| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16 - 19 July 1987 |
| Location | Gullane, Scotland |
| Course(s) | Muirfield |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour PGA European Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 6,823 |
| Field | 140 players, 76 after cut |
| Cut | 146 (+4) |
| Prize fund | £625,000 $994,500 |
| Winner's share | £75,000 $120,000 |
| Champion | |
| Nick Faldo | |
| 279 (-5) | |
The 1987 Open Championship was the 116th Open Championship held from 16-19 July at Muirfield Golf Links in Gullane, Scotland. Nick Faldo won his first major championship by one stroke over Paul Azinger and Rodger Davis.
Contents |
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rodger Davis | Australia | 64 | -7 |
| T2 | Ken Green | United States | 67 | -4 |
| Lee Trevino | United States | |||
| Bob Tway | United States | |||
| T5 | Paul Azinger | United States | 68 | -3 |
| Nick Faldo | England | |||
| Larry Mize | United States | |||
| Nick Price | Zimbabwe | |||
| T9 | Ken Brown | Scotland | 69 | -2 |
| Mark Calcavecchia | United States | |||
| David Graham | Australia | |||
| Jay Haas | United States | |||
| Bernhard Langer | West Germany | |||
| Graham Marsh | Australia | |||
| Masashi Ozaki | Japan | |||
| Craig Stadler | United States | |||
| Gerard Taylor | Australia | |||
| Tom Watson | United States |
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Azinger | United States | 68-68=136 | -6 |
| T2 | Rodger Davis | Australia | 64-73=137 | -5 |
| Nick Faldo | England | 68-69=137 | ||
| Payne Stewart | United States | 71-66=137 | ||
| Gerard Taylor | Australia | 69-68=137 | ||
| T6 | David Frost | South Africa | 70-68=138 | -4 |
| Bernhard Langer | West Germany | 69-69=138 | ||
| Craig Stadler | United States | 69-69=138 | ||
| Tom Watson | United States | 69-69=138 | ||
| T10 | Mark Calcavecchia | United States | 69-70=139 | -3 |
| Graham Marsh | Australia | 69-70=139 | ||
| Carl Mason | England | 70-69=139 | ||
| Larry Mize | United States | 68-71=139 | ||
| Nick Price | Zimbabwe | 68-71=139 | ||
| Bob Tway | United States | 67-72=139 |
Amateurs: Mayo (E), Willison (+4), Winchester (+6), Curry (+9), Hardin (+11), Bottomley (+12), Hird (+12), O'Connell (+12), Ambridge (+13), George (+13), Robinson (+13), Jones (+16), Hamer (+17).
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Azinger | United States | 68-68-71=207 | -6 |
| T2 | Nick Faldo | England | 68-69-71=208 | -5 |
| David Frost | South Africa | 70-68-70=208 | ||
| T4 | Craig Stadler | United States | 69-69-71=209 | -4 |
| Payne Stewart | United States | 71-66-72=209 | ||
| Tom Watson | United States | 69-69-71=209 | ||
| 7 | Raymond Floyd | United States | 72-68-70=210 | -3 |
| T8 | Mark Calcavecchia | United States | 69-70-72=211 | -2 |
| Rodger Davis | Australia | 64-73-74=211 | ||
| Graham Marsh | Australia | 69-70-72=211 | ||
| Nick Price | Zimbabwe | 68-71-72=211 |
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Faldo | England | 68-69-71-71=279 | -5 | £75,000 |
| T2 | Paul Azinger | United States | 68-68-71-73=280 | -4 | £49,500 |
| Rodger Davis | Australia | 64-73-74-69=280 | |||
| T4 | Ben Crenshaw | United States | 73-68-72-68=281 | -3 | £31,000 |
| Payne Stewart | United States | 71-66-72-72=281 | |||
| 6 | David Frost | South Africa | 70-68-70-74=282 | -2 | £26,000 |
| 7 | Tom Watson | United States | 69-69-71-74=283 | -1 | £23,000 |
| T8 | Nick Price | Zimbabwe | 68-71-72-73=284 | E | £18,667 |
| Craig Stadler | United States | 69-69-71-75=284 | |||
| Ian Woosnam | Wales | 71-69-72-72=284 |
Amateurs: Mayo (+13), Willison (+21).
| Preceded by 1987 U.S. Open |
Major Championships | Succeeded by 1987 PGA Championship |
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