1988 U.S. Open (golf)

February 2019 March 2026 1988 U.S. Open 1988OpenLogo.jpg June 16–20, 1988 Brookline, Massachusetts The Country ClubComposite Course PGA Tour 71 7010 yd 0 156 players, 65 after cut 146 (+4) US$1.0 million $180,000 USA Curtis Strange 278 (−6), playoff 1987 1989 USA 1 The Country Club  42.315 -71.148 Location in the United States 5 238 USA Massachusetts 1 The Country Club  42.315 -71.148 Location in Massachusetts left 5 200 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.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zOhVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=q-EDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6098%2C4570015 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon (Washington Post) Strange takes one-shot lead at 88th Open Boswell Thomas June 19, 1988 1C Strange and Faldo battled back-and-forth during the final round. Strange three-putted from 15 ft on the 17th green to fall into a tie, then saved par from a greenside bunker on the 18th to force a Monday playoff.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nstRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3m0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=1740%2C5696724 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Strange Open tied, playoff today Parascenzo Marino June 20, 1988 11https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=D4lQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=oRIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6260%2C4290156 Milwaukee Sentinel Bunch Ken Strange, Faldo gain Open playoff June 20, 1988 1, part 2https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zehVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=q-EDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3264%2C4855217 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Boswell Thomas (Washington Post) U.S. Open title waits another Day June 20, 1988 1C 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.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zlpWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pO8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6779%2C3645980 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington (New York Times) White Gordon S. Jr. Strange wins Open for dad June 21, 1988 C-1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zuhVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=q-EDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6165%2C5007941 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon (Los Angeles Times) Strange end to the Open comes at 13 June 21, 1988 1Dhttps://www.si.com/vault/1988/06/27/117927/strange-finish-americas-curtis-strange-defeated-nick-faldo-of-england-in-an-18-hole-playoff-at-the-us-open Sports Illustrated Strange finish Reilly Rick June 27, 1988 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.http://www.usopen.com/en_US/champ_experience/pastchamps/1988.html USGA U.S. Open history: 1988 June 22, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20130417041347/http://www.usopen.com/en_US/champ_experience/pastchamps/1988.html April 17, 2013 dead mdy-all Strange successfully defended his title in 1989, the first to win consecutive U.S. Opens since Ben Hogan in 1950 and 1951.http://www.usopen.com/en_US/champ_experience/pastchamps/1989.html USGA U.S. Open history: 1989 June 22, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20160617160255/http://www.usopen.com/en_US/champ_experience/pastchamps/1989.html June 17, 2016 dead mdy-all 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 The Country Club Composite Course HoleNameYardsPar2HoleNameYardsPar1Polo Field4524 10Stockton43942Cottage185311Primrose 1&245343Pond448412Primrose 845044Hospital338413Primrose 943345Newton439414Quarry52756Bakers312415Liverpool43447Plateau201316Clyde18538Corner385417Elbow38149Himalayas510518Home4384 Out 3,27035In 3,74036 Total 7,01071 Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zlpWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pO8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6406%2C3660564 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press U.S. Open: hole-by-hole June 21, 1988 Round summaries First round Thursday, June 16, 1988 PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 USA Bob Gilder68−3 SCO Sandy Lyle USA Mike NicoletteT4 USA Paul Azinger69−2 ESP Seve Ballesteros USA Dick Mast USA Larry Mize USA Scott SimpsonT9 USA Craig Stadler70−1 USA Curtis Strange USA Lanny Wadkins Source:https://www.usopen.com/history-landing/scoring-and-stats/scoring.html#!&y=1988 USGA U.S. Open History April 19, 2019 Second round Friday, June 17, 1988 Defending champion Scott Simpson shot 66 (−5) to lead after 36 holes.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=y-hVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=q-EDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4349%2C4244491 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon (Los Angeles Times) Bonk Thomas Simpson's no prophet, leads Open June 18, 1988 1C PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Scott Simpson69-66=135−72 USA Larry Mize69-67=136−6T3 USA Bob Gilder68-69=137−5 USA Curtis Strange70-67=137T5 USA Paul Azinger69-70=139−3 USA Fred Couples72-67=139 ENG Nick Faldo72-67=139 SCO Sandy Lyle68-71=139T9 USA Jay Haas73-67=140−2 USA D. A. Weibring71-69=140 Amateurs: Mayfair (+1), Tolles (+14), Duncan (+15), Rintoul (+16) Source: Third round Saturday, June 18, 1988 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Curtis Strange70-67-69=206−7T2 ENG Nick Faldo72-67-68=207−6 USA Bob Gilder68-69-70=207 USA Scott Simpson69-66-72=207T5 USA Larry Mize69-67-72=208−5 USA D. A. Weibring71-69-68=2087 USA Mark O'Meara71-72-66=209−48 USA Fred Couples72-67-71=210−39 USA Lanny Wadkins70-71-70=211−210 USA Ken Green72-70-70=212−1 Source: Final round Sunday, June 19, 1988 ChampionSilver Cup winner (leading amateur)(a) = amateur(c) = past champion Top 10PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (US$)T1 USA Curtis Strange 70-67-69-72=278 −6 Playoff ENG Nick Faldo 72-67-68-71=278T3 USA Mark O'Meara 71-72-66-71=280 −4 41,370 USA Steve Pate 72-69-72-67=280 USA D. A. Weibring 71-69-68-72=280T6 USA Paul Azinger 69-70-76-66=281 −3 25,414 USA Scott Simpson (c) 69-66-72-74=281T8 USA Bob Gilder 68-69-70-75=282 −2 20,903 USA Fuzzy Zoeller (c) 73-72-71-66=282T10 USA Fred Couples 72-67-71-73=283 −1 17,870 USA Payne Stewart 73-73-70-67=283 Leaderboard below the top 10PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (US$)T12 USA Andy Bean 71-71-72-70=284 E 14,781 USA Ben Crenshaw 71-72-74-67=284 USA Larry Mize 69-67-72-76=284 USA Dan Pohl 74-72-69-69=284 USA Lanny Wadkins 70-71-70-73=284 Source: Amateur: Billy Mayfair (+3) Scorecard Hole 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 101112131415161718Par434444345 444454344USA Strange−7−6−5−5−5−5−6−6−6−7−7−7−7−7−7−7−6−6ENG Faldo−6−6−6−6−6−6−6−6−6−6−6−6−6−6−7−6−6−6USA O'Meara−4−3−3−3−3−3−3−3−4−5−5−5−5−5−5−5−5−4USA Pate+1+1+1+1+1E−1−1−3−4−4−4−3−3−4−4−4−4USA Weibring−5−4−4−5−6−6−6−5−5−5−5−5−5−5−5−5−4−4USA Azinger+2+2+1E+1E−1−2−3−3−3−3−3−3−3−4−3−3USA S Simpson−6−6−5−3−3−3−3−3−2−2−1−2−3−3−3−3−3−3USA Gilder−5−5−5−4−4−4−3−3−4−3−3−2−2−3−2−2−1−2USA Zoeller+3+3+3+2+1+1+1+1+1+2+1+1E−1−1−1−2−2USA Couples−3−3−3−3−3−3−3−3−4−3−1−1−1−1−1−1−1−1USA Stewart+2+2+1+1+1EEEEE+1+1E−1EE−1−1 Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par EagleBirdieBogeyDouble bogey Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par Source: Playoff Monday, June 20, 1988 PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (US$)1 USA Curtis Strange 34-37=71 E 180,0002 ENG Nick Faldo 35-40=75 +4 90,000 Scorecard Hole 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 101112131415161718Par434444345 444454344USA StrangeEEE+1EE−1−1−1−1−1E−1−1EEEE ENG FaldoEE+1+1+1+1EEEE+1+1+2+1+2+2+3+4 Cumulative playoff scores, relative to par {|class="wikitable" span = 50 style="font-size:85%; |- |style="background: Pink;" width=10| |Birdie |style="background: PaleGreen;" width=10| |Bogey |} Source: References External links GolfCompendium.com – 1988 U.S. Open USGA Championship Database 1988 42.315 -71.148 type:event title Category:U.S. Open (golf) Category:Golf tournaments in Massachusetts Category:Sports in Brookline, Massachusetts Category:Organized events in Norfolk County, Massachusetts U.S. Open (golf) U.S. Open (golf) U.S. Open (golf) U.S. Open (golf)