1988 U.S. Women's Open

The 1988 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship was the 43rd U.S. Women's Open, held July 21–24 at the Five Farms East Course of Baltimore Country Club in Lutherville, Maryland, a suburb north of Baltimore.

1988 U.S. Women's Open
Tournament information
DatesJuly 21–24, 1988
LocationLutherville, Maryland
Course(s)Baltimore Country Club
Five Farms East Course
Organized byUSGA
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
Statistics
Par71
Length6,232 yards (5,699 m)[1]
Field152 players, 66 after cut [1]
Cut150 (+8)
Prize fund$400,000
Winner's share$70,000
Champion
Liselotte Neumann
277 (−7)
Baltimore CC
Location in the United States
Baltimore CC
Location in Maryland

Liselotte Neumann won her only major title, three strokes ahead of runner-up Patty Sheehan. From Sweden, she was only the fifth international player to win the U.S. Women's Open. For the first time, the championship was won by non-Americans in consecutive years, as Laura Davies of England won in 1987.

At age 22, Neumann was the youngest professional to date to win the title, second by two months to 1967 champion Catherine Lacoste, an amateur who won less than a week after turning 22.[2][3] She opened with a record 67 on Thursday,[4] and either led or co-led after every round.

Sixty years earlier, the East Course hosted the PGA Championship in 1928, won by Leo Diegel. He stopped four-time defending champion Walter Hagen in the quarterfinals, ending his winning streak at 22 matches.

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Jan Stephenson Australia198372727169284E5
JoAnne Carner United States1971, 197669737671289+5T16
Kathy Guadagnino United States198572727573292+8T29
Amy Alcott United States198076747471295+11T41
Jane Geddes United States198674767372295+11T41
Laura Davies England198773727578298+14T50
Hollis Stacy United States1977, 1978, 198477707676299+15T52

Source:[5]

Missed the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2TotalTo par
Jerilyn Britz United States19797675151+9
Sandra Palmer United States19757677153+11
Susie Berning United States1968, 1972, 19737776153+11
Janet Anderson United States19827975154+12
Pat Bradley United States19818174155+13

Source:[1]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, July 21, 1988

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Liselotte Neumann Sweden67−4
T2JoAnne Carner United States69−2
Sally Quinlan United States
T4Amy Benz United States70−1
Vicki Fergon United States
Shirley Furlong United States
Dottie Pepper United States
Patty Sheehan United States
Colleen Walker United States
T10Marlene Brodzik Davis United States71E
Nancy Brown United States
Judy Dickinson United States
Tammie Green United States
Juli Inkster United States
Sally Little South Africa

Source:[6]

Second round

Friday, July 22, 1988

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Juli Inkster United States71-68=139−3
Liselotte Neumann Sweden67-72=139
Dottie Pepper United States70-69=139
T4Vicki Fergon United States70-71=141−1
Tammie Green United States71-70=141
T6Amy Benz United States70-72=142E
JoAnne Carner United States69-73=142
Patty Sheehan United States70-72=142
Donna White United States72-70=142
T10Kristi Albers United States73-70=143+1
Kay Cockerill United States73-70=143
Janet Coles United States72-71=143

Source:[1]

Third round

Saturday, July 23, 1988

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Liselotte Neumann Sweden67-72-69=208−5
2Patty Sheehan United States70-72-68=210−3
T3Tammie Green United States71-70-71=212−1
Colleen Walker United States70-74-68=212
5Amy Benz United States70-72-71=213E
T6Missie Berteotti United States75-71-68=214+1
Beth Daniel United States77-71-66=214
Juli Inkster United States71-68-75=214
T9Kristi Albers United States73-70-72=215+2
Kay Cockerill United States73-70-72=215
Dottie Pepper United States70-69-76=215
Jan Stephenson Australia72-72-71=215
Donna White United States72-70-73=215

Source:[7]

Final round

Sunday, July 24, 1988

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Liselotte Neumann Sweden67-72-69-69=277−770,000
2Patty Sheehan United States70-72-68-70=280−435,000
T3Dottie Pepper United States70-69-76-68=283−121,679
Colleen Walker United States70-74-68-71=283
5Jan Stephenson Australia72-72-71-69=284E14,393
T6Amy Benz United States70-72-71-72=285+111,826
Missie Berteotti United States75-71-68-71=285
T8Kristi Albers United States73-70-72-71=286+29,726
Juli Inkster United States71-68-75-72=286
T10Beth Daniel United States77-71-66-73=287+38,315
Vicki Fergon United States70-71-75-71=287

Source:[5]

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References

  1. "Stat sheet: U.S. Women's Open". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. July 23, 1988. p. B4.
  2. Diaz, Jaime (August 1, 1988). "How Swede it is!". Sports Illustrated. p. 34.
  3. "Neumann rallies to win Women's Open". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. July 25, 1988. p. 15.
  4. "Swedish rookie shoots a record 67 at U.S. Open". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. July 22, 1988. p. 38.
  5. "Scoreboard: U.S. Women's Open". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. July 25, 1988. p. 20.
  6. "U.S. Women's Open". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. July 22, 1988. p. 36.
  7. Markus, Don (July 24, 1988). "Sweden's Neumann still dazzling at the U.S. Open". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Baltimore Sun). p. 1C.

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