Bristol, Conn. – ESPN Classic will be airing 27 consecutive hours of U.S. Open highlights during a two-day marathon, beginning June 15 and ending on June 16, the first round of the 2011 U.S. Open at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md. The following is a list of broadcast times for past U.S. Open highlights. This will also be ESPN’s 30th year at the U.S. Open.
Day | Time (EDT) | U.S. Open Year | Champion |
June 15 | 7 a.m. | 1962 | Jack Nicklaus |
June 15 | 7:30 a.m. | 1964 | Ken Venturi |
June 15 | 8 a.m. | 1965 | Gary Player |
June 15 | 9 a.m. | 1967 | Jack Nicklaus |
June 15 | 9:30 a.m. | 1968 | Lee Trevino |
June 15 | 10 a.m. | 1971 | Lee Trevino |
June 15 | 10:30 a.m. | 1972 | Jack Nicklaus |
June 15 | 11 a.m. | 1974 | Hale Irwin |
June 15 | 11:30 a.m. | 1976 | Jerry Pate |
June 15 | Noon | 1978 | Andy North |
June 15 | 12:30 p.m. | 1979 | Hale Irwin |
June 15 | 1 p.m. | 1980 | Jack Nicklaus |
June 15 | 2 p.m. | 1982 | Tom Watson |
June 15 | 2:30 p.m. | 1983 | Larry Nelson |
June 15 | 3:30 p.m. | 1984 | Fuzzy Zoeller |
June 15 | 4 p.m. | 1985 | Andy North |
June 15 | 4:30 p.m. | 1986 | Raymond Floyd |
June 15 | 5 p.m. | 1988 | Curtis Strange |
June 15 | 6 p.m. | 1989 | Curtis Strange |
June 15 | 7 p.m. | 1990 | Hale Irwin |
June 15 | 8 p.m. | 1991 | Payne Stewart |
June 15 | 9 p.m. | 1992 | Tom Kite |
June 15 | 10 p.m. | 1995 | Corey Pavin |
June 15 | 11 p.m. | 1998 | Lee Janzen |
June 16 | Midnight | 1999 | Payne Stewart |
June 16 | 1 a.m. | 2000 | Tiger Woods |
June 16 | 2 a.m. | 2001 | Retief Goosen |
June 16 | 3 a.m. | 2002 | Tiger Woods |
June 16 | 4 a.m. | 2003 | Jim Furyk |
June 16 | 5 a.m. | 2004 | Retief Goosen |
June 16 | 6 a.m. | 2007 | Angel Cabrera |
June 16 | 7 a.m. | 2008 | Tiger Woods |
June 16 | 8 a.m. | 2009 | Lucas Glover |
June 16 | 9 a.m. | 2010 | Graeme McDowell |