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1988 PGA Championship

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

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.

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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Round summaries

First round

Thursday, August 11, 1988

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Second round

Friday, August 12, 1988

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Third round

Saturday, August 13, 1988

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Final round

Sunday, August 14, 1988

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Scorecard

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
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References

  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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