US OPEN
What is the US Open trophy called? Original and current trophy
The US Open has over 100 years of history. We take a look at the much-coveted trophy as the best in the game are battling it out to see who comes out on top.
As the competition comes to a close today, we look back at how the competition’s most coveted prize, its trophy, got its name.
The US Open trophy dates to the inaugural US Open at Newport (R.I.) Golf Club in 1895. The 18-inch-tall, silver trophy was originally commissioned by the United States Golf Association and made by the Gorham Company.
US Open trophy name
The British Open trophy is called the Claret Jug, and the PGA Championship has the Wanamaker Trophy; however, the US Open trophy has never been named; therefore, you guessed it, it is simply called the US Open trophy.
Whoever comes out on top will receive the trophy in a post-championship ceremony and, as champion, will keep it for a year.
The original two-handled trophy was lost in a fire in September 1946. Lloyd Mangrum, the winner of the 1946 US Open, took the original home after winning the tournament and displayed it in the clubhouse of his home course, Tam O’Shanter, outside Chicago.
A fire at the clubhouse destroyed the trophy and the current trophy dates to 1947, when it was first presented by the USGA. The USGA reportedly considered replacing it with a new design but opted instead to preserve the original look.