| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | June 18 - 21, 1998 |
| Location | San Francisco, California |
| Course(s) | Olympic Club, Lake Course |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour PGA European Tour Japan Golf Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 6,797 |
| Field | 155 players, 60 after cut |
| Cut | 148 (+8) |
| Prize fund | $3,000,000 |
| Winner's share | $535,000 |
| Champion | |
| Lee Janzen | |
| 280 (E) | |
The 1998 United States Open Championship was the 98th U.S. Open. The event was held from June 18-21 at the Olympic Club, Lake Course in San Francisco, California. Lee Janzen won his second U.S. Open and major championship by defeating Payne Stewart by one stroke. Janzen became the second golfer at a U.S. Open at Olympic Club to come back from seven strokes behind in the final round and win the tournament.
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| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Payne Stewart | United States | 66 | -4 |
| 2 | Mark Carnevale | United States | 67 | -3 |
| T3 | Joe Durant | United States | 68 | -2 |
| Tom Lehman | United States | |||
| José María Olazábal | Spain | |||
| Bob Tway | United States | |||
| T7 | John Daly | United States | 69 | -1 |
| Jeff Maggert | United States | |||
| Jesper Parnevik | Sweden | |||
| T10 | Tom Kite | United States | 70 | E |
| Matt Kuchar (a) | United States | |||
| Colin Montgomerie | Scotland | |||
| Andrew Magee | United States | |||
| David Ogrin | United States | |||
| Mark O'Meara | United States |
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Payne Stewart | United States | 66-71=137 | -3 |
| T2 | Jeff Maggert | United States | 69-69=138 | -2 |
| Bob Tway | United States | 68-70=138 | ||
| T4 | Lee Janzen | United States | 73-66=139 | -1 |
| Matt Kuchar (a) | United States | 70-69=139 | ||
| Lee Porter | United States | 72-67=139 | ||
| 7 | Mark Carnevale | United States | 67-73=140 | E |
| T8 | Stewart Cink | United States | 73-68=141 | +1 |
| Joe Durant | United States | 68-73=141 | ||
| Brad Faxon | United States | 73-68=141 | ||
| Nick Price | Zimbabwe | 73-68=141 |
Amateurs: Kuchar (-1), Simson (+8), Eger (+9), Taylor (+12), Palmer (+15), Kribel (+18).
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Payne Stewart | United States | 66-71-70=207 | -3 |
| T2 | Tom Lehman | United States | 68-75-68=211 | +1 |
| Bob Tway | United States | 68-70-73=211 | ||
| T4 | Lee Janzen | United States | 73-66-73=212 | +2 |
| Nick Price | Zimbabwe | 73-68-71=212 | ||
| T6 | Jeff Maggert | United States | 69-69-75=213 | +3 |
| Steve Stricker | United States | 73-71-69=213 | ||
| T8 | Stewart Cink | United States | 73-68-73=214 | +4 |
| Mark Carnevale | United States | 67-73-74=214 | ||
| T10 | Jim Furyk | United States | 74-73-68=215 | +5 |
| Matt Kuchar (a) | United States | 70-69-76=215 | ||
| Lee Porter | United States | 72-67-76=215 |
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Janzen | United States | 73-66-73-68=280 | E | $535,000 |
| 2 | Payne Stewart | United States | 66-71-70-74=281 | +1 | $315,000 |
| 3 | Bob Tway | United States | 68-70-73-73=284 | +4 | $201,730 |
| 4 | Nick Price | Zimbabwe | 73-68-71-73=285 | +5 | $140,597 |
| T5 | Tom Lehman | United States | 68-75-68-75=286 | +6 | $107,392 |
| Steve Stricker | United States | 73-71-69-73=286 | |||
| T7 | David Duval | United States | 75-68-75-69=287 | +7 | $83,794 |
| Jeff Maggert | United States | 69-69-75-74=287 | |||
| Lee Westwood | England | 72-74-70-71=287 | |||
| T10 | Stuart Appleby | Australia | 73-74-70-71=288 | +8 | $64,490 |
| Stewart Cink | United States | 73-68-73-74=288 | |||
| Phil Mickelson | United States | 71-73-74-70=288 | |||
| Jeff Sluman | United States | 72-74-74-68=288 |
Amateurs: Kuchar (+9).
| Preceded by 1998 Masters |
Major Championships | Succeeded by 1998 Open Championship |
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