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
43.11299724592302°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
Curtis Strange
278 (−2)
Location map
Oak Hill
Location in the United States
Oak Hill
Location in New York

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
Main article: Oak Hill Country Club

East Course

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards4404012115704061674314304193,4754291923725943231774424584403,4276,902
Par443543444354345434443570

Source:[1]

Previous course lengths for major championships

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, June 15, 1989

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1 Jay Don Blake66−4
Bernhard Langer
Payne Stewart
T4 Tom Kite67−3
Jack Nicklaus
Tom Pernice Jr.
Scott Simpson
Joey Sindelar
T9 Kurt Beck68−2
Nick Faldo
Raymond Floyd
Larry Nelson
Dillard Pruitt

Second round

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]

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Curtis Strange71-64=135−5
2 Tom Kite67-69=136−4
T3 Jay Don Blake66-71=137−3
Scott Simpson67-70=137
T5 Mark McCumber70-68=138−2
Ian Woosnam70-68=138
T7 Isao Aoki70-70=140E
Chip Beck71-69=140
Steve Elkington70-70=140
Nick Faldo68-72=140
Dan Forsman70-70=140
Eddie Kirby70-70=140
Mark Lye71-69=140
Greg Norman72-68=140
Scott Taylor69-71=140
Mark Wiebe69-71=140
Richard Zokol71-69=140

Source:[3]

Amateurs: Sigel (+13), Yarian (+38).

Third round

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]

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Tom Kite67-69-69=205−5
2 Scott Simpson67-70-69=206−4
3 Curtis Strange71-64-73=208−2
T4 Jay Don Blake66-71-72=209−1
Larry Nelson68-73-68=209
Masashi Ozaki70-71-68=209
T7 Mark McCumber70-68-72=210E
Tom Pernice Jr.67-75-68=210
T9 Chip Beck71-69-71=211+1
Brian Claar71-72-68=211
Ian Woosnam70-68-73=211
José María Olazábal69-72-70=211

Source:[13]

Final round

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.

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1 Curtis Strange71-64-73-70=278−2200,000
T2 Chip Beck71-69-71-68=279−167,823
Mark McCumber70-68-72-69=279
Ian Woosnam70-68-73-68=279
5 Brian Claar71-72-68-69=280E34,345
T6 Masashi Ozaki70-71-68-72=281+128,220
Scott Simpson67-70-69-75=281
8 Peter Jacobsen71-70-71-70=282+224,307
T9 Paul Azinger71-72-70-70=283+319,968
Hubert Green69-72-74-68=283
Tom Kite67-69-69-78=283
José María Olazábal69-72-70-72=283

Source:[12]

Scorecard

Final round

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par443543444434543444
Strange−2−2−2−2−2−2−2−2−2−2−2−2−2−2−2−3−3−2
Beck+1E+1+1+2+2+2+1+1+1E−1−1−1−1−1−1−1
McCumberEEE−1−1−1−1−2−1−1−1−1EEE−1−1−1
WoosnamE−1−1−1−1−1−1−1+1EEEE+1EEE−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
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  2. "U.S. Open statistics: facts and figures". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. June 15, 1989. p. 30.
  3. 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. Florence, Mal (June 19, 1989). "Strange repeats at U.S. Open". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Los Angeles Times). p. 1C.
  6. 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. "1989 U.S. Open". databasegolf.com. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
  13. Denlinger, Ken (June 17, 1989). "Kite fires 3rd sub-par round for Open lead". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Washington Post). p. 1E.
  14. "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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