1988 PGA Championship

August 2023 1988 PGA Championship August 11–14, 1988 Edmond, Oklahoma Oak Tree Golf Club PGA of America PGA Tour 71 7015 ydhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gehVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=puEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6966%2C2405913 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press The course August 11, 1988 5D 150 players, 72 after cuthttp://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=372&date=1988&tourn_name_id=2 PGA.com Tournament Info for: 1988 PGA Championship September 19, 2012 144 (+2) $1.0 million $160,000 USA Jeff Sluman 272 (−12) 1987 1989 USA 1 Oak TreeGolf Club 35.719 -97.505 Location in the United States 5 240 USA Oklahoma 1 Oak TreeGolf Club 35.719 -97.505 Location in Oklahoma 5 180 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 leaderhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hOhVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=puEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6199%2C3101491 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Bonk Thomas (Los Angeles Times) Pressure a factor as Azinger leads PGA tournament August 14, 1988 1C and former college teammate.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hehVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=puEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6452%2C3386108 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon (Washington Post) Jenkins Sally Sluman's 65 more than enough to win PGA August 15, 1988 1B https://www.si.com/vault/1988/08/22/118229/hanging-tough-jeff-sluman-avoided-the-snares-of-a-punishing-golf-course-to-win-the-pga Sports Illustrated Diaz Jaime Hanging tough August 22, 1988 26 Azinger was the reigning Player of the Year on the PGA Tour. 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.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_bImAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uAEGAAAAIBAJ&pg=1087%2C4160707 Miami News Rosaforte Tim A 'Slu' of winning shots August 15, 1988 1B https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4ndfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=oC8MAAAAIBAJ&pg=3491%2C4124970 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho (New York Times) Brown Gordon S. Jr. Sluman fires 65, grabs PGA title August 15, 1988 1B 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 Oak Tree Golf Club Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal Yards4413925842005903774401713863,5813794664451494534344792004293,4347,015 Par445354434364443445343571 Source: Round summaries First round Thursday, August 11, 1988 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Bob Gilder 66 −5 T2 USA Paul Azinger 67 −4 USA Chip Beck USA John Cook ENG Nick FaldoT6 USA Raymond Floyd 68 −3 USA Rocco Mediate AUS Greg Norman USA Jay Overton USA Mike Reid AUS Peter Senior USA Craig Stadler Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=guhVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=puEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6244%2C2520572 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Bonk Thomas (Los Angeles Times) Gilder's 66 batters Oak Tree August 13, 1988 1C Second round Friday, August 12, 1988 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Paul Azinger 67-66=133 −9 2 USA Jay Overton 68-66=134 −8 T3 USA John Cook 67-69=136 −6 USA Raymond Floyd 68-68=136T5 AUS David Graham 70-67=137 −5 USA Steve Jones 69-68=137 USA Gary Koch 72-65=137 JPN 1947 Tsuneyuki Nakajima 69-68=137 USA Dave Rummells 73-64=137T10 ENG Nick Faldo 67-71=138 −5 USA Doug Tewell 70-68=138 Source:Bonk Thomas August 13, 1988 Azinger leads PGA tourney, club pro by 1 1C Eugene Register-Guard (Los Angeles Times) Oregon https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=g-hVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=puEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5272%2C2703245 Third round Saturday, August 13, 1988 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Paul Azinger 67-66-71=204 −9 2 USA Dave Rummells 73-64-68=205 −8 3 USA Jeff Sluman 69-70-68=207 −6 4 ENG Nick Faldo 67-71-70=208 −5 T5 USA Steve Jones 69-68-72=209 −4 USA Kenny Knox 72-69-68=209 USA Payne Stewart 70-69-70=209T8 USA Ben Crenshaw 70-71-69=210 −3 USA Raymond Floyd 68-68-74=210 AUS David Graham 70-69-70=210 ZIM Mark McNulty 73-70-67=210 USA Jay Overton 68-66-76=210 USA Dan Pohl 69-71-70=210 Source: Final round Sunday, August 14, 1988 PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 USA Jeff Sluman 69-70-68-65=272 −12 160,0002 USA Paul Azinger 67-66-71-71=275 −9 100,0003 JPN Tsuneyuki Nakajima 72-68-71-67=278 −6 70,000T4 ENG Nick Faldo 67-71-70-71=279 −5 45,800 USA Tom Kite 72-69-71-67=279T6 USA Bob Gilder 66-75-71-68=280 −4 32,500 USA Dave Rummells 73-64-68-75=2808 USA Dan Pohl 69-71-70-71=281 −3 28,000T9 USA Raymond Floyd 68-68-74-72=282 −2 21,500 USA Steve Jones 69-68-72-73=282 USA Kenny Knox 72-69-68-73=282 USA Mark O'Meara 70-71-70-71=282 AUS Greg Norman 68-71-72-71=282 USA Payne Stewart 70-69-70-73=282 Source:1988 PGA Championship http://www.databasegolf.com/tourneys/tournament_byyear.htm?yr=1988&tid=22 August 19, 2013 databasegolf.com Scorecard Hole 1  2  3  4   5    6   7  8  9 101112131415161718Par445354434 444344534USA Sluman −6−7−7−7−9−9−10−10−10−11−11−12−11−11−12−12−12−12USA 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: BirdieEagleBogey References External links PGA.com – 1988 PGA Championship 1988 35.719 -97.505 type:event title Category:PGA Championship Category:Golf tournaments in Oklahoma PGA Championship PGA Championship PGA Championship PGA Championship