Golf tournament
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.
[2]
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.
[3]
Stewart's winning score in the playoff of 75 was the highest since
Tommy Armour
won with a 76 in
1927
.
[4]
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.
[5]
It was 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
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Hole
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
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6
|
7
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8
|
9
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Out
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10
|
11
|
12
|
13
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14
|
15
|
16
|
17
|
18
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In
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Total
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Yards
|
440
|
435
|
580
|
194
|
412
|
405
|
518
|
166
|
432
|
3,582
|
410
|
556
|
432
|
204
|
357
|
590
|
384
|
182
|
452
|
3,567
|
7,149
|
Par
|
4
|
4
|
5
|
3
|
4
|
4
|
5
|
3
|
4
|
36
|
4
|
5
|
4
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
4
|
3
|
4
|
36
|
72
|
Source:
[1]
Previous course length for major championships
Round summaries
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First round
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Thursday, June 13, 1991
Second round
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Friday, June 14, 1991
Amateurs:
Mickelson
(+1)
,
Doyle
(+6), Gorgone (+7), Lee (+14).
Third round
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Saturday, June 15, 1991
Final round
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Sunday, June 16, 1991
Amateur:
Phil Mickelson
(+12)
Source:
[6]
Scorecard
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Final round
Hole
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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11
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12
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13
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14
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15
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16
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17
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18
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Par
|
4
|
4
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5
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3
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4
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4
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5
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3
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4
|
4
|
5
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4
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3
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4
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5
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4
|
3
|
4
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Stewart
|
?6
|
?6
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?7
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?7
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?7
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?6
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?6
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?6
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?6
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?6
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?6
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?6
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?6
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?6
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?6
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?6
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?6
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?6
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Simpson
|
?6
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?6
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?6
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?6
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?6
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?6
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?7
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?7
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?7
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?8
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?8
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?8
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?8
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?8
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?8
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?7
|
?7
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?6
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Couples
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?1
|
?1
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?2
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?2
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?2
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?2
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?3
|
?2
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?2
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?1
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?1
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?2
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?2
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?2
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?2
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?2
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?2
|
?3
|
Nelson
|
+1
|
+1
|
+1
|
E
|
E
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?1
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?2
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?2
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?2
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?2
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?3
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?3
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?4
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?3
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?3
|
?3
|
?3
|
?3
|
Zoeller
|
+2
|
+2
|
+2
|
+2
|
+2
|
+2
|
+1
|
+1
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
?1
|
?1
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?1
|
?1
|
?2
|
Hoch
|
?1
|
?1
|
?1
|
?1
|
E
|
+2
|
+1
|
+1
|
+1
|
+1
|
E
|
E
|
E
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?1
|
?1
|
E
|
?1
|
?1
|
Price
|
?1
|
E
|
E
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+1
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+1
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+2
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+1
|
+1
|
+1
|
+1
|
E
|
+1
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+1
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+2
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+3
|
+3
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+4
|
+4
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Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
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Birdie
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Bogey
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Double bogey
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Source:
[7]
Playoff
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Monday, June 17, 1991
Scorecard
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Hole
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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11
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12
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13
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14
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15
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16
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17
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18
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Par
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4
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4
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5
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3
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4
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4
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5
|
3
|
4
|
4
|
5
|
4
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
4
|
3
|
4
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Stewart
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
+1
|
+1
|
+1
|
+2
|
+2
|
+2
|
+2
|
+2
|
+2
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+3
|
+4
|
+3
|
+3
|
+3
|
Simpson
|
+1
|
+2
|
+2
|
+2
|
+1
|
+1
|
E
|
+1
|
+1
|
+2
|
+2
|
+2
|
+3
|
+2
|
+2
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+3
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+4
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+5
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Cumulative playoff scores, relative to par
Source:
[4]
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