The 2026 United States Open Championship will be the 126th U.S. Open
18 – 21 June at the Shinnecock Hills Golf Club
WORLD GROUP ACTION STARTS IN:
1989 U.S. Open Golf
GREAT BRITAIN
About player
| Date of birth: | 26 April 1985 |
| Birth place: | Greensboro, NC, USA |
| Plays: | Right Handed |
| Singles ranking: | 17 |
| Doubles ranking: | 196 |
KEY STATISTICS
| First year played | 2005 |
| Total nominations | 20 |
| Ties played | 19 |
| Singles W/L | 29/2 |
| Doubles W/L | 8/5 |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | June 15–18, 1989 |
| Location | Rochester, New York |
| Course(s) | Oak Hill Country Club, East Course |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 6,902 yards (6,311 m) |
| Field | 156 players, 71 after cut |
| Cut | 145 (+5) |
| Prize fund | $1,049,089 |
| Winner’s share | $200,000 |
| Champion | |
| Curtis Strange | |
| 278 (−2) | |
| ← 1988 1990 → |
Course layout
| 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 |
Past champions in the field
Made the cut
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Strange | United States | 1988 | 71 | 64 | 73 | 70 | 278 | −2 | 1 |
| Scott Simpson | United States | 1987 | 67 | 70 | 69 | 75 | 281 | +1 | T6 |
| Hubert Green | United States | 1977 | 69 | 72 | 74 | 68 | 283 | +3 | T9 |
| Larry Nelson | United States | 1983 | 68 | 73 | 68 | 75 | 284 | +4 | T13 |
| Raymond Floyd | United States | 1986 | 68 | 74 | 74 | 71 | 287 | +7 | T26 |
| Jack Nicklaus | United States | 1962, 1967, 1972, 1980 |
67 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 290 | +10 | T43 |
| Tom Watson | United States | 1982 | 76 | 69 | 73 | 73 | 291 | +11 | T46 |
| Hale Irwin | United States | 1974, 1979 | 74 | 70 | 79 | 70 | 293 | +13 | T54 |
| David Graham | Australia | 1981 | 73 | 72 | 77 | 73 | 295 | +15 | T61 |
Missed the cut
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy North | United States | 1978, 1985 | 72 | 75 | 147 | +7 |
| Gary Player | South Africa | 1965 | 78 | 69 | 147 | +7 |
| Jerry Pate | United States | 1976 | 74 | 74 | 148 | +8 |
| Fuzzy Zoeller | United States | 1984 | 78 | 73 | 151 | +11 |
| Lee Trevino | United States | 1968, 1971 | 74 | 79 | 153 | +13 |
Round summaries
First round
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Jay Don Blake | United States | 66 | −4 |
| Bernhard Langer | West Germany | |||
| Payne Stewart | United States | |||
| T4 | Tom Kite | United States | 67 | −3 |
| Jack Nicklaus | United States | |||
| Tom Pernice Jr. | United States | |||
| Scott Simpson | United States | |||
| Joey Sindelar | United States | |||
| T9 | Kurt Beck | United States | 68 | −2 |
| Nick Faldo | United States | |||
| Raymond Floyd | United States | |||
| Larry Nelson | United States | |||
| Dillard Pruitt | United States |
Second round
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curtis Strange | United States | 71-64=135 | −5 |
| 2 | Tom Kite | United States | 67-69=136 | −4 |
| T3 | Jay Don Blake | United States | 66-71=137 | −3 |
| Scott Simpson | United States | 67-70=137 | ||
| T5 | Mark McCumber | United States | 70-68=138 | −2 |
| Ian Woosnam | Wales | 70-68=138 | ||
| T7 | Isao Aoki | Japan | 70-70=140 | E |
| Chip Beck | United States | 71-69=140 | ||
| Steve Elkington | Australia | 70-70=140 | ||
| Nick Faldo | England | 68-72=140 | ||
| Dan Forsman | United States | 70-70=140 | ||
| Eddie Kirby | United States | 70-70=140 | ||
| Mark Lye | United States | 71-69=140 | ||
| Greg Norman | Australia | 72-68=140 | ||
| Scott Taylor | United States | 69-71=140 | ||
| Mark Wiebe | United States | 69-71=140 | ||
| Richard Zokol | Canada | 71-69=140 |
Third round
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Kite | United States | 67-69-69=205 | −5 |
| 2 | Scott Simpson | United States | 67-70-69=206 | −4 |
| 3 | Curtis Strange | United States | 71-64-73=208 | −2 |
| T4 | Jay Don Blake | United States | 66-71-72=209 | −1 |
| Larry Nelson | United States | 68-73-68=209 | ||
| Masashi Ozaki | Japan | 70-71-68=209 | ||
| T7 | Mark McCumber | United States | 70-68-72=210 | E |
| Tom Pernice Jr. | United States | 67-75-68=210 | ||
| T9 | Chip Beck | United States | 71-69-71=211 | +1 |
| Brian Claar | United States | 71-72-68=211 | ||
| Ian Woosnam | Wales | 70-68-73=211 | ||
| José María Olazábal | Spain | 69-72-70=211 |
Final round
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curtis Strange | United States | 71-64-73-70=278 | −2 | 200,000 |
| T2 | Chip Beck | United States | 71-69-71-68=279 | −1 | 67,823 |
| Mark McCumber | United States | 70-68-72-69=279 | |||
| Ian Woosnam | Wales | 70-68-73-68=279 | |||
| 5 | Brian Claar | United States | 71-72-68-69=280 | E | 34,345 |
| T6 | Masashi Ozaki | Japan | 70-71-68-72=281 | +1 | 28,220 |
| Scott Simpson | United States | 67-70-69-75=281 | |||
| 8 | Peter Jacobsen | United States | 71-70-71-70=282 | +2 | 24,307 |
| T9 | Paul Azinger | United States | 71-72-70-70=283 | +3 | 19,968 |
| Hubert Green | United States | 69-72-74-68=283 | |||
| Tom Kite | United States | 67-69-69-78=283 | |||
| José María Olazábal | Spain | 69-72-70-72=283 |
Scorecard
| 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 |
| Birdie | Bogey | Double bogey | Triple bogey+ |