Hale Irwin(-8)

Runner-up: Mike Donald

Hale Irwin, at 45 years and 15 days old, became the oldest US Open champion ever. Irwin defeated Mike Donald in a sudden-death playoff after both 18-hole playoff rounds ended tied. Irwin birdied the first sudden-death hole. He had celebrated by running around the 18th green shaking hands with the gallery after his final putt.