1988 U.S. Open: Curtis Strange wins at The Country Club
Curtis Strange won the 1988 U.S. Open at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts with 278 (−6), beating Nick Faldo in a playoff.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 1988 in the U.S. Open room, or every year on the U.S. Open winners list.
- Dates
- June 16, 1988 to June 20, 1988
- Course
- The Country Club, Brookline, Massachusetts
- Edition
- 88th U.S. Open
- Champion
- Curtis Strange · USA · born Norfolk, Virginia, USA
- Champion's title
- 1st U.S. Open title
- Winning score
- 278 (−6)
- Runner-up
- Nick Faldo
- Playoff
- 18 holes, 71–75
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curtis Strange | 278 | −6 |
| 2 | Nick Faldo |
What happened at the 1988 U.S. Open
Strange beat Faldo in the playoff.
How this was built
Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's U.S. Open data. A value no source confirmed is left out; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the organizer's own record is used.
Data: us-open-years.json (the U.S. Open room's data); dates from GNN's U.S. Open final-day dates table (Wikipedia infoboxes).