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1987 Open Championship
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 1987 Open Championship |
| dates | 16–19 July 1987 |
| location | Gullane, Scotland |
| course | Muirfield |
| tour | European Tour |
| PGA Tour | |
| par | 71 |
| yardage | 6963 yd |
| field | 153 players, 78 after cut |
| cut | 146 (+4) |
| purse | £650,000 |
| $1,040,000 | |
| winners_share | £75,000 |
| $120,000 | |
| champion | ENG Nick Faldo |
| score | 279 (−5) |
| previous | [1986](1986-open-championship) |
| next | [1988](1988-open-championship) |
PGA Tour $1,040,000 $120,000 |UK Scotland The 1987 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 116th Open Championship, held from 16 to 19 July at Muirfield Golf Links in Gullane, Scotland. Nick Faldo won the first of his three Open Championships, one stroke ahead of runners-up Paul Azinger and Rodger Davis. It was the first of Faldo's six major championships. It was the first win at The Open by an Englishman since Tony Jacklin in 1969.
This was the thirteenth Open Championship held at Muirfield; the previous was in 1980 and the next in 1992.
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, 16 July 1987
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AUS Rodger Davis | 64 | −7 |
| T2 | USA Ken Green | 67 | −4 |
| USA Lee Trevino | |||
| USA Bob Tway | |||
| T5 | USA Paul Azinger | 68 | −3 |
| ENG Nick Faldo | |||
| USA Larry Mize | |||
| ZWE Nick Price | |||
| T9 | SCO Ken Brown | 69 | −2 |
| USA Mark Calcavecchia | |||
| AUS David Graham | |||
| USA Jay Haas | |||
| FRG Bernhard Langer | |||
| AUS Graham Marsh | |||
| JPN Masashi Ozaki | |||
| USA Craig Stadler | |||
| AUS Gerry Taylor | |||
| USA Tom Watson |
Second round
Friday, 17 July 1987
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA Paul Azinger | 68-68=136 | −6 |
| T2 | AUS Rodger Davis | 64-73=137 | −5 |
| ENG Nick Faldo | 68-69=137 | ||
| USA Payne Stewart | 71-66=137 | ||
| AUS Gerry Taylor | 69-68=137 | ||
| T6 | ZAF David Frost | 70-68=138 | −4 |
| FRG Bernhard Langer | 69-69=138 | ||
| USA Craig Stadler | 69-69=138 | ||
| USA Tom Watson | 69-69=138 | ||
| T10 | USA Mark Calcavecchia | 69-70=139 | −3 |
| AUS Graham Marsh | 69-70=139 | ||
| ENG Carl Mason | 70-69=139 | ||
| USA Larry Mize | 68-71=139 | ||
| ZWE Nick Price | 68-71=139 | ||
| USA Bob Tway | 67-72=139 |
Amateurs: Mayo (E), Willison (+4), Winchester (+6), Curry (+9), Härdin (+11), Bottomley (+12), Hird (+12), O'Connell (+12), Ambridge (+13), George (+13), Robinson (+13), Jones (+16), Hamer (+17).
Third round
Saturday, 18 July 1987
After tolerable weather conditions for the first two days, the third round on Saturday was played in a storm of wind and rain.
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA Paul Azinger | 68-68-71=207 | −6 |
| T2 | ENG Nick Faldo | 68-69-71=208 | −5 |
| ZAF David Frost | 70-68-70=208 | ||
| T4 | USA Craig Stadler | 69-69-71=209 | −4 |
| USA Payne Stewart | 71-66-72=209 | ||
| USA Tom Watson | 69-69-71=209 | ||
| 7 | USA Raymond Floyd | 72-68-70=210 | −3 |
| T8 | USA Mark Calcavecchia | 69-70-72=211 | −2 |
| AUS Rodger Davis | 64-73-74=211 | ||
| AUS Graham Marsh | 69-70-72=211 | ||
| ZWE Nick Price | 68-71-72=211 |
Source
Final round
Sunday, 19 July 1987
The final round was played in a gray mist. Azinger had a three stroke lead at the turn which was soon reduced to one, where it remained through 16 holes. Using a driver at the par-5 17th, he found a fairway bunker off the tee and bogeyed. Now tied with Faldo, Azinger's approach shot from the fairway on 18 found the left greenside bunker and led to another bogey. In the pairing just ahead, Faldo parred all 18 holes to win his first major by a stroke.
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money (£) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ENG **Nick Faldo** | 68-69-71-71=279 | −5 | 75,000 |
| T2 | USA Paul Azinger | 68-68-71-73=280 | −4 | 49,500 |
| AUS Rodger Davis | 64-73-74-69=280 | |||
| T4 | USA Ben Crenshaw | 73-68-72-68=281 | −3 | 31,000 |
| USA Payne Stewart | 71-66-72-72=281 | |||
| 6 | ZAF David Frost | 70-68-70-74=282 | −2 | 26,000 |
| 7 | USA Tom Watson | 69-69-71-74=283 | −1 | 23,000 |
| T8 | ZWE Nick Price | 68-71-72-73=284 | E | 18,667 |
| USA Craig Stadler | 69-69-71-75=284 | |||
| WAL Ian Woosnam | 71-69-72-72=284 |
Amateurs: Mayo (+13), Willison (+21)
Source:
References
References
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- Parascenzo, Marino. (20 July 1987). "Faldo emerges". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
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- Feinstein, John. (19 July 1987). "Par enough for Azinger". Eugene Register-Guard.
- (19 July 1987). "They won't soon forget the fabled storm of '87". Eugene Register-Guard.
- "1987 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com.
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