1988 U.S. Women's Open

The 1988 U.S. Women's Open was the 43rd U.S. Women's Open, held July 21–24 at the Five Farms East Course of Baltimore Country Club in Lutherville, Maryland, a suburb north of Baltimore.

1988 U.S. Women's Open
Tournament information
DatesJuly 21–24, 1988
LocationLutherville, Maryland
Course(s)Baltimore Country Club
Five Farms East Course
Organized byUSGA
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
Statistics
Par71
Length6,232 yards (5,699 m)[1]
Field152 players, 66 after cut [1]
Cut150 (+8)
Prize fund$400,000
Winner's share$70,000
Champion
Sweden Liselotte Neumann
277 (−7)
Baltimore CC is located in the United States
Baltimore CC
Baltimore CC
Location in the United States
Baltimore CC is located in Maryland
Baltimore CC
Baltimore CC
Location in Maryland

Liselotte Neumann won her only major title, three strokes ahead of runner-up Patty Sheehan. From Sweden, she was only the fifth international player to win the U.S. Women's Open. For the first time, the championship was won by non-Americans in consecutive years, as Laura Davies of England won in 1987.

At age 22, Neumann was the youngest professional to date to win the title, second by two months to 1967 champion Catherine Lacoste, an amateur who won less than a week after turning 22.[2][3] She opened with a record 67 on Thursday,[4] and either led or co-led after every round.

Sixty years earlier, the East Course hosted the PGA Championship in 1928, won by Leo Diegel. He stopped four-time defending champion Walter Hagen in the quarterfinals, ending his winning streak at 22 matches.

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, July 21, 1988

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1Sweden Liselotte Neumann67−4
T2United States JoAnne Carner69−2
United States Sally Quinlan
T4United States Amy Benz70−1
United States Vicki Fergon
United States Shirley Furlong
United States Dottie Pepper
United States Patty Sheehan
United States Colleen Walker
T10United States Marlene Brodzik Davis71E
United States Nancy Brown
United States Judy Dickinson
United States Tammie Green
United States Juli Inkster
South Africa Sally Little

Source:[5]

Second round

Friday, July 22, 1988

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1United States Juli Inkster71-68=139−3
Sweden Liselotte Neumann67-72=139
United States Dottie Pepper70-69=139
T4United States Vicki Fergon70-71=141−1
United States Tammie Green71-70=141
T6United States Amy Benz70-72=142E
United States JoAnne Carner69-73=142
United States Patty Sheehan70-72=142
United States Donna White72-70=142
T10United States Kristi Albers73-70=143+1
United States Kay Cockerill73-70=143
United States Janet Coles72-71=143

Source:[1]

Third round

Saturday, July 23, 1988

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1Sweden Liselotte Neumann67-72-69=208−5
2United States Patty Sheehan70-72-68=210−3
T3United States Tammie Green71-70-71=212−1
United States Colleen Walker70-74-68=212
5United States Amy Benz70-72-71=213E
T6United States Missie Berteotti75-71-68=214+1
United States Beth Daniel77-71-66=214
United States Juli Inkster71-68-75=214
T9United States Kristi Albers73-70-72=215+2
United States Kay Cockerill73-70-72=215
United States Dottie Pepper70-69-76=215
Australia Jan Stephenson72-72-71=215
United States Donna White72-70-73=215

Source:[6]

Final round

Sunday, July 24, 1988

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Sweden Liselotte Neumann67-72-69-69=277−770,000
2United States Patty Sheehan70-72-68-70=280−435,000
T3United States Dottie Pepper70-69-76-68=283−121,679
United States Colleen Walker70-74-68-71=283
5Australia Jan Stephenson72-72-71-69=284E14,393
T6United States Amy Benz70-72-71-72=285+111,826
United States Missie Berteotti75-71-68-71=285
T8United States Kristi Albers73-70-72-71=286+29,726
United States Juli Inkster71-68-75-72=286
T10United States Beth Daniel77-71-66-73=287+38,315
United States Vicki Fergon70-71-75-71=287

Source:[7]

References
  1. "Stat sheet: U.S. Women's Open". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. July 23, 1988. p. B4.
  2. Diaz, Jaime (August 1, 1988). "How Swede it is!". Sports Illustrated. p. 34.
  3. "Neumann rallies to win Women's Open". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. July 25, 1988. p. 15.
  4. "Swedish rookie shoots a record 67 at U.S. Open". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. July 22, 1988. p. 38.
  5. "U.S. Women's Open". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. July 22, 1988. p. 36.
  6. Markus, Don (July 24, 1988). "Sweden's Neumann still dazzling at the U.S. Open". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Baltimore Sun). p. 1C.
  7. "Scoreboard: U.S. Women's Open". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. July 25, 1988. p. 20.

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