1987 Open Championship

The 1987 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 116th Open Championship, held from 16–19 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]

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)
Muirfield is located in Scotland
Muirfield
Muirfield
Location in Scotland

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

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1Australia Rodger Davis64−7
T2United States Ken Green67−4
United States Lee Trevino
United States Bob Tway
T5United States Paul Azinger68−3
England Nick Faldo
United States Larry Mize
Zimbabwe Nick Price
T9Scotland Ken Brown69−2
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

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States Paul Azinger68-68=136−6
T2Australia Rodger Davis64-73=137−5
England Nick Faldo68-69=137
United States Payne Stewart71-66=137
Australia Gerry Taylor69-68=137
T6South Africa David Frost70-68=138−4
West Germany Bernhard Langer69-69=138
United States Craig Stadler69-69=138
United States Tom Watson69-69=138
T10United States Mark Calcavecchia69-70=139−3
Australia Graham Marsh69-70=139
England Carl Mason70-69=139
United States Larry Mize68-71=139
Zimbabwe Nick Price68-71=139
United States Bob Tway67-72=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]

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States Paul Azinger68-68-71=207−6
T2England Nick Faldo68-69-71=208−5
South Africa David Frost70-68-70=208
T4United States Craig Stadler69-69-71=209−4
United States Payne Stewart71-66-72=209
United States Tom Watson69-69-71=209
7United States Raymond Floyd72-68-70=210−3
T8United States Mark Calcavecchia69-70-72=211−2
Australia Rodger Davis64-73-74=211
Australia Graham Marsh69-70-72=211
Zimbabwe Nick Price68-71-72=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]

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (£)
1England Nick Faldo68-69-71-71=279−575,000
T2United States Paul Azinger68-68-71-73=280−449,500
Australia Rodger Davis64-73-74-69=280
T4United States Ben Crenshaw73-68-72-68=281−331,000
United States Payne Stewart71-66-72-72=281
6South Africa David Frost70-68-70-74=282−226,000
7United States Tom Watson69-69-71-74=283−123,000
T8Zimbabwe Nick Price68-71-72-73=284E18,667
United States Craig Stadler69-69-71-75=284
Wales Ian Woosnam71-69-72-72=284

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

References
  1. "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 45, 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  2. Reilly, Rick (27 July 1987). "Very British Open". Sports Illustrated. p. 18. 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. Parascenzo, Marino (20 July 1987). "Faldo emerges". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 11. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  5. Green, Bob (20 July 1987). "Faldo first in Azinger of a finish". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. p. C1. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  6. 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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