1988 PGA Championship: Jeff Sluman wins at Oak Tree Golf Club
Jeff Sluman won the 1988 PGA Championship at Oak Tree Golf Club in Edmond, Oklahoma with 272 (−12), by 3 strokes over Paul Azinger.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 1988 in Wanamaker Avenue, the PGA Championship room, or every year on the PGA Championship winners list.
- Dates
- August 11, 1988 to August 14, 1988
- Course
- Oak Tree Golf Club, Edmond, Oklahoma
- Edition
- 70th PGA Championship
- Format
- stroke play
- Par
- 71 · 7,015 yards
- Field
- 150
- Made the cut
- 72 (cut at 144)
- Purse
- $1,000,000 · winner's share $160,000
- Champion
- Jeff Sluman · age 30 · United States · born Rochester, New York
- Champion's title
- 1st PGA Championship
- Winning score
- 69-70-68-65 = 272 (−12) · won by 3 strokes
- Runner-up
- Paul Azinger
- 54-hole leader
- Paul Azinger (204) · Jeff Sluman was 3 strokes back
- Caddie
- Rich Motacki
- Low club professional
- Jay Overton (284)
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeff Sluman | 69 | 70 | 68 | 65 | 272 | −12 |
| 2 | Paul Azinger | 67 | 66 | 71 | 71 | 275 | −9 |
What happened at the 1988 PGA Championship
In the final round Sluman holed a 115-yard sand wedge for an eagle 3 on the 590-yard 5th on his way to a closing 65.
Paul Azinger aced the 200-yard par-3 4th with a six-iron, but Sluman, his former Florida State teammate, won by three for his first tour victory.
How this was built
Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's PGA Championship data. A value no source confirmed is left out; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the organizer's own record is used.
Data: pga.json (the PGA Championship room's data: Tables 1A–1H).