1998 U.S. Open (golf)

The 1998 United States Open Championship was the 98th U.S. Open, held June 18–21 at the Lake Course of the Olympic Club in San Francisco, California. Lee Janzen won his second U.S. Open, one stroke ahead of runner-up Payne Stewart.[3] Janzen became the second winner at a U.S. Open at the Olympic Club to come back from seven strokes behind in the final round; Billy Casper also did it in 1966, but on the back nine alone. Stewart rebounded and won the title the next year at Pinehurst, but died four months later in an aviation accident.

1998 U.S. Open
Tournament information
DatesJune 18–21, 1998
LocationSan Francisco, California
Course(s)Olympic Club, Lake Course
Organized byUSGA
Tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
Japan Golf Tour
Statistics
Par70
Length6,797 yards (6,215 m)[1]
Field155 players, 60 after cut[2]
Cut147 (+7)
Prize fund$3,000,000
Winner's share$535,000
Champion
Lee Janzen
280 (E)
San Francisco
Location in the United States
San Francisco
Location in California

Four-time champion Jack Nicklaus, age 58, made the 36-hole cut at the U.S. Open for the final time.[4]

This was the fourth U.S. Open at the Lake Course of the Olympic Club; the first two in 1955 and 1966 ended in playoffs, and 1987 was a one-stroke victory. The U.S. Open returned in 2012, also won by one stroke.

Course layout

Lake Course[1]

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards5333942234384574372881374333,3404224304161864221576094683473,4576,797
Par543444434354443435443570

Lengths of the course for previous major championships:

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Lee Janzen United States199373667368280E1
Payne Stewart United States199166717074281+12
Tom Kite United States199270757674295+15T43
Jack Nicklaus United States1962, 1967,
1972, 1980
73747375295+15T43
Ernie Els South Africa1994, 199775707576296+16T49
Scott Simpson United States198772717879300+2058

Missed the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2TotalTo par
Hale Irwin United States1974, 1979, 19908068148+8
Corey Pavin United States19957672148+8
Tom Watson United States19827375148+8
Steve Jones United States19967277149+9
Fuzzy Zoeller United States19847576151+11
Curtis Strange United States1988, 19897778155+15

Source:[5]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, June 18, 1998

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Payne Stewart United States66−4
2Mark Carnevale United States67−3
T3Joe Durant United States68−2
Tom Lehman United States
José María Olazábal Spain
Bob Tway United States
T7John Daly United States69−1
Jeff Maggert United States
Jesper Parnevik Sweden
T10Tom Kite United States70E
Matt Kuchar (a) United States
Colin Montgomerie Scotland
Andrew Magee United States
David Ogrin United States
Mark O'Meara United States

Second round

Friday, June 19, 1998

The 36-hole cut was at 147 (+7), and 60 players advanced to the weekend.[2]

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Payne Stewart United States66-71=137−3
T2Jeff Maggert United States69-69=138−2
Bob Tway United States68-70=138
T4Lee Janzen United States73-66=139−1
Matt Kuchar (a) United States70-69=139
Lee Porter United States72-67=139
7Mark Carnevale United States67-73=140E
T8Stewart Cink United States73-68=141+1
Joe Durant United States68-73=141
Brad Faxon United States73-68=141
Nick Price Zimbabwe73-68=141

Amateurs: Kuchar (-1), Simson (+8), Eger (+9), Taylor (+12), Palmer (+15), Kribel (+18).

Third round

Saturday, June 20, 1998

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Payne Stewart United States66-71-70=207−3
T2Tom Lehman United States68-75-68=211+1
Bob Tway United States68-70-73=211
T4Nick Price Zimbabwe73-68-71=212+2
Lee Janzen United States73-66-73=212
T6Steve Stricker United States73-71-69=213+3
Jeff Maggert United States69-69-75=213
T8Stewart Cink United States73-68-73=214+4
Mark Carnevale United States67-73-74=214
T10Jim Furyk United States74-73-68=215+5
Matt Kuchar (a) United States70-69-76=215
Lee Porter United States72-67-76=215

Final round

Sunday, June 21, 1998

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Lee Janzen United States73-66-73-68=280E535,000
2Payne Stewart United States66-71-70-74=281+1315,000
3Bob Tway United States68-70-73-73=284+4201,730
4Nick Price Zimbabwe73-68-71-73=285+5140,597
T5Steve Stricker United States73-71-69-73=286+6107,392
Tom Lehman United States68-75-68-75=286
T7David Duval United States75-68-75-69=287+783,794
Lee Westwood England72-74-70-71=287
Jeff Maggert United States69-69-75-74=287
T10Jeff Sluman United States72-74-74-68=288+864,490
Phil Mickelson United States71-73-74-70=288
Stuart Appleby Australia73-74-70-71=288
Stewart Cink United States73-68-73-74=288

Amateurs: Matt Kuchar (+9)

Scorecard

Final round

Hole 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 101112131415161718
Par543444434444343544
Janzen+2+3+4+3+3+3+2+2+2+2+1+1EEEEEE
Stewart−3−3−3−2−2−2−1−1−1−1−1E+1EE+1+1+1
Tway+2+3+3+3+3+3+2+2+3+3+3+4+4+4+4+4+4+4
Price+1+1+2+2+1+2+2+3+4+4+4+4+5+5+5+5+5+5
Lehman+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+3+3+3+3+3+4+4+4+6+6
Stricker+4+5+5+6+6+6+5+5+5+5+5+6+7+7+7+6+6+6

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Birdie Bogey Double bogey

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References

  1. "98th U.S. Open - course". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). June 18, 1998. p. C1.
  2. "U.S. Open history: 1998". USGA. Archived from the original on May 25, 2012. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
  3. Garrity, John (June 29, 1998). "Payne killer". Sports Illustrated: 30.
  4. "Nicklaus still grinding away at 58". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. June 21, 1998. p. 9B.
  5. "1998 U.S. Open". databasegolf.com. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
  6. Parascenzo, Marino (June 22, 1998). "Payne killer". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. C-1.
  7. "U.S. Open History". USGA. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
Preceded by
1998 Masters
Major Championships Succeeded by
1998 Open Championship

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