1998 U.S. Open (golf)

The 1998 United States Open Championship was the 98th U.S. Open, held June 18–21 at the Lake Course of the Olympic Club in San Francisco, California. Lee Janzen won his second U.S. Open, one stroke ahead of runner-up Payne Stewart.[3] Janzen became the second winner at a U.S. Open at the Olympic Club to come back from seven strokes behind in the final round; Billy Casper also did it in 1966, but on the back nine alone. Stewart rebounded and won the title the next year at Pinehurst, but died four months later in an aviation accident.

1998 U.S. Open
Tournament information
DatesJune 18–21, 1998
LocationSan Francisco, California
Course(s)Olympic Club, Lake Course
Organized byUSGA
Tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
Japan Golf Tour
Statistics
Par70
Length6,797 yards (6,215 m)[1]
Field155 players, 60 after cut[2]
Cut147 (+7)
Prize fund$3,000,000
Winner's share$535,000
Champion
Lee Janzen
280 (E)
San Francisco
Location in the United States
San Francisco
Location in California

Four-time champion Jack Nicklaus, age 58, made the 36-hole cut at the U.S. Open for the final time.[4]

This was the fourth U.S. Open at the Lake Course of the Olympic Club; the first two in 1955 and 1966 ended in playoffs, and 1987 was a one-stroke victory. The U.S. Open returned in 2012, also won by one stroke.

Course layout
See also: Olympic Club

Lake Course[1]

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards5333942234384574372881374333,3404224304161864221576094683473,4576,797
Par543444434354443435443570

Lengths of the course for previous major championships:

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, June 18, 1998

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Payne Stewart66−4
2 Mark Carnevale67−3
T3 Joe Durant68−2
Tom Lehman
José María Olazábal
Bob Tway
T7 John Daly69−1
Jeff Maggert
Jesper Parnevik
T10 Tom Kite70E
Matt Kuchar (a)
Colin Montgomerie
Andrew Magee
David Ogrin
Mark O'Meara

Second round

Friday, June 19, 1998

The 36-hole cut was at 147 (+7), and 60 players advanced to the weekend.[2]

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Payne Stewart66-71=137−3
T2 Jeff Maggert69-69=138−2
Bob Tway68-70=138
T4 Lee Janzen73-66=139−1
Matt Kuchar (a)70-69=139
Lee Porter72-67=139
7 Mark Carnevale67-73=140E
T8 Stewart Cink73-68=141+1
Joe Durant68-73=141
Brad Faxon73-68=141
Nick Price73-68=141

Amateurs: Kuchar (-1), Simson (+8), Eger (+9), Taylor (+12), Palmer (+15), Kribel (+18).

Third round

Saturday, June 20, 1998

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Payne Stewart66-71-70=207−3
T2 Tom Lehman68-75-68=211+1
Bob Tway68-70-73=211
T4 Nick Price73-68-71=212+2
Lee Janzen73-66-73=212
T6 Steve Stricker73-71-69=213+3
Jeff Maggert69-69-75=213
T8 Stewart Cink73-68-73=214+4
Mark Carnevale67-73-74=214
T10 Jim Furyk74-73-68=215+5
Matt Kuchar (a)70-69-76=215
Lee Porter72-67-76=215

Final round

Sunday, June 21, 1998

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1 Lee Janzen73-66-73-68=280E535,000
2 Payne Stewart66-71-70-74=281+1315,000
3 Bob Tway68-70-73-73=284+4201,730
4 Nick Price73-68-71-73=285+5140,597
T5 Steve Stricker73-71-69-73=286+6107,392
Tom Lehman68-75-68-75=286
T7 David Duval75-68-75-69=287+783,794
Lee Westwood72-74-70-71=287
Jeff Maggert69-69-75-74=287
T10 Jeff Sluman72-74-74-68=288+864,490
Phil Mickelson71-73-74-70=288
Stuart Appleby73-74-70-71=288
Stewart Cink73-68-73-74=288

Amateurs: Matt Kuchar (+9)

Scorecard

Final round

Hole 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 101112131415161718
Par543444434444343544
Janzen+2+3+4+3+3+3+2+2+2+2+1+1EEEEEE
Stewart−3−3−3−2−2−2−1−1−1−1−1E+1EE+1+1+1
Tway+2+3+3+3+3+3+2+2+3+3+3+4+4+4+4+4+4+4
Price+1+1+2+2+1+2+2+3+4+4+4+4+5+5+5+5+5+5
Lehman+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+3+3+3+3+3+4+4+4+6+6
Stricker+4+5+5+6+6+6+5+5+5+5+5+6+7+7+7+6+6+6

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Birdie Bogey Double bogey

Source:[5][6]

References
  1. "98th U.S. Open - course". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). June 18, 1998. p. C1.
  2. "U.S. Open history: 1998". USGA. Archived from the original on May 25, 2012. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
  3. Garrity, John (June 29, 1998). "Payne killer". Sports Illustrated: 30.
  4. "Nicklaus still grinding away at 58". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. June 21, 1998. p. 9B.
  5. Parascenzo, Marino (June 22, 1998). "Payne killer". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. C-1.
  6. "U.S. Open History". USGA. Retrieved April 15, 2019.

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