U.S. Senior Open Championship

The 32^nd edition of the U.S. Senior Open became the ninth major hosted by Inverness Club. The event was hampered by weather conditions. The Toledo area received heavy rains and winds the Friday and Saturday before play started. It rained again during Round 2. As a result, the greens were sticky, allowing many of the players to post scores below par.

Olin Browne dominated the course and spent three rounds at the top of the leaderboard. Providing ample competition for the purse were Mark O’Meara and Mark Calcavecchia. On Sunday, the weather and course conditions improved and gave all the competitors the challenge they so richly desired. Browne gutted out an even-par 71, draining a 28-foot birdie on the 72^nd green to finish at 15-under-par for a three-stroke victory. He became the first wire-to-wire winner of the championship since Dale Douglass in 1986. A true highlight of the event was the hole-in-one at the 3^rd hole, achieved by D.A. Weibring in Round 2. The cheering crowds could be heard throughout the course.