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The 2001 United States Open Golf Championship was the 101st U.S. Open, played from June 14 to June 18 at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The U.S. Open returned to Southern Hills for the first time since 1977, where Hubert Green appeared & won in his first major championship. Players complained that approach shots, landing in the middle of green in the 18th hole, could wind up 40 yd (36.6 m) away in the fairway after rolling back down the two-tiered putting surface. The USGA and Southern Hills officials raced to rectify the problem by feeding the green fertilizer to spur the growth of more grass, calling off the mowers and hand watering the green during the day.
Mark Brooks three-putted his way out of the lead on the 18th, playing two groups behind Retief Goosen. Goosen blasted his birdie putt within two feet of the 18th hole, but he then missed the putt for par, and ended up in a tie with Brooks. Goosen prevailed the next day in an 18-hole playoff. The purse was $5 million and Goosen earned $900,000. The tournament was also notable for breaking Tiger Woods's "Tiger Slam" run of consecutive major championship wins; Woods finished twelfth.
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