1997 U.S. Open: Ernie Els wins at Congressional C.C.
Ernie Els won the 1997 U.S. Open at Congressional C.C. in Bethesda, Maryland with 276 (−4), by 1 stroke over Colin Montgomerie.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 1997 in the U.S. Open room, or every year on the U.S. Open winners list.
- Dates
- June 12, 1997 to June 15, 1997
- Course
- Congressional C.C., Bethesda, Maryland
- Edition
- 97th U.S. Open
- Champion
- Ernie Els · South Africa · born Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
- Champion's title
- 2nd U.S. Open title
- Winning score
- 276 (−4) · won by 1 stroke
- Runner-up
- Colin Montgomerie
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ernie Els | 276 | −4 |
| 2 | Colin Montgomerie |
What happened at the 1997 U.S. Open
Els beat Montgomerie again, by one.
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).