In recognition of this, he was elected Captain of the 1997 American Ryder Cup team. Although a money winner rather than a championship winner, his consistency as a individual and as a team player has earned him the respect of golf fans across the world.
p. 4B.Born in Texas, USA, Kite has been one of America's top golfers for nearly 25 years. ^ a b "Kite unravels at Open with final round of 78"."Kite fires 3rd sub-par round for Open lead". ^ Zullo, Allan, "Astonishing but True Golf Facts", Andrew McMeels Publishing, Forest Fairview, North Carolina, 2001."The Four Aces a hit on Open's sixth hole". Open holes-in-one: Major record in reach as Matt Fitzpatrick gives 2023 field a third ace". ^ "Would you believe four aces on 6th?".^ a b c d Reilly, Rick (June 26, 1989)."Strange's 64 makes repeat a possibility". ^ a b c Florence, Mal (June 17, 1989)."Open course changed after Trevino's victory". Open title.Ĭumulative tournament scores, relative to par Despite a three-putt for bogey at the 18th, Strange held on for a one-stroke win and a second straight U.S. Strange played steadily in the penultimate pairing, with fifteen consecutive pars until a birdie at the 16th, his first since the second round. Kite recorded a 78 (+8) and finished in ninth place. Double bogeys at 13 and 15 dropped him from contention. Kite led by three after four holes in the final round, but a triple bogey at the 5th hole and bogeys at 8 and 10 dropped him a stroke back of Strange. A 73 (+3) in the third round dropped Strange to three back of Tom Kite, whose first three rounds were in the 60s. Instead of pairs, the players went off on split tees in groupings of three, a first at the U.S. Overnight rains thoroughly soaked the already saturated course and caused a delay in the start. Strange fired a six-under 64 in the second round to tie the course record, set in 1942 by Hogan, and take the 36-hole lead. Previous course lengths for major championships It later hosted the Ryder Cup in 1995 and the PGA Championship in 20. Opens were in 1956 ( Cary Middlecoff) and 1968 ( Lee Trevino), and the PGA Championship in 1980 ( Jack Nicklaus). Open and the fourth major at the East Course. He shot 78-69=147 and missed the cut by two strokes. Gary Player, the 1965 champion and winner of nine major titles, played in his final U.S. The rest of the field had thirty birdies at the hole during the second round. All four hit a 7-iron past the flag, taking advantage of the damp conditions. During the second round, four players ( Jerry Pate, Nick Price, Doug Weaver, and Mark Wiebe) recorded holes-in-one at the downhill 167-yard (153 m) 6th hole, the most hole-in-ones in U.S. Heavy rains before the tournament allowed for some low scores in the early rounds, with a record 38 under-par rounds in the first two rounds.
This was the last of his 17 wins on the PGA Tour. Strange became the sixth player to defend the U.S.
Open, one stroke ahead of runners-up Chip Beck, Mark McCumber, and Ian Woosnam, becoming the first successful defender of a U.S. Curtis Strange won his second consecutive U.S. Open, held June 15–18 at the East Course of Oak Hill Country Club in the Town of Pittsford near Rochester, New York.
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