Long Island’s history of hosting golf majors

Long Island has hosted 22 major golf championships, beginning with the U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur championships at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in 1896:

U.S. OPEN — MEN

2009 Bethpage Black

Winner: Lucas Glover, 276

Runner-up: Phil Mickelson, Ricky Barnes, David Duval, 278

2004 Shinnecock Hills G.C.

Winner: Retief Goosen, 276

Runner-up: Phil Mickelson, 278

2002 Bethpage Black

Winner: Tiger Woods, 277

Runner-up: Phil Mickelson, 280

1995 Shinnecock Hills G.C.

Winner: Corey Pavin, 280

Runner-up: Greg Norman, 282

1986 Shinnecock Hills G.C.

Winner: Raymond Floyd, 279

Runners-up: Lanny Wadkins and Chip Beck, 281

1932 Fresh Meadows C.C.

Winner: Gene Sarazen, 286

Runners-up: Bobby Cruickshank and T. Philip Perkins, 289

1923 Inwood C.C.

Winner: a-Bobby Jones, 296

Runner-up: Bobby Cruickshank, 296 (Jones won in a playoff, shooting 76. Cruickshank shot 78.)

1902 Garden City G.C.

Winner: Laurie Auchterlonie, 307

Runners-up: Stewart Gardner and a-Walter J. Travis, 313

1896 Shinnecock Hills G.C.

Winner: James Foulis, 152

Runner-up: Horace Rawlins 155

a-Amateur

U.S. OPEN — WOMEN

2013 Sebonack GC

Winner: Inbee Park

PGA CHAMPIONSHIP

1939 Pomonok CC

Winner: Henry Picard

1930 Fresh Meadows CC

Winner: Tommy Armour

1926 Salisbury Golf Links

Winner: Walter Hagen

1921 Inwood CC

Winner: Walter Hagen

1919 Engineers CC

Winner: Jim Barnes

U.S. AMATEUR

1936 Garden City GC

Winner: Johnny Fischer

1920 Engineers CC

Winner: Charles Evans Jr.

1913 Garden City GC

Winner: Jerome Travers

1908 Garden City GC

Winner: Jerome Travers

1903 Nassau CC

Winner: Walter Travis

1900 Garden City GC

Winner: Walter Travis

1896 Shinnecock Hills GC

Winner: H.J. Whigman