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1987 U.S. Open (golf)

FieldValue
name1987 U.S. Open
image1987OpenLogo.jpg
datesJune 18–21, 1987
locationSan Francisco, California
courseOlympic Club, Lake Course
orgUSGA
tourPGA Tour
par70
yardage6709 yd
formatStroke play
field156 players, 77 after cut
cut147 (+7)
purse$825,000
winners_share$150,000
championUSA Scott Simpson
score277 (−3)
previous[1986](1986-u-s-open-golf)
next[1988](1988-u-s-open-golf)

|USA The 1987 U.S. Open was the 87th U.S. Open, held June 18–21 at the Olympic Club in San Francisco, California. Scott Simpson passed and held off 1982 champion Tom Watson on the Lake Course to win his only major title by one stroke.

Eleven former champions were in the field and only four made the 36-hole cut.

This was the third U.S. Open at the Lake Course of the Olympic Club, the previous two in 1955 and 1966 ended in playoffs. The U.S. Open returned in 1998 and 2012; both were won by one stroke.

Course layout

Olympic Club - Lake Course

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards533394223438457437288132433**3,335**422430390186417149609428343**3,374****6,709**
Par543444434**35**444343544**35****70**

Lengths of the course for previous major championships:

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, June 18, 1987

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1USA Ben Crenshaw67−3
T2ESP Seve Ballesteros68−2
USA Raymond Floyd
JPN Tsuneyuki Nakajima
T5FRG Bernhard Langer69−1
ZWE Nick Price
ZWE Denis Watson
T8USA Jay Don Blake70E
USA Lennie Clements
USA John Cook
USA Dale Douglass
ZAF David Frost
SCO Sandy Lyle
USA Jack Nicklaus
USA Jim Thorpe
USA Bob Tway
USA Mark Wiebe

Second round

Friday, June 19, 1987

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1USA Tom Watson72-65=137−3
USA Mark Wiebe70-67=137
T3USA John Cook70-68=138−2
FRG Bernhard Langer69-69=138
JPN Tsuneyuki Nakajima68-70=138
USA Jack Nicklaus70-68=138
USA Jim Thorpe70-68=138
T8USA Ben Crenshaw67-72=139−1
USA Bob Eastwood73-66=139
USA Larry Mize71-68=139
USA Scott Simpson71-68=139

Amateurs: Alexander (+13), Parker (+13).

Third round

Saturday, June 20, 1987

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1USA Tom Watson72-65-71=208−2
T2USA Keith Clearwater74-71-64=209−1
USA Scott Simpson71-68-70=209
4USA Lennie Clements70-70-70=210E
T5ESP Seve Ballesteros68-75-68=211+1
USA Ben Crenshaw67-72-72=211
FRG Bernhard Langer69-69-73=211
USA John Mahaffey72-72-67=211
USA Larry Mize71-68-72=211
USA Jim Thorpe70-68-73=211

Final round

Sunday, June 21, 1987

Watson held a share of the lead after 36 holes, then took a one-shot lead over Simpson and Keith Clearwater into the final round. Clearwater, 27, shot a six-under 64 on Saturday to get into the final pair with Watson. Watson struggled out of the gate on Sunday on Olympic's difficult start; he bogeyed the first two holes and the fifth as well. Simpson birdied the first but then had three bogeys in four holes. With consecutive birdies at 8 and 9, Watson carried a one-stroke lead to the back nine. Simpson, a group ahead on the course, took the lead with a 30-footer (9 m) for birdie at 15, but Watson responded with a birdie at 14 to tie. At 16, Simpson sank a 9-footer (2.7 m) for his third straight birdie to take the lead, then Watson missed his from 12 ft to match. Simpson found a greenside bunker at 17, then hit his sand shot to 6 ft and saved par. With a par on 18, Simpson was in the clubhouse with a 68 and Watson needed a birdie to a force a Monday playoff. His 35 ft putt narrowly missed and Simpson was the champion by a stroke. In the final pairing, Clearwater had trouble both early and late and shot a 79 (+9) to fade to a tie for 31st. Seve Ballesteros finished in solo third place, his best career finish in a U.S. Open.

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
**1**USA **Scott Simpson**71-68-70-68=277−3150,000
2USA Tom Watson72-65-71-70=278−275,000
3ESP Seve Ballesteros68-75-68-71=282+246,240
T4USA Ben Crenshaw67-72-72-72=283+324,542
FRG Bernhard Langer69-69-73-72=283
USA Larry Mize71-68-72-72=283
USA Curtis Strange71-72-69-71=283
USA Bobby Wadkins71-71-70-71=283
T9USA Lennie Clements70-70-70-74=284+415,004
JPN Tsuneyuki Nakajima68-70-74-72=284
USA Mac O'Grady71-69-72-72=284
USA Dan Pohl75-71-69-69=284
USA Jim Thorpe70-68-73-73=284

Scorecard

Final round

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par543444434444343544
USA Simpson−2−2−1EE+1EEEEEEE−1−2−3−3−3
USA Watson−1EEE+1+1+1E−1−1−1−1−1−2−2−2−2−2
ESP BallesterosEE+1+2+3+3+2+1+1+1E+1+2+2+1+1+2+2
USA Crenshaw+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+1E+1+2+2+1+1+2+3+3
FRG LangerEEEEE+1+1+1+1+1+1+2+2+1+2+2+2+3
USA Mize+1+1EEE+1+1+1+1EE+1+2+3+3+3+3+3
USA Strange+3+3+3+3+4+4+4+3+2+2+2+2+2+3+3+3+4+3
USA Wadkins+2+2+3+3+4+4+4+4+4+3+3+3+2+3+3+3+4+3
USA ClementsE+1+2+2+3+4+3+3+3+3+3+3+4+3+3+4+4+4
USA Clearwater−1E+2+2+3+3+3+3+3+3+3+3+3+3+3+4+7+8

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par :{|class="wikitable" span = 50 style="font-size:85%; |- |Eagle-- |Birdie |Bogey |Double bogey |Triple bogey+ |} Source:

References

References

  1. (June 18, 1987). "What they'll face at Olympic". Eugene Register-Guard.
  2. Downey, Mike. (June 21, 1987). "Watson leads, by one putt". Eugene Register-Guard.
  3. Parascenzo, Marino. (June 22, 1987). "Simpson takes close Open". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  4. (June 22, 1987). "Olympic magic taps Simpson's putter". Eugene Register-Guard.
  5. Reilly, Rick. (June 29, 1987). "An Open and Shut Case".
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