1986 U.S. Open (golf)
Player Country Year ( s ) won R1 R2 R3 R4 Total To par Finish
Lee Trevino United States 1968 , 1971 74 68 69 71 282 +2 T4
Jack Nicklaus United States 1962 , 1967 , 1972 , 1980 77 72 67 68 284 +4 T8
Fuzzy Zoeller United States 1984 75 74 71 68 288 +8 T15
David Graham Australia 1981 76 71 69 72 288 +8 T15
Tom Watson United States 1982 72 71 71 75 289 +9 T24
Larry Nelson United States 1983 75 73 70 73 291 +11 T35
Johnny Miller United States 1973 76 72 71 74 293 +13 T45
Hubert Green United States 1977 75 75 75 71 296 +16 T55
Andy North United States 1978 , 1985 79 71 77 75 302 +22 67
Past champions in the field -- Made the cut
The 1986 U.S. Open was the 86th U.S. Open, held June 12-15 at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Shinnecock Hills, New York. Raymond Floyd won his fourth and final major, two strokes ahead of runners-up Chip Beck and It was Floyd's only U.S. Open title and he became its oldest winner, a record he held for four years. The opening round on Thursday had high winds with occasional heavy rain; the best score was Bob Tway's even-par 70, with Greg Norman a stroke Norman led after and took the lead into the final round, a stroke ahead of Lee Trevino and but a 75 dropped him back six strokes to twelfth Norman led each of the four major championships in 1986 after 54 holes, but won just once, at the British Open. During the final round, ten players either led or shared the lead; after Floyd birdied the par-3 11th, he was part of a nine-way tie Floyd began the round three strokes back and separated himself from the pack with a bogey-free 66. After the birdie he saved par at 12, then recorded another birdie at 13 to tie for the lead. Floyd took sole possession of the lead after the 14th, then added another birdie at After finishing his round, he was two strokes ahead of his closest pursuers: Wadkins and Beck both shot 65 to climb the leaderboard and shared second They tied the course record, set earlier in the day by 
With the win, Floyd became the oldest winner of the U.S. Open at , surpassing the long-standing record of from 1920 by several months (Julius Boros was also 43 in 1963). It was Floyd's fourth and final major championship, and he only won twice more in his career. At age 46, Masters champion Jack Nicklaus overcame an opening round 77 and tied for eighth, his last finish at the Hale Irwin won his third U.S. Open at age 45 in 1990 in a playoff and remains the oldest champion; in 1986, he was the only former champion in the field to miss the cut. Boros remains the oldest winner of a modern major; 48 at the in 1968. Entering this championship, Floyd had played in 21 U.S. Opens and had only two finishes in the top ten. His best result was a tie for sixth in 1965; he finished eighth in 1971, fifteen years earlier.