1988 U.S. Open: Strange Over Faldo
The 1988 U.S. Open was the 88th time the tournament was played. The outcome was settled in an 18-hole playoff between Curtis Strange and Nick Faldo.
Winner: Curtis Strange, 278
Where it was played: The Country Club at Brookline, Massachussetts
Tournament dates: June 16-20, 1988
Leader after first round: Mike Nicolette, Sandy Lyle and Bob Gilder, 68
Leader after second round: Scott Simpson, 135
Leader after third round: Curtis Strange, 206
Notable Notes: Curtis Strange and Nick Faldo ended 72 holes tied at 278, so played off over an additional 18 holes. In the playoff, Strange led for much of the first 12 holes, although closely - his lead after the 12th was one stroke. But Strange edged away after that, birdying the 13th while Faldo bogied it, and never led by fewer than two. Strange eventually won it with a 71 to Faldo's 75.
Final Scores
| x-Curtis Strange | 70-67-69-72—278 |
| Nick Faldo | 72-67-68-71—278 |
| D.A. Weibring | 71-69-68-72—280 |
| Mark O'Meara | 71-72-66-71—280 |
| Steve Pate | 72-69-72-67—280 |
| Scott Simpson | 69-66-72-74—281 |
| Paul Azinger | 69-70-76-66—281 |
| Fuzzy Zoeller | 73-72-71-66—282 |
| Bob Gilder | 68-69-70-75—282 |
| Fred Couples | 72-67-71-73—283 |
| Payne Stewart | 73-73-70-67—283 |
| Andy Bean | 71-71-72-70—284 |
| Lanny Wadkins | 70-71-70-73—284 |
| Ben Crenshaw | 71-72-74-67—284 |
| Dan Pohl | 74-72-69-69—284 |
| Larry Mize | 69-67-72-76—284 |
| Hale Irwin | 71-71-72-71—285 |
| Mark McNulty | 73-72-72-68—285 |
| Raymond Floyd | 73-72-73-67—285 |
| Joey Sindelar | 76-68-70-71—285 |
| Scott Hoch | 71-72-71-72—286 |
| Chip Beck | 73-72-71-70—286 |
| Bob Eastwood | 74-72-69-71—286 |
| Peter Jacobsen | 76-70-76-64—286 |
| Craig Stadler | 70-73-71-73—287 |
| a-Billy Mayfair | 71-72-71-73—287 |
| Dave Barr | 73-72-72-70—287 |
| Jay Haas | 73-67-74-73—287 |
| Sandy Lyle | 68-71-75-73—287 |
| Mark Wiebe | 75-70-73-69—287 |
| Bob Tway | 77-68-73-69—287 |
| Mark McCumber | 72-72-71-73—288 |
| Seve Ballesteros | 69-74-72-73—288 |
| Tommy Nakajima | 74-72-69-73—288 |
| Ken Green | 72-70-70-76—288 |
| Tom Kite | 72-69-73-75—289 |
| David Ishii | 73-73-75-68—289 |
| Tom Watson | 74-71-69-75—289 |
| Mark Lye | 75-71-71-72—289 |
| Lee Trevino | 73-73-73-71—290 |
| Dan Halldorson | 72-71-74-73—290 |
| Nick Price | 72-74-71-73—290 |
| Danny Edwards | 72-73-74-71—290 |
| Chip Johnson | 72-72-76-70—290 |
| Clarence Rose | 75-71-68-76—290 |
| Mike Nicolette | 68-73-77-72—290 |
| Rodger Davis | 73-73-71-74—291 |
| David Graham | 77-69-74-71—291 |
| Kent Stauffer | 72-72-78-69—291 |
| Dick Mast | 69-75-75-73—292 |
| Buddy Gardner | 72-73-75-72—292 |
| Isao Aoki | 71-74-71-76—292 |
| John Cook | 73-68-78-73—292 |
| David Edwards | 76-69-75-73—293 |
| Roger Maltbie | 75-71-74-74—294 |
| Dennis Trixler | 72-73-76-73—294 |
| Kenny Perry | 74-71-77-72—294 |
| Jim Carter | 74-72-70-78—294 |
| Steve Bowman | 71-72-75-77—295 |
| Rob Wilkin | 74-71-77-73—295 |
| Jim Hallet | 72-74-77-73—296 |
| Mark Calcavecchia | 74-69-78-76—297 |
| Larry Nelson | 78-67-80-72—297 |
| Hal Sutton | 74-72-75-77—298 |
| Jerry Haas | 73-73-73-80—299 |
