During the second round, four players (Jerry Pate, Nick Price, Doug Weaver, and Mark Wiebe) recorded holes-in-one at the downhill 167-yard (153 m) 6th hole, the most hole-in-ones in U.S. Open history.

[10][11] Gary Player, the 1965 champion and winner of nine major titles, played in his final U.S. Open in 1989.

Opens were in 1956 (Cary Middlecoff) and 1968 (Lee Trevino), and the PGA Championship in 1980 (Jack Nicklaus).

[5][6][15] Strange played steadily in the penultimate pairing, with fifteen consecutive pars until a birdie at the 16th, his first since the second round.

Despite a three-putt for bogey at the 18th, Strange held on for a one-stroke win and a second straight U.S. Open title.