With the U.S. Open kicking off in a few days outside Pittsburgh at venerable Oakmont Country Club (shown above), this trivia question might be too easy, but here goes: Which state has hosted the most USGA championships? No points if you guessed Pennsylvania, which through 2015 had held 83. If you’re wondering how that breaks down over the years since 1899—when Philadelphia Country Club was the venue for the Women’s Amateur—here are the individual event totals for the Keystone State:
- 16 U.S. Opens*
- 13 Women’s Amateurs*
- 12 Men’s Amateurs
- 9 Women’s Opens
- 6 Senior Women’s Amateurs
- 5 Amateur Public Links
- 5 Girls’ Juniors
- 3 Senior Open
- 3 Senior Amateurs
- 3 Junior Amateurs
- 2 Curtis Cups
- 2 Women’s Amateur Public Links
- 2 Mid-Amateurs
- 1 Women’s Mid-Amateurs*
- 1 Walker Cup
*These events will be held in Pennsylvania in 2016
Now that you think you’re so smart, which states come runner-up in hosting USGA events? Through 2015, they are:
- 74, California
- 69, New York
- 60, Illinois
- 59, New Jersey
- 55, Massachusetts
- 38, Ohio
- 35, Minnesota
- 34, Oregon
- 31, Colorado and Michigan
