1988 U.S. Open (golf)

1988 U.S. Open
Tournament information
Dates June 16–20, 1988
Location Brookline, Massachusetts
Course(s) The Country Club
Composite Course
Tour(s) PGA Tour
Statistics
Par 71
Length 7,010 yards (6,410 m)[1]
Field 156 players, 65 after cut
Cut 146 (+4)
Prize fund $1.0 miilion
Winner's share $180,000
Champion
United States Curtis Strange
278 (–6), playoff
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The Country Club 
Location in the United States
The Country Club 
Location in Massachusetts

The 1988 U.S. Open was the 88th U.S. Open, held June 16–20 at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts, a suburb southwest of Boston. Curtis Strange defeated Nick Faldo in an 18-hole playoff for the first of two consecutive U.S. Open titles.

Final round

Strange took the 54-hole lead after a third-round 69, while Faldo was a stroke behind after a 68. Strange and Faldo battled back-and-forth during the final round. Strange three-putted from 15 feet on the 17th green to fall into a tie, then saved par from a greenside bunker on the 18th to force a Monday playoff.[2]

Playoff

In the playoff, Strange carried a one-stroke lead to the turn after birdies at the 4th and 7th holes. When Faldo bogeyed the 11th, the lead went to two, but Strange bogeyed the next hole to return it to one. Strange rebounded with a birdie on 13 and took a commanding three-shot lead when Faldo bogeyed. Faldo bogeyed three of his last four holes to card a 75, while Strange finished with an even-par 71 and a four-stroke victory.[1][3]

This was the third U.S. Open at The Country Club and all ended in playoffs. Julius Boros, age 43, defeated Arnold Palmer and Jacky Cupit in 1963, and 20-year-old amateur Francis Ouimet prevailed over Britons Harry Vardon and Ted Ray in 1913.[2][4]

Strange successfully defended his title in 1989, the first to win consecutive U.S. Opens since Ben Hogan in 1950 and 1951.[5] Through 2012, Strange remains the last to repeat as champion.

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 R3 R4 Total To par Finish
Scott Simpson  United States 1987 69 66 72 74 281 –3 T6
Fuzzy Zoeller  United States 1984 73 72 71 66 282 –2 T8
Raymond Floyd  United States 1986 73 72 73 67 285 +1 T17
Hale Irwin  United States 1974, 1979 71 71 72 71 285 +1 T17
Tom Watson  United States 1982 74 71 69 75 289 +5 T36
Lee Trevino  United States 1968, 1971 73 73 73 71 290 +6 T40
David Graham  Australia 1981 77 69 74 71 291 +7 T47
Larry Nelson  United States 1983 78 67 80 72 297 +13 T62

Missed the cut

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 Total To par
Jack Nicklaus  United States 1962, 1967, 1972, 1980 74 73 147 +5
Gary Player  South Africa 1965 77 72 149 +7
Andy North  United States 1978, 1985 74 75 149 +7
Hubert Green  United States 1977 76 79 155 +13

Source:[6]

Course layout

The Country Club - Composite Course [7]

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards4521854483384393122013855103,2704394534504335274341853814383,7407,010
Par434444345354444543443671

Round summaries

First round

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Bob Gilder United States68–3
Sandy Lyle Scotland
Mike Nicolette United States
T4Paul Azinger United States69–2
Seve Ballesteros Spain
Dick Mast United States
Larry Mize United States
Scott Simpson United States
T9Craig Stadler United States70–1
Curtis Strange United States
Lanny Wadkins United States

Second round

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Scott Simpson United States69-66=135–7
2Larry Mize United States69-67=136–6
T3Bob Gilder United States68-69=137–5
Curtis Strange United States70-67=137
T5Paul Azinger United States69-70=139–3
Fred Couples United States72-67=139
Nick Faldo England72-67=139
Sandy Lyle Scotland68-71=139
T9Jay Haas United States73-67=140–2
D. A. Weibring United States71-69=140

Amateurs: Mayfair (+1), Tolles (+14), Duncan (+15), Rintoul (+16).

Third round

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Curtis Strange United States70-67-69=206–7
T2Nick Faldo England72-67-68=207–6
Bob Gilder United States68-69-70=207
Scott Simpson United States69-66-72=207
T5Larry Mize United States69-67-72=208–5
D. A. Weibring United States71-69-68=208
7Mark O'Meara United States71-72-66=209–4
8Fred Couples United States72-67-71=210–3
9Lanny Wadkins United States70-71-70=211–2
10Ken Green United States72-70-70=212–1

Final round

Sunday, June 19, 1988

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
T1 Curtis Strange  United States 70-67-69-72=278 –6 Playoff
Nick Faldo  England 72-67-68-71=278
T3 Mark O'Meara  United States 71-72-66-71=280 –4 41,370
Steve Pate  United States 72-69-72-67=280
D. A. Weibring  United States 71-69-68-72=280
T6 Paul Azinger  United States 69-70-76-66=281 –3 25,414
Scott Simpson  United States 69-66-72-74=281
T8 Bob Gilder  United States 68-69-70-75=282 –2 20,903
Fuzzy Zoeller  United States 73-72-71-66=282
T10 Fred Couples  United States 72-67-71-73=283 –1 17,870
Payne Stewart  United States 73-73-70-67=283

Amateur: Billy Mayfair (+3).

Scorecard

Hole 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 101112131415161718
Par434444345 444454344
United States Strange–7–6–5–5–5–5–6–6–6–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–6–6
England Faldo–6–6–6–6–6–6–6–6–6–6–6–6–6–6–7–6–6–6

Playoff

Monday, June 20, 1988

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Curtis Strange  United States 34-37=71 E180,000
2Nick Faldo  England 35-40=75 +490,000

Scorecard

Hole 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 101112131415161718
Par434444345 444454344
United States StrangeEEE+1EE–1–1–1–1–1E–1–1EEEE
England FaldoEE+1+1+1+1EEEE+1+1+2+1+2+2+3+4

Source:[7]

References

  1. 1 2 White, Gordon S., Jr. (June 21, 1988). "Strange wins Open for dad". Spokesman-Review. New York Times. p. C-1.
  2. 1 2 Parascenzo, Marino (June 20, 1988). "Strange Open tied, playoff today". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 11.
  3. Reilly, Rick (June 27, 1988). "Strange finish". Sports Illustrated.
  4. "U.S. Open history: 1988". USGA. Retrieved June 22, 2012.
  5. "U.S. Open history: 1989". USGA. Retrieved June 22, 2012.
  6. "1988 U.S. Open". databasegolf.com. Retrieved June 21, 2012.
  7. 1 2 "U.S. Open: hole-by-hole". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. June 21, 1988.

External links

Preceded by
1988 Masters
Major Championships Succeeded by
1988 Open Championship

Coordinates: 42°18′54″N 71°08′53″W / 42.315°N 71.148°W / 42.315; -71.148

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