1991 U.S. Open (golf)

1991 U.S. Open
Tournament information
Dates	June 13–17, 1991
Location	Chaska, Minnesota; 44°50′02″N 93°35′28″W / 44.834°N 93.591°W
Course(s)	Hazeltine National Golf Club
Tour(s)	PGA Tour
Statistics
Par	72
Length	7,149 yards (6,537 m)
Field	156 players, 65 after cut
Cut	147 (+3)
Prize fund	$1.3 million
Winner's share	$235,000
Champion
	Payne Stewart
	282 (−6), playoff
Location map
	Hazeltine National Location in the United States Hazeltine National Location in Minnesota
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The 1991 U.S. Open was the 91st U.S. Open, held June 13–17 at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota, a suburb southwest of Minneapolis. Payne Stewart defeated 1987 champion Scott Simpson in an 18-hole Monday playoff to win the first of his two U.S. Open titles.^[2] It was the second of Stewart's three major championships.

Stewart held the lead through each of the first three rounds, but in the final round he found himself trailing Simpson by a stroke heading to the 18th. Simpson hit his drive into the rough and could only manage a bogey to Stewart's par, forcing an 18-hole playoff. Both players shot a final-round 72 to finish at 282 total, three shots clear of Larry Nelson and Fred Couples. In the playoff, Simpson led by two-strokes heading to the 16th. He then bogeyed the hole, however, while Stewart made birdie to even up the contest. At the par-3 17th, Simpson found the water on his tee shot and recorded another bogey, giving Stewart a one-shot advantage. Simpson then made bogey on the 18th while Stewart made a par, giving Stewart a two-stroke win and the championship.^[3] Stewart's winning score in the playoff of 75 was the highest since Tommy Armour won with a 76 in 1927.^[4]

Play was interrupted during the first round due to a severe thunderstorm. Six people were struck by lightning while seeking shelter near the 11th tee, and one person was killed.^[5]

It was final U.S. Open appearance for two-time champion Lee Trevino; Phil Mickelson won low-amateur honors for the second consecutive year, finishing in 55th place.

This was the second U.S. Open at Hazeltine; the first was in 1970. It later hosted the PGA Championship in 2002 and 2009.

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	435	580	194	412	405	518	166	432	3,582	410	556	432	204	357	590	384	182	452	3,567	7,149
Par	4	4	5	3	4	4	5	3	4	36	4	5	4	3	4	5	4	3	4	36	72

Source:^[1]
Previous course length for major championships

7,151 yards (6,539 m) - par 72, 1970 U.S. Open

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par	Finish
Scott Simpson	United States	1987	70	68	72	72	282	−6	2
Larry Nelson	United States	1983	73	72	72	68	285	−3	T3
Fuzzy Zoeller	United States	1984	72	73	74	67	286	−2	5
Raymond Floyd	United States	1986	73	72	76	68	289	+1	T8
Hale Irwin	United States	1974, 1979, 1990	71	75	70	74	290	+2	T11
Tom Watson	United States	1982	73	71	77	70	291	+3	T16
Andy North	United States	1978, 1985	71	71	77	76	295	+7	T37
Jack Nicklaus	United States	1962, 1967, 1972, 1980	70	76	77	74	297	+9	T46
David Graham	Australia	1981	74	71	80	77	302	+14	60

Missed the cut

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	Total	To par
Lee Trevino	United States	1968, 1971	77	72	149	+5
Curtis Strange	United States	1988, 1989	77	74	151	+7
Jerry Pate	United States	1976	78	74	152	+8

Source:^[6]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, June 13, 1991

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
T1	Nolan Henke	United States	67	−5
T1	Payne Stewart	United States	67	−5
3	Tom Byrum	United States	68	−4
T4	Mark Calcavecchia	United States	69	−3
	Scott Hoch	United States
	Brian Kamm	United States
T7	Keith Clearwater	United States	70	−2
	Fred Couples	United States
	Jim Gallagher Jr.	United States
	David Jackson	United States
	Davis Love III	United States
	Jack Nicklaus	United States
	Craig Parry	Australia
	Peter Persons	United States
	Scott Simpson	United States

Second round

Friday, June 14, 1991

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Payne Stewart	United States	67-70=137	−7
T2	Nolan Henke	United States	67-71=138	−6
	Corey Pavin	United States	71-67=138
	Scott Simpson	United States	70-68=138
T5	Fred Couples	United States	70-70=140	−4
	Scott Hoch	United States	69-71=140
	Craig Stadler	United States	71-69=140
T8	Jodie Mudd	United States	71-70=141	−3
T8	Ian Woosnam	Wales	73-68=141	−3
T10	Rodger Davis	Australia	74-68=142	−2
	Jim Gallagher Jr.	United States	70-72=142
	Ed Humenik	United States	72-70=142
	Brian Kamm	United States	69-73=142
	Sandy Lyle	Scotland	72-70=142
	Andy North	United States	71-71=142

Amateurs: Mickelson (+1), Doyle (+6), Gorgone (+7), Lee (+14).

Third round

Saturday, June 15, 1991

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
T1	Scott Simpson	United States	70-68-72=210	−6
T1	Payne Stewart	United States	67-70-73=210	−6
T3	Scott Hoch	United States	69-71-74=214	−2
T3	Nick Price	Zimbabwe	74-69-71=214	−2
T5	Fred Couples	United States	70-70-75=215	−1
	Nolan Henke	United States	67-71-77=215
	Brian Kamm	United States	69-73-73=215
T8	Rick Fehr	United States	74-69-73=216	E
	Hale Irwin	United States	71-75-70=216
	Sandy Lyle	Scotland	72-70-74=216
	Craig Parry	Australia	70-73-73=216

Final round

Sunday, June 16, 1991

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Money ($)
T1	Payne Stewart	United States	67-70-73-72=282	−6	Playoff
T1	Scott Simpson	United States	70-68-72-72=282	−6	Playoff
T3	Fred Couples	United States	70-70-75-70=285	−3	62,574
T3	Larry Nelson	United States	73-72-72-68=285	−3	62,574
5	Fuzzy Zoeller	United States	72-73-74-67=286	−2	41,542
6	Scott Hoch	United States	69-71-74-73=287	−1	36,090
7	Nolan Henke	United States	67-71-77-73=288	E	32,176
T8	Raymond Floyd	United States	73-72-76-68=289	+1	26,958
	José María Olazábal	Spain	73-71-75-70=289
	Corey Pavin	United States	71-67-79-72=289

Amateur: Phil Mickelson (+12)

Source:^[7]

Scorecard

Final round

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Par	4	4	5	3	4	4	5	3	4	4	5	4	3	4	5	4	3	4
Stewart	−6	−6	−7	−7	−7	−6	−6	−6	−6	−6	−6	−6	−6	−6	−6	−6	−6	−6
Simpson	−6	−6	−6	−6	−6	−6	−7	−7	−7	−8	−8	−8	−8	−8	−8	−7	−7	−6
Couples	−1	−1	−2	−2	−2	−2	−3	−2	−2	−1	−1	−2	−2	−2	−2	−2	−2	−3
Nelson	+1	+1	+1	E	E	−1	−2	−2	−2	−2	−3	−3	−4	−3	−3	−3	−3	−3
Zoeller	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+1	+1	E	E	E	E	E	−1	−1	−1	−1	−2
Hoch	−1	−1	−1	−1	E	+2	+1	+1	+1	+1	E	E	E	−1	−1	E	−1	−1
Price	−1	E	E	+1	+1	+2	+1	+1	+1	+1	E	+1	+1	+2	+3	+3	+4	+4

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

	Birdie		Bogey		Double bogey

Source:^[8]

Playoff

Monday, June 17, 1991

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Payne Stewart	United States	38-37=75	+3	235,000
2	Scott Simpson	United States	37-40=77	+5	117,500

Scorecard

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Par	4	4	5	3	4	4	5	3	4	4	5	4	3	4	5	4	3	4
Stewart	E	E	E	E	+1	+1	+1	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+3	+4	+3	+3	+3
Simpson	+1	+2	+2	+2	+1	+1	E	+1	+1	+2	+2	+2	+3	+2	+2	+3	+4	+5

Cumulative playoff scores, relative to par

	Birdie		Bogey

Source:^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Hazeltine National Golf Club: course". Milwaukee Journal. Associated Press. June 13, 1991. p. C5.
^ Reilly, Rick (June 24, 1991). "Payne free at last". Sports Illustrated. p. 24.
^ GOLF; Stewart Captures Open as Simpson Falters Again
^ ^a ^b Florence, Mal (June 18, 1991). "U.S. Open: Stewart shows the finishing touch". Los Angeles Times.
^ Schumacher, John (June 14, 1991). "Storm hits quickly and tragically in 1st round". Milwaukee Journal. p. C1.
^ "1991 U.S. Open". databasegolf.com. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
^ "1991 U.S. Open". databasegolf.com. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
^ "U.S. Open History". USGA. Retrieved April 17, 2019.

External links

USGA Championship Database

[mj91usord0-1] "Hazeltine National Golf Club: course". Milwaukee Journal. Associated Press. June 13, 1991. p. C5.

[sireilly-2] Reilly, Rick (June 24, 1991). "Payne free at last". Sports Illustrated. p. 24.

[3] GOLF; Stewart Captures Open as Simpson Falters Again

[lat91-4] Florence, Mal (June 18, 1991). "U.S. Open: Stewart shows the finishing touch". Los Angeles Times.

[mj91pgard1-5] Schumacher, John (June 14, 1991). "Storm hits quickly and tragically in 1st round". Milwaukee Journal. p. C1.

[6] "1991 U.S. Open". databasegolf.com. Retrieved May 10, 2016.

[dbg91uso-7] "1991 U.S. Open". databasegolf.com. Retrieved July 25, 2012.

[ldr-8] "U.S. Open History". USGA. Retrieved April 17, 2019.

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