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Andy North

United States · born , Thorp, Wisconsin, USA

2major championships

Summary

  • First major 1978 U.S. Open
  • Last major 1985 U.S. Open
  • Ryder Cup 1 Cups · 0-3-0 · 0 points (0.0%)

Wins

  1. 1978 U.S. Open Cherry Hills C.C. · 285 (+1) · by 1 stroke from J.C. Snead and Dave Stockton
  2. 1985 U.S. Open Oakland Hills C.C. · 279 (-1) · by 1 stroke from Dave Barr, T.C. Chen and Denis Watson

Ryder Cup

1 Cups, 3 matches: 0 won, 3 lost, 0 halved, 0 points. Foursomes 0-0-0, four-ball 0-2-0, singles 0-1-0.

  1. 1985 The Belfry (Brabazon Course) USA · Europe won 16.5–11.5 · 0-3-0, 0 points · automatic (major or match-play champion berth)

Rivals

Ryder Cup partners

Ryder Cup opponents

Next in the chain: Peter Jacobsen's rivals →

Moments

  1. 1985 Ryder Cup Sam Torrance holed a birdie putt on 18 to beat Andy North 1 up and win the Cup for Europe, its first win since 1957.

Results by championship

    Best day

    1985 U.S. Open

    Oakland Hills C.C., Birmingham, MI · 279 (-1) · by 1 stroke from Dave Barr, T.C. Chen and Denis Watson

    Chosen by rule: his widest winning margin in a major. Year page: 1985.

    Career line, 1978–1985

    U.S. Open
    1978 U.S. Open: won1985 U.S. Open: won
    Ryder Cup
    1985 Ryder Cup (USA): 0-3-0
    19781980198219841986

    3 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Major win
    • Ryder Cup, USA

    Andy North was born on March 9, 1950, in Thorp, Wisconsin, USA. North won 2 major championships: 2 U.S. Opens (1978, 1985). North played in 1 Ryder Cup for USA (1985), winning 0, losing 3 and halving 0 of 3 matches for 0 points.

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    The record

    Wins in the majors (2)

    1. 1978 U.S. Open Cherry Hills C.C., Englewood, CO · 285 (+1) · by 1 stroke from J.C. Snead and Dave Stockton
    2. 1985 U.S. Open Oakland Hills C.C., Birmingham, MI · 279 (-1) · by 1 stroke from Dave Barr, T.C. Chen and Denis Watson

    Near misses

      U.S. Open top-10 finishes in his career: 4 (GNN U.S. Open room data).

      Ryder Cup

      North played 1 Ryder Cups for USA: 3 matches, 0 won, 3 lost, 0 halved, 0 points (0.0% of those available). By format: foursomes 0-0-0, four-ball 0-2-0, singles 0-1-0 (won-lost-halved). Vice-captain: 2014.

      1. 1985 The Belfry (Brabazon Course) USA · Europe won 16.5–11.5 · 0-3-0, 0 points · automatic (major or match-play champion berth)

      Partners, with matches played together: Peter Jacobsen (1), Tom Kite (1).

      Sources

      Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.

      1. WP: List of American Ryder Cup golfers
      2. Golf Compendium
      3. GNN U.S. Open room (champions data)
      4. GC: 1985 ryder cup
      5. Wikipedia: 1985 Ryder Cup