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]

1993 U.S. Open
Tournament information
DatesJune 17–20, 1993
LocationSpringfield, New Jersey
Course(s)Baltusrol Golf Club,
Lower Course
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par70
Length7,152 yards (6,540 m)[1][2]
Field156 players, 88 after cut
Cut144 (+4)
Prize fund$1,600,000
Winner's share$290,000
Champion
United States Lee Janzen
272 (−8)
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Baltusrol

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 edit

Lower Course

Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
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

Source:[1][2]

Lengths of the course for previous major championships:

Round summaries edit

First round edit

Thursday, June 17, 1993

Place Player Score To par
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 edit

Friday, June 18, 1993

Place Player Score To par
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 edit

Saturday, June 19, 1993

Place Player Score To par
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 edit

Sunday, 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 three 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 ($)
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 edit

Final round

Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Par 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 5 5
  Janzen −7 −6 −7 −7 −7 −7 −6 −6 −6 −6 −6 −5 −5 −6 −6 −7 −7 −8
  Stewart −5 −5 −5 −5 −5 −5 −4 −4 −5 −5 −5 −5 −5 −5 −5 −5 −5 −6
  Azinger −1 −2 −3 −3 −3 −2 −1 −1 −1 −1 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −3
  Parry −1 −1 −1 E −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 +1 +1 E −1 −1 −1 −2 −3
  Hoch +1 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 E −1 −2
  Watson E +2 +2 +2 +1 +1 E E E E E E −1 −1 −1 −1 −2 −2
  Price −3 −3 −3 −2 −2 −2 −1 −2 −2 −1 E E +1 +1 +1 E E E

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Birdie Bogey Double bogey

Source:[10]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Golf: U.S. Open course". Tuscaloosa News. Alabama. Associated Press. June 17, 1993. p. 2C.
  2. ^ a b DeGasero, Ed (June 14, 1993). "1993 U.S. Open: course map, scorecard". The Dispatch. Lexington, North Carolina. Associated Press. p. 4B.
  3. ^ Parascenzo, Marino (June 21, 1993). "The kid does it". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. B1.
  4. ^ Nelson, John (June 21, 1993). "New champ". Tuscaloosa News. Alabama. Associated Press. p. 1B.
  5. ^ Reilly, Rick (June 28, 1993). "Sweet Sixteen". Sports Illustrated. p. 28.
  6. ^ Hackenberg, Dave (June 21, 1993). "Janzen sizzles". Toledo Blade. p. 17.
  7. ^ Bunch, Ken (June 21, 1993). "Janzen's mettle is precious". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1B.
  8. ^ "Rory McIlroy runs away with Open title". ESPN.com. June 20, 2011. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
  9. ^ Diaz, Jamie (June 21, 1993). "U.S. Open Golf; Janzen: Lucky and Good, Good And Lucky". New York Times.
  10. ^ "U.S. Open History". USGA. Retrieved April 16, 2019.

External links edit

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