1987 U.S. Women's Open

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.

1987 U.S. Women's Open

Tournament information
Dates	July 23–28, 1987
Location	Edison, New Jersey
Course(s)	Plainfield Country Club
Organized by	USGA
Tour(s)	LPGA Tour
Statistics
Par	72
Length	6,284 yards (5,746 m)[1]
Field	153 players, 68 after cut
Cut	152 (+8)
Prize fund	$325,000
Winner's share	$55,000
Champion
Laura Davies
285 (−3), playoff

Plainfield CC

Location in the United States

Plainfield
Country
Club

Location in New Jersey

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,[2][3] and she became the fourth international winner of the championship.[4]

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.

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par	Finish
JoAnne Carner	United States	1971, 1976	74	70	72	69	285	−3	T2
Amy Alcott	United States	1980	72	71	76	74	293	+5	T12
Sandra Palmer	United States	1975	71	72	75	77	295	+7	T17
Jerilyn Britz	United States	1979	79	71	76	72	298	+10	T28
Hollis Stacy	United States	1977, 1978, 1984	76	76	75	72	299	+15	T33
Jane Geddes	United States	1986	75	74	74	WD

Source:[1]

Missed the cut

Player	Country	Year won	R1	R2	Total	To par
Kathy Guadagnino	United States	1985	77	77	154	+10
Janet Anderson	United States	1982	81	75	156	+12
Pat Bradley	United States	1981	81	75	156	+12
Jan Stephenson	Australia	1983	80	79	159	+15

Source:[5]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, July 23, 1987

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

Source:[6]

Second round

Friday, July 24, 1987

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

Source:[7][8]

Third round

Saturday, July 25, 1987

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

Source:[8]

Final round

Monday, July 27, 1987

Play on Sunday was postponed due to heavy rain.

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

Source:[1]

Playoff

Tuesday, July 28, 1987

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Laura Davies	England	71	−1	55,000
T2	Ayako Okamoto	Japan	73	+1	23,824
	JoAnne Carner	United States	74	+2

Source:[3]

References

1. "Golf: U.S. Women's Open". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. July 29, 1987. p. D4.
2. "British long-drive artist claims Open with putter". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. July 29, 1987. p. 1B.
3. "Davies takes Women's Open on sixth day of tournament". Toledo Blade. Associated Press. July 29, 1987. p. 18.
4. Diaz, Jaime (August 10, 1987). "A new force in the game". Sports Illustrated. p. 66.
5. "U.S. Women's Open scores". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). July 25, 1987. p. 17.
6. "Lauer, Germain share Open lead". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. July 24, 1987. p. 32.
7. "U.S. Women's Open". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. July 25, 1987. p. B4.
8. "U.S. Women's Open". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. July 27, 1987. p. C2.

External links

• U.S. Women's Open - past champions - 1987