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1989 U.S. Open (golf)

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.

1989 U.S. Open
Tournament information
DatesJune 15–18, 1989
LocationPittsford, New York
43°06′47″N 77°31′58″W / 43.11299724592302°N 77.53272691738464°W / 43.11299724592302; -77.53272691738464
Course(s)Oak Hill Country Club,
East Course
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par70
Length6,902 yards (6,311 m)[1][2]
Field156 players, 71 after cut
Cut145 (+5)[3]
Prize fund$1,049,089
Winner's share$200,000
Champion
United States Curtis Strange
278 (−2)
Location map
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Location in the United States
Oak Hill is located in New York
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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

Main article: Oak Hill Country Club

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

Round summaries edit

First round edit

Thursday, June 15, 1989

Place Player Score To par
T1   Jay Don Blake 66 −4
  Bernhard Langer
  Payne Stewart
T4   Tom Kite 67 −3
  Jack Nicklaus
  Tom Pernice Jr.
  Scott Simpson
  Joey Sindelar
T9   Kurt Beck 68 −2
  Nick Faldo
  Raymond Floyd
  Larry Nelson
  Dillard Pruitt

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+

Source:[14][16]

References edit

  1. ^ a b White, Gordon (June 13, 1989). "Open course changed after Trevino's victory". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (New York Times). p. 3D.
  2. ^ "U.S. Open statistics: facts and figures". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. June 15, 1989. p. 30.
  3. ^ a b c Florence, Mal (June 17, 1989). "Strange's 64 makes repeat a possibility". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Los Angeles Times). p. 1C.
  4. ^ Parascenzo, Marino (June 19, 1989). "Strange wins second Open". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 9.
  5. ^ a b Florence, Mal (June 19, 1989). "Strange repeats at U.S. Open". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Los Angeles Times). p. 1C.
  6. ^ a b c d Reilly, Rick (June 26, 1989). "King of the Hill". Sports Illustrated. p. 20.
  7. ^ "Four holes-in-one on No.6". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle). June 17, 1989. p. 23.
  8. ^ "Would you believe four aces on 6th?". Pittsburgh-Post Gazette. Associated Press. June 17, 1989. p. 23.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Hyuan, Mark (June 17, 1989). "The Four Aces a hit on Open's sixth hole". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Baltimore Sun). p. 1C.
  11. ^ Zullo, Allan, "Astonishing but True Golf Facts", Andrew McMeels Publishing, Forest Fairview, North Carolina, 2001.
  12. ^ a b "1989 U.S. Open". databasegolf.com. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
  13. ^ a b Denlinger, Ken (June 17, 1989). "Kite fires 3rd sub-par round for Open lead". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Washington Post). p. 1E.
  14. ^ a b "Kite unravels at Open with final round of 78". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. June 19, 1989. p. 4B.
  15. ^ Lyon, Bill (June 19, 1989). "Kite's collapse was one of a kind". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Knight-Ridder. p. C3.
  16. ^ "U.S. Open cards". Eugene Register-Guard. June 19, 1989. p. 4B.

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