| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 11–14, 1988 |
| Location | Edmond, Oklahoma |
| Course(s) | Oak Tree Golf Club |
| Organized by | PGA of America |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 7,015 yards (6,415 m)[1] |
| Field | 150 players, 72 after cut[2] |
| Cut | 144 (+2) |
| Prize fund | $1.0 million |
| Winner's share | $160,000 |
| Champion | |
 Jeff Sluman | |
| 272 (−12) | |
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The 1988 PGA Championship was the 70th PGA Championship, held August 11–14 at Oak Tree Golf Club in Edmond, Oklahoma, a suburb north of Oklahoma City. Jeff Sluman shot a final round 65 (−6) to win his only major title, three strokes ahead of runner-up Paul Azinger, the 36-hole and 54-hole leader[3] and former college teammate.[4][5] Azinger was the reigning Player of the Year on the PGA Tour.
In the penultimate pairing on Sunday, Sluman was three strokes back at the start of the round. After a birdie at the second, he holed out for an eagle on the par-5 fifth, and when Azinger followed with a bogey, the two were tied at nine-under. Sluman had five birdies and an eagle with just one bogey in the final round while Azinger posted a second straight even-par 71. It was also the first of Sluman's six victories on the PGA Tour.[6][7] In the final pair with Azinger, Dave Rummells shot 75 (+4) and fell to a tie for sixth.
Azinger won the title five years later, defeating Greg Norman in a playoff in 1993.
- ^ "The course". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. August 11, 1988. p. 5D.
- ^ "Tournament Info for: 1988 PGA Championship". PGA.com. Retrieved September 19, 2012.
- ^ Bonk, Thomas (August 14, 1988). "Pressure a factor as Azinger leads PGA tournament". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Los Angeles Times). p. 1C.
- ^ Jenkins, Sally (August 15, 1988). "Sluman's 65 more than enough to win PGA". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Washington Post). p. 1B.
- ^ Diaz, Jaime (August 22, 1988). "Hanging tough". Sports Illustrated. p. 26.
- ^ Rosaforte, Tim (August 15, 1988). "A 'Slu' of winning shots". Miami News. p. 1B.
- ^ Brown, Gordon S. Jr. (August 15, 1988). "Sluman fires 65, grabs PGA title". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. (New York Times). p. 1B.