| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | July 21–24,1988 |
| Location | Lutherville,Maryland |
| Course(s) | Baltimore Country Club Five Farms East Course |
| Organized by | USGA |
| Tour | LPGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 6,232 yards (5,699 m)[1] |
| Field | 152 players, 66 after cut[1] |
| Cut | 150 (+8) |
| Prize fund | $400,000 |
| Winner's share | $70,000 |
| Champion | |
 Liselotte Neumann | |
| 277 (−7) | |
The1988 U.S. Women's Open was the 43rdU.S. Women's Open, held July 21–24 at the Five Farms East Course ofBaltimore Country Club inLutherville, Maryland, a suburb north ofBaltimore.
Liselotte Neumann won her onlymajor title, three strokes ahead of runner-upPatty Sheehan. FromSweden, she was only the fifth international player to win the U.S. Women's Open. For the first time, the championship was won by non-Americans in consecutive years, asLaura Davies ofEngland won in1987.
At age 22, Neumann was the youngest professional to date to win the title, second by two months to1967 championCatherine Lacoste, anamateur who won less than a week after turning 22.[2][3] She opened with a record 67 on Thursday,[4] and either led or co-led after every round.
Sixty years earlier, the East Course hosted thePGA Championship in1928, won byLeo Diegel. He stopped four-time defending championWalter Hagen in the quarterfinals, ending his winning streak at 22 matches.
Thursday, July 21, 1988
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liselotte Neumann | 67 | −4 |
| T2 |  JoAnne Carner | 69 | −2 |
| Sally Quinlan | |||
| T4 | Amy Benz | 70 | −1 |
| Vicki Fergon | |||
| Shirley Furlong | |||
| Dottie Pepper | |||
| Patty Sheehan | |||
| Colleen Walker | |||
| T10 | Marlene Brodzik Davis | 71 | E |
| Nancy Brown | |||
| Judy Dickinson | |||
| Tammie Green | |||
| Juli Inkster | |||
 Sally Little |
Source:[5]
Friday, July 22, 1988
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Juli Inkster | 71-68=139 | −3 |
| Liselotte Neumann | 67-72=139 | ||
| Dottie Pepper | 70-69=139 | ||
| T4 | Vicki Fergon | 70-71=141 | −1 |
| Tammie Green | 71-70=141 | ||
| T6 | Amy Benz | 70-72=142 | E |
| JoAnne Carner | 69-73=142 | ||
| Patty Sheehan | 70-72=142 | ||
| Donna White | 72-70=142 | ||
| T10 | Kristi Albers | 73-70=143 | +1 |
| Kay Cockerill | 73-70=143 | ||
| Janet Coles | 72-71=143 |
Source:[1]
Saturday, July 23, 1988
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liselotte Neumann | 67-72-69=208 | −5 |
| 2 | Patty Sheehan | 70-72-68=210 | −3 |
| T3 | Tammie Green | 71-70-71=212 | −1 |
| Colleen Walker | 70-74-68=212 | ||
| 5 | Amy Benz | 70-72-71=213 | E |
| T6 | Missie Berteotti | 75-71-68=214 | +1 |
| Beth Daniel | 77-71-66=214 | ||
| Juli Inkster | 71-68-75=214 | ||
| T9 | Kristi Albers | 73-70-72=215 | +2 |
| Kay Cockerill | 73-70-72=215 | ||
| Dottie Pepper | 70-69-76=215 | ||
 Jan Stephenson | 72-72-71=215 | ||
| Donna White | 72-70-73=215 |
Source:[6]
Sunday, July 24, 1988
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liselotte Neumann | 67-72-69-69=277 | −7 | 70,000 |
| 2 | Patty Sheehan | 70-72-68-70=280 | −4 | 35,000 |
| T3 | Dottie Pepper | 70-69-76-68=283 | −1 | 21,679 |
| Colleen Walker | 70-74-68-71=283 | |||
| 5 | Jan Stephenson | 72-72-71-69=284 | E | 14,393 |
| T6 | Amy Benz | 70-72-71-72=285 | +1 | 11,826 |
| Missie Berteotti | 75-71-68-71=285 | |||
| T8 | Kristi Albers | 73-70-72-71=286 | +2 | 9,726 |
| Juli Inkster | 71-68-75-72=286 | |||
| T10 | Beth Daniel | 77-71-66-73=287 | +3 | 8,315 |
| Vicki Fergon | 70-71-75-71=287 |
Source:[7]
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