1988 U.S. Women's Open
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. She opened with a record 67 on Thursday, 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
First round
Thursday, July 21, 1988
Place | Player | Score | To par |
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1 | ![]() |
67 | −4 |
T2 | ![]() |
69 | −2 |
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T4 | ![]() |
70 | −1 |
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T10 | ![]() |
71 | E |
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Second round
Friday, July 22, 1988
Place | Player | Score | To par |
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T1 | ![]() |
71-68=139 | −3 |
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67-72=139 | ||
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70-69=139 | ||
T4 | ![]() |
70-71=141 | −1 |
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71-70=141 | ||
T6 | ![]() |
70-72=142 | E |
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69-73=142 | ||
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70-72=142 | ||
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72-70=142 | ||
T10 | ![]() |
73-70=143 | +1 |
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73-70=143 | ||
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72-71=143 |
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Third round
Saturday, July 23, 1988
Place | Player | Score | To par |
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1 | ![]() |
67-72-69=208 | −5 |
2 | ![]() |
70-72-68=210 | −3 |
T3 | ![]() |
71-70-71=212 | −1 |
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70-74-68=212 | ||
5 | ![]() |
70-72-71=213 | E |
T6 | ![]() |
75-71-68=214 | +1 |
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77-71-66=214 | ||
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71-68-75=214 | ||
T9 | ![]() |
73-70-72=215 | +2 |
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73-70-72=215 | ||
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70-69-76=215 | ||
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72-72-71=215 | ||
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72-70-73=215 |
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Final round
Sunday, July 24, 1988
Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
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1 | ![]() |
67-72-69-69=277 | −7 | 70,000 |
2 | ![]() |
70-72-68-70=280 | −4 | 35,000 |
T3 | ![]() |
70-69-76-68=283 | −1 | 21,679 |
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70-74-68-71=283 | |||
5 | ![]() |
72-72-71-69=284 | E | 14,393 |
T6 | ![]() |
70-72-71-72=285 | +1 | 11,826 |
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75-71-68-71=285 | |||
T8 | ![]() |
73-70-72-71=286 | +2 | 9,726 |
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71-68-75-72=286 | |||
T10 | ![]() |
77-71-66-73=287 | +3 | 8,315 |
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70-71-75-71=287 |
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