens at the course, which first hosted in 1999, when Payne Stewart won his second U.S. Open four months before his death in an aviation accident. Six years was the shortest gap between U.S. Opens at the same site since 1946. The total purse was with a winner's share of $1.17 million.
History of U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2
It was only the second U.S. Open at Pinehurst, because of past concerns of high temperatures and its distance from a major populated area. At the first in 1999, Payne Stewart won his second U.S. Open. He trailed playing partner Phil Mickelson by one stroke as they played the 16th hole, where he made a putt for par while Mickelson missed his from. Stewart birdied 17 to take the lead and holed a par putt on 18. After helping the U.S. regain the Ryder Cup in late September, he died in a plane crash a month later at age 42. Stewart was honored at the 2005 edition with a silhouette of his 1999 victory pose on the flag of the 18th green, also captured in a bronze statue overlooking the 18th green.Following a restoration by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw, the U.S. Open returned for a third time in 2014 and a fourth time in 2024.
Course layout
Course No. 2Field
;1. Last 10 U.S. Open ChampionsErnie Els, Jim Furyk, Retief Goosen, Lee Janzen, Steve Jones, Corey Pavin, Tiger Woods
;2. Top two finishers in the 2004 U.S. Amateur
Luke List, Ryan Moore
;3. Last five Masters Champions
Phil Mickelson, Mike Weir
;4. Last five British Open Champions
Ben Curtis, David Duval, Todd Hamilton
;5. Last five PGA Champions
Rich Beem, Shaun Micheel, Vijay Singh, David Toms
;6. The Players Champion
Fred Funk
;7. The U.S. Senior Open Champion
Peter Jacobsen
;8. Top 15 finishers and ties in the 2004 U.S. Open
Robert Allenby, Stephen Ames, Tim Clark, Chris DiMarco, Steve Flesch, Jay Haas, Tim Herron, Spencer Levin, Jeff Maggert, Shigeki Maruyama
;9. Top 30 leaders on the 2004 PGA Tour official money list
Stuart Appleby, Chad Campbell, K. J. Choi, Stewart Cink, John Daly, Carlos Franco, Sergio García, Mark Hensby, Zach Johnson, Jerry Kelly, Davis Love III, Kenny Perry, Rory Sabbatini, Adam Scott, Scott Verplank
- Darren Clarke did not play.
Ángel Cabrera, Paul Casey, Stephen Gallacher, Pádraig Harrington, David Howell, Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Thomas Levet, Graeme McDowell, Nick O'Hern, Ian Poulter, Lee Westwood
;11. Top 10 on the PGA Tour official money list, as of May 30
Luke Donald, Justin Leonard
;12. Winners of multiple PGA Tour events from April 28, 2004, through the 2005 Memorial Tournament
Bart Bryant
;13. Top 2 from the 2005 European Tour Order of Merit, as of May 30
;14. Top 2 on the 2004 Japan Golf Tour, provided they are within the top 75 point leaders of the Official World Golf Rankings at that time
Shingo Katayama, Toru Taniguchi
;15. Top 2 on the 2004 PGA Tour of Australasia, provided they are within the top 75 point leaders of the Official World Golf Rankings at that time
Richard Green
;16. Top 50 on the Official World Golf Rankings list, as of May 30
Thomas Bjørn, Fred Couples, Charles Howell III, Tom Lehman, Peter Lonard, Paul McGinley, Colin Montgomerie, Rod Pampling, Craig Parry
;17. Special exemptions selected by the USGA
Nick Price
;Sectional qualifiers
- Japan: Steven Conran, Keiichiro Fukabori, Yang Yong-eun
- England: Michael Campbell, Nick Dougherty, Simon Dyson, Peter Hanson, Peter Hedblom, Robert Karlsson, Søren Kjeldsen, José-Filipe Lima, Jonathan Lomas
- United States
- Conrad Ray – replaced Darren Clarke
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, June 16, 2005Qualifiers Olin Browne and Rocco Mediate had the first round lead at Pinehurst No. 2. While Masters champion Tiger Woods battled to an even-par 70 and two-time winner Ernie Els ground out a 71. Retief Goosen launched his title defense with a three-birdie 68 for a three-way tie for third, 2004 Masters winner Phil Mickelson returned a 69 after holing a 20-foot birdie putt at the last and world number two Vijay Singh opened with a 70.
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| T1 |  Second roundFriday, June 17, 2005Two-time champion Retief Goosen shared the lead in the U.S. Open second round after most of the field struggled on Trailing by one at the start of the day, he carded an even-par 70 for 138, level with overnight leader Olin Browne and unheralded Jason Gore. Gore, who missed the cut in his only previous U.S. Open appearance in 1998, vaulted up the leaderboard late in the day with a five-birdie 67. South Korea's K. J. Choi and Australian Mark Hensby were tied for fourth at one under. World number two Vijay Singh was a further shot back in a four-way share of sixth after a second successive 70, alongside Spaniard Sergio García and New Zealand's Michael Campbell, who fired matching 69s, and England's Lee Westwood, after a 72. Of the other big names, Tiger Woods was one over after a 71, while Phil Mickelson and Ernie Els just made the halfway cut which fell at eight-over 148. Nine players finished under par after the opening round but only five were still in red figures after day two.
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