1991 U.S. Open (golf)


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. 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. Stewart's winning score in the playoff of 75 was the highest since Tommy Armour won with a 76 in 1927.
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.
1991 marked 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

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards4404355801944124055181664323,5824105564322043575903841824523,5677,149
Par445344534364543454343672

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Previous course length for major championships

Made the cut

Missed the cut

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Round summaries

First round

Thursday, June 13, 1991
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Nolan Henke67−5
T1Payne Stewart67−5
3Tom Byrum68−4
T4Mark Calcavecchia69−3
T4Scott Hoch69−3
T4Brian Kamm69−3
T7Keith Clearwater70−2
T7Fred Couples70−2
T7Jim Gallagher, Jr.70−2
T7David Jackson70−2
T7Davis Love III70−2
T7Jack Nicklaus70−2
T7Craig Parry70−2
T7Peter Persons70−2
T7Scott Simpson70−2

Second round

Friday, June 14, 1991
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Payne Stewart67-70=137−7
T2Nolan Henke67-71=138−6
T2Corey Pavin71-67=138−6
T2Scott Simpson70-68=138−6
T5Fred Couples70-70=140−4
T5Scott Hoch69-71=140−4
T5Craig Stadler71-69=140−4
T8Jodie Mudd71-70=141−3
T8Ian Woosnam73-68=141−3
T10Rodger Davis74-68=142−2
T10Jim Gallagher, Jr.70-72=142−2
T10Ed Humenik72-70=142−2
T10Brian Kamm69-73=142−2
T10Sandy Lyle72-70=142−2
T10Andy North71-71=142−2

Amateurs: Mickelson , Doyle, Gorgone, Lee.

Third round

Saturday, June 15, 1991
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Scott Simpson70-68-72=210−6
T1Payne Stewart67-70-73=210−6
T3Scott Hoch69-71-74=214−2
T3Nick Price74-69-71=214−2
T5Fred Couples70-70-75=215−1
T5Nolan Henke67-71-77=215−1
T5Brian Kamm69-73-73=215−1
T8Rick Fehr74-69-73=216E
T8Hale Irwin71-75-70=216E
T8Sandy Lyle72-70-74=216E
T8Craig Parry70-73-73=216E

Final round

Sunday, June 16, 1991
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney
T1Payne Stewart67-70-73-72=282−6Playoff
T1Scott Simpson70-68-72-72=282−6Playoff
T3Fred Couples70-70-75-70=285−362,574
T3Larry Nelson73-72-72-68=285−362,574
5Fuzzy Zoeller72-73-74-67=286−241,542
6Scott Hoch69-71-74-73=287−136,090
7Nolan Henke67-71-77-73=288E32,176
T8Raymond Floyd73-72-76-68=289+126,958
T8José María Olazábal73-71-75-70=289+126,958
T8Corey Pavin71-67-79-72=289+126,958

Amateur: Phil Mickelson
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Scorecard

Final round
Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par445344534454345434
Stewart−6−6−7−7−7−6−6−6−6−6−6−6−6−6−6−6−6−6
Simpson−6−6−6−6−6−6−7−7−7−8−8−8−8−8−8−7−7−6
Couples−1−1−2−2−2−2−3−2−2−1−1−2−2−2−2−2−2−3
Nelson+1+1+1EE−1−2−2−2−2−3−3−4−3−3−3−3−3
Zoeller+2+2+2+2+2+2+1+1EEEEE−1−1−1−1−2
Hoch−1−1−1−1E+2+1+1+1+1EEE−1−1E−1−1
Price−1EE+1+1+2+1+1+1+1E+1+1+2+3+3+4+4

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
BirdieBogeyDouble bogey

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Playoff

Monday, June 17, 1991
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney
1Payne Stewart75+3235,000
2Scott Simpson77+5117,500

Scorecard

Cumulative playoff scores, relative to par
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