1991 U.S. Open Winner and Scores
The 1991 U.S. Open was the 91st time the tournament was played. The champion was decided in an 18-hole playoff contested by two golfers who were both already major championship winners.
Winner: Payne Stewart, 282
Where it was played: Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota
Tournament dates: June 13-17, 1991
Leader after first round: Payne Stewart and Nolan Henke, 67
Leader after second round: Payne Stewart, 137
Leader after third round: Payne Stewart and Scott Simpson, 210
What Happened in the 1991 U.S. Open
Scott Simpson won the 1987 U.S. Open. Payne Stewart won the 1989 PGA Championship. And in the 1991 U.S. Open, they met in an 18-hole playoff to decide the winner. And Stewart was that winner. It was eighth of his 11 career wins on the PGA Tour, the second of his three career wins in majors. (He went on to win the 1999 U.S. Open, too.)Stewart shared the first-round lead with a 67, held the lead solo after the second round, and shared the lead with Simpson following the third round. In the final round, Simpson led Stewart by one going to the 18th hole, then Simpson drove his tee ball into the rough. He wound up bogeying the hole, so Simpson and Stewart tied after 72 holes at 6-under 282.
In the 18-hole playoff the next day, Simpson again led Stewart late, this time by two strokes after 15 holes. But there was a two-stroke swing on the 16th, where Stewart birdied and Simpson bogeyed to even the playoff. On the 17th hole, a par-3, Simpson put his tee ball in the water. Stewart took a one-stroke lead to the final hole, and wound up winning by two, shooting 75 to Simpson's 77.
The low amateur in the 1991 U.S. Open was, for the second year in a row, Phil Mickelson, who finished in 55th place. This was the final year that Lee Trevino, a 2-time champion, played in a U.S. Open. He missed the cut. It was also the final U.S. Open played by 1981 winner David Graham, who tied for 60th place.
1991 U.S. Open Final Scores
| Payne Stewart | 67-70-73-72—282 |
| Scott Simpson | 70-68-72-72—282 |
| Larry Nelson | 73-72-72-68—285 |
| Fred Couples | 70-70-75-70—285 |
| Fuzzy Zoeller | 72-73-74-67—286 |
| Scott Hoch | 69-71-74-73—287 |
| Nolan Henke | 67-71-77-73—288 |
| Jose Maria Olazabal | 73-71-75-70—289 |
| Raymond Floyd | 73-72-76-68—289 |
| Corey Pavin | 71-67-79-72—289 |
| Craig Parry | 70-73-73-74—290 |
| Jim Gallagher Jr. | 70-72-75-73—290 |
| Hale Irwin | 71-75-70-74—290 |
| Davis Love III | 70-76-73-71—290 |
| D.A. Weibring | 76-71-75-68—290 |
| Nick Faldo | 72-74-73-72—291 |
| Sandy Lyle | 72-70-74-75—291 |
| Tom Watson | 73-71-77-70—291 |
| Mark Brooks | 73-73-73-73—292 |
| Tom Sieckmann | 74-70-74-74—292 |
| Peter Persons | 70-75-75-72—292 |
| John Cook | 76-70-72-74—292 |
| Craig Stadler | 71-69-77-75—292 |
| Billy Ray Brown | 73-71-77-71—292 |
| Nick Price | 74-69-71-78—292 |
| Mike Reid | 74-72-74-73—293 |
| Bob Tway | 75-69-75-74—293 |
| Tim Simpson | 73-72-76-72—293 |
| Jodie Mudd | 71-70-77-75—293 |
| Rick Fehr | 74-69-73-77—293 |
| Peter Jacobsen | 72-73-74-75—294 |
| Lance Ten Broeck | 72-73-74-75—294 |
| Chris Perry | 72-73-75-74—294 |
| Dave Rummells | 72-73-77-72—294 |
| Ed Humenik | 72-70-78-74—294 |
| Brian Kamm | 69-73-73-79—294 |
| Tom Kite | 71-75-74-75—295 |
| Buddy Gardner | 74-72-74-75—295 |
| Keith Clearwater | 70-76-74-75—295 |
| Billy Mayfair | 72-73-76-74—295 |
| Andy North | 71-71-77-76—295 |
| Tom Purtzer | 77-68-77-73—295 |
| Mark Calcavecchia | 69-74-78-74—295 |
| Jim Hallet | 72-74-73-77—296 |
| Ian Baker-Finch | 77-70-75-74—296 |
| Jack Nicklaus | 70-76-77-74—297 |
| Blaine McCallister | 72-72-76-77—297 |
| Rodger Davis | 74-68-81-74—297 |
| Mike Harwood | 71-74-77-76—298 |
| Steve Pate | 72-75-77-74—298 |
| Wayne Levi | 72-72-76-78—298 |
| Loren Roberts | 75-70-74-79—298 |
| John Inman | 72-72-77-78—299 |
| Larry Rinker | 72-72-77-78—299 |
| Steve Gotsche | 72-75-76-77—300 |
| Steve Elkington | 77-69-76-78—300 |
| Larry Mize | 73-73-79-75—300 |
| Ian Woosnam | 73-68-79-80—300 |
| a-Phil Mickelson | 73-72-80-75—300 |
| David Graham | 74-71-80-77—302 |
| Stan Utley | 73-71-81-78—303 |
| John Adams | 72-75-78-79—304 |
| Wayne Grady | 73-74-78-80—305 |
| Terry Snodgrass | 74-73-80-78—305 |
| Lanny Wadkins | 76-70-80-79—305 |
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