1990 U.S. Open: The Victory Lap
Winner: Hale Irwin, 280
Where it was played: Medinah Country Club (No. 3 Course) in Medinah, Illinois
Tournament dates: June 14-18, 1990
Leader after first round: Jeff Sluman, Scott Simpson and Tim Simpson, 66
Leader after second round: Tim Simpson, 135
Leader after third round: Mike Donald and Billy Ray Brown, 209
Notable Notes: 45-year-old Hale Irwin outlasted Mike Donald in a playoff to win his third U.S. Open championship. In so doing, he became the tournament's oldest winner. Irwin was four strokes behind the third-round co-leaders, Donald and Billy Ray Brown, as the final round started. But Irwin shot 67 to Donald's 71 to catch him (Brown shot 72 and finished tied for third). In the playoff, Irwin and Donald finished 18 holes still tied, both shooting 74. But on the first sudden-death hole, Irwin won with a birdie.
Final Scores
| x-Hale Irwin | 69-70-74-67—280 |
| Mike Donald | 67-70-72-71—280 |
| Billy Ray Brown | 69-71-69-72—281 |
| Nick Faldo | 72-72-68-69—281 |
| Mark Brooks | 68-70-72-73—283 |
| Greg Norman | 72-73-69-69—283 |
| Tim Simpson | 66-69-75-73—283 |
| Craig Stadler | 71-70-72-71—284 |
| Scott Hoch | 70-73-69-72—284 |
| Jose Maria Olazabal | 73-69-69-73—284 |
| Fuzzy Zoeller | 73-70-68-73—284 |
| Tom Sieckmann | 70-74-68-72—284 |
| Steve Jones | 67-76-74-67—284 |
| John Inman | 72-71-70-72—285 |
| Scott Simpson | 66-73-73-73—285 |
| John Huston | 68-72-73-72—285 |
| Jim Benepe | 72-70-73-70—285 |
| Larry Mize | 72-70-69-74—285 |
| Jeff Sluman | 66-70-74-75—285 |
| Larry Nelson | 74-67-69-75—285 |
| Steve Elkington | 73-71-73-69—286 |
| Ian Woosnam | 70-70-74-72—286 |
| Curtis Strange | 73-70-68-75—286 |
| Paul Azinger | 72-72-69-74—287 |
| Jumbo Ozaki | 73-72-74-68—287 |
| Billy Tuten | 74-70-72-71—287 |
| Corey Pavin | 74-70-73-70—287 |
| Webb Heintzelman | 70-75-74-68—287 |
| Chip Beck | 71-71-73-73—288 |
| a-Phil Mickelson | 74-71-71-72—288 |
| Brian Claar | 70-71-71-76—288 |
| Mike Hulbert | 76-66-71-75—288 |
| David Frost | 72-72-72-73—289 |
| Bob Tway | 69-72-74-74—289 |
| Bobby Wadkins | 71-73-71-74—289 |
| Bob Lohr | 71-74-72-72—289 |
| Isao Aoki | 73-69-74-73—289 |
| Tom Byrum | 70-75-74-70—289 |
| Kirk Triplett | 72-70-75-72—289 |
| Steve Pate | 75-68-72-74—289 |
| Jack Nicklaus | 71-74-68-76—289 |
| Seve Ballesteros | 73-69-71-76—289 |
| Jim Gallagher Jr. | 71-69-72-77—289 |
| Ted Schulz | 73-70-69-77—289 |
| Mike Reid | 70-73-68-78—289 |
| Craig Parry | 72-71-68-79—290 |
| Robert Thompson | 71-73-72-75—291 |
| Dave Barr | 74-71-75-71—291 |
| Mark McCumber | 76-68-74-73—291 |
| Dave Rummells | 73-71-70-77—291 |
| Ray Stewart | 70-74-73-75—292 |
| Bill Glasson | 71-73-72-76—292 |
| Andy North | 74-71-71-76—292 |
| Greg Twiggs | 72-70-73-77—292 |
| Lanny Wadkins | 72-72-70-78—292 |
| Blaine McCallister | 71-72-75-75—293 |
| Tom Kite | 75-70-74-74—293 |
| a-David Duval | 72-72-72-77—293 |
| Gil Morgan | 70-72-73-78—293 |
| Bob Gilder | 71-70-74-78—293 |
| Robert Gamez | 72-73-73-76—294 |
| Scott Verplank | 72-69-77-76—294 |
| Ronan Rafferty | 75-70-73-78—296 |
| David Graham | 72-73-74-79—298 |
| Howard Twitty | 73-72-77-77—299 |
| Brad Faxon | 70-74-76-81—301 |
| Mike Smith | 72-72-82-80—306 |
| Randy Wylie | 70-75-81-82—308 |
