1988 U.S. Women's Open

The 1988 U.S. Women's Open was the 43rd U.S. Women's Open, held July 21–24 at the Five Farms East Course of Baltimore Country Club in Lutherville, Maryland, a suburb north of Baltimore.

1988 U.S. Women's Open
Tournament information
DatesJuly 21–24, 1988
LocationLutherville, Maryland
Course(s)Baltimore Country Club
Five Farms East Course
Organized byUSGA
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
Statistics
Par71
Length6,232 yards (5,699 m)[1]
Field152 players, 66 after cut [1]
Cut150 (+8)
Prize fund$400,000
Winner's share$70,000
Champion
Sweden Liselotte Neumann
277 (−7)
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Liselotte Neumann won her only major title, three strokes ahead of runner-up Patty Sheehan. From Sweden, she was only the fifth international player to win the U.S. Women's Open. For the first time, the championship was won by non-Americans in consecutive years, as Laura Davies of England won in 1987.

At age 22, Neumann was the youngest professional to date to win the title, second by two months to 1967 champion Catherine Lacoste, an amateur who won less than a week after turning 22.[2][3] She opened with a record 67 on Thursday,[4] and either led or co-led after every round.

Sixty years earlier, the East Course hosted the PGA Championship in 1928, won by Leo Diegel. He stopped four-time defending champion Walter Hagen in the quarterfinals, ending his winning streak at 22 matches.

Round summaries

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First round

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Thursday, July 21, 1988

Place Player Score To par
1   Liselotte Neumann 67 −4
T2   JoAnne Carner 69 −2
  Sally Quinlan
T4   Amy Benz 70 −1
  Vicki Fergon
  Shirley Furlong
  Dottie Pepper
  Patty Sheehan
  Colleen Walker
T10   Marlene Brodzik Davis 71 E
  Nancy Brown
  Judy Dickinson
  Tammie Green
  Juli Inkster
  Sally Little

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Second round

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Friday, July 22, 1988

Place Player Score To par
T1   Juli Inkster 71-68=139 −3
  Liselotte Neumann 67-72=139
  Dottie Pepper 70-69=139
T4   Vicki Fergon 70-71=141 −1
  Tammie Green 71-70=141
T6   Amy Benz 70-72=142 E
  JoAnne Carner 69-73=142
  Patty Sheehan 70-72=142
  Donna White 72-70=142
T10   Kristi Albers 73-70=143 +1
  Kay Cockerill 73-70=143
  Janet Coles 72-71=143

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Third round

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Saturday, July 23, 1988

Place Player Score To par
1   Liselotte Neumann 67-72-69=208 −5
2   Patty Sheehan 70-72-68=210 −3
T3   Tammie Green 71-70-71=212 −1
  Colleen Walker 70-74-68=212
5   Amy Benz 70-72-71=213 E
T6   Missie Berteotti 75-71-68=214 +1
  Beth Daniel 77-71-66=214
  Juli Inkster 71-68-75=214
T9   Kristi Albers 73-70-72=215 +2
  Kay Cockerill 73-70-72=215
  Dottie Pepper 70-69-76=215
  Jan Stephenson 72-72-71=215
  Donna White 72-70-73=215

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Final round

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Sunday, July 24, 1988

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1   Liselotte Neumann 67-72-69-69=277 −7 70,000
2   Patty Sheehan 70-72-68-70=280 −4 35,000
T3   Dottie Pepper 70-69-76-68=283 −1 21,679
  Colleen Walker 70-74-68-71=283
5   Jan Stephenson 72-72-71-69=284 E 14,393
T6   Amy Benz 70-72-71-72=285 +1 11,826
  Missie Berteotti 75-71-68-71=285
T8   Kristi Albers 73-70-72-71=286 +2 9,726
  Juli Inkster 71-68-75-72=286
T10   Beth Daniel 77-71-66-73=287 +3 8,315
  Vicki Fergon 70-71-75-71=287

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Stat sheet: U.S. Women's Open". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. July 23, 1988. p. B4.
  2. ^ Diaz, Jaime (August 1, 1988). "How Swede it is!". Sports Illustrated. p. 34.
  3. ^ "Neumann rallies to win Women's Open". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. July 25, 1988. p. 15.
  4. ^ "Swedish rookie shoots a record 67 at U.S. Open". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. July 22, 1988. p. 38.
  5. ^ "U.S. Women's Open". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. July 22, 1988. p. 36.
  6. ^ Markus, Don (July 24, 1988). "Sweden's Neumann still dazzling at the U.S. Open". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Baltimore Sun). p. 1C.
  7. ^ "Scoreboard: U.S. Women's Open". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. July 25, 1988. p. 20.
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