1988 U.S. Women's Open

1988 U.S. Women's Open

Tournament information
Dates	July 21–24, 1988
Location	Lutherville, Maryland
Course(s)	Baltimore Country Club Five Farms East Course
Organized by	USGA
Tour(s)	LPGA Tour
Statistics
Par	71
Length	6,232 yards (5,699 m)
Field	152 players, 66 after cut
Cut	150 (+8)
Prize fund	$400,000
Winner's share	$70,000
Champion
Liselotte Neumann
277 (−7)
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Baltimore CC

Location in the United States

Baltimore CC

Location in Maryland

The 1988 U.S. Women's Open was the 43rd U.S. Women's Open, held July 21–24 at the Five Farms East Course of Baltimore Country Club in Lutherville, Maryland, a suburb north of Baltimore.

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
1	Liselotte Neumann	67	−4
T2	JoAnne Carner	69	−2
	Sally Quinlan
T4	Amy Benz	70	−1
	Vicki Fergon
	Shirley Furlong
	Dottie Pepper
	Patty Sheehan
	Colleen Walker
T10	Marlene Brodzik Davis	71	E
	Nancy Brown
	Judy Dickinson
	Tammie Green
	Juli Inkster
	Sally Little

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Second round

Friday, July 22, 1988

Place	Player	Score	To par
T1	Juli Inkster	71-68=139	−3
	Liselotte Neumann	67-72=139
	Dottie Pepper	70-69=139
T4	Vicki Fergon	70-71=141	−1
	Tammie Green	71-70=141
T6	Amy Benz	70-72=142	E
	JoAnne Carner	69-73=142
	Patty Sheehan	70-72=142
	Donna White	72-70=142
T10	Kristi Albers	73-70=143	+1
	Kay Cockerill	73-70=143
	Janet Coles	72-71=143

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Third round

Saturday, July 23, 1988

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Liselotte Neumann	67-72-69=208	−5
2	Patty Sheehan	70-72-68=210	−3
T3	Tammie Green	71-70-71=212	−1
	Colleen Walker	70-74-68=212
5	Amy Benz	70-72-71=213	E
T6	Missie Berteotti	75-71-68=214	+1
	Beth Daniel	77-71-66=214
	Juli Inkster	71-68-75=214
T9	Kristi Albers	73-70-72=215	+2
	Kay Cockerill	73-70-72=215
	Dottie Pepper	70-69-76=215
	Jan Stephenson	72-72-71=215
	Donna White	72-70-73=215

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Final round

Sunday, July 24, 1988

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Liselotte Neumann	67-72-69-69=277	−7	70,000
2	Patty Sheehan	70-72-68-70=280	−4	35,000
T3	Dottie Pepper	70-69-76-68=283	−1	21,679
	Colleen Walker	70-74-68-71=283
5	Jan Stephenson	72-72-71-69=284	E	14,393
T6	Amy Benz	70-72-71-72=285	+1	11,826
	Missie Berteotti	75-71-68-71=285
T8	Kristi Albers	73-70-72-71=286	+2	9,726
	Juli Inkster	71-68-75-72=286
T10	Beth Daniel	77-71-66-73=287	+3	8,315
	Vicki Fergon	70-71-75-71=287

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External links

• U.S. Women's Open - past champions - 1988