2012 U.S. Open: Webb Simpson wins at Olympic Club
Webb Simpson won the 2012 U.S. Open at Olympic Club in San Francisco, California with 281 (+1), by 1 stroke over Graeme McDowell and Michael Thompson.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 2012 in the U.S. Open room, or every year on the U.S. Open winners list.
- Dates
- June 14, 2012 to June 17, 2012
- Course
- Olympic Club, San Francisco, California
- Edition
- 112th U.S. Open
- Champion
- Webb Simpson · USA · born Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
- Champion's title
- 1st U.S. Open title
- Winning score
- 281 (+1) · won by 1 stroke
- Runners-up
- Graeme McDowell, Michael Thompson
Winner and runners-up
| Pos. | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Webb Simpson | 281 | +1 |
| T2 | Graeme McDowell | ||
| T2 | Michael Thompson |
What happened at the 2012 U.S. Open
Simpson posted his score early and won 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).