Can a dark horse or sleeper win arguably the toughest of all major championships? Traditionally, the answer to that question would be no, as a look back through the list of U.S. Open champions is a roster of blue bloods. Names like Woods, Nicklaus, Palmer and Watson are all over the U.S. Open trophy. More so over the last decade, the last nine U.S. Open winners have all been well established PGA Tour pros.
Of course, there’s always the rare occurrence of a true dark horse sprinting ahead to steal the Open. While guys like Brooks Koepka, Jordan Spieth and Dustin Johnson have all won recently, there’s also players like Michael Campbell, Steve Jones and Lucas Glover who have all hoisted the trophy over the last 25 years.