1988 PGA Championship
The 1988 PGA Championship was the 70th PGA Championship, held August 11–14 at Oak Tree Golf Club in Edmond, Oklahoma, a suburb north of Oklahoma City. Jeff Sluman shot a final round 65 (−6) to win his only major title, three strokes ahead of runner-up Paul Azinger, the 36-hole and 54-hole leader[3] and former college teammate.[4][5] Azinger was the reigning Player of the Year on the PGA Tour.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 11–14, 1988 |
| Location | Edmond, Oklahoma |
| Course(s) | Oak Tree Golf Club |
| Organized by | PGA of America |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 7,015 yards (6,415 m)[1] |
| Field | 150 players, 72 after cut[2] |
| Cut | 144 (+2) |
| Prize fund | $1.0 million |
| Winner's share | $160,000 |
| Champion | |
 Jeff Sluman | |
| 272 (−12) | |
Golf Club
Golf Club
In the penultimate pairing on Sunday, Sluman was three strokes back at the start of the round. After a birdie at the second, he holed out for an eagle on the par-5 fifth, and when Azinger followed with a bogey, the two were tied at nine-under. Sluman had five birdies and an eagle with just one bogey in the final round while Azinger posted a second straight even-par 71. It was also the first of Sluman's six victories on the PGA Tour.[6][7] In the final pair with Azinger, Dave Rummells shot 75 (+4) and fell to a tie for sixth.
Azinger won the title five years later, defeating Greg Norman in a playoff in 1993.
Course layout
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards | 441 | 392 | 584 | 200 | 590 | 377 | 440 | 171 | 386 | 3,581 | 379 | 466 | 445 | 149 | 453 | 434 | 479 | 200 | 429 | 3,434 | 7,015 |
| Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 71 |
Source:[1]
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, August 11, 1988
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bob Gilder | 66 | −5 |
| T2 | Paul Azinger | 67 | −4 |
| Chip Beck | |||
| John Cook | |||
 Nick Faldo | |||
| T6 | Raymond Floyd | 68 | −3 |
| Rocco Mediate | |||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Greg Norman | |||
| Jay Overton | |||
| Mike Reid | |||
| Peter Senior | |||
| Craig Stadler |
Source:[8]
Second round
Friday, August 12, 1988
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Azinger | 67-66=133 | −9 |
| 2 | Jay Overton | 68-66=134 | −8 |
| T3 | John Cook | 67-69=136 | −6 |
| Raymond Floyd | 68-68=136 | ||
| T5 | David Graham | 70-67=137 | −5 |
| Steve Jones | 69-68=137 | ||
| Gary Koch | 72-65=137 | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Tsuneyuki Nakajima | 69-68=137 | ||
| Dave Rummells | 73-64=137 | ||
| T10 | Nick Faldo | 67-71=138 | −5 |
| Doug Tewell | 70-68=138 |
Source:[9]
Third round
Saturday, August 13, 1988
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Azinger | 67-66-71=204 | −9 |
| 2 | Dave Rummells | 73-64-68=205 | −8 |
| 3 | Jeff Sluman | 69-70-68=207 | −6 |
| 4 | Nick Faldo | 67-71-70=208 | −5 |
| T5 | Steve Jones | 69-68-72=209 | −4 |
| Kenny Knox | 72-69-68=209 | ||
| Payne Stewart | 70-69-70=209 | ||
| T8 | Ben Crenshaw | 70-71-69=210 | −3 |
| Raymond Floyd | 68-68-74=210 | ||
| David Graham | 70-69-70=210 | ||
 Mark McNulty | 73-70-67=210 | ||
| Jay Overton | 68-66-76=210 | ||
| Dan Pohl | 69-71-70=210 |
Source:[3]
Final round
Sunday, August 14, 1988
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeff Sluman | 69-70-68-65=272 | −12 | 160,000 |
| 2 | Paul Azinger | 67-66-71-71=275 | −9 | 100,000 |
| 3 |  Tsuneyuki Nakajima | 72-68-71-67=278 | −6 | 70,000 |
| T4 | Nick Faldo | 67-71-70-71=279 | −5 | 45,800 |
| Tom Kite | 72-69-71-67=279 | |||
| T6 | Bob Gilder | 66-75-71-68=280 | −4 | 32,500 |
| Dave Rummells | 73-64-68-75=280 | |||
| 8 | Dan Pohl | 69-71-70-71=281 | −3 | 28,000 |
| T9 | Raymond Floyd | 68-68-74-72=282 | −2 | 21,500 |
| Steve Jones | 69-68-72-73=282 | |||
| Kenny Knox | 72-69-68-73=282 | |||
| Mark O'Meara | 70-71-70-71=282 | |||
| Greg Norman | 68-71-72-71=282 | |||
| Payne Stewart | 70-69-70-73=282 |
Scorecard
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| Sluman | −6 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −9 | −9 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −11 | −11 | −12 | −11 | −11 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −12 |
| Azinger | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −9 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −9 | −10 | −9 |
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Source:[4]
| Birdie | Eagle | Bogey |
References
- "The course". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. August 11, 1988. p. 5D.
- "Tournament Info for: 1988 PGA Championship". PGA.com. Retrieved September 19, 2012.
- Bonk, Thomas (August 14, 1988). "Pressure a factor as Azinger leads PGA tournament". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Los Angeles Times). p. 1C.
- Jenkins, Sally (August 15, 1988). "Sluman's 65 more than enough to win PGA". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Washington Post). p. 1B.
- Diaz, Jaime (August 22, 1988). "Hanging tough". Sports Illustrated. p. 26.
- Rosaforte, Tim (August 15, 1988). "A 'Slu' of winning shots". Miami News. p. 1B.
- Brown, Gordon S., Jr. (August 15, 1988). "Sluman fires 65, grabs PGA title". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. (New York Times). p. 1B.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Bonk, Thomas (August 13, 1988). "Gilder's 66 batters Oak Tree". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Los Angeles Times). p. 1C.
- Bonk, Thomas (August 13, 1988). "Azinger leads PGA tourney, club pro by 1". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Los Angeles Times). p. 1C.
- "1988 PGA Championship". databasegolf.com. Retrieved August 19, 2013.