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Tournament information | |
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Dates | June 13–17, 1991 |
Location | Chaska, Minnesota 44°50′02″N 93°35′28″W / 44.834°N 93.591°W |
Course(s) | Hazeltine National Golf Club |
Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Statistics | |
Par | 72 |
Length | 7,149 yards (6,537 m)[1] |
Field | 156 players, 65 after cut |
Cut | 147 (+3) |
Prize fund | $1.3 million |
Winner's share | $235,000 |
Champion | |
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282 (−6), playoff | |
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Location in the United States Location in Minnesota | |
The 1991 U.S. Open was the 91st U.S. Open, held June 13–17 at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota, a suburb southwest of Minneapolis. Payne Stewart defeated 1987 champion Scott Simpson in an 18-hole Monday playoff to win the first of his two U.S. Open titles.[2] It was the second of Stewart's three major championships.
Stewart held the lead through each of the first three rounds, but in the final round he found himself trailing Simpson by a stroke heading to the 18th. Simpson hit his drive into the rough and could only manage a bogey to Stewart's par, forcing an 18-hole playoff. Both players shot a final-round 72 to finish at 282 total, three shots clear of Larry Nelson and Fred Couples. In the playoff, Simpson led by two-strokes heading to the 16th. He then bogeyed the hole, however, while Stewart made birdie to even up the contest. At the par-3 17th, Simpson found the water on his tee shot and recorded another bogey, giving Stewart a one-shot advantage. Simpson then made bogey on the 18th while Stewart made a par, giving Stewart a two-stroke win and the championship.[3] Stewart's winning score in the playoff of 75 was the highest since Tommy Armour won with a 76 in 1927.[4]
Play was interrupted during the first round due to a severe thunderstorm. Six people were struck by lightning while seeking shelter near the 11th tee, and one person was killed.[5]
It was the final U.S. Open appearance for two-time champion Lee Trevino; Phil Mickelson won low-amateur honors for the second consecutive year, finishing in 55th place.
This was the second U.S. Open at Hazeltine; the first was in 1970. It later hosted the PGA Championship in 2002 and 2009.
Course layout
[edit]Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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Yards | 440 | 435 | 580 | 194 | 412 | 405 | 518 | 166 | 432 | 3,582 | 410 | 556 | 432 | 204 | 357 | 590 | 384 | 182 | 452 | 3,567 | 7,149 |
Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
Source:[1]
Previous course length for major championships
- 7,151 yards (6,539 m) - par 72, 1970 U.S. Open
Round summaries
[edit]First round
[edit]Thursday, June 13, 1991
Place | Player | Score | To par |
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T1 | ![]() |
67 | −5 |
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3 | ![]() |
68 | −4 |
T4 | ![]() |
69 | −3 |
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T7 | ![]() |
70 | −2 |
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Second round
[edit]Friday, June 14, 1991
Place | Player | Score | To par |
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1 | ![]() |
67-70=137 | −7 |
T2 | ![]() |
67-71=138 | −6 |
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71-67=138 | ||
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70-68=138 | ||
T5 | ![]() |
70-70=140 | −4 |
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69-71=140 | ||
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71-69=140 | ||
T8 | ![]() |
71-70=141 | −3 |
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73-68=141 | ||
T10 | ![]() |
74-68=142 | −2 |
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70-72=142 | ||
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72-70=142 | ||
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69-73=142 | ||
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72-70=142 | ||
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71-71=142 |
Amateurs: Mickelson (+1), Doyle (+6), Gorgone (+7), Lee (+14).
Third round
[edit]Saturday, June 15, 1991
Place | Player | Score | To par |
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T1 | ![]() |
70-68-72=210 | −6 |
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67-70-73=210 | ||
T3 | ![]() |
69-71-74=214 | −2 |
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74-69-71=214 | ||
T5 | ![]() |
70-70-75=215 | −1 |
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67-71-77=215 | ||
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69-73-73=215 | ||
T8 | ![]() |
74-69-73=216 | E |
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71-75-70=216 | ||
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72-70-74=216 | ||
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70-73-73=216 |
Final round
[edit]Sunday, June 16, 1991
Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
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T1 | ![]() |
67-70-73-72=282 | −6 | Playoff |
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70-68-72-72=282 | |||
T3 | ![]() |
70-70-75-70=285 | −3 | 62,574 |
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73-72-72-68=285 | |||
5 | ![]() |
72-73-74-67=286 | −2 | 41,542 |
6 | ![]() |
69-71-74-73=287 | −1 | 36,090 |
7 | ![]() |
67-71-77-73=288 | E | 32,176 |
T8 | ![]() |
73-72-76-68=289 | +1 | 26,958 |
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73-71-75-70=289 | |||
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71-67-79-72=289 |
Amateur: Phil Mickelson (+12)
Source:[6]
Scorecard
[edit]Final round
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Birdie | Bogey | Double bogey |
Source:[7]
Playoff
[edit]Monday, June 17, 1991
Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
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1 | ![]() |
38-37=75 | +3 | 235,000 |
2 | ![]() |
37-40=77 | +5 | 117,500 |
Scorecard
[edit]Cumulative playoff scores, relative to par
Birdie Bogey
Source:[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Hazeltine National Golf Club: course". Milwaukee Journal. Associated Press. June 13, 1991. p. C5.
- ^ Reilly, Rick (June 24, 1991). "Payne free at last". Sports Illustrated. p. 24.
- ^ GOLF; Stewart Captures Open as Simpson Falters Again
- ^ a b Florence, Mal (June 18, 1991). "U.S. Open: Stewart shows the finishing touch". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Schumacher, John (June 14, 1991). "Storm hits quickly and tragically in 1st round". Milwaukee Journal. p. C1.
- ^ "1991 U.S. Open". databasegolf.com. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
- ^ "U.S. Open History". USGA. Retrieved April 17, 2019.