First round Thursday, June 12, 2014 Martin Kaymer led the field after shooting a five-under-par 65. He led a group of four golfers, including 2010 champion
Graeme McDowell, by three strokes. Only 15 players shot under-par rounds. Defending champion
Justin Rose shot 72. The scoring average for the field was 73.23, more than three strokes over par.
Second round Friday, June 13, 2014 Martin Kaymer recorded a second consecutive round of 65 (−5), establishing a new tournament record for lowest 36-hole score (130) and becoming the first player to open a major championship with two rounds of 65 or better. His six-stroke lead over
Brendon Todd after 36 holes tied a tournament record previously set by
Tiger Woods in
2000 and
Rory McIlroy in
2011. 21 players shot under-par rounds and 13 players were under-par for the tournament. The cut was at 145 (+5) and 67 players made the cut including one amateur, 2013
U.S. Amateur winner
Matt Fitzpatrick. The scoring average for the field was 72.89, just less than three strokes over par. Amateurs:
Fitzpatrick (+4),
Campbell (+6),
Stewart (+6),
Whitsett (+6),
Wilson (+8),
McNealy (+10),
Shelton (+13),
Goss (+14),
McIver (+15),
Grimmer (+17),
Dorn (+19)
Third round Saturday, June 14, 2014 Kaymer dropped back towards the field, shooting a 2-over-par 72 but still led by five strokes on a tougher scoring day.
Erik Compton and
Rickie Fowler shot the only sub-par rounds, both shooting 67 (−3) to move into a tie for second place. Only six golfers remained under-par for the tournament. The scoring average for the field was 73.82, almost four strokes over par.
Final round Sunday, June 15, 2014 Kaymer shot a 69 in the final round to win by eight strokes over Compton and Fowler. His 72-hole score of 271 was the second-lowest in U.S. Open history. This was his second major championship and also made him the fourth European winner of the event in five years (after
Graeme McDowell,
Rory McIlroy and
Justin Rose) having previously had no European winners since
Tony Jacklin in 1970. Eleven golfers shot under-par rounds but none in the last eight groups except Kaymer. Only three golfers finished under-par for the tournament. The scoring average for the field was 72.40, the lowest of any rounds.
Final leaderboard Scorecard Final round Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par Source: ==Media==