1988 U.S. Open (golf)
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| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | June 16 - 20, 1988 |
| Location | Brookline, Massachusetts |
| Course(s) | The Country Club |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 7,010 |
| Field | 156 players, 65 after cut |
| Cut | 146 (+4) |
| Prize fund | $1,000,000 |
| Winner's share | $180,000 |
| Champion | |
| Curtis Strange | |
| 278 (-6), playoff | |
The 1988 United States Open Championship was the 88th U.S. Open. The event was held from June 16-20 at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts. Curtis Strange won his first major championship in an 18-hole playoff over Nick Faldo.
[edit] Final leaderboard
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par | Winnings |
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| 1 | Curtis Strange* |  United States |
70-67-69-72=278 | -6 | $180,000 |
| 2 | Nick Faldo |  England |
72-67-68-71=278 | $90,000 | |
| T3 | Mark O'Meara | United States |
71-72-66-71=280 | -4 | $41,370 |
| Steve Pate | United States |
72-69-72-67=280 | |||
| D. A. Weibring | United States |
71-69-68-72=280 | |||
| T6 | Paul Azinger | United States |
69-70-76-66=281 | -3 | $25,415 |
| Scott Simpson | United States |
69-66-72-74=281 | |||
| T8 | Bob Gilder | United States |
68-69-70-75=282 | -2 | $20,904 |
| Fuzzy Zoeller | United States |
73-72-71-66=282 | |||
| T10 | Payne Stewart | United States |
72-67-71-73=283 | -1 | $17,871 |
| Fred Couples | United States |
73-73-70-67=283 |
*Strange (71) defeated Faldo (75) in an 18-hole playoff.
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| Preceded by 1988 Masters |
Major Championships | Succeeded by 1988 Open Championship |
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