1989 U.S. Open Oak Hill CC pin flag Curtis Strange open ryder british pga

Description

The
1989 U.S. Open
was the 89th
U.S. Open
, held June 15–18 at the East Course of
Oak Hill Country Club
near
Rochester, New York
.
Curtis Strange
won his second consecutive U.S. Open, one stroke ahead of runners-up
Chip Beck
,
Mark McCumber
, and
Ian Woosnam
, becoming the first successful defender of a U.S. Open title since
Ben Hogan
in
1951
.
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Strange became the sixth player to defend the U.S. Open title. This was the last of his 17 wins on the
PGA Tour
.
Heavy rains before the tournament allowed for some low scores in the early rounds, with a record 38 under-par rounds in the first two rounds. During the second round, four players (
Jerry Pate
,
Nick Price
, Doug Weaver, and
Mark Wiebe
) recorded
holes-in-one
at the downhill 167-yard (153 m) 6th hole.
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All four hit a 7-iron past the flag, taking advantage of the damp conditions. The rest of the field had thirty birdies at the hole during the second round.
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Gary Player
, the
1965
champion and winner of nine major titles, played in his final U.S. Open in 1989. He shot 78-69=147 and missed the cut by two strokes.
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This was the third U.S. Open and the fourth
major
at the East Course. Previous U.S. Opens were in
1956
(
Cary Middlecoff
) and
1968
(
Lee Trevino
), and the
PGA Championship
in
1980
(
Jack Nicklaus
). It later hosted the
Ryder Cup
in
1995
and the PGA Championship in
2003
and
2013
Place
Player
Country
Score
To par
Money (
$
)
1
Curtis Strange
United States
71-64-73-70=278
−2
200,000
T2
Chip Beck
United States
71-69-71-68=279
−1
67,823
Mark McCumber
United States
70-68-72-69=279
Ian Woosnam
Wales
70-68-73-68=279