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1988 U.S. Women's Open

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1988 U.S. Women's Open
Tournament information
DatesJuly 21–24, 1988
LocationLutherville, Maryland
Course(s)Baltimore Country Club
Five Farms East Course
Organized byUSGA
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
Statistics
Par71
Length6,232 yards (5,699 m)[1]
Field152 players, 66 after cut [1]
Cut150 (+8)
Prize fund$400,000
Winner's share$70,000
Champion
Sweden Liselotte Neumann
277 (−7)
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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

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First round

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Thursday, July 21, 1988

Place Player Score To par
1 Sweden Liselotte Neumann 67 −4
T2 United States JoAnne Carner 69 −2
United States Sally Quinlan
T4 United States Amy Benz 70 −1
United States Vicki Fergon
United States Shirley Furlong
United States Dottie Pepper
United States Patty Sheehan
United States Colleen Walker
T10 United States Marlene Brodzik Davis 71 E
United States Nancy Brown
United States Judy Dickinson
United States Tammie Green
United States Juli Inkster
South Africa Sally Little

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Second round

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Friday, July 22, 1988

Place Player Score To par
T1 United States Juli Inkster 71-68=139 −3
Sweden Liselotte Neumann 67-72=139
United States Dottie Pepper 70-69=139
T4 United States Vicki Fergon 70-71=141 −1
United States Tammie Green 71-70=141
T6 United States Amy Benz 70-72=142 E
United States JoAnne Carner 69-73=142
United States Patty Sheehan 70-72=142
United States Donna White 72-70=142
T10 United States Kristi Albers 73-70=143 +1
United States Kay Cockerill 73-70=143
United States Janet Coles 72-71=143

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Third round

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Saturday, July 23, 1988

Place Player Score To par
1 Sweden Liselotte Neumann 67-72-69=208 −5
2 United States Patty Sheehan 70-72-68=210 −3
T3 United States Tammie Green 71-70-71=212 −1
United States Colleen Walker 70-74-68=212
5 United States Amy Benz 70-72-71=213 E
T6 United States Missie Berteotti 75-71-68=214 +1
United States Beth Daniel 77-71-66=214
United States Juli Inkster 71-68-75=214
T9 United States Kristi Albers 73-70-72=215 +2
United States Kay Cockerill 73-70-72=215
United States Dottie Pepper 70-69-76=215
Australia Jan Stephenson 72-72-71=215
United States Donna White 72-70-73=215

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Final round

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Sunday, July 24, 1988

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1 Sweden Liselotte Neumann 67-72-69-69=277 −7 70,000
2 United States Patty Sheehan 70-72-68-70=280 −4 35,000
T3 United States Dottie Pepper 70-69-76-68=283 −1 21,679
United States Colleen Walker 70-74-68-71=283
5 Australia Jan Stephenson 72-72-71-69=284 E 14,393
T6 United States Amy Benz 70-72-71-72=285 +1 11,826
United States Missie Berteotti 75-71-68-71=285
T8 United States Kristi Albers 73-70-72-71=286 +2 9,726
United States Juli Inkster 71-68-75-72=286
T10 United States Beth Daniel 77-71-66-73=287 +3 8,315
United States Vicki Fergon 70-71-75-71=287

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Stat sheet: U.S. Women's Open". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. July 23, 1988. p. B4.
  2. ^ Diaz, Jaime (August 1, 1988). "How Swede it is!". Sports Illustrated. p. 34.
  3. ^ "Neumann rallies to win Women's Open". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. July 25, 1988. p. 15.
  4. ^ "Swedish rookie shoots a record 67 at U.S. Open". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. July 22, 1988. p. 38.
  5. ^ "U.S. Women's Open". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. July 22, 1988. p. 36.
  6. ^ Markus, Don (July 24, 1988). "Sweden's Neumann still dazzling at the U.S. Open". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Baltimore Sun). p. 1C.
  7. ^ "Scoreboard: U.S. Women's Open". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. July 25, 1988. p. 20.
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