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]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16–19 July 1987 |
| Location | Gullane, Scotland |
| Course(s) | Muirfield |
| Tour(s) | European Tour PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 71[1] |
| Length | 6,963 yards (6,367 m)[1] |
| Field | 153 players, 78 after cut[1] |
| Cut | 146 (+4)[1] |
| Prize fund | £650,000 $1,040,000 |
| Winner's share | £75,000 $120,000 |
| Champion | |
 Nick Faldo | |
| 279 (−5) | |
This was the thirteenth Open Championship held at Muirfield; the previous was in 1980 and the next in 1992.
Round summaries
editFirst round
editThursday, 16 July 1987
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Rodger Davis |
64 | −7 |
| T2 |  Ken Green |
67 | −4 |
| Lee Trevino
| |||
| Bob Tway
| |||
| T5 | Paul Azinger |
68 | −3 |
| Nick Faldo
| |||
| Larry Mize
| |||
 Nick Price
| |||
| T9 |  Ken Brown |
69 | −2 |
| Mark Calcavecchia
| |||
| David Graham
| |||
| Jay Haas
| |||
 Bernhard Langer
| |||
| Graham Marsh
| |||
 Masashi Ozaki
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| Craig Stadler
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| Gerry Taylor
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| Tom Watson
|
Second round
editFriday, 17 July 1987
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Azinger |
68-68=136 | −6 |
| T2 | Rodger Davis |
64-73=137 | −5 |
| Nick Faldo |
68-69=137 | ||
| Payne Stewart |
71-66=137 | ||
| Gerry Taylor |
69-68=137 | ||
| T6 |  David Frost |
70-68=138 | −4 |
| Bernhard Langer |
69-69=138 | ||
| Craig Stadler |
69-69=138 | ||
| Tom Watson |
69-69=138 | ||
| T10 | Mark Calcavecchia |
69-70=139 | −3 |
| Graham Marsh |
69-70=139 | ||
| Carl Mason |
70-69=139 | ||
| Larry Mize |
68-71=139 | ||
| Nick Price |
68-71=139 | ||
| 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
editSaturday, 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 | Paul Azinger |
68-68-71=207 | −6 |
| T2 | Nick Faldo |
68-69-71=208 | −5 |
| David Frost |
70-68-70=208 | ||
| T4 | Craig Stadler |
69-69-71=209 | −4 |
| Payne Stewart |
71-66-72=209 | ||
| Tom Watson |
69-69-71=209 | ||
| 7 | Raymond Floyd |
72-68-70=210 | −3 |
| T8 | Mark Calcavecchia |
69-70-72=211 | −2 |
| Rodger Davis |
64-73-74=211 | ||
| Graham Marsh |
69-70-72=211 | ||
| Nick Price |
68-71-72=211 |
Source[6]
Final round
editSunday, 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 | Nick Faldo |
68-69-71-71=279 | −5 | 75,000 |
| T2 | Paul Azinger |
68-68-71-73=280 | −4 | 49,500 |
| Rodger Davis |
64-73-74-69=280 | |||
| T4 | Ben Crenshaw |
73-68-72-68=281 | −3 | 31,000 |
| Payne Stewart |
71-66-72-72=281 | |||
| 6 | David Frost |
70-68-70-74=282 | −2 | 26,000 |
| 7 | Tom Watson |
69-69-71-74=283 | −1 | 23,000 |
| T8 | Nick Price |
68-71-72-73=284 | E | 18,667 |
| Craig Stadler |
69-69-71-75=284 | |||
 Ian Woosnam |
71-69-72-72=284 |
Amateurs: Mayo (+13), Willison (+21)
Source:[8]
References
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- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Parascenzo, Marino (20 July 1987). "Faldo emerges". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 11. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- ^ a b Green, Bob (20 July 1987). "Faldo first in Azinger of a finish". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. p. C1. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- ^ a b Feinstein, John (19 July 1987). "Par enough for Azinger". Eugene Register-Guard. (Washington Post). p. 1B. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- ^ "They won't soon forget the fabled storm of '87". Eugene Register-Guard. wire services. 19 July 1987. p. 5B. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- ^ "1987 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com. Retrieved 7 July 2012.