[2] Martin Kaymer led wire-to-wire to win his first U.S. Open and second major title, eight strokes ahead of runners-up Erik Compton and Rickie Fowler.

From Germany, Kaymer was the first from continental Europe to win the U.S. Open and the fourth European winner in five years.

Winner of the 2013 Mark H. McCormack Medal (men's World Amateur Golf Ranking) 5.

The top 60 point leaders and ties as of June 9, 2014, in the Official World Golf Ranking 15.

Special exemptions given by the USGA The remaining contestants earned their places through sectional qualifiers.

[18] 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.

[20] Amateurs: Fitzpatrick (+4), Campbell (+6), Stewart (+6), Whitsett (+6), Wilson (+8), McNealy (+10), Shelton (+13), Goss (+14), McIver (+15), Grimmer (+17), Dorn (+19) 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.

[21] Erik Compton and Rickie Fowler shot the only sub-par rounds, both shooting 67 (−3) to move into a tie for second place.

[23] Sunday, June 15, 2014 Kaymer shot a 69 in the final round to win by eight strokes over Compton and Fowler.

[27][28] Final round Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par Source:[29] This was the last U.S. Open for NBC Sports, which had televised the event for twenty consecutive years, 1995–2014.

Starting in 2015, Fox Sports began a 12-year contract to televise the championship and other USGA events, which it ended early before the 2020 U.S. Open, where NBC regained coverage due to scheduling conflicts with Fox's NFL and college football coverage caused by the tournament's postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic.