1988 PGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesAugust 11–14, 1988
LocationEdmond, Oklahoma
Course(s)Oak Tree Golf Club
Organized byPGA of America
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par71
Length7,015 yards (6,415 m)[1]
Field150 players, 72 after cut[2]
Cut144 (+2)
Prize fund$1.0 million
Winner's share$160,000
Champion
United States Jeff Sluman
272 (−12)
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Oak TreeGolf Club is located in Oklahoma
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Location in Oklahoma

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.

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

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards4413925842005903774401713863,5813794664451494534344792004293,4347,015
Par445354434364443445343571

Source:[1]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, August 11, 1988

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States Bob Gilder66−5
T2United States Paul Azinger67−4
United States Chip Beck
United States John Cook
England Nick Faldo
T6United States Raymond Floyd68−3
United States Rocco Mediate
Australia Greg Norman
United States Jay Overton
United States Mike Reid
Australia Peter Senior
United States Craig Stadler

Source:[8]

Second round

Friday, August 12, 1988

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States Paul Azinger67-66=133−9
2United States Jay Overton68-66=134−8
T3United States John Cook67-69=136−6
United States Raymond Floyd68-68=136
T5Australia David Graham70-67=137−5
United States Steve Jones69-68=137
United States Gary Koch72-65=137
Japan Tsuneyuki Nakajima69-68=137
United States Dave Rummells73-64=137
T10England Nick Faldo67-71=138−5
United States Doug Tewell70-68=138

Source:[9]

Third round

Saturday, August 13, 1988

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States Paul Azinger67-66-71=204−9
2United States Dave Rummells73-64-68=205−8
3United States Jeff Sluman69-70-68=207−6
4England Nick Faldo67-71-70=208−5
T5United States Steve Jones69-68-72=209−4
United States Kenny Knox72-69-68=209
United States Payne Stewart70-69-70=209
T8United States Ben Crenshaw70-71-69=210−3
United States Raymond Floyd68-68-74=210
Australia David Graham70-69-70=210
Zimbabwe Mark McNulty73-70-67=210
United States Jay Overton68-66-76=210
United States Dan Pohl69-71-70=210

Source:[3]

Final round

Sunday, August 14, 1988

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1United States Jeff Sluman69-70-68-65=272−12160,000
2United States Paul Azinger67-66-71-71=275−9100,000
3Japan Tsuneyuki Nakajima72-68-71-67=278−670,000
T4England Nick Faldo67-71-70-71=279−545,800
United States Tom Kite72-69-71-67=279
T6United States Bob Gilder66-75-71-68=280−432,500
United States Dave Rummells73-64-68-75=280
8United States Dan Pohl69-71-70-71=281−328,000
T9United States Raymond Floyd68-68-74-72=282−221,500
United States Steve Jones69-68-72-73=282
United States Kenny Knox72-69-68-73=282
United States Mark O'Meara70-71-70-71=282
Australia Greg Norman68-71-72-71=282
United States Payne Stewart70-69-70-73=282

Source:[2][4][10]

Scorecard

Hole 1  2  3  4   5    6   7  8  9 101112131415161718
Par445354434444344534
United States Sluman−6−7−7−7−9−9−10−10−10−11−11−12−11−11−12−12−12−12
United States 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

  1. 1 2 "The course". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. August 11, 1988. p. 5D.
  2. 1 2 "Tournament Info for: 1988 PGA Championship". PGA.com. Retrieved September 19, 2012.
  3. 1 2 Bonk, Thomas (August 14, 1988). "Pressure a factor as Azinger leads PGA tournament". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Los Angeles Times). p. 1C.
  4. 1 2 3 Jenkins, Sally (August 15, 1988). "Sluman's 65 more than enough to win PGA". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Washington Post). p. 1B.
  5. ↑ Diaz, Jaime (August 22, 1988). "Hanging tough". Sports Illustrated. p. 26.
  6. ↑ Rosaforte, Tim (August 15, 1988). "A 'Slu' of winning shots". Miami News. p. 1B.
  7. ↑ Brown, Gordon S. Jr. (August 15, 1988). "Sluman fires 65, grabs PGA title". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. (New York Times). p. 1B.
  8. ↑ Bonk, Thomas (August 13, 1988). "Gilder's 66 batters Oak Tree". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Los Angeles Times). p. 1C.
  9. ↑ Bonk, Thomas (August 13, 1988). "Azinger leads PGA tourney, club pro by 1". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Los Angeles Times). p. 1C.
  10. ↑ "1988 PGA Championship". databasegolf.com. Retrieved August 19, 2013.

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