| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | July 21–24, 1988 |
| Location | Lutherville, Maryland |
| Course(s) | Baltimore Country Club Five Farms East Course |
| Organized by | USGA |
| Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 6,232 yards (5,699 m)[1] |
| Field | 152 players, 66 after cut [1] |
| Cut | 150 (+8) |
| Prize fund | $400,000 |
| Winner's share | $70,000 |
| Champion | |
 Liselotte Neumann | |
| 277 (−7) | |
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.
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
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liselotte Neumann | 67 | −4 |
| T2 |  JoAnne Carner | 69 | −2 |
| Sally Quinlan | |||
| T4 | Amy Benz | 70 | −1 |
| Vicki Fergon | |||
| Shirley Furlong | |||
| Dottie Pepper | |||
| Patty Sheehan | |||
| Colleen Walker | |||
| T10 | Marlene Brodzik Davis | 71 | E |
| Nancy Brown | |||
| Judy Dickinson | |||
| Tammie Green | |||
| Juli Inkster | |||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Sally Little |
Source:[5]
Second round
Friday, July 22, 1988
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Juli Inkster | 71-68=139 | −3 |
| Liselotte Neumann | 67-72=139 | ||
| Dottie Pepper | 70-69=139 | ||
| T4 | Vicki Fergon | 70-71=141 | −1 |
| Tammie Green | 71-70=141 | ||
| T6 | Amy Benz | 70-72=142 | E |
| JoAnne Carner | 69-73=142 | ||
| Patty Sheehan | 70-72=142 | ||
| Donna White | 72-70=142 | ||
| T10 | Kristi Albers | 73-70=143 | +1 |
| Kay Cockerill | 73-70=143 | ||
| Janet Coles | 72-71=143 |
Source:[1]
Third round
Saturday, July 23, 1988
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liselotte Neumann | 67-72-69=208 | −5 |
| 2 | Patty Sheehan | 70-72-68=210 | −3 |
| T3 | Tammie Green | 71-70-71=212 | −1 |
| Colleen Walker | 70-74-68=212 | ||
| 5 | Amy Benz | 70-72-71=213 | E |
| T6 | Missie Berteotti | 75-71-68=214 | +1 |
| Beth Daniel | 77-71-66=214 | ||
| Juli Inkster | 71-68-75=214 | ||
| T9 | Kristi Albers | 73-70-72=215 | +2 |
| Kay Cockerill | 73-70-72=215 | ||
| Dottie Pepper | 70-69-76=215 | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Jan Stephenson | 72-72-71=215 | ||
| Donna White | 72-70-73=215 |
Source:[6]
Final round
Sunday, July 24, 1988
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liselotte Neumann | 67-72-69-69=277 | −7 | 70,000 |
| 2 | Patty Sheehan | 70-72-68-70=280 | −4 | 35,000 |
| T3 | Dottie Pepper | 70-69-76-68=283 | −1 | 21,679 |
| Colleen Walker | 70-74-68-71=283 | |||
| 5 | Jan Stephenson | 72-72-71-69=284 | E | 14,393 |
| T6 | Amy Benz | 70-72-71-72=285 | +1 | 11,826 |
| Missie Berteotti | 75-71-68-71=285 | |||
| T8 | Kristi Albers | 73-70-72-71=286 | +2 | 9,726 |
| Juli Inkster | 71-68-75-72=286 | |||
| T10 | Beth Daniel | 77-71-66-73=287 | +3 | 8,315 |
| Vicki Fergon | 70-71-75-71=287 |
Source:[7]
References
- 1 2 3 "Stat sheet: U.S. Women's Open". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. July 23, 1988. p. B4.
- ↑ Diaz, Jaime (August 1, 1988). "How Swede it is!". Sports Illustrated. p. 34.
- ↑ "Neumann rallies to win Women's Open". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. July 25, 1988. p. 15.
- ↑ "Swedish rookie shoots a record 67 at U.S. Open". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. July 22, 1988. p. 38.
- ↑ "U.S. Women's Open". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. July 22, 1988. p. 36.
- ↑ Markus, Don (July 24, 1988). "Sweden's Neumann still dazzling at the U.S. Open". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Baltimore Sun). p. 1C.
- ↑ "Scoreboard: U.S. Women's Open". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. July 25, 1988. p. 20.
External links
- U.S. Women's Open - past champions - 1988