# 1998 U.S. Open (golf)

The 1998 United States Open Championship was the 98th U.S. Open, held June 18–21 at the Lake Course of the Olympic Club in San Francisco, California. Lee Janzen won his second U.S. Open, one stroke ahead of runner-up Payne Stewart. Janzen became the second winner at a U.S. Open at the Olympic Club to come back from seven strokes behind in the final round; Billy Casper also did it in 1966, but on the back nine alone. Stewart rebounded and won the title the next year at Pinehurst, but died four months later in an aviation accident.
Four-time champion Jack Nicklaus, age 58, made the 36-hole cut at the U.S. Open for the final time.
This was the fourth U.S. Open at the Lake Course of the Olympic Club; the first two in 1955 and 1966 ended in playoffs, and 1987 was a one-stroke victory. The U.S. Open returned in 2012, also won by one stroke.

## Course layout

Lake Course
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
| Yards | 533 | 394 | 223 | 438 | 457 | 437 | 288 | 137 | 433 | 3,340 | 422 | 430 | 416 | 186 | 422 | 157 | 609 | 468 | 347 | 3,457 | 6,797 |
| Par | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 70 |
Lengths of the course for previous major championships:
* 6,709 yards (6,135 m), par 70 - 1987 U.S. Open
* 6,719 yards (6,144 m), par 70 - 1966 U.S. Open
* 6,700 yards (6,126 m), par 70 - 1955 U.S. Open

## Round summaries
### First round

Thursday, June 18, 1998
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| 1 | Payne Stewart | 66 | −4 |
| 2 | Mark Carnevale | 67 | −3 |
| T3 | Joe Durant | 68 | −2 |
| T3 | Tom Lehman | 68 | −2 |
| T3 | José María Olazábal | 68 | −2 |
| T3 | Bob Tway | 68 | −2 |
| T7 | John Daly | 69 | −1 |
| T7 | Jeff Maggert | 69 | −1 |
| T7 | Jesper Parnevik | 69 | −1 |
| T10 | Tom Kite | 70 | E |
| T10 | Matt Kuchar (a) | 70 | E |
| T10 | Colin Montgomerie | 70 | E |
| T10 | Andrew Magee | 70 | E |
| T10 | David Ogrin | 70 | E |
| T10 | Mark O'Meara | 70 | E |

### Second round

Friday, June 19, 1998
The 36-hole cut was at 147 (+7), and 60 players advanced to the weekend.
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| 1 | Payne Stewart | 66-71=137 | −3 |
| T2 | Jeff Maggert | 69-69=138 | −2 |
| T2 | Bob Tway | 68-70=138 | −2 |
| T4 | Lee Janzen | 73-66=139 | −1 |
| T4 | Matt Kuchar (a) | 70-69=139 | −1 |
| T4 | Lee Porter | 72-67=139 | −1 |
| 7 | Mark Carnevale | 67-73=140 | E |
| T8 | Stewart Cink | 73-68=141 | +1 |
| T8 | Joe Durant | 68-73=141 | +1 |
| T8 | Brad Faxon | 73-68=141 | +1 |
| T8 | Nick Price | 73-68=141 | +1 |
Amateurs: Kuchar (-1), Simson (+8), Eger (+9), Taylor (+12), Palmer (+15), Kribel (+18).

### Third round

Saturday, June 20, 1998
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| 1 | Payne Stewart | 66-71-70=207 | −3 |
| T2 | Tom Lehman | 68-75-68=211 | +1 |
| T2 | Bob Tway | 68-70-73=211 | +1 |
| T4 | Nick Price | 73-68-71=212 | +2 |
| T4 | Lee Janzen | 73-66-73=212 | +2 |
| T6 | Steve Stricker | 73-71-69=213 | +3 |
| T6 | Jeff Maggert | 69-69-75=213 | +3 |
| T8 | Stewart Cink | 73-68-73=214 | +4 |
| T8 | Mark Carnevale | 67-73-74=214 | +4 |
| T10 | Jim Furyk | 74-73-68=215 | +5 |
| T10 | Matt Kuchar (a) | 70-69-76=215 | +5 |
| T10 | Lee Porter | 72-67-76=215 | +5 |

### Final round

Sunday, June 21, 1998
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
| 1 | Lee Janzen | 73-66-73-68=280 | E | 535,000 |
| 2 | Payne Stewart | 66-71-70-74=281 | +1 | 315,000 |
| 3 | Bob Tway | 68-70-73-73=284 | +4 | 201,730 |
| 4 | Nick Price | 73-68-71-73=285 | +5 | 140,597 |
| T5 | Steve Stricker | 73-71-69-73=286 | +6 | 107,392 |
| T5 | Tom Lehman | 68-75-68-75=286 | +6 | 107,392 |
| T7 | David Duval | 75-68-75-69=287 | +7 | 83,794 |
| T7 | Lee Westwood | 72-74-70-71=287 | +7 | 83,794 |
| T7 | Jeff Maggert | 69-69-75-74=287 | +7 | 83,794 |
| T10 | Jeff Sluman | 72-74-74-68=288 | +8 | 64,490 |
| T10 | Phil Mickelson | 71-73-74-70=288 | +8 | 64,490 |
| T10 | Stuart Appleby | 73-74-70-71=288 | +8 | 64,490 |
| T10 | Stewart Cink | 73-68-73-74=288 | +8 | 64,490 |
Amateurs: Matt Kuchar (+9)

#### Scorecard

Final round
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Par | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Janzen | +2 | +3 | +4 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +1 | +1 | E | E | E | E | E | E |
| Stewart | −3 | −3 | −3 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | E | +1 | E | E | +1 | +1 | +1 |
| Tway | +2 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +2 | +2 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +4 |
| Price | +1 | +1 | +2 | +2 | +1 | +2 | +2 | +3 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +5 | +5 | +5 | +5 | +5 | +5 |
| Lehman | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +6 | +6 |
| Stricker | +4 | +5 | +5 | +6 | +6 | +6 | +5 | +5 | +5 | +5 | +5 | +6 | +7 | +7 | +7 | +6 | +6 | +6 |
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
    Birdie Bogey Double bogey
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