The 1988 U.S. Open was the 88th
U.S. Open, held June 16–20 at
The Country Club
The Country Club, located in Brookline, Massachusetts, is the oldest golf-oriented country club in the United States. (The Philadelphia Cricket Club, founded in 1854, was the first country club for any sport.) It holds an important place in ...
in
Brookline, Massachusetts, a suburb southwest of
Boston
Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...
.
Curtis Strange
Curtis Northrup Strange (born January 30, 1955) is an American professional golfer and TV color commentator. He is the winner of consecutive U.S. Open titles and a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame and Virginia Sports Hall of Fame. He spent ...
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 on the 17th green to fall into a tie, then saved par from a greenside bunker on the 18th to force a Monday playoff.
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.
This was the third U.S. Open at The Country Club and all ended in playoffs.
Julius Boros
Julius Nicholas Boros (March 3, 1920 – May 28, 1994) was an American professional golfer noted for his effortless-looking swing and strong record on difficult golf courses, particularly at the U.S. Open.
Early years
Born in Fairfield, Connecti ...
, age 43, defeated
Arnold Palmer
Arnold Daniel Palmer (September 10, 1929 – September 25, 2016) was an American professional golfer who is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most charismatic players in the sport's history. Dating back to 1955, he won numerous ev ...
and
Jacky Cupit
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** Jackie Lee ( ...
in
1963
Events January
* January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Co ...
, and 20-year-old amateur
Francis Ouimet
Francis DeSales Ouimet () (May 8, 1893 – September 2, 1967) was an American amateur golfer who is frequently referred to as the "father of amateur golf" in the United States. He won the U.S. Open in 1913 and was the first non-Briton elected ...
prevailed over Britons
Harry Vardon
Henry William Vardon (9 May 1870 – 20 March 1937) was a professional golfer from Jersey. He was a member of the Great Triumvirate with John Henry Taylor and James Braid. Vardon won The Open Championship a record six times, and also won the ...
and
Ted Ray in
1913
Events January
* January 5 – First Balkan War: Battle of Lemnos – Greek admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis forces the Turkish fleet to retreat to its base within the Dardanelles, from which it will not venture for the rest of the ...
.
1989
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, the first to win consecutive U.S. Opens since Ben Hogan
William Ben Hogan (August 13, 1912 – July 25, 1997) was an American professional golfer who is generally considered to be one of the greatest players in the history of the game. He is notable for his profound influence on golf swing theory an ...
in 1950
Events January
* January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed.
* January 5 – Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 crashes in a snowstorm. All 19 ...
and 1951
Events
January
* January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950).
* January 9 – The Government of the United ...
.Brooks Koepka
Brooks Koepka (, born May 3, 1990) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LIV Golf tour. In October 2018, he became world number one in the Official World Golf Ranking for 47 weeks after winning the 2018 CJ Cup. He won the U.S. Ope ...
became the first player since Strange to defend his title by winning the U.S. Open in 2017
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at Erin Hills
Erin Hills is a golf course in the north central United States, located in Erin, Wisconsin, in Washington County, northwest of Milwaukee. The course officially opened in 2006. It hosted the 117th U.S. Open in 2017. The announcement was made ...
and again in 2018
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at Shinnecock Hills.
Course
Composite Course
Source:
Past champions in the field
Made the cut
Missed the cut
Source:[
]
Round summaries
First round
''Thursday, June 16, 1988''
Source:
Second round
''Friday, June 17, 1988''
Defending champion Scott Simpson shot 66 (−5) to lead after 36 holes.[
Amateurs: '' Mayfair (+1)'', Tolles (+14), Duncan (+15), Rintoul (+16)
]
Third round
''Saturday, June 18, 1988''
Source:[
]
Final round
''Sunday, June 19, 1988''
Source:[
Amateur: ]Billy Mayfair
William Fred Mayfair (born August 6, 1966) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.
Early years and amateur career
Mayfair was born in Phoenix, Arizona. Before his fifteenth birthday, he won numerous junior golf tournaments. ...
(+3)
Scorecard
''Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par''
''Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par''
Source:
Playoff
''Monday, June 20, 1988''
Scorecard
''Cumulative playoff scores, relative to par''
:
Source:[
]
References
External links
GolfCompendium.com
– 1988 U.S. Open
USGA Championship Database
U.S. Open (golf)
The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open national championship of golf in the United States. It is the third of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA ...
U.S. Open (golf)
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U.S. Open (golf)
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Golf in Massachusetts
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U.S. Open (golf)
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Sports competitions in Massachusetts
Sports in Brookline, Massachusetts
Tourist attractions in Brookline, Massachusetts
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