1988 U.S. Open (golf)

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.

1988 U.S. Open
Tournament information
DatesJune 16–20, 1988
LocationBrookline, Massachusetts
Course(s)The Country Club
Composite Course
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par71
Length7,010 yards (6,410 m)[1]
Field156 players, 65 after cut
Cut146 (+4)
Prize fund$1.0 million
Winner's share$180,000
Champion
Curtis Strange
278 (−6), playoff
The Country Club 
Location in the United States
The Country Club 
Location in Massachusetts

Final round

Strange took the 54-hole lead after a third-round 69, while Faldo was a stroke behind after a 68.[2] Strange and Faldo battled back-and-forth during the final round. Strange three-putted from 15 feet (4.6 m) on the 17th green to fall into a tie, then saved par from a greenside bunker on the 18th to force a Monday playoff.[3][4][5]

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][6][7]

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.[3][8]

Strange successfully defended his title in 1989, the first to win consecutive U.S. Opens since Ben Hogan in 1950 and 1951.[9] Brooks Koepka became the first player since Strange to defend his title by winning the U.S. Open in 2017 at Erin Hills and again in 2018 at Shinnecock Hills.

Course layout
Main article: The Country Club

Composite Course

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards4521854483384393122013855103,2704394534504335274341853814383,7407,010
Par434444345354444543443671

Source:[10]

Past champions in the field

Made the cut
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Scott Simpson United States198769667274281−3T6
Fuzzy Zoeller United States198473727166282−2T8
Raymond Floyd United States198673727367285+1T17
Hale Irwin United States1974, 197971717271285+1T17
Tom Watson United States198274716975289+5T36
Lee Trevino United States1968, 197173737371290+6T40
David Graham Australia198177697471291+7T47
Larry Nelson United States198378678072297+13T62

Missed the cut
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2TotalTo par
Jack Nicklaus United States1962, 1967, 1972, 19807473147+5
Gary Player South Africa19657772149+7
Andy North United States1978, 19857475149+7
Hubert Green United States19777679155+13

Source:[11][12]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, June 16, 1988

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

Source:[13]

Second round

Friday, June 17, 1988

Defending champion Scott Simpson shot 66 (−5) to lead after 36 holes.[12]

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

Source:[12]

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

Third round

Saturday, June 18, 1988

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

Source:[2]

Final round

Sunday, June 19, 1988

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
T1Curtis Strange United States70-67-69-72=278−6Playoff
Nick Faldo England72-67-68-71=278
T3Mark O'Meara United States71-72-66-71=280−441,370
Steve Pate United States72-69-72-67=280
D. A. Weibring United States71-69-68-72=280
T6Paul Azinger United States69-70-76-66=281−325,414
Scott Simpson United States69-66-72-74=281
T8Bob Gilder United States68-69-70-75=282−220,903
Fuzzy Zoeller United States73-72-71-66=282
T10Fred Couples United States72-67-71-73=283−117,870
Payne Stewart United States73-73-70-67=283

Source:[3][4][5]

Amateur: Billy Mayfair (+3)

Scorecard
Hole 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 101112131415161718
Par434444345444454344
Strange−7−6−5−5−5−5−6−6−6−7−7−7−7−7−7−7−6−6
Faldo−6−6−6−6−6−6−6−6−6−6−6−6−6−6−7−6−6−6
O'Meara−4−3−3−3−3−3−3−3−4−5−5−5−5−5−5−5−5−4
Pate+1+1+1+1+1E−1−1−3−4−4−4−3−3−4−4−4−4
Weibring−5−4−4−5−6−6−6−5−5−5−5−5−5−5−5−5−4−4
Simpson−6−6−5−3−3−3−3−3−2−2−1−2−3−3−3−3−3−3
Gilder−5−5−5−4−4−4−3−3−4−3−3−2−2−3−2−2−1−2

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Eagle Birdie Bogey Double bogey

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Source:[4][14]

Playoff

Monday, June 20, 1988

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Curtis Strange United States71E180,000
2Nick Faldo England75+490,000

Scorecard
Hole 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 101112131415161718
Par434444345444454344
StrangeEEE+1EE−1−1−1−1−1E−1−1EEEE
FaldoEE+1+1+1+1EEEE+1+1+2+1+2+2+3+4

Cumulative playoff scores, relative to par

Birdie Bogey

Source:[6][10]

References
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  3. Parascenzo, Marino (June 20, 1988). "Strange Open tied, playoff today". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 11.
  4. Bunch, Ken (June 20, 1988). "Strange, Faldo gain Open playoff". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1, part 2.
  5. Boswell, Thomas (June 20, 1988). "U.S. Open title waits another Day". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Washington Post). p. 1C.
  6. "Strange end to the Open comes at 13". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Los Angeles Times). June 21, 1988. p. 1D.
  7. Reilly, Rick (June 27, 1988). "Strange finish". Sports Illustrated.
  8. "U.S. Open history: 1988". USGA. Archived from the original on April 17, 2013. Retrieved June 22, 2012.
  9. "U.S. Open history: 1989". USGA. Archived from the original on June 17, 2016. Retrieved June 22, 2012.
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  13. Bonk, Thomas (June 17, 1988). "Gilder shares lead with Lyle and Nicolette". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Los Angeles Times). p. 1C.
  14. "U.S. Open History". USGA. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
Preceded by
1988 Masters		 Major Championships Succeeded by
1988 Open Championship

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