What golf looked like in...

The Country Club at Brookline, host of the 2022 US Open, last staged the event in 1988. Curtis Strange was the victor.

Nick Faldo earned a top-ten world ranking for the first time in June. He wouldn’t fall out for 406 consecutive weeks.

In 1988, were used to win all four men’s Majors. The triumphant quartet were Lyle, Strange, Ballesteros and Sluman.

ELSEWHERE... Die Hard was released. The first BBC Red Nose Day telethon took place, raising £15m for charity.

Ping putters Inbee Park and Rickie Fowler were both born in 1988.

Peter Thomson and Tom Watson became members of the World Golf Hall of Fame.