1991 U.S. Open Winner and Scores

The 1991 U.S. Open was the 91st time the tournament was played. The champion was decided in an 18-hole playoff contested by two golfers who were both already major championship winners.

Winner: Payne Stewart, 282

Where it was played: Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota

Tournament dates: June 13-17, 1991

Leader after first round: Payne Stewart and Nolan Henke, 67

Leader after second round: Payne Stewart, 137

Leader after third round: Payne Stewart and Scott Simpson, 210

What Happened in the 1991 U.S. Open

Scott Simpson won the 1987 U.S. Open. Payne Stewart won the 1989 PGA Championship. And in the 1991 U.S. Open, they met in an 18-hole playoff to decide the winner. And Stewart was that winner. It was eighth of his 11 career wins on the PGA Tour, the second of his three career wins in majors. (He went on to win the 1999 U.S. Open, too.)

Stewart shared the first-round lead with a 67, held the lead solo after the second round, and shared the lead with Simpson following the third round. In the final round, Simpson led Stewart by one going to the 18th hole, then Simpson drove his tee ball into the rough. He wound up bogeying the hole, so Simpson and Stewart tied after 72 holes at 6-under 282.

In the 18-hole playoff the next day, Simpson again led Stewart late, this time by two strokes after 15 holes. But there was a two-stroke swing on the 16th, where Stewart birdied and Simpson bogeyed to even the playoff. On the 17th hole, a par-3, Simpson put his tee ball in the water. Stewart took a one-stroke lead to the final hole, and wound up winning by two, shooting 75 to Simpson's 77.

The low amateur in the 1991 U.S. Open was, for the second year in a row, Phil Mickelson, who finished in 55th place. This was the final year that Lee Trevino, a 2-time champion, played in a U.S. Open. He missed the cut. It was also the final U.S. Open played by 1981 winner David Graham, who tied for 60th place.

1991 U.S. Open Final Scores

Payne Stewart	67-70-73-72—282
Scott Simpson	70-68-72-72—282
Larry Nelson	73-72-72-68—285
Fred Couples	70-70-75-70—285
Fuzzy Zoeller	72-73-74-67—286
Scott Hoch	69-71-74-73—287
Nolan Henke	67-71-77-73—288
Jose Maria Olazabal	73-71-75-70—289
Raymond Floyd	73-72-76-68—289
Corey Pavin	71-67-79-72—289
Craig Parry	70-73-73-74—290
Jim Gallagher Jr.	70-72-75-73—290
Hale Irwin	71-75-70-74—290
Davis Love III	70-76-73-71—290
D.A. Weibring	76-71-75-68—290
Nick Faldo	72-74-73-72—291
Sandy Lyle	72-70-74-75—291
Tom Watson	73-71-77-70—291
Mark Brooks	73-73-73-73—292
Tom Sieckmann	74-70-74-74—292
Peter Persons	70-75-75-72—292
John Cook	76-70-72-74—292
Craig Stadler	71-69-77-75—292
Billy Ray Brown	73-71-77-71—292
Nick Price	74-69-71-78—292
Mike Reid	74-72-74-73—293
Bob Tway	75-69-75-74—293
Tim Simpson	73-72-76-72—293
Jodie Mudd	71-70-77-75—293
Rick Fehr	74-69-73-77—293
Peter Jacobsen	72-73-74-75—294
Lance Ten Broeck	72-73-74-75—294
Chris Perry	72-73-75-74—294
Dave Rummells	72-73-77-72—294
Ed Humenik	72-70-78-74—294
Brian Kamm	69-73-73-79—294
Tom Kite	71-75-74-75—295
Buddy Gardner	74-72-74-75—295
Keith Clearwater	70-76-74-75—295
Billy Mayfair	72-73-76-74—295
Andy North	71-71-77-76—295
Tom Purtzer	77-68-77-73—295
Mark Calcavecchia	69-74-78-74—295
Jim Hallet	72-74-73-77—296
Ian Baker-Finch	77-70-75-74—296
Jack Nicklaus	70-76-77-74—297
Blaine McCallister	72-72-76-77—297
Rodger Davis	74-68-81-74—297
Mike Harwood	71-74-77-76—298
Steve Pate	72-75-77-74—298
Wayne Levi	72-72-76-78—298
Loren Roberts	75-70-74-79—298
John Inman	72-72-77-78—299
Larry Rinker	72-72-77-78—299
Steve Gotsche	72-75-76-77—300
Steve Elkington	77-69-76-78—300
Larry Mize	73-73-79-75—300
Ian Woosnam	73-68-79-80—300
a-Phil Mickelson	73-72-80-75—300
David Graham	74-71-80-77—302
Stan Utley	73-71-81-78—303
John Adams	72-75-78-79—304
Wayne Grady	73-74-78-80—305
Terry Snodgrass	74-73-80-78—305
Lanny Wadkins	76-70-80-79—305

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