The 1993 U.S. Open was the 93rd U.S. Open, held June 17–20 at Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, New Jersey, west of New York City. Lee Janzen shot all four rounds in the 60s and tied the U.S. Open scoring record to win the first of his two U.S. Open titles, two strokes ahead of runner-up Payne Stewart.[3][4][5]
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Tournament information | |
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Dates | June 17–20, 1993 |
Location | Springfield, New Jersey |
Course(s) | Baltusrol Golf Club, Lower Course |
Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Statistics | |
Par | 70 |
Length | 7,152 yards (6,540 m)[1][2] |
Field | 156 players, 88 after cut |
Cut | 144 (+4) |
Prize fund | $1,600,000 |
Winner's share | $290,000 |
Champion | |
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272 (−8) | |
Janzen's total of 272 tied the U.S. Open scoring record set by Jack Nicklaus in 1980, also at Baltusrol.[6] It was the third consecutive time at Baltusrol that the scoring record was tied or broken. Nicklaus also won in 1967 with a 275, one stroke better than Ben Hogan's 276 at Riviera in 1948. Janzen joined Lee Trevino as the only champion to post all four rounds under 70; Trevino shot 275 in 1968, a quarter century earlier.[7] (Rory McIlroy became the third in 2011 and set the scoring record.)[8]
Course layout
editLower Course
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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Yards | 470 | 381 | 466 | 194 | 413 | 470 | 470 | 374 | 205 | 3,443 | 454 | 428 | 193 | 401 | 415 | 430 | 216 | 630 | 542 | 3,709 | 7,152 |
Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 70 |
Lengths of the course for previous major championships:
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Round summaries
editFirst round
editThursday, June 17, 1993
Place | Player | Score | To par |
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T1 | Scott Hoch | 66 | −4 |
Craig Parry | |||
Joey Sindelar | |||
T4 | Lee Janzen | 67 | −3 |
Craig Stadler | |||
T6 | Fred Couples | 68 | −2 |
Raymond Floyd | |||
Blaine McCallister | |||
Rocco Mediate | |||
Corey Pavin | |||
Mike Smith | |||
Robert Wrenn |
Second round
editFriday, June 18, 1993
Place | Player | Score | To par |
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1 | Lee Janzen | 67-67=134 | −6 |
T2 | Payne Stewart | 70-66=136 | −4 |
Tom Watson | 70-66=136 | ||
T4 | Corey Pavin | 68-69=137 | −3 |
Nick Price | 71-66=137 | ||
6 | Scott Hoch | 66-72=138 | −2 |
T7 | Billy Andrade | 72-67=139 | −1 |
Paul Azinger | 71-68=139 | ||
Fred Couples | 68-71=139 | ||
Bob Gilder | 70-69=139 | ||
Jeff Maggert | 69-70=139 | ||
Mike Standly | 70-69=139 |
Amateurs: Leonard (E), Berganio (+10), Oh (+15).
Third round
editSaturday, June 19, 1993
Place | Player | Score | To par |
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1 | Lee Janzen | 67-67-69=203 | −7 |
2 | Payne Stewart | 70-66-68=204 | −6 |
3 | Nick Price | 71-66-70=207 | −3 |
T4 | Paul Azinger | 71-68-69=208 | −2 |
David Edwards | 70-72-66=208 | ||
T6 | John Adams | 70-70-69=209 | −1 |
Fred Funk | 70-72-67=209 | ||
Wayne Levi | 71-69-69=209 | ||
Craig Parry | 66-74-69=209 | ||
Mike Standly | 70-69-70=209 | ||
Tom Watson | 70-66-73=209 |
Final round
editSunday, June 20, 1993
Janzen began the final round with a one-shot lead over Stewart. He kept the lead at the turn, but at the 10th his drive settled in thick rough and behind trees. Somehow Janzen's approach went through the branches and found the green, where he made par. He eventually lost sole possession of the lead, however, after three-putting at the 12th. A birdie at 14 put Janzen back on top, and after finding trouble at 16, his 30-foot (9 m) chip found the hole for another birdie. After Stewart missed a lengthy putt for birdie, Janzen held a two-shot lead with just two to play. At the 17th hole, Janzen's drive hit a tree and deflected back into the fairway. Both players made par, and at the last Janzen hit a 4-iron approach to set up another birdie and seal the victory.[9]
Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
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1 | Lee Janzen | 67-67-69-69=272 | −8 | 290,000 |
2 | Payne Stewart | 70-66-68-70=274 | −6 | 145,000 |
T3 | Paul Azinger | 71-68-69-69=277 | −3 | 78,556 |
Craig Parry | 66-74-69-68=277 | |||
T5 | Scott Hoch | 66-72-72-68=278 | −2 | 48,730 |
Tom Watson | 70-66-73-69=278 | |||
T7 | Ernie Els | 71-73-68-67=279 | −1 | 35,481 |
Raymond Floyd | 68-73-70-68=279 | |||
Fred Funk | 70-72-67-70=279 | |||
Nolan Henke | 72-71-67-69=279 |
Amateur: Justin Leonard (+8)
Scorecard
editFinal round
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Birdie | Bogey | Double bogey |
Source:[10]
References
edit- ^ a b "Golf: U.S. Open course". Tuscaloosa News. Alabama. Associated Press. June 17, 1993. p. 2C.
- ^ a b DeGasero, Ed (June 14, 1993). "1993 U.S. Open: course map, scorecard". The Dispatch. Lexington, North Carolina. Associated Press. p. 4B.
- ^ Parascenzo, Marino (June 21, 1993). "The kid does it". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. B1.
- ^ Nelson, John (June 21, 1993). "New champ". Tuscaloosa News. Alabama. Associated Press. p. 1B.
- ^ Reilly, Rick (June 28, 1993). "Sweet Sixteen". Sports Illustrated. p. 28.
- ^ Hackenberg, Dave (June 21, 1993). "Janzen sizzles". Toledo Blade. p. 17.
- ^ Bunch, Ken (June 21, 1993). "Janzen's mettle is precious". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1B.
- ^ "Rory McIlroy runs away with Open title". ESPN.com. June 20, 2011. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
- ^ Diaz, Jamie (June 21, 1993). "U.S. Open Golf; Janzen: Lucky and Good, Good And Lucky". New York Times.
- ^ "U.S. Open History". USGA. Retrieved April 16, 2019.