1994 U.S. Open: Ernie Els wins at Oakmont C.C.
Ernie Els won the 1994 U.S. Open at Oakmont C.C. in Oakmont, Pennsylvania with 279 (−5), beating Colin Montgomerie and Loren Roberts in a playoff.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 1994 in the U.S. Open room, or every year on the U.S. Open winners list.
- Dates
- June 16, 1994 to June 20, 1994
- Course
- Oakmont C.C., Oakmont, Pennsylvania
- Edition
- 94th U.S. Open
- Champion
- Ernie Els · South Africa · born Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
- Champion's title
- 1st U.S. Open title
- Winning score
- 279 (−5)
- Runners-up
- Colin Montgomerie, Loren Roberts
- Playoff
- 18 holes + sudden death
Winner and runners-up
| Pos. | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ernie Els | 279 | −5 |
| T2 | Colin Montgomerie | ||
| T2 | Loren Roberts |
What happened at the 1994 U.S. Open
Montgomerie was eliminated in the 18-hole playoff. Els then beat Roberts in sudden death.
How this was built
Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's U.S. Open data. A value no source confirmed is left out; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the organizer's own record is used.
Data: us-open-years.json (the U.S. Open room's data); dates from GNN's U.S. Open final-day dates table (Wikipedia infoboxes).