| Championship Venue | Scioto Country Club, Columbus, Ohio |
| Dates of Championship | Aug. 11-14 |
| Opened | 1916 |
| Architect | Donald Ross (renovations by Jack Nicklaus & Michael Hurdzan, 2008) |
| Scioto, Hole-by-Hole |
No. 1: Par 4, 420 Yards No. 2: Par 4, 460 Yards No. 3: Par 4, 384 Yards No. 4: Par 3, 198 Yards No. 5: Par 4, 452 Yards No. 6: Par 5, 558 Yards No. 7: Par 4, 376 Yards No. 8: Par 4, 495 Yards No. 9: Par 3, 160 Yards No. 10: Par 4, 424 Yards No. 11: Par 4, 400 Yards No. 12: Par 5, 548 Yards No. 13: Par 4, 477 Yards No. 14: Par 3, 230 Yards No. 15: Par 4, 445 Yards No. 16: Par 4, 426 Yards No. 17: Par 3, 200 Yards No. 18: Par 4, 476 Yards |
| Field Size | 156 |
| Total Number of Entries | 2,791 |
| Eligibility | Any professional or amateur golfer who has reached 50 years of age by Aug. 11 and whose Handicap Index does not exceed 3.4 |
| 2015 Championship | Jeff Maggert (10-under 270) edged defending champion Colin Montgomerie by two strokes at Del Paso Country Cub in Sacramento, Calif. |
| Quotable | “I’m honored to take this trophy home, and I will cherish it the rest of my life.” – Jeff Maggert |
| Notable Past Events at Scioto Country Club (winner) | 1926 U.S. Open (Robert T. Jones Jr.) 1931 Ryder Cup (United States) 1950 PGA Championship (Chandler Harper) 1968 U.S. Amateur (Bruce Fleisher) 1986 U.S. Senior Open (Dale Douglass) |
| U.S. Senior Opens in Ohio (5) | 1986: Scioto C.C./Columbus (Champion: Dale Douglass) 1996: Canterbury C.C./Cleveland (Dave Stockton) 2003: Inverness Club/Toledo (Bruce Lietzke) 2005: NCR Country Club/Kettering (Allen Doyle) 2011: Inverness Club/Toledo (Olin Browne) |
| Notable U.S. Senior Open Champions | Arnold Palmer (1981); Miller Barber (1982, 1984-85); Billy Casper (1983); Gary Player (1987-88); Lee Trevino (1990); Jack Nicklaus (1991, 1993); Tom Weiskopf (1995); Hale Irwin (1998, 2000); Allen Doyle (2005-06); Fred Funk (2009); Bernhard Langer (2010); Colin Montgomerie (2014) |
| Notable U.S. Senior Open Runners-Up | a-William C. Campbell (1980); Gene Littler (1982); Arnold Palmer (1984); Gary Player (1986); Bob Charles (1988); Jack Nicklaus (1990, 1995); Chi Chi Rodriguez (1991); Hale Irwin (1996, 2004); Tom Watson (2002-03, 2006); Ben Crenshaw (2007); Fred Couples (2010); Fred Funk (2008, 2012-13); Mark O’Meara (2011); Colin Montgomerie (2015) |
| Schedule of Play | Aug. 11 (First Round, 18 holes, stroke play) Aug. 12 (Second Round, 18 holes, stroke play) Aug. 13 (Third Round, 18 holes, stroke play) Aug. 14 (Final Round, 18 holes, stroke play) |
| Broadcast Coverage | Wednesday, Aug. 10 (Preview Show): 8 p.m.-9 p.m. (FS1) Thursday, Aug. 11: 10 a.m.-12 p.m. (usga.org) Thursday, Aug. 11: 2 p.m.-7 p.m. (usga.org) Thursday, Aug. 11: 2 p.m.-7 p.m. (FS1) Friday, Aug. 12: 10 a.m.-12 p.m. (usga.org) Friday, Aug. 12: 2 p.m.-7 p.m. (usga.org) Friday, Aug. 12: 2 p.m.-7 p.m. (FS1) Saturday, Aug. 13: 2 p.m.-6 p.m. (Fox) Saturday, Aug. 13: 2 p.m.-6 p.m. (usga.org) Sunday, Aug. 14: 2 p.m.-6 p.m. (Fox) Sunday, Aug. 14: 2 p.m.-6 p.m. (usga.org) |
| Future Sites | 2017: Salem Country Club, Peabody, Mass./June 29-July 2 2018: The Broadmoor Golf Club, Colorado Springs, Colo./June 28-July 1 |
U.S. SENIOR OPEN
37th U.S. Senior Open: Fast Facts
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Aug 5, 2016
Jack Nicklaus claimed a pair of U.S. Senior Open titles in 1991 and 1993 to give him eight USGA championships overall. (USGA/Steven Gibbons)