2022 U.S. Senior Open Fast FactsSaucon Valley Country Club, Bethlehem, Pa.
| Venue | Saucon Valley Country Club (Old Course), Bethlehem, Pa. |
| Opened | 1922 |
| Architect | Herbert Strong (renovations by William Gordon, Perry Maxwell and Tom Marzolf) |
| Dates of Championship | June 23-26 |
| Field Size | 156 competitors |
| Yardage/Par | 7,028 yards/Par 71 (Subject to Change) |
| Course and Slope Rating | TBD |
| Tickets | For ticket information and packages, click here |
| Eligibility | Open to any professional and amateur golfer who is 50 years of age as of June 23 and whose Handicap Index does not exceed 3.4. Click here to enter. |
| Entries Open | Feb. 23, 2022 |
| Entries Close | April 27, 2022 at 5 p.m. EDT |
| Qualifying | Qualifying will take place over 18 holes at 33 sites from May 2 to June 3. |
| 2021 Championship | Jim Furyk overcame a rocky start in the final round to edge two-time U.S. Open champion Retief Goosen and past Masters champion Mike Weir by three strokes at Omaha (Neb.) Country Club. Furyk, the 2003 U.S. Open champion, posted a 72-hole total of 7-under-par 273. To read more, click here. |
| Quotable | "I worked really hard on my game this year. I still feel like I've got some stuff I need to work on, but to see the fruits of that labor is very satisfying. To play the last 15 holes that well under the conditions was really exciting and gratifying.” -- Jim Furyk |
| Fast Fact | This is the 100-year anniversary of the club's Old Course. While Saucon Valley was founded in 1920, the Old Course did not open until two years later. Saucon's 18-hole Grace Course opened in 1958 and the Weyhill Course opened in 1968. |
| Hole by Hole | SAUCON VALLEY COUNTRY CLUB (OLD COURSE) (Yardages and Par Subject to Change) Hole 1: 555 yards (Par 5) Hole 2: 472 yards (Par 4) Hole 3: 374 yards (Par 4) Hole 4: 157 yards (Par 3) Hole 5: 476 yards (Par 4) Hole 6: 558 yards (Par 5) Hole 7: 456 yards (Par 4) Hole 8: 426 yards (Par 4) Hole 9: 210 yards (Par 3) OUT: 3,684 yards (Par 36) Hole 10: 330 yards (Par 4) Hole 11: 183 yards (Par 3) Hole 12: 615 yards (Par 5) Hole 13: 454 yards (Par 4) Hole 14: 422 yards (Par 4) Hole 15: 351 yards (Par 4) Hole 16: 382 yards (Par 4) Hole 17: 172 yards (Par 3) Hole 18: 435 yards (Par 4) IN: 3,344 yards (Par 35) TOTAL: 7,028 yards (Par 71) |
| Notable Past Events at Saucon Valley | 1951 U.S. Amateur (Billy Maxwell) 1983 U.S. Junior Amateur (Tim Straub) 1987 U.S. Senior Amateur (John Richardson) 1992 U.S. Senior Open (Larry Laoretti) 2000 U.S. Senior Open (Hale Irwin) 2009 U.S. Women's Open (Eun-Hee Ji) 2014 U.S. Mid-Amateur (Scott Harvey) |
| 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); David Toms (2018); Steve Stricker (2019); Jim Furyk (2021) |
| 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); Miguel Angel Jimenez (2016, 2018); Billy Mayfair (2016); Retief Goosen (2021); Mike Weir (2021) |
| What Champion Receives | A gold medal Custody of the Francis D. Ouimet Memorial Trophy for ensuing year Exemption into 2023 U.S. Open at The Los Angeles Country Club Exemptions into the next 10 U.S. Senior Opens |
| Schedule of Play | Thursday, June 23 (18 holes, stroke play) Friday, June 24 (18 holes, stroke play) Saturday, June 25 (18 holes, stroke play) Sunday, June 26 (18 holes, stroke play) |
| Cut | Low 60 scorers and ties will play the final 36 holes |
| Playoff | Should there be a tie after 72 holes, a two-hole aggregate playoff will take place immediately following play |
| Broadcast Schedule | To be announced |
| Future Sites | 2023: SentryWorld, Stevens Point, Wis./June 29-July 2 2024: Newport Country Club, Newport, R.I./June 27-30 2025: The Broadmoor (East Course), Colorado Springs, Colo./TBD 2030: Spyglass Hills, Pebble Beach, Calif./TBD |