1991 U.S. Open Golf Championship
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The 1991 United States Open Championship was the 91st U.S. Open
. The event was held from June 13-17 at Hazeltine National Golf Club
in Chaska, Minnesota
. Payne Stewart
won his first U.S. Open championship and second major title in an 18-hole playoff over Scott Simpson
.
*Stewart (75) defeated Simpson (77) in 18-hole playoff.
U.S. Open (golf)
The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...
. The event was held from June 13-17 at Hazeltine National Golf Club
Hazeltine National Golf Club
Hazeltine National Golf Club is a golf club located in Chaska, Minnesota. It is a private club and therefore closed to guests not accompanied by a member. The golf course was designed by Robert Trent Jones and opened in 1962....
in Chaska, Minnesota
Chaska, Minnesota
As of 2005, there were 22,467 people and 8,194 households residing in the city. The population density was 1,640 people per square mile . There were 6,235 housing units at an average density of 454.1 per square mile...
. Payne Stewart
Payne Stewart
William Payne Stewart was an American professional golfer who won three majors in his career, the last of which occurred only months before he died in an airplane accident at the age of 42....
won his first U.S. Open championship and second major title in an 18-hole playoff over Scott Simpson
Scott Simpson (golfer)
Scott William Simpson is an American professional golfer.Simpson was born in San Diego, California. He attended the University of Southern California, where he was two-time medalist at the NCAA Championship . He turned professional in 1977 and graduated in 1978...
.
Final leaderboard
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Payne Stewart Payne Stewart William Payne Stewart was an American professional golfer who won three majors in his career, the last of which occurred only months before he died in an airplane accident at the age of 42.... * |
67-70-73-72=282 | -6 | $235,000 | |
| 2 | Scott Simpson Scott Simpson (golfer) Scott William Simpson is an American professional golfer.Simpson was born in San Diego, California. He attended the University of Southern California, where he was two-time medalist at the NCAA Championship . He turned professional in 1977 and graduated in 1978... |
70-68-72-72=282 | $117,500 | ||
| T3 | Fred Couples Fred Couples Frederick Steven Couples is an American professional golfer who competes on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour. A former World No. 1, he has won numerous events, most notably the 1992 Masters Tournament. In August 2011 he won his maiden senior major at the Senior Players Championship... |
70-70-75-70=285 | -3 | $62,574 | |
| Larry Nelson Larry Nelson Larry Gene Nelson is an American professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments at both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour level.Nelson was born in Fort Payne, Alabama and grew up in Acworth, Georgia, northwest of Atlanta... |
73-72-72-68=285 | ||||
| 5 | Fuzzy Zoeller Fuzzy Zoeller Frank Urban "Fuzzy" Zoeller, Jr. is an American professional golfer. He is one of three golfers to have won The Masters in his first appearance in the event. He also won the 1984 U.S. Open, which earned him the 1985 Bob Jones Award.... |
72-73-74-67=286 | -2 | $41,542 | |
| 6 | Scott Hoch Scott Hoch Scott Mabon Hoch is an American golfer, who represented his country in the Ryder Cup in 1997 and 2002.Hoch was born in Raleigh, North Carolina. He was a member of the golf team at Wake Forest University before graduating in 1978. He also played on the winning U.S. team in the Eisenhower Trophy... |
69-71-74-73=287 | -1 | $36,090 | |
| 7 | Nolan Henke Nolan Henke Nolan Jay Henke is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.Henke was born in Battle Creek, Michigan. He attended Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida and was a distinguished member of the golf team... |
67-71-77-73=288 | E | $32,176 | |
| T8 | Raymond Floyd Raymond Floyd Raymond Loran "Ray" Floyd is an American professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments on both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour.... |
73-72-76-68=289 | +1 | $26,958 | |
| José María Olazábal José María Olazábal José María Olazábal Manterola is a Spanish professional golfer who has enjoyed success on both the European Tour and the PGA Tour, and has won two major championships.-Career outline:... |
73-71-75-70=289 | ||||
| Corey Pavin Corey Pavin Corey Allen Pavin is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour. He spent over 150 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings between 1986 and 1997.-Biography:... |
71-67-79-72=289 |
*Stewart (75) defeated Simpson (77) in 18-hole playoff.