1990 U.S. Open (golf)

February 2019 March 2026 1990 U.S. Open 1990OpenLogo.jpg 180 June 14–18, 1990 Medinah, Illinois Medinah Country Club,Course No. 3 PGA Tour 72 7185 yd 156 players, 68 after cut 145 (+1) $1,200,000 $220,000 USA Hale Irwin 280 (−8), playoff 1989 1991 USA#USA Illinois yes Medinah Location in the United States##Location in Illinois 41.966 N 88.048 W type:event inline,title The 1990 U.S. Open was the 90th U.S. Open, held June 14–18 at Course No. 3 of Medinah Country Club in Medinah, Illinois, a suburb northwest of Chicago. Hale Irwin became the oldest U.S. Open champion by defeating Mike Donald at the 91st hole, the first in sudden-death, after the two tied in the 18-hole Monday playoff.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zfFRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yG4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6286%2C5032103 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Parascenzo Marino Irwin rules U.S. Open June 19, 1990 27 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZJxQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uhIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6596%2C5356564 Milwaukee Sentinel Bunch Ken Irwin triumphs in duel at Open June 19, 1990 1, part 2 It was Irwin's third U.S. Open title, with previous wins in 1974 and 1979.https://www.si.com/vault/1990/06/25/122217/hail-irwin-special-invitee-hale-irwin-became-the-oldest-us-open-champion-by-beating-mike-donald-on-the-19th-playoff-hole Sports Illustrated Hail, Irwin Swift E.M. June 25, 1990 16 Implemented decades earlier, it was the first use of sudden-death in the U.S. Open; the last tie in a playoff was in 1946. Sudden death was needed again in 1994 and 2008. It was the third U.S. Open at Medinah, which previously hosted in 1949 and 1975. It later hosted the PGA Championship in 1999 and 2006, and the Ryder Cup in 2012. Irwin was without a PGA Tour win in five years and 11 years removed from his last U.S. Open victory in 1979; he received a special exemption from the USGA to enter the tournament. Irwin began the final round in a tie for 20th place, four strokes back of leaders Billy Ray Brown and Donald. Playing well ahead of the leaders, Irwin fired a round of 67, which included a 45 ft 0 on birdie putt at the 72nd hole. After the putt dropped, he provided the championship with its enduring image as he took a "victory lap" around the green, high-fiving spectators.The 10 Best Duels in U.S. Open History http://www.golf.com/photos/10-great-us-open-duels/hale-irwin-10-best-duels-us-open-history Golf.com https://web.archive.org/web/20090618083641/http://www.golf.com/golf/gallery/article/0,28242,1739080-2,00.html June 18, 2009 dead March 18, 2009 Irwin, however, had not won the championship yet as there were still golfers on the course with a chance to overtake him. Donald made par saves from 35 ft on the 12th and from 15 ft 0 on the 14th before making bogey at the 16th. A two-putt par on the last tied him with Irwin, forcing an 18-hole Monday playoff. Brown and Nick Faldo finished a stroke out of the playoff in a tie for third place. In the playoff, Donald took a two-shot lead to the 16th tee. Needing a birdie, Irwin responded with a brilliant 2-iron approach and sank the putt to get within one. After both players parred the 17th, Irwin made par at the last, giving Donald a chance to win the championship. His par putt, however, narrowly slid by, implementing sudden-death for the first time in U.S. Open history. (Previous playoff ties went on to play additional full rounds, the last of which was in 1946.) Irwin needed just one more hole, recording a birdie at the par-4 1st to win the championship. At 3 Jun 1945 18 Jun 1990 and, Irwin became the oldest winner of the U.S. Open, surpassing the record set in 1986 by Raymond Floyd by 15 months. The oldest winner of a major is Phil Mickelson, 50 at the 2021 PGA Championship. Curtis Strange attempted to win his third consecutive U.S. Open; he began the final round just two off the lead, but a final round 75 dropped him back to 21st place. Amateurs Phil Mickelson and David Duval made their major championship debuts, finishing in 29th and 56th place, respectively. Scoring conditions were ideal throughout the week, with a record 39 under-par rounds in the first round and 47 in the second. A total of 28 players finished the tournament under-par, a new U.S. Open record. Course layout Medinah Country Club Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotalYards3851804124345264455811904263,5825774024621995453844261684403,6037,185Par434454534365443544343672 Source:https://www.newspapers.com/image/337723682/?terms=Medinah%20u.s.%20open%20yardage&match=1 U.S. Open 1990 – Medinah Country Club No. 3 Course The Tampa Tribune Florida June 14, 1990 10C newspapers.com subscription Round summaries First round Thursday, June 14, 1990 PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 USA Scott Simpson 66 −6 USA Tim Simpson USA Jeff SlumanT4 USA Mike Donald 67 −5 USA Steve JonesT6 USA Mark Brooks 68 −4 USA John HustonT8 USA Emlyn Aubrey 69 −3 USA Billy Ray Brown USA Hale Irwin USA Bob Tway Second round Friday, June 15, 1990 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Tim Simpson 66-69=135 −92 USA Jeff Sluman 66-70=136 −83 USA Mike Donald 67-70=137 −74 USA Mark Brooks 68-70=138 −6T5 USA Hale Irwin 69-70=139 −5 USA Scott Simpson 66-73=139T7 USA Billy Ray Brown 69-71=140 −4 USA Jim Gallagher Jr. 71-69=140 USA John Huston 68-72=140 WAL Ian Woosnam 70-70=140 Amateurs: Duval (E), Mickelson (+1). Third round Saturday, June 16, 1990 PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 USA Billy Ray Brown 69-71-69=209 −7 USA Mike Donald 67-70-72=209T3 USA Mark Brooks 68-70-72=210 −6 USA Larry Nelson 74-67-69=210 USA Tim Simpson 66-69-75=210 USA Jeff Sluman 66-70-74=210T7 USA Larry Mize 72-70-69=211 −5 ESP José María Olazábal 73-69-69=211 AUS Craig Parry 72-71-68=211 USA Mike Reid 70-73-68=211 USA Curtis Strange 73-70-68=211 USA Fuzzy Zoeller 73-70-68=211 Final round Sunday, June 17, 1990 PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)T1 USA Hale Irwin 69-70-74-67=280 −8 Playoff USA Mike Donald 67-70-72-71=280 T3 USA Billy Ray Brown 69-71-69-72=281 −7 56,878 ENG Nick Faldo 72-72-68-69=281T5 USA Mark Brooks 68-70-72-73=283 −5 33,271 AUS Greg Norman 72-73-69-69=283 USA Tim Simpson 66-69-75-73=283T8 USA Scott Hoch 70-73-69-72=284 −4 22,236 USA Steve Jones 67-76-74-67=284 ESP José María Olazábal 73-69-69-73=284 USA Tom Sieckmann 70-74-68-72=284 USA Craig Stadler 71-70-72-71=284 USA Fuzzy Zoeller 73-70-68-73=284 Amateurs: Phil Mickelson (E), David Duval (+5). Scorecard Final round Hole123456789101112131415161718Par 4 3 4 4 5 4 5 3 4 5 4 4 3 5 4 4 3 4 USA Irwin −3 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −3 −3 −3 −3 −4 −5 −6 −7 −7 −7 −7 −8 USA Donald −8 −9 −9 −9 −9 −9 −9 −9 −9 −9 −9 −9 −9 −9 −9 −8 −8 −8 USA Brown −7 −7 −7 −7 −8 −8 −6 −7 −6 −6 −7 −7 −7 −7 −7 −6 −7 −7 ENG Faldo −5 −5 −5 −5 −6 −6 −6 −6 −6 −6 −7 −7 −7 −8 −8 −7 −7 −7 USA Brooks −6 −6 −5 −5 −5 −4 −4 −4 −5 −5 −5 −6 −5 −5 −4 −4 −5 −5 AUS Norman −2 −2 −2 −2 −3 −4 −4 −5 −5 −6 −6 −6 −7 −6 −6 −6 −5 −5 USA Simpson −6 −6 −6 −6 −6 −5 −5 −5 −6 −6 −6 −6 −5 −5 −5 −5 −5 −5 USA Nelson −6 −6 −6 −4 −5 −3 −3 −2 −2 −2 −3 −3 −2 −1 −1 −2 −3 −3 USA Sluman −6 −6 −6 −5 −4 −4 −4 −4 −4 −3 −4 −4 −4 −4 −3 −3 −3 −3 Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par BirdieBogeyDouble bogey Source:https://www.usopen.com/history-landing/scoring-and-stats/scoring.html#!&y=1990 USGA U.S. Open History April 15, 2019 Playoff Monday, June 18, 1990 PlacePlayerScoreTo parSuddendeathMoney ($)1 USA Hale Irwin 38-36=74 +2 3 220,0002 USA Mike Donald 37-37=74 +2 x 110,000 Irwin and Donald tied in the 18-hole playoff at 74 (+2). The sudden-death playoff began on hole #1 (385 yd., par 4), which Irwin (3) birdied and Donald (x) did not.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dlNPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CwMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6052%2C5459744 Toledo Blade Ohio Irwin's dream indeed comes true Hackenberg Dave June 19, 1990 23 Scorecard Hole 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 101112131415161718Par 4 3 4 4 5 4 5 3 4 5 4 4 3 5 4 4 3 4USA Irwin E E E E +1 +1 +1 +1 +2 +2 +3 +4 +4 +3 +3 +2 +2 +2USA Donald −1 E E +1 +1 +2 +2 +2 +1 +1 +2 +2 +2 +1 +1 +1 +1 +2Sudden-death PlayoffUSA Irwin −1 USA Donald x {|class="wikitable" span = 50 style="font-size:95%; |- |style="background: Pink;" width=10| |Birdie |style="background: PaleGreen;" width=10| |Bogey |} Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0C4gAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MPEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6506%2C5574871 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Irwin revises U.S. Open history June 19, 1990 C1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0C4gAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MPEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5367%2C5586789 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press U.S. Open - playoff cards June 19, 1990 C4 References External links USGA Championship Database 1990 Category:U.S. Open (golf) Category:Golf tournaments in Illinois Category:Medinah, Illinois U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) U.S. Open U.S. Open