In 2007, Alexis Thompson as a 12-year-old became the youngest player to qualify for the U.S. Women's Open.

Golfer Payne Stewart was killed in a plane crash a few months after he won the U.S. Open in 1999 which was his third win in a major after a gap of 8 years.

Bobby Locke from South Africa was the first player from outside of Europe and America to have won a major championship.