1988 PGA Championship


The 1988 PGA Championship was the 70th PGA Championship, held August 11–14 at Oak Tree Golf Club in Edmond, Oklahoma, a suburb north of Oklahoma City. Jeff Sluman shot a final round 65 to win his only major title, three strokes ahead of runner-up Paul Azinger, the 36-hole and 54-hole leader and former college teammate. Azinger was the reigning Player of the Year on the PGA Tour.
In the penultimate pairing on Sunday, Sluman was three strokes back at the start of the round. After a birdie at the second, he holed out for an eagle on the par-5 fifth, and when Azinger followed with a bogey, the two were tied at nine-under. Sluman had five birdies and an eagle with just one bogey in the final round while Azinger posted a second straight even-par 71. It was also the first of Sluman's six victories on the PGA Tour. In the final pair with Azinger, Dave Rummells shot 75 and fell to a tie for sixth.
Azinger won the title five years later, defeating Greg Norman in a playoff in 1993.

Course layout

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards4413925842005903774401713863,5813794664451494534344792004293,4347,015
Par445354434364443445343571

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Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Missed the cut

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Round summaries

First round

Thursday, August 11, 1988
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Bob Gilder66−5
T2Paul Azinger67−4
T2Chip Beck67−4
T2John Cook67−4
T2Nick Faldo67−4
T6Raymond Floyd68−3
T6Rocco Mediate68−3
T6Greg Norman68−3
T6Jay Overton68−3
T6Mike Reid68−3
T6Peter Senior68−3
T6Craig Stadler68−3

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Second round

Friday, August 12, 1988
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Paul Azinger67-66=133−9
2Jay Overton68-66=134−8
T3John Cook67-69=136−6
T3Raymond Floyd68-68=136−6
T5David Graham70-67=137−5
T5Steve Jones69-68=137−5
T5Gary Koch72-65=137−5
T5Tsuneyuki Nakajima69-68=137−5
T5Dave Rummells73-64=137−5
T10Nick Faldo67-71=138−5
T10Doug Tewell70-68=138−5

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Third round

Saturday, August 13, 1988
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Paul Azinger67-66-71=204−9
2Dave Rummells73-64-68=205−8
3Jeff Sluman69-70-68=207−6
4Nick Faldo67-71-70=208−5
T5Steve Jones69-68-72=209−4
T5Kenny Knox72-69-68=209−4
T5Payne Stewart70-69-70=209−4
T8Ben Crenshaw70-71-69=210−3
T8Raymond Floyd68-68-74=210−3
T8David Graham70-69-70=210−3
T8Mark McNulty73-70-67=210−3
T8Jay Overton68-66-76=210−3
T8Dan Pohl69-71-70=210−3

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Final round

Sunday, August 14, 1988
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney
1Jeff Sluman69-70-68-65=272−12160,000
2Paul Azinger67-66-71-71=275−9100,000
3Tsuneyuki Nakajima72-68-71-67=278−670,000
T4Nick Faldo67-71-70-71=279−545,800
T4Tom Kite72-69-71-67=279−545,800
T6Bob Gilder66-75-71-68=280−432,500
T6Dave Rummells73-64-68-75=280−432,500
8Dan Pohl69-71-70-71=281−328,000
T9Raymond Floyd68-68-74-72=282−221,500
T9Steve Jones69-68-72-73=282−221,500
T9Kenny Knox72-69-68-73=282−221,500
T9Mark O'Meara70-71-70-71=282−221,500
T9Greg Norman68-71-72-71=282−221,500
T9Payne Stewart70-69-70-73=282−221,500

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Scorecard

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
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BirdieEagleBogey