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The 2012 United States Open Championship was the 112th U.S. Open, played June 14–17 at the Olympic Club in San Francisco, California. Webb Simpson won his first major title, one stroke ahead of runners-up Graeme McDowell and Michael Thompson .
Andy Murray defeated the defending champion Novak Djokovic in the final, 7–6 (12–10), 7–5, 2–6, 3–6, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2012 US Open. It was his first major title, following four previous runner-up finishes also making him the first British man to win a singles major since Fred Perry in 1936 .
The Olympic Club has hosted five U.S. Opens, in 1955, 1966, 1987, 1998 and 2012. The 54-hole leader has failed to win every time the Open has been played at The Olympic Club. Jack Fleck won in 1955, defeating Ben Hogan in an 18-hole playoff after the two were tied at the end of 72 holes on 287.
Hale Irwin is the oldest winner of the U.S. Open: he was 45 years and 15 days old when he won in 1990. [5] The youngest winner of the U.S. Open is John McDermott who was 19 years, 10 months and 14 days old when he won in 1911. [5] Rory McIlroy holds the record for the lowest aggregate score in 2011 at 268.
2012 U.S. Open may refer to: 2012 U.S. Open (golf), a major golf tournament; 2012 US Open (tennis), a grand slam tennis event; 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, a soccer tournament for US teams; 2012 U.S. Open Grand Prix Gold, a badminton tournament
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The 2012 US Open was a tennis tournament played on the outdoor hard courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows Park, of Queens, New York City, United States. It was played from August 27 to September 10. [ 1 ]
The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open national championship of golf in the United States. It is the third of the four men's major golf championships, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour.