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1988 PGA Championship

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.

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 Tree Golf Club is located in the United States
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Location in the United States
Oak Tree Golf Club is located in Oklahoma
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Location in Oklahoma

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

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Main article: Oak Tree Golf Club
Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Yards 441 392 584 200 590 377 440 171 386 3,581 379 466 445 149 453 434 479 200 429 3,434 7,015
Par 4 4 5 3 5 4 4 3 4 36 4 4 4 3 4 4 5 3 4 35 71

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Round summaries

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First round

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Thursday, August 11, 1988

Place Player Score To par
1   Bob Gilder 66 −5
T2   Paul Azinger 67 −4
  Chip Beck
  John Cook
  Nick Faldo
T6   Raymond Floyd 68 −3
  Rocco Mediate
  Greg Norman
  Jay Overton
  Mike Reid
  Peter Senior
  Craig Stadler

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Second round

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Friday, August 12, 1988

Place Player Score To par
1   Paul Azinger 67-66=133 −9
2   Jay Overton 68-66=134 −8
T3   John Cook 67-69=136 −6
  Raymond Floyd 68-68=136
T5   David Graham 70-67=137 −5
  Steve Jones 69-68=137
  Gary Koch 72-65=137
  Tsuneyuki Nakajima 69-68=137
  Dave Rummells 73-64=137
T10   Nick Faldo 67-71=138 −5
  Doug Tewell 70-68=138

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Third round

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Saturday, August 13, 1988

Place Player Score To par
1   Paul Azinger 67-66-71=204 −9
2   Dave Rummells 73-64-68=205 −8
3   Jeff Sluman 69-70-68=207 −6
4   Nick Faldo 67-71-70=208 −5
T5   Steve Jones 69-68-72=209 −4
  Kenny Knox 72-69-68=209
  Payne Stewart 70-69-70=209
T8   Ben Crenshaw 70-71-69=210 −3
  Raymond Floyd 68-68-74=210
  David Graham 70-69-70=210
  Mark McNulty 73-70-67=210
  Jay Overton 68-66-76=210
  Dan Pohl 69-71-70=210

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Final round

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Sunday, August 14, 1988

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1   Jeff Sluman 69-70-68-65=272 −12 160,000
2   Paul Azinger 67-66-71-71=275 −9 100,000
3   Tsuneyuki Nakajima 72-68-71-67=278 −6 70,000
T4   Nick Faldo 67-71-70-71=279 −5 45,800
  Tom Kite 72-69-71-67=279
T6   Bob Gilder 66-75-71-68=280 −4 32,500
  Dave Rummells 73-64-68-75=280
8   Dan Pohl 69-71-70-71=281 −3 28,000
T9   Raymond Floyd 68-68-74-72=282 −2 21,500
  Steve Jones 69-68-72-73=282
  Kenny Knox 72-69-68-73=282
  Mark O'Meara 70-71-70-71=282
  Greg Norman 68-71-72-71=282
  Payne Stewart 70-69-70-73=282

Source:[2][4][10]

Scorecard

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Hole  1   2   3   4    5     6    7   8   9  10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Par 4 4 5 3 5 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 5 3 4
  Sluman −6 −7 −7 −7 −9 −9 −10 −10 −10 −11 −11 −12 −11 −11 −12 −12 −12 −12
  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
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Birdie Eagle Bogey

References

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  1. ^ a b "The course". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. August 11, 1988. p. 5D.
  2. ^ a b "Tournament Info for: 1988 PGA Championship". PGA.com. Retrieved September 19, 2012.
  3. ^ a b Bonk, Thomas (August 14, 1988). "Pressure a factor as Azinger leads PGA tournament". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Los Angeles Times). p. 1C.
  4. ^ a b c 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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