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1987 U.S. Women's Open

Field	Value
name	1987 U.S. Women's Open
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dates	July 23–28, 1987
location	Edison, New Jersey
course	Plainfield Country Club
org	USGA
tour	LPGA Tour
par	72
yardage	6284 yd
field	153 players, 68 after cut
cut	152 (+8)
purse	$325,000
winners_share	$55,000
champion	ENG Laura Davies
score	285 (−3), playoff
previous	[1986](1986-u-s-women-s-open)
next	[1988](1988-u-s-women-s-open)

|USA |USA New Jersey Country Club The 1987 U.S. Women's Open was the 42nd U.S. Women's Open, held July 23–28 at Plainfield Country Club in Edison, New Jersey, a suburb southwest of New York City.

Laura Davies won the first of her four major titles in an 18-hole Tuesday playoff over runners-up Ayako Okamoto and Joanne Carner. The final round concluded on Monday after rain delays. It was Davies' first victory in the United States, and she became the fourth international winner of the championship.

Following this year, the Women's Open was not played in the New York City area for over a quarter century, returning in 2013 at Sebonack on eastern Long Island. In that time, the winner's share of the purse grew over tenfold, from $55,000 to $585,000.

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, July 23, 1987

Place	Player	Score	To par
T1	USA Dot Germain	69	−3
USA Bonnie Lauer
3	USA Kathy Postlewait	70	−2
T4	JPN Ayako Okamoto	71	−1
USA Sandra Palmer
USA Jody Rosenthal
T7	USA Amy Alcott	72	E
USA Marci Bozarth
ENG Laura Davies
USA Tammie Green
USA Deb Richard

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Second round

Friday, July 24, 1987

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	ENG Laura Davies	72-70=142	−2
T2	JPN Ayako Okamoto	71-72=143	−1
USA Sandra Palmer	71-72=143
USA Jody Rosenthal	71-72=143
T5	USA Dot Germain	69-75=144	E
USA Nancy Lopez	71-72=144
T7	USA Marci Bozarth	72-73=145	+1
USA Debbie Massey	76-69=145
USA Bonnie Lauer	69-76=145
USA Martha Nause	76-69=145
USA Dottie Pepper	73-72=145
USA Cindy Rarick	74-71=145
USA Deb Richard	72-73=145

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Third round

Saturday, July 25, 1987

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	JPN Ayako Okamoto	71-72-70=213	−3
2	ENG Laura Davies	72-70-72=214	−2
3	USA Martha Nause	76-69-70=215	−1
T4	USA JoAnne Carner	74-70-72=216	E
USA Deedee Roberts	74-73-69=216
T6	USA Rosie Jones	75-71-71=217	+1
USA Sally Quinlan	75-71-71=217
USA Jody Rosenthal	71-72-74=217
T9	USA Tammie Green	72-74-72=218	+2
USA Betsy King	75-73-70=218
USA Sandra Palmer	71-72-75=218

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Final round

Monday, July 27, 1987

Play on Sunday was postponed due to heavy rain.

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money ($)
T1	ENG Laura Davies	72-70-72-71=285	−3	Playoff
JPN Ayako Okamoto	71-72-70-72=285
USA JoAnne Carner	74-70-72-69=285
T4	USA Betsy King	75-73-70-71=289	+1	13,461
USA Jody Rosenthal	71-72-74-72=289
T6	USA Debbie Massey	76-69-74-71=290	+2	9,741
USA Deedee Roberts	74-73-69-74=290
8	USA Martha Nause	76-69-70-76=291	+3	8,390
T9	USA Kathy Postlewait	70-79-73-70=292	+4	7,111
USA Rosie Jones	75-71-71-75=292
USA Sally Quinlan	75-71-71-75=292

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Playoff

Tuesday, July 28, 1987

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	ENG Laura Davies	71	−1	55,000
T2	JPN Ayako Okamoto	73	+1	23,824
USA JoAnne Carner	74	+2

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References

(July 29, 1987). "Golf: U.S. Women's Open". Spokesman-Review.
(July 29, 1987). "British long-drive artist claims Open with putter". Eugene Register-Guard.
(July 29, 1987). "Davies takes Women's Open on sixth day of tournament". Toledo Blade.
Diaz, Jaime. (August 10, 1987). ["A new force in the game"](https://www.si.com/vault/1987/08/10/115891/a-new-force-in-the-game-englands-long-hitting-laura-davies-starred-in-two-opens ).
(July 24, 1987). "Lauer, Germain share Open lead". Spokesman-Review.
(July 25, 1987). "U.S. Women's Open". Spokesman-Review.
(July 27, 1987). "U.S. Women's Open". Spokesman-Review.

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