Curtis Strange - Part 4 (1989 U.S. Open and the Majors)

World Golf Hall of Fame member Curtis Strange recounts the second of his consecutive U.S. Open victories, this one at Oak Hill in 1989 and ultimately, his final win on the PGA Tour. Listen in as he talks about the other major championships, his near-misses, the challenges of Augusta National and the regrets of not playing more in the Open Championship. Curtis wraps up this episode reflecting on his infamous Tiger Woods interview 25 years ago as Tiger was making his professional debut at the Greater Milwaukee Open. Curtis Strange shares the good, the bad and the ugly, "FORE the Good of the Game."

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"FORE the Good of the Game” is a golf podcast featuring interviews with World Golf Hall of Fame members, winners of major championships and other people of influence in and around the game of golf. Highlighting the positive aspects of the game, we aim to create and provide an engaging and timeless repository of content that listeners can enjoy now and forever. Co-hosted by PGA Tour star Bruce Devlin, our podcast focuses on telling their life stories, in their voices. Join Bruce and Mike Gonzalez “FORE the Good of the Game.”

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Strange, Curtis

Professional Golfer, Broadcaster

Nobody, it was long said on the PGA TOUR, ever hated a bogey more than Curtis Strange. Although good to great with every club in the bag, it was the ferocity with which the Virginian played that will always be his signature. Strange’s intensity was his edge and led to back-to-back U.S. Open victories.

The first came at Brookline in 1988, when Strange led late only to three putt the 71st hole from 15 feet. When he hit his approach on the last into a greenside bunker, the man who had lost the 1985 Masters on the back nine seemed destined to never win a Major. But Strange got up and down to tie Nick Faldo, then defeated him with flawless golf the next day, 71 to 75.

“We only have so much energy, physically and mentally, to be the best.”
The following year at Oak Hill, Strange was an opportunist, staying in touch with the leaders with 15 straight pars on Sunday before taking the lead for the first time with a birdie on the 70th hole. He became the first man to win consecutive U.S. Opens since Ben Hogan in 1951.

Strange’s quest for the three in a row that would have tied the record of Willie Anderson fell short in 1990 at Medinah, where after a late challenge he faded to T21. The effort took something out of Strange. Although only 34 years old, he never won on the PGA TOUR again, finishing with 17 official victories. The flame that burned hotter than anyone else’s burned out. As he once said, “We only have so much energy, physically and mentally, to be the best.”

Born January 30, 1955, Strange was a child of golf. His father, Tom, was an ac… Read More

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