1990 U.S. Open: The Victory Lap

The 1990 U.S. Open was the 90th time the tournament was played, and it was settled in an 18-hole playoff that continued into sudden-death holes.

Winner: Hale Irwin, 280

Where it was played: Medinah Country Club (No. 3 Course) in Medinah, Illinois

Tournament dates: June 14-18, 1990

Leader after first round: Jeff Sluman, Scott Simpson and Tim Simpson, 66

Leader after second round: Tim Simpson, 135

Leader after third round: Mike Donald and Billy Ray Brown, 209

Notable Notes: 45-year-old Hale Irwin outlasted Mike Donald in a playoff to win his third U.S. Open championship. In so doing, he became the tournament's oldest winner. Irwin was four strokes behind the third-round co-leaders, Donald and Billy Ray Brown, as the final round started. But Irwin shot 67 to Donald's 71 to catch him (Brown shot 72 and finished tied for third). In the playoff, Irwin and Donald finished 18 holes still tied, both shooting 74. But on the first sudden-death hole, Irwin won with a birdie.

Final Scores

x-Hale Irwin 69-70-74-67—280
Mike Donald 67-70-72-71—280
Billy Ray Brown 69-71-69-72—281
Nick Faldo 72-72-68-69—281
Mark Brooks 68-70-72-73—283
Greg Norman 72-73-69-69—283
Tim Simpson 66-69-75-73—283
Craig Stadler 71-70-72-71—284
Scott Hoch 70-73-69-72—284
Jose Maria Olazabal 73-69-69-73—284
Fuzzy Zoeller 73-70-68-73—284
Tom Sieckmann 70-74-68-72—284
Steve Jones 67-76-74-67—284
John Inman 72-71-70-72—285
Scott Simpson 66-73-73-73—285
John Huston 68-72-73-72—285
Jim Benepe 72-70-73-70—285
Larry Mize 72-70-69-74—285
Jeff Sluman 66-70-74-75—285
Larry Nelson 74-67-69-75—285
Steve Elkington 73-71-73-69—286
Ian Woosnam 70-70-74-72—286
Curtis Strange 73-70-68-75—286
Paul Azinger 72-72-69-74—287
Jumbo Ozaki 73-72-74-68—287
Billy Tuten 74-70-72-71—287
Corey Pavin 74-70-73-70—287
Webb Heintzelman 70-75-74-68—287
Chip Beck 71-71-73-73—288
a-Phil Mickelson 74-71-71-72—288
Brian Claar 70-71-71-76—288
Mike Hulbert 76-66-71-75—288
David Frost 72-72-72-73—289
Bob Tway 69-72-74-74—289
Bobby Wadkins 71-73-71-74—289
Bob Lohr 71-74-72-72—289
Isao Aoki 73-69-74-73—289
Tom Byrum 70-75-74-70—289
Kirk Triplett 72-70-75-72—289
Steve Pate 75-68-72-74—289
Jack Nicklaus 71-74-68-76—289
Seve Ballesteros 73-69-71-76—289
Jim Gallagher Jr. 71-69-72-77—289
Ted Schulz 73-70-69-77—289
Mike Reid 70-73-68-78—289
Craig Parry 72-71-68-79—290
Robert Thompson 71-73-72-75—291
Dave Barr 74-71-75-71—291
Mark McCumber 76-68-74-73—291
Dave Rummells 73-71-70-77—291
Ray Stewart 70-74-73-75—292
Bill Glasson 71-73-72-76—292
Andy North 74-71-71-76—292
Greg Twiggs 72-70-73-77—292
Lanny Wadkins 72-72-70-78—292
Blaine McCallister 71-72-75-75—293
Tom Kite 75-70-74-74—293
a-David Duval 72-72-72-77—293
Gil Morgan 70-72-73-78—293
Bob Gilder 71-70-74-78—293
Robert Gamez 72-73-73-76—294
Scott Verplank 72-69-77-76—294
Ronan Rafferty 75-70-73-78—296
David Graham 72-73-74-79—298
Howard Twitty 73-72-77-77—299
Brad Faxon 70-74-76-81—301
Mike Smith 72-72-82-80—306
Randy Wylie 70-75-81-82—308

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