1998 U.S. Open (golf)
Golf tournament
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 .
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]
Hole
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Out
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
In
Total
Yards
533
394
223
438
457
437
288
137
433
3,340
422
430
416
186
422
157
609
468
347
3,457
6,797
Par
5
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
35
4
4
4
3
4
3
5
4
4
35
70
Lengths of the course for previous major championships:
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, June 18, 1998
Second round
Friday, June 19, 1998
The 36-hole cut was at 147 (+7), and 60 players advanced to the weekend.[2]
Amateurs: Kuchar (-1) , Simson (+8), Eger (+9), Taylor (+12), Palmer (+15), Kribel (+18).
Third round
Saturday, June 20, 1998
Final round
Sunday, June 21, 1998
Amateurs: Matt Kuchar (+9)
Scorecard
Final round
Hole
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
Par
5
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
5
4
4
Janzen
+2
+3
+4
+3
+3
+3
+2
+2
+2
+2
+1
+1
E
E
E
E
E
E
Stewart
−3
−3
−3
−2
−2
−2
−1
−1
−1
−1
−1
E
+1
E
E
+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
Source: [5] [6]
References
^ a b "98th U.S. Open - course" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). June 18, 1998. p. C1.
^ a b "U.S. Open history: 1998" . USGA. Archived from the original on May 25, 2012. Retrieved June 24, 2012 .
^ Garrity, John (June 29, 1998). "Payne killer" . Sports Illustrated : 30.
^ "Nicklaus still grinding away at 58" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. June 21, 1998. p. 9B.
^ Parascenzo, Marino (June 22, 1998). "Payne killer" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . p. C-1.
^ "U.S. Open History" . USGA . Retrieved April 15, 2019 .
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