1989 U.S. Open (golf)

The 1989 U.S. Open was the 89th U.S. Open, held June 15–18 at the East Course of Oak Hill Country Club near Rochester, New York. Curtis Strange won his second consecutive U.S. Open, one stroke ahead of runners-up Chip Beck, Mark McCumber, and Ian Woosnam, becoming the first successful defender of a U.S. Open title since Ben Hogan in 1951.[4][5][6] Strange became the sixth player to defend the U.S. Open title. This was the last of his 17 wins on the PGA Tour.

1989 U.S. Open
Tournament information
DatesJune 15–18, 1989
LocationRochester, New York
Course(s)Oak Hill Country Club,
East Course
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par70
Length6,902 yards (6,311 m)[1][2]
Field156 players, 71 after cut
Cut145 (+5)[3]
Prize fund$1,049,089
Winner's share$200,000
Champion
Curtis Strange
278 (−2)
Oak Hill CC
Location in the United States
Oak Hill CC
Location in New York

Heavy rains before the tournament allowed for some low scores in the early rounds, with a record 38 under-par rounds in the first two rounds. During the second round, four players (Jerry Pate, Nick Price, Doug Weaver, and Mark Wiebe) recorded holes-in-one at the downhill 167-yard (153 m) 6th hole.[7][8] All four hit a 7-iron past the flag, taking advantage of the damp conditions. The rest of the field had thirty birdies at the hole during the second round.[9][10]

Gary Player, the 1965 champion and winner of nine major titles, played in his final U.S. Open in 1989. He shot 78-69=147 and missed the cut by two strokes.[11]

This was the third U.S. Open and the fourth major at the East Course. Previous U.S. Opens were in 1956 (Cary Middlecoff) and 1968 (Lee Trevino), and the PGA Championship in 1980 (Jack Nicklaus). It later hosted the Ryder Cup in 1995 and the PGA Championship in 2003 and 2013.

Course layout
Main article: Oak Hill Country Club

East Course

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards4404012115704061674314304193,4754291923725943231774424584403,4276,902
Par443543444354345434443570

Source:[1]

Previous course lengths for major championships

Past champions in the field

Made the cut
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Curtis Strange United States198871647370278−21
Scott Simpson United States198767706975281+1T6
Hubert Green United States197769727468283+3T9
Larry Nelson United States198368736875284+4T13
Raymond Floyd United States198668747471287+7T26
Jack Nicklaus United States1962, 1967,
1972, 1980		67747475290+10T43
Tom Watson United States198276697373291+11T46
Hale Irwin United States1974, 197974707970293+13T54
David Graham Australia198173727773295+15T61

Missed the cut
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2TotalTo par
Andy North United States1978, 19857275147+7
Gary Player South Africa19657869147+7
Jerry Pate United States19767474148+8
Fuzzy Zoeller United States19847873151+11
Lee Trevino United States1968, 19717479153+13

Source:[11]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, June 15, 1989

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Jay Don Blake United States66−4
Bernhard Langer West Germany
Payne Stewart United States
T4Tom Kite United States67−3
Jack Nicklaus United States
Tom Pernice Jr. United States
Scott Simpson United States
Joey Sindelar United States
T9Kurt Beck United States68−2
Nick Faldo United States
Raymond Floyd United States
Larry Nelson United States
Dillard Pruitt United States

Second round

Friday, June 16, 1989

Strange fired a six-under 64 in the second round to tie the course record, set in 1942 by Hogan, and take the 36-hole lead.[3][6]

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Curtis Strange United States71-64=135−5
2Tom Kite United States67-69=136−4
T3Jay Don Blake United States66-71=137−3
Scott Simpson United States67-70=137
T5Mark McCumber United States70-68=138−2
Ian Woosnam Wales70-68=138
T7Isao Aoki Japan70-70=140E
Chip Beck United States71-69=140
Steve Elkington Australia70-70=140
Nick Faldo England68-72=140
Dan Forsman United States70-70=140
Eddie Kirby United States70-70=140
Mark Lye United States71-69=140
Greg Norman Australia72-68=140
Scott Taylor United States69-71=140
Mark Wiebe United States69-71=140
Richard Zokol Canada71-69=140

Source:[3]

Amateurs: Sigel (+13), Yarian (+38).

Third round

Saturday, June 17, 1989

Overnight rains thoroughly soaked the already saturated course and caused a delay in the start. Instead of pairs, the players went off on split tees in groupings of three, a first at the U.S. Open.[6] A 73 (+3) in the third round dropped Strange to three back of Tom Kite, whose first three rounds were in the 60s.[12]

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Tom Kite United States67-69-69=205−5
2Scott Simpson United States67-70-69=206−4
3Curtis Strange United States71-64-73=208−2
T4Jay Don Blake United States66-71-72=209−1
Larry Nelson United States68-73-68=209
Masashi Ozaki Japan70-71-68=209
T7Mark McCumber United States70-68-72=210E
Tom Pernice Jr. United States67-75-68=210
T9Chip Beck United States71-69-71=211+1
Brian Claar United States71-72-68=211
Ian Woosnam Wales70-68-73=211
José María Olazábal Spain69-72-70=211

Source:[12]

Final round

Sunday, June 18, 1989

Kite led by three after four holes in the final round, but a triple bogey at the 5th hole and bogeys at 8 and 10 dropped him a stroke back of Strange. Double bogeys at 13 and 15 dropped him from contention.[13] Kite recorded a 78 (+8) and finished in ninth place.[5][6][14] Strange played steadily in the penultimate pairing, with fifteen consecutive pars until a birdie at the 16th, his first since the second round. Despite a three-putt for bogey at the 18th, Strange held on for a one-stroke win and a second straight U.S. Open title.

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Curtis Strange United States71-64-73-70=278−2200,000
T2Chip Beck United States71-69-71-68=279−167,823
Mark McCumber United States70-68-72-69=279
Ian Woosnam Wales70-68-73-68=279
5Brian Claar United States71-72-68-69=280E34,345
T6Masashi Ozaki Japan70-71-68-72=281+128,220
Scott Simpson United States67-70-69-75=281
8Peter Jacobsen United States71-70-71-70=282+224,307
T9Paul Azinger United States71-72-70-70=283+319,968
Hubert Green United States69-72-74-68=283
Tom Kite United States67-69-69-78=283
José María Olazábal Spain69-72-70-72=283

Source:[11]

Scorecard

Final round

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par443543444434543444
Strange−2−2−2−2−2−2−2−2−2−2−2−2−2−2−2−3−3−2
Beck+1E+1+1+2+2+2+1+1+1E−1−1−1−1−1−1−1
McCumberEEE−1−1−1−1−2−1−1−1−1EEE−1−1−1
WoosnamE−1−1−1−1−1−1−1+1EEEE+1EEE−1
Kite−5−5−6−6−3−3−3−2−2−1−1−1+1+1+3+3+3+3

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Birdie Bogey Double bogey Triple bogey+

Source:[13][15]

References
  1. White, Gordon (June 13, 1989). "Open course changed after Trevino's victory". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (New York Times). p. 3D.
  2. "U.S. Open statistics: facts and figures". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. June 15, 1989. p. 30.
  3. Florence, Mal (June 17, 1989). "Strange's 64 makes repeat a possibility". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Los Angeles Times). p. 1C.
  4. Parascenzo, Marino (June 19, 1989). "Strange wins second Open". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 9.
  5. Florence, Mal (June 19, 1989). "Strange repeats at U.S. Open". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Los Angeles Times). p. 1C.
  6. Reilly, Rick (June 26, 1989). "King of the Hill". Sports Illustrated. p. 20.
  7. "Four holes-in-one on No.6". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle). June 17, 1989. p. 23.
  8. "Would you believe four aces on 6th?". Pittsburgh-Post Gazette. Associated Press. June 17, 1989. p. 23.
  9. Hyuan, Mark (June 17, 1989). "The Four Aces a hit on Open's sixth hole". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Baltimore Sun). p. 1C.
  10. Zullo, Allan, "Astonishing but True Golf Facts", Andrew McMeels Publishing, Forest Fairview, North Carolina, 2001.
  11. "1989 U.S. Open". databasegolf.com. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
  12. Denlinger, Ken (June 17, 1989). "Kite fires 3rd sub-par round for Open lead". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Washington Post). p. 1E.
  13. "Kite unravels at Open with final round of 78". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. June 19, 1989. p. 4B.
  14. Lyon, Bill (June 19, 1989). "Kite's collapse was one of a kind". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Knight-Ridder. p. C3.
  15. "U.S. Open cards". Eugene Register-Guard. June 19, 1989. p. 4B.
Preceded by
1989 Masters		 Major Championships Succeeded by
1989 Open Championship

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