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:
1998 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 18–21, 1998 |
| Location | San Francisco, California |
| Course(s) | Olympic Club, Lake Course |
| Organized by | USGA |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour European Tour Japan Golf Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 6,797 yards (6,215 m) |
| Field | 155 players, 60 after cut |
| Cut | 147 (+7) |
| Prize fund | $3,000,000 |
| Winner’s share | $535,000 |
| Champion | |
| Lee Janzen | |
| 280 (E) | |
| ← 1997 1999 → |
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 | 533 | 394 | 223 | 438 | 457 | 437 | 288 | 137 | 433 | 3,340 | 422 | 430 | 416 | 186 | 422 | 157 | 609 | 468 | 347 | 3,457 | 6,797 |
| Par | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Janzen | United States | 1993 | 73 | 66 | 73 | 68 | 280 | E | 1 |
| Payne Stewart | United States | 1991 | 66 | 71 | 70 | 74 | 281 | +1 | 2 |
| Tom Kite | United States | 1992 | 70 | 75 | 76 | 74 | 295 | +15 | T43 |
| Jack Nicklaus | United States | 1962, 1967, 1972, 1980 |
73 | 74 | 73 | 75 | 295 | +15 | T43 |
| Ernie Els | South Africa | 1994, 1997 | 75 | 70 | 75 | 76 | 296 | +16 | T49 |
| Scott Simpson | United States | 1987 | 72 | 71 | 78 | 79 | 300 | +20 | 58 |
Missed the cut
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hale Irwin | United States | 1974, 1979, 1990 | 80 | 68 | 148 | +8 |
| Corey Pavin | United States | 1995 | 76 | 72 | 148 | +8 |
| Tom Watson | United States | 1982 | 73 | 75 | 148 | +8 |
| Steve Jones | United States | 1996 | 72 | 77 | 149 | +9 |
| Fuzzy Zoeller | United States | 1984 | 75 | 76 | 151 | +11 |
| Curtis Strange | United States | 1988, 1989 | 77 | 78 | 155 | +15 |
Round summaries
First round
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Payne Stewart | United States | 66 | −4 |
| 2 | Mark Carnevale | United States | 67 | −3 |
| T3 | Joe Durant | United States | 68 | −2 |
| Tom Lehman | United States | |||
| José María Olazábal | Spain | |||
| Bob Tway | United States | |||
| T7 | John Daly | United States | 69 | −1 |
| Jeff Maggert | United States | |||
| Jesper Parnevik | Sweden | |||
| T10 | Tom Kite | United States | 70 | E |
| Matt Kuchar (a) | United States | |||
| Colin Montgomerie | Scotland | |||
| Andrew Magee | United States | |||
| David Ogrin | United States | |||
| Mark O’Meara | United States |
Second round
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Payne Stewart | United States | 66-71=137 | −3 |
| T2 | Jeff Maggert | United States | 69-69=138 | −2 |
| Bob Tway | United States | 68-70=138 | ||
| T4 | Lee Janzen | United States | 73-66=139 | −1 |
| Matt Kuchar (a) | United States | 70-69=139 | ||
| Lee Porter | United States | 72-67=139 | ||
| 7 | Mark Carnevale | United States | 67-73=140 | E |
| T8 | Stewart Cink | United States | 73-68=141 | +1 |
| Joe Durant | United States | 68-73=141 | ||
| Brad Faxon | United States | 73-68=141 | ||
| Nick Price | Zimbabwe | 73-68=141 |
Third round
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Payne Stewart | United States | 66-71-70=207 | −3 |
| T2 | Tom Lehman | United States | 68-75-68=211 | +1 |
| Bob Tway | United States | 68-70-73=211 | ||
| T4 | Nick Price | Zimbabwe | 73-68-71=212 | +2 |
| Lee Janzen | United States | 73-66-73=212 | ||
| T6 | Steve Stricker | United States | 73-71-69=213 | +3 |
| Jeff Maggert | United States | 69-69-75=213 | ||
| T8 | Stewart Cink | United States | 73-68-73=214 | +4 |
| Mark Carnevale | United States | 67-73-74=214 | ||
| T10 | Jim Furyk | United States | 74-73-68=215 | +5 |
| Matt Kuchar (a) | United States | 70-69-76=215 | ||
| Lee Porter | United States | 72-67-76=215 |
Final round
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Janzen | United States | 73-66-73-68=280 | E | 535,000 |
| 2 | Payne Stewart | United States | 66-71-70-74=281 | +1 | 315,000 |
| 3 | Bob Tway | United States | 68-70-73-73=284 | +4 | 201,730 |
| 4 | Nick Price | Zimbabwe | 73-68-71-73=285 | +5 | 140,597 |
| T5 | Steve Stricker | United States | 73-71-69-73=286 | +6 | 107,392 |
| Tom Lehman | United States | 68-75-68-75=286 | |||
| T7 | David Duval | United States | 75-68-75-69=287 | +7 | 83,794 |
| Lee Westwood | England | 72-74-70-71=287 | |||
| Jeff Maggert | United States | 69-69-75-74=287 | |||
| T10 | Jeff Sluman | United States | 72-74-74-68=288 | +8 | 64,490 |
| Phil Mickelson | United States | 71-73-74-70=288 | |||
| Stuart Appleby | Australia | 73-74-70-71=288 | |||
| Stewart Cink | United States | 73-68-73-74=288 |
Scorecard
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Janzen | +2 | +3 | +4 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +1 | +1 | E | E | E | E | E | E |
| Stewart | −3 | −3 | −3 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | E | +1 | E | E | +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 |
| Birdie | Bogey | Double bogey |