1988 U.S. Open

Archive note

The 1988 edition was won by Curtis Strange. Verified venue assignments are published in this record.

Record sources

• 2026 USGA Championships Media Guide - U.S. Open
  • 1988 U.S. Open · Championship identity

    The official 2026 USGA Championship Record Book directly enumerates the completed 1988 Championship, champion, explicit date span, and site in Championship Results: 1895 to 2025. The recorded champion and site preserve the higher-resolution register text. The current official U.S. Open Champions table independently confirms the year, champion, and site.

    Verified 2026-08-20
• USGA dated host record and researched Club identity
  • The Country Club

    Dated USGA host wording The Country Club (Championship Course), Brookline, Mass. is explicitly reconciled to The Country Club in Brookline, MA. The Original and Championship tournament layouts are not equated with the current Main or Open records without routing evidence. Dated host authority: https://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-page/media/online-media-center/usga-records/u-s--open-results--1895-to-present.html

    Verified 2026-09-10
• USGA official U.S. Open result
  • Curtis Strange

    The official result names the champion and regulation total. Historical playoff status is corroborated by tied regulation totals and extra scores for both winner and runner-up. The 2026 report establishes a one-stroke win on the 72nd hole. Relative score is retained only where explicitly stated.

    Verified 2026-09-10
• USGA: 2026 U.S. Open Record Book
  • Nick Faldo

    PDF page 8, 1988 result: Nick Faldo, regulation total 278 (-6 to par). Playoff scores 75 are separate from the regulation total. The official playoff table on PDF page 10 identifies the winner and runners-up.

    Verified 2026-10-23