Golfing Lists
| US Open |
Most Times Runner-up |
| Total |
Player (Country) |
Years Runner-up |
6 |
Phil Mickelson * |
1942, 1946, 1954, 1955 |
4 |
Bobby Jones |
1922, 1924-25, 1928 |
| 4 |
Sam Snead * |
1937, 1947, 1949, 1953 |
| 4 |
Arnold Palmer |
1962-63, 1966-67 |
| 4 |
Jack Nicklaus |
1960, 1968, 1971, 1982 |
| 3 |
Alex Smith (Scotland) |
1898, 1901, 1905 |
| 3 |
Tom McNamara * |
1909, 1912, 1915 |
| 3 |
Colin Montgomerie (Scotland) * |
1994, 1997, 2006 |
* Indicates player never won the US Open | Up to and including 2025
All golfers from the USA unless otherwise stated
Many more golfers finished runner-up on two cccasions. |
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