1993 U.S. Open (golf)

The 1993 U.S. Open was the 93rd U.S. Open, held June 17–20 at Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, New Jersey, west of New York City. Lee Janzen shot all four rounds in the 60s and tied the U.S. Open scoring record to win the first of his two U.S. Open titles, two strokes ahead of runner-up Payne Stewart.[3][4][5]

1993 U.S. Open

Tournament information
Dates	June 17–20, 1993
Location	Springfield, New Jersey
Course(s)	Baltusrol Golf Club, Lower Course
Tour(s)	PGA Tour
Statistics
Par	70
Length	7,152 yards (6,540 m)[1][2]
Field	156 players, 88 after cut
Cut	144 (+4)
Prize fund	$1,600,000
Winner's share	$290,000
Champion
Lee Janzen
272 (−8)

Baltusrol

Location in the United States

Baltusrol

Location in New Jersey

Baltusrol

Location in
Union County

Janzen's total of 272 tied the U.S. Open scoring record set by Jack Nicklaus in 1980, also at Baltusrol.[6] It was the third consecutive time at Baltusrol that the scoring record was tied or broken. Nicklaus also won in 1967 with a 275, one stroke better than Ben Hogan's 276 at Riviera in 1948. Janzen joined Lee Trevino as the only champion to post all four rounds under 70; Trevino shot 275 in 1968, a quarter century earlier.[7] (Rory McIlroy became the third in 2011 and set the scoring record.)[8]

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par	Finish
Payne Stewart	United States	1991	70	66	68	70	274	−6	2
Tom Watson	United States	1982	70	66	73	69	278	−2	T5
Raymond Floyd	United States	1986	68	73	70	68	279	−1	T7
Curtis Strange	United States	1988, 1989	73	68	75	67	283	+3	T25
Larry Nelson	United States	1983	70	71	71	73	285	+5	T46
Scott Simpson	United States	1987	70	73	72	70	285	+5	T46
Hale Irwin	United States	1974, 1979, 1990	73	71	71	72	287	+7	T62
Fuzzy Zoeller	United States	1984	73	67	78	70	288	+8	T68
Jack Nicklaus	United States	1962, 1967, 1972, 1980	70	72	76	71	289	+9	T72

Missed the cut

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	Total	To par
Tom Kite	United States	1992	75	70	145	+5
Andy North	United States	1978, 1985	77	70	147	+7

Source:[9]

Course layout

Main article: Baltusrol Golf Club

Lower Course

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Total
Yards	470	381	466	194	413	470	470	374	205	3,443	454	428	193	401	415	430	216	630	542	3,709	7,152
Par	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	34	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	5	5	36	70

Source:[1][2]

Lengths of the course for previous major championships:

7,076 yards (6,470 m), par 70 - 1980 U.S. Open 7,015 yards (6,415 m), par 70 - 1967 U.S. Open 7,027 yards (6,425 m), par 70 - 1954 U.S. Open

6,866 yards (6,278 m), par 72 - 1936 U.S. Open (Upper Course) 6,212 yards (5,680 m), par 74 - 1915 U.S. Open (Old Course) 6,003 yards (5,489 m), par      - 1903 U.S. Open (Old Course)      The Old Course was plowed under in 1918

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, June 17, 1993

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
T1	Scott Hoch	United States	66	−4
	Craig Parry	Australia
	Joey Sindelar	United States
T4	Lee Janzen	United States	67	−3
	Craig Stadler	United States
T6	Fred Couples	United States	68	−2
	Raymond Floyd	United States
	Blaine McCallister	United States
	Rocco Mediate	United States
	Corey Pavin	United States
	Mike Smith	United States
	Robert Wrenn	United States

Second round

Friday, June 18, 1993

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Lee Janzen	United States	67-67=134	−6
T2	Payne Stewart	United States	70-66=136	−4
	Tom Watson	United States	70-66=136
T4	Corey Pavin	United States	68-69=137	−3
	Nick Price	Zimbabwe	71-66=137
6	Scott Hoch	United States	66-72=138	−2
T7	Billy Andrade	United States	72-67=139	−1
	Paul Azinger	United States	71-68=139
	Fred Couples	United States	68-71=139
	Bob Gilder	United States	70-69=139
	Jeff Maggert	United States	69-70=139
	Mike Standly	United States	70-69=139

Amateurs: Leonard (E), Berganio (+10), Oh (+15).

Third round

Saturday, June 19, 1993

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Lee Janzen	United States	67-67-69=203	−7
2	Payne Stewart	United States	70-66-68=204	−6
3	Nick Price	Zimbabwe	71-66-70=207	−3
T4	Paul Azinger	United States	71-68-69=208	−2
	David Edwards	United States	70-72-66=208
T6	John Adams	United States	70-70-69=209	−1
	Fred Funk	United States	70-72-67=209
	Wayne Levi	United States	71-69-69=209
	Craig Parry	Australia	66-74-69=209
	Mike Standly	United States	70-69-70=209
	Tom Watson	United States	70-66-73=209

Final round

Sunday, June 20, 1993

Janzen began the final round with a one-shot lead over Stewart. He kept the lead at the turn, but at the 10th his drive settled in thick rough and behind trees. Somehow Janzen's approach went through the branches and found the green, where he made par. He eventually lost sole possession of the lead, however, after three-putting at the 12th. A birdie at 14 put Janzen back on top, and after finding trouble at 16, his 30-foot (9 m) chip found the hole for another birdie. After Stewart missed a lengthy putt for birdie, Janzen held a two-shot lead with just three to play. At the 17th hole, Janzen's drive hit a tree and deflected back into the fairway. Both players made par, and at the last Janzen hit a 4-iron approach to set up another birdie and seal the victory.[10]

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Lee Janzen	United States	67-67-69-69=272	−8	290,000
2	Payne Stewart	United States	70-66-68-70=274	−6	145,000
T3	Paul Azinger	United States	71-68-69-69=277	−3	78,556
	Craig Parry	Australia	66-74-69-68=277
T5	Scott Hoch	United States	66-72-72-68=278	−2	48,730
	Tom Watson	United States	70-66-73-69=278
T7	Ernie Els	South Africa	71-73-68-67=279	−1	35,481
	Raymond Floyd	United States	68-73-70-68=279
	Fred Funk	United States	70-72-67-70=279
	Nolan Henke	United States	72-71-67-69=279

Amateur: Justin Leonard (+8)

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	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	5	5
Janzen	−7	−6	−7	−7	−7	−7	−6	−6	−6	−6	−6	−5	−5	−6	−6	−7	−7	−8
Stewart	−5	−5	−5	−5	−5	−5	−4	−4	−5	−5	−5	−5	−5	−5	−5	−5	−5	−6
Azinger	−1	−2	−3	−3	−3	−2	−1	−1	−1	−1	−2	−2	−2	−2	−2	−2	−2	−3
Parry	−1	−1	−1	E	−1	−1	−1	−1	−1	−1	+1	+1	E	−1	−1	−1	−2	−3
Hoch	+1	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1	E	−1	−2
Watson	E	+2	+2	+2	+1	+1	E	E	E	E	E	E	−1	−1	−1	−1	−2	−2
Price	−3	−3	−3	−2	−2	−2	−1	−2	−2	−1	E	E	+1	+1	+1	E	E	E

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Birdie

Bogey

Double bogey

Source:[11]

References

1. "Golf: U.S. Open course". Tuscaloosa News. Alabama. Associated Press. June 17, 1993. p. 2C.
2. DeGasero, Ed (June 14, 1993). "1993 U.S. Open: course map, scorecard". The Dispatch. Lexington, North Carolina. Associated Press. p. 4B.
3. Parascenzo, Marino (June 21, 1993). "The kid does it". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. B1.
4. Nelson, John (June 21, 1993). "New champ". Tuscaloosa News. Alabama. Associated Press. p. 1B.
5. Reilly, Rick (June 28, 1993). "Sweet Sixteen". Sports Illustrated. p. 28.
6. Hackenberg, Dave (June 21, 1993). "Janzen sizzles". Toledo Blade. p. 17.
7. Bunch, Ken (June 21, 1993). "Janzen's mettle is precious". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1B.
8. "Rory McIlroy runs away with Open title". ESPN.com. June 20, 2011. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
9. "1993 U.S. Open". databasegolf.com. Retrieved June 21, 2012.
10. Diaz, Jamie (June 21, 1993). "U.S. Open Golf; Janzen: Lucky and Good, Good And Lucky". New York Times.
11. "U.S. Open History". USGA. Retrieved April 16, 2019.

External links

• About.com – 1993 U.S. Open
• USOpen.com – 1993

Preceded by 1993 Masters	Major Championships	Succeeded by 1993 Open Championship