1988 PGA Championship

The 1988 PGA Championship was the 70th PGA Championship, held August 11–14 at Oak Tree Golf Club in Edmond, Oklahoma, a suburb north of Oklahoma City. Jeff Sluman shot a final round 65 (−6) to win his only major title, three strokes ahead of runner-up Paul Azinger, the 36-hole and 54-hole leader[3] and former college teammate.[4][5] Azinger was the reigning Player of the Year on the PGA Tour.

1988 PGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesAugust 11–14, 1988
LocationEdmond, Oklahoma
Course(s)Oak Tree Golf Club
Organized byPGA of America
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par71
Length7,015 yards (6,415 m)[1]
Field150 players, 72 after cut[2]
Cut144 (+2)
Prize fund$1.0 million
Winner's share$160,000
Champion
Jeff Sluman
272 (−12)
Oak Tree
Golf Club
Location in the United States
Oak Tree
Golf Club
Location in Oklahoma

In the penultimate pairing on Sunday, Sluman was three strokes back at the start of the round. After a birdie at the second, he holed out for an eagle on the par-5 fifth, and when Azinger followed with a bogey, the two were tied at nine-under. Sluman had five birdies and an eagle with just one bogey in the final round while Azinger posted a second straight even-par 71. It was also the first of Sluman's six victories on the PGA Tour.[6][7] In the final pair with Azinger, Dave Rummells shot 75 (+4) and fell to a tie for sixth.

Azinger won the title five years later, defeating Greg Norman in a playoff in 1993.

Course layout
Main article: Oak Tree Golf Club
Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards4413925842005903774401713863,5813794664451494534344792004293,4347,015
Par445354434364443445343571

Source:[1]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, August 11, 1988

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Bob Gilder United States66−5
T2Paul Azinger United States67−4
Chip Beck United States
John Cook United States
Nick Faldo England
T6Raymond Floyd United States68−3
Rocco Mediate United States
Greg Norman Australia
Jay Overton United States
Mike Reid United States
Peter Senior Australia
Craig Stadler United States

Source:[8]

Second round

Friday, August 12, 1988

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Paul Azinger United States67-66=133−9
2Jay Overton United States68-66=134−8
T3John Cook United States67-69=136−6
Raymond Floyd United States68-68=136
T5David Graham Australia70-67=137−5
Steve Jones United States69-68=137
Gary Koch United States72-65=137
Tsuneyuki Nakajima Japan69-68=137
Dave Rummells United States73-64=137
T10Nick Faldo England67-71=138−5
Doug Tewell United States70-68=138

Source:[9]

Third round

Saturday, August 13, 1988

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Paul Azinger United States67-66-71=204−9
2Dave Rummells United States73-64-68=205−8
3Jeff Sluman United States69-70-68=207−6
4Nick Faldo England67-71-70=208−5
T5Steve Jones United States69-68-72=209−4
Kenny Knox United States72-69-68=209
Payne Stewart United States70-69-70=209
T8Ben Crenshaw United States70-71-69=210−3
Raymond Floyd United States68-68-74=210
David Graham Australia70-69-70=210
Mark McNulty Zimbabwe73-70-67=210
Jay Overton United States68-66-76=210
Dan Pohl United States69-71-70=210

Source:[3]

Final round

Sunday, August 14, 1988

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Jeff Sluman United States69-70-68-65=272−12160,000
2Paul Azinger United States67-66-71-71=275−9100,000
3Tsuneyuki Nakajima Japan72-68-71-67=278−670,000
T4Nick Faldo England67-71-70-71=279−545,800
Tom Kite United States72-69-71-67=279
T6Bob Gilder United States66-75-71-68=280−432,500
Dave Rummells United States73-64-68-75=280
8Dan Pohl United States69-71-70-71=281−328,000
T9Raymond Floyd United States68-68-74-72=282−221,500
Steve Jones United States69-68-72-73=282
Kenny Knox United States72-69-68-73=282
Mark O'Meara United States70-71-70-71=282
Greg Norman Australia68-71-72-71=282
Payne Stewart United States70-69-70-73=282

Source:[2][4][10]

Scorecard
Hole 1  2  3  4   5    6   7  8  9 101112131415161718
Par445354434444344534
Sluman−6−7−7−7−9−9−10−10−10−11−11−12−11−11−12−12−12−12
Azinger−10−10−10−10−9−8−8−8−8−8−8−8−8−8−8−9−10−9

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Source:[4]

Birdie Eagle Bogey

References
  1. "The course". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. August 11, 1988. p. 5D.
  2. "Tournament Info for: 1988 PGA Championship". PGA.com. Retrieved September 19, 2012.
  3. Bonk, Thomas (August 14, 1988). "Pressure a factor as Azinger leads PGA tournament". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Los Angeles Times). p. 1C.
  4. Jenkins, Sally (August 15, 1988). "Sluman's 65 more than enough to win PGA". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Washington Post). p. 1B.
  5. Diaz, Jaime (August 22, 1988). "Hanging tough". Sports Illustrated. p. 26.
  6. Rosaforte, Tim (August 15, 1988). "A 'Slu' of winning shots". Miami News. p. 1B.
  7. Brown, Gordon S., Jr. (August 15, 1988). "Sluman fires 65, grabs PGA title". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. (New York Times). p. 1B.
  8. Bonk, Thomas (August 13, 1988). "Gilder's 66 batters Oak Tree". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Los Angeles Times). p. 1C.
  9. Bonk, Thomas (August 13, 1988). "Azinger leads PGA tourney, club pro by 1". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Los Angeles Times). p. 1C.
  10. "1988 PGA Championship". databasegolf.com. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
Preceded by
1988 Open Championship		 Major Championships Succeeded by
1989 Masters

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