1989 U.S. Open (golf)

1989 U.S. Open
Tournament information
DatesJune 15–18, 1989
LocationPittsford, New York
43°06′47″N 77°31′58″W / 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
United States Curtis Strange
278 (−2)
Location map
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Location in the United States
Oak Hill is located in New York
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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.

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.

  1. ^ White, Gordon (June 13, 1989). "Open course changed after Trevino's victory". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (New York Times). p. 3D.
  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. ^ Cite error: The named reference dbg89uso was invoked but never defined (see the help page).