1989 U.S. Open (golf)
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | June 15–18, 1989 |
| Location | Pittsford, New York 43°06′47″N 77°31′58″W / 43.11299724592302°N 77.53272691738464°W |
| Course(s) | Oak Hill Country Club, East Course |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 6,902 yards (6,311 m)[1][2] |
| Field | 156 players, 71 after cut |
| Cut | 145 (+5)[3] |
| Prize fund | $1,049,089 |
| Winner's share | $200,000 |
| Champion | |
 Curtis Strange | |
| 278 (−2) | |
| Location map | |
  Oak Hill Location in the United States  Oak Hill Location in New York | |
The 1989 U.S. Open was the 89th U.S. Open, held June 15–18 at the East Course of Oak Hill Country Club in the Town of Pittsford 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.
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, the most hole-in-ones in U.S. Open history.[7][8][9] 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.[10][11]
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.[12]
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
[edit]East Course
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards | 440 | 401 | 211 | 570 | 406 | 167 | 431 | 430 | 419 | 3,475 | 429 | 192 | 372 | 594 | 323 | 177 | 442 | 458 | 440 | 3,427 | 6,902 |
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 70 |
Source:[1]
Previous course lengths for major championships
- 6,964 yards (6,368 m) - par 70, 1980 PGA Championship
- 6,962 yards (6,366 m) - par 70, 1968 U.S. Open
- 6,902 yards (6,311 m) - par 70, 1956 U.S. Open
Round summaries
[edit]First round
[edit]Thursday, June 15, 1989
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Jay Don Blake |
66 | −4 |
 Bernhard Langer
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| Payne Stewart
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| T4 | Tom Kite |
67 | −3 |
| Jack Nicklaus
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| Tom Pernice Jr.
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| Scott Simpson
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| Joey Sindelar
| |||
| T9 | Kurt Beck |
68 | −2 |
 Nick Faldo
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| Raymond Floyd
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| Larry Nelson
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| Dillard Pruitt
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Second round
[edit]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]
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curtis Strange |
71-64=135 | −5 |
| 2 | Tom Kite |
67-69=136 | −4 |
| T3 | Jay Don Blake |
66-71=137 | −3 |
| Scott Simpson |
67-70=137 | ||
| T5 | Mark McCumber |
70-68=138 | −2 |
 Ian Woosnam |
70-68=138 | ||
| T7 |  Isao Aoki |
70-70=140 | E |
| Chip Beck |
71-69=140 | ||
 Steve Elkington |
70-70=140 | ||
| Nick Faldo |
68-72=140 | ||
| Dan Forsman |
70-70=140 | ||
| Eddie Kirby |
70-70=140 | ||
| Mark Lye |
71-69=140 | ||
| Greg Norman |
72-68=140 | ||
| Scott Taylor |
69-71=140 | ||
| Mark Wiebe |
69-71=140 | ||
 Richard Zokol |
71-69=140 |
Source:[3]
Amateurs: Sigel (+13), Yarian (+38).
Third round
[edit]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.[13]
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Kite |
67-69-69=205 | −5 |
| 2 | Scott Simpson |
67-70-69=206 | −4 |
| 3 | Curtis Strange |
71-64-73=208 | −2 |
| T4 | Jay Don Blake |
66-71-72=209 | −1 |
| Larry Nelson |
68-73-68=209 | ||
| Masashi Ozaki |
70-71-68=209 | ||
| T7 | Mark McCumber |
70-68-72=210 | E |
| Tom Pernice Jr. |
67-75-68=210 | ||
| T9 | Chip Beck |
71-69-71=211 | +1 |
| Brian Claar |
71-72-68=211 | ||
| Ian Woosnam |
70-68-73=211 | ||
 José María Olazábal |
69-72-70=211 |
Source:[13]
Final round
[edit]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.[14] Kite recorded a 78 (+8) and finished in ninth place.[5][6][15] 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.
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curtis Strange |
71-64-73-70=278 | −2 | 200,000 |
| T2 | Chip Beck |
71-69-71-68=279 | −1 | 67,823 |
| Mark McCumber |
70-68-72-69=279 | |||
| Ian Woosnam |
70-68-73-68=279 | |||
| 5 | Brian Claar |
71-72-68-69=280 | E | 34,345 |
| T6 | Masashi Ozaki |
70-71-68-72=281 | +1 | 28,220 |
| Scott Simpson |
67-70-69-75=281 | |||
| 8 | Peter Jacobsen |
71-70-71-70=282 | +2 | 24,307 |
| T9 | Paul Azinger |
71-72-70-70=283 | +3 | 19,968 |
| Hubert Green |
69-72-74-68=283 | |||
| Tom Kite |
67-69-69-78=283 | |||
| José María Olazábal |
69-72-70-72=283 |
Source:[12]
Scorecard
[edit]Final round
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Strange |
−2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −3 | −3 | −2 |
| Beck |
+1 | E | +1 | +1 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +1 | +1 | +1 | E | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 |
| McCumber |
E | E | E | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −2 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | E | E | E | −1 | −1 | −1 |
| Woosnam |
E | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | +1 | E | E | E | E | +1 | E | E | E | −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+
References
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- ^ "U.S. Open statistics: facts and figures". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. June 15, 1989. p. 30.
- ^ a b c Florence, Mal (June 17, 1989). "Strange's 64 makes repeat a possibility". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Los Angeles Times). p. 1C.
- ^ Parascenzo, Marino (June 19, 1989). "Strange wins second Open". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 9.
- ^ a b Florence, Mal (June 19, 1989). "Strange repeats at U.S. Open". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Los Angeles Times). p. 1C.
- ^ a b c d Reilly, Rick (June 26, 1989). "King of the Hill". Sports Illustrated. p. 20.
- ^ "Four holes-in-one on No.6". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle). June 17, 1989. p. 23.
- ^ "Would you believe four aces on 6th?". Pittsburgh-Post Gazette. Associated Press. June 17, 1989. p. 23.
- ^ Sutelan, Edward (June 16, 2023). "Most U.S. Open holes-in-one: Major record in reach as Matt Fitzpatrick gives 2023 field a third ace". The Sporting News.
- ^ Hyuan, Mark (June 17, 1989). "The Four Aces a hit on Open's sixth hole". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Baltimore Sun). p. 1C.
- ^ Zullo, Allan, "Astonishing but True Golf Facts", Andrew McMeels Publishing, Forest Fairview, North Carolina, 2001.
- ^ a b "1989 U.S. Open". databasegolf.com. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
- ^ a b Denlinger, Ken (June 17, 1989). "Kite fires 3rd sub-par round for Open lead". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Washington Post). p. 1E.
- ^ a b "Kite unravels at Open with final round of 78". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. June 19, 1989. p. 4B.
- ^ Lyon, Bill (June 19, 1989). "Kite's collapse was one of a kind". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Knight-Ridder. p. C3.
- ^ "U.S. Open cards". Eugene Register-Guard. June 19, 1989. p. 4B.