1987 Open Championship

1987 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates16–19 July 1987
LocationGullane, Scotland
Course(s)Muirfield
Tour(s)European Tour
PGA Tour
Statistics
Par71[1]
Length6,963 yards (6,367 m)[1]
Field153 players, 78 after cut[1]
Cut146 (+4)[1]
Prize fund£650,000
$1,040,000
Winner's share£75,000
$120,000
Champion
England Nick Faldo
279 (−5)
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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.[2] It was the first of Faldo's six major championships.[3] It was the first win at The Open by an Englishman since Tony Jacklin in 1969.[4][5]

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 Australia Rodger Davis 64 −7
T2 United States Ken Green 67 −4
United States Lee Trevino
United States Bob Tway
T5 United States Paul Azinger 68 −3
England Nick Faldo
United States Larry Mize
Zimbabwe Nick Price
T9 Scotland Ken Brown 69 −2
United States Mark Calcavecchia
Australia David Graham
United States Jay Haas
West Germany Bernhard Langer
Australia Graham Marsh
Japan Masashi Ozaki
United States Craig Stadler
Australia Gerry Taylor
United States Tom Watson

Second round

Friday, 17 July 1987

Place Player Score To par
1 United States Paul Azinger 68-68=136 −6
T2 Australia Rodger Davis 64-73=137 −5
England Nick Faldo 68-69=137
United States Payne Stewart 71-66=137
Australia Gerry Taylor 69-68=137
T6 South Africa David Frost 70-68=138 −4
West Germany Bernhard Langer 69-69=138
United States Craig Stadler 69-69=138
United States Tom Watson 69-69=138
T10 United States Mark Calcavecchia 69-70=139 −3
Australia Graham Marsh 69-70=139
England Carl Mason 70-69=139
United States Larry Mize 68-71=139
Zimbabwe Nick Price 68-71=139
United States 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.[2][6][7]

Place Player Score To par
1 United States Paul Azinger 68-68-71=207 −6
T2 England Nick Faldo 68-69-71=208 −5
South Africa David Frost 70-68-70=208
T4 United States Craig Stadler 69-69-71=209 −4
United States Payne Stewart 71-66-72=209
United States Tom Watson 69-69-71=209
7 United States Raymond Floyd 72-68-70=210 −3
T8 United States Mark Calcavecchia 69-70-72=211 −2
Australia Rodger Davis 64-73-74=211
Australia Graham Marsh 69-70-72=211
Zimbabwe Nick Price 68-71-72=211

Source[6]

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.[4][5]

Place Player Score To par Money (£)
1 England Nick Faldo 68-69-71-71=279 −5 75,000
T2 United States Paul Azinger 68-68-71-73=280 −4 49,500
Australia Rodger Davis 64-73-74-69=280
T4 United States Ben Crenshaw 73-68-72-68=281 −3 31,000
United States Payne Stewart 71-66-72-72=281
6 South Africa David Frost 70-68-70-74=282 −2 26,000
7 United States Tom Watson 69-69-71-74=283 −1 23,000
T8 Zimbabwe Nick Price 68-71-72-73=284 E 18,667
United States Craig Stadler 69-69-71-75=284
Wales Ian Woosnam 71-69-72-72=284

Amateurs: Mayo (+13), Willison (+21)
Source:[8]

References

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  2. ^ a b Reilly, Rick (27 July 1987). "Very British Open". Sports Illustrated. p. 18. Archived from the original on 17 March 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  3. ^ Van Sickle, Gary (3 July 2009). "In His Own Words: Nick Faldo on 1987 British Open win at Muirfield". GOLF.com. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  4. ^ a b Parascenzo, Marino (20 July 1987). "Faldo emerges". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 11. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  5. ^ a b Green, Bob (20 July 1987). "Faldo first in Azinger of a finish". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. p. C1. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  6. ^ a b Feinstein, John (19 July 1987). "Par enough for Azinger". Eugene Register-Guard. (Washington Post). p. 1B. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  7. ^ "They won't soon forget the fabled storm of '87". Eugene Register-Guard. wire services. 19 July 1987. p. 5B. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  8. ^ "1987 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com. Retrieved 7 July 2012.

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