1992 U.S. Open (golf)

1992 U.S. Open
Tournament information
Dates June 18–21, 1992
Location Pebble Beach, California
Course(s) Pebble Beach Golf Links
Tour(s) PGA Tour
Statistics
Par 72
Length 6,809 yards (6,226 m)[1]
Field 156 players, 66 after cut
Cut 147 (+3)
Prize fund $1,500,000
Winner's share $275,000
Champion
United States Tom Kite
285 (–3)
«1991
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Pebble Beach Golf Links
Location in the United States

The 1992 U.S. Open was the 92nd U.S. Open, held June 18–21 at Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, California. Tom Kite, long considered one of the best players to never win a major, finally broke through with a U.S. Open title, two strokes ahead of runner-up Jeff Sluman.

Gil Morgan was the story of the opening two rounds. He took the first-round lead with a 66, then recorded a second-round 69 for the 36-hole lead. After a birdie at the 3rd hole of the third round, Morgan was at 10-under, becoming the first in U.S. Open history to reach double-digits under-par. He got as low as 12-under after a birdie at the 7th, but then collapsed. He made three double-bogeys the rest of the round, but still held the lead by one over Kite, Ian Woosnam, and Mark Brooks. Morgan finally fell out of the lead after a double-bogey at the 6th in the final round. He eventually finished in 13th place, playing his final 29 holes in 17-over par. As Morgan was falling, Kite played steady golf, recording two birdies at 12 and 14 to offset bogeys at 16 and 17. He finished with an even-par 72 and a 3-under total of 285 for a two-stroke win over Jeff Sluman.[2]

Windy conditions combined with lightning-fast greens made scoring conditions in the final round extremely difficult. Morgan shot an 81, Woosnam, one back at the start of the round, shot 79, and Nick Faldo, two back at the start, carded a 77. Colin Montgomerie shot 70 for the lowest score of the round and jumped over 25 players to finish in 3rd place. The final-round scoring average was 77.3, the third-highest in post-World War II U.S. Open history.[3]

Course layout

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards3735023983271665161074314643,2844263842023925653974022095483,5256,809
Par454435344364434544353672

Source:[4][1]

Previous course lengths for major championships

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 R3 R4 Total To par Finish
Curtis Strange  United States 1988, 1989 67 78 76 74 295 +7 T23
Raymond Floyd  United States 1986 71 69 76 81 297 +9 T44
Hale Irwin  United States 1974, 1979, 1990 73 70 78 77 298 +10 T51
Payne Stewart  United States 1991 73 70 72 83 298 +10 T51
Scott Simpson  United States 1987 76 71 68 88 303 +15 T64

Missed the cut

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 Total To par
Tom Watson  United States 1982 75 73 148 +4
Jack Nicklaus  United States 1962, 1967,
1972, 1980 		77 74 151 +7
Fuzzy Zoeller  United States 1984 73 79 152 +8
Andy North  United States 1978, 1985 77 76 153 +9
Larry Nelson  United States 1983 77 76 153 +9

Source:[5]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, June 18, 1992

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Gil Morgan United States66-6
2Curtis Strange United States67-5
T3Andy Dillard United States68-4
Phil Mickelson United States
Steve Pate United States
6Tom Lehman United States69-3
T7Paul Azinger United States70-2
Jay Don Blake United States
Mark Brooks United States
Mark Calcavecchia United States
Nick Faldo England
Jay Haas United States
Mark McCumber United States
Colin Montgomerie Scotland
Tom Purtzer United States
Willie Wood United States

Second round

Friday, June 19, 1992

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Gil Morgan United States66-69=135-9
2Andy Dillard United States68-70=138-6
T3Raymond Floyd United States71-69=140-4
Wayne Grady Australia74-66=140
T5Anders Forsbrand Sweden71-70=141-3
Gary Hallberg United States71-70=141
Colin Montgomerie Scotland70-71=141
T8Fred Couples United States72-70=142-2
Dan Forsman United States72-70=142
Tom Purtzer United States70-72=142
Duffy Waldorf United States72-70=142

Amateurs: Duval (+8), Schutte (+9), Voges (+11), Gogel (+17), Pride (+27).

Third round

Saturday, June 20, 1992

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Gil Morgan United States66-69-77=212-4
T2Mark Brooks United States70-74-69=213-3
Tom Kite United States71-72-70=213
Ian Woosnam Wales72-72-69=213
T5Nick Faldo England70-76-68=214-2
Gary Hallberg United States71-70-73=214
Joey Sindelar United States74-72-68=214
T8Tom Lehman United States69-74-72=215-1
Mark McNulty Zimbabwe74-72-69=215
Scott Simpson United States76-71-68=215
Craig Stadler United States71-72-72=215
Payne Stewart United States73-70-72=215

Final leaderboard

Sunday, June 21, 1992

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Tom Kite  United States 71-72-70-72=285 –3 275,000
2 Jeff Sluman  United States 73-74-69-71=287 –1 137,500
3 Colin Montgomerie  Scotland 70-71-77-70=288 E 84,245
T4 Nick Faldo  England 70-76-68-77=291 +3 54,924
Nick Price  Zimbabwe 71-72-77-71=291
T6 Billy Andrade  United States 72-74-72-74=292 +4 32,316
Jay Don Blake  United States 70-74-75-73=292
Bob Gilder  United States 73-70-75-74=292
Mike Hulbert  United States 74-73-70-75=292
Tom Lehman  United States 69-74-72-77=292
Joey Sindelar  United States 74-72-68-78=292
Ian Woosnam  Wales 72-72-69-79=292

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Inside the course: Pebble Beach Golf Links". PGA Tour. June 17, 2010. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Open history: 1992". USGA. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
  3. ↑ Bunch, Ken (June 22, 1992). "Kite beats winds, wins U.S. Open". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1B.
  4. ↑ "Pebble Beach Golf Links - 1992 U.S. Open". Milwaukee Sentinel. June 18, 1992. p. 1B.
  5. ↑ "1992 U.S. Open". databasegolf.com. Retrieved June 24, 2012.

External links

Preceded by
1992 Masters		 Major Championships Succeeded by
1992 Open Championship

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