U.S. Open "Top 10" Lists

Everyone loves a good list, right? Golf World has put together an entire section of lists relating to the U.S. Open - bests and worsts, firsts and lasts, and more varieties. The full complement can be viewed here. It's an interesting way to pass a few minutes, and you're sure to find much to agree with - and probably more to disagree with. Such is the nature of the beast.

A few selections from the various lists:

Top 10 U.S. Open Playoffs: 1. Francis Ouimet defeats Harry Vardon and Ted Ray, 1913

Best Quotes: "Nobody wins the Open. It wins you." --Cary Middlecoff after his 1956 victory at Oak Hill

10 Worst Collapes: 5. Sam Snead, 1939. Leading by one on the last tee at Philadelphia's Spring Mill Course, Snead makes a triple-bogey 8, and launches a lifetime of Open frustration.

Things You'll Never See Again: 3. A 19 on one hole (Cherry Hills, 1938). Hitting his approach into the creek guarding the par-5 16th, Ray Ainsley stubbornly tries playing the ball, refusing to take a drop. Eventually getting it out and onto the green, he one-putts for a 19. Elapsed time: 30 minutes.

10 Worst U.S. Open Sites: 1. Northwood Club, Dallas (1952). Following Oakland Hills, preceding Oakmont, it stuck out like a range ball in a sleeve of Pro V1s.

I might disagree that a 19 on one hole is something we'll never see again ... but then, somehow, John Daly will have to get into another Open.