1987 U.S. Open (golf)

February 2019 March 2026 1987 U.S. Open 1987OpenLogo.jpg June 18–21, 1987 San Francisco, California Olympic Club, Lake Course USGA PGA Tour 70 6709 yd Stroke play 156 players, 77 after cut 147 (+7) $825,000 $150,000 USA Scott Simpson 277 (−3) 1986 1988 USA 1 Olympic Club 37.709 -122.495 Location in the United States 240 The 1987 U.S. Open was the 87th U.S. Open, held June 18–21 at the Olympic Club in San Francisco, California. Scott Simpson passed and held off 1982 champion Tom Watson on the Lake Course to win his only major title by one stroke. Eleven former champions were in the field and only four made the 36-hole cut. This was the third U.S. Open at the Lake Course of the Olympic Club, the previous two in 1955 and 1966 ended in playoffs. The U.S. Open returned in 1998 and 2012; both were won by one stroke. Course layout Olympic Club - Lake Coursehttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=behVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eOEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5437%2C4200215 Eugene Register-Guard Associated Press What they'll face at Olympic June 18, 1987 5D Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotalYards5333942234384574372881324333,3354224303901864171496094283433,3746,709Par543444434354443435443570 Lengths of the course for previous major championships: 6719 yd, par 70 - 1966 U.S. Open 6700 yd 0, par 70 - 1955 U.S. Open Round summaries First round Thursday, June 18, 1987 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Ben Crenshaw67−3T2 ESP Seve Ballesteros68−2 USA Raymond Floyd JPN 1947 Tsuneyuki NakajimaT5 FRG Bernhard Langer69−1 ZWE Nick Price ZWE Denis WatsonT8 USA Jay Don Blake70E USA Lennie Clements USA John Cook USA Dale Douglass ZAF 1982 David Frost SCO Sandy Lyle USA Jack Nicklaus USA Jim Thorpe USA Bob Tway USA Mark Wiebe Second round Friday, June 19, 1987 PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 USA Tom Watson72-65=137−3 USA Mark Wiebe70-67=137T3 USA John Cook70-68=138−2 FRG Bernhard Langer69-69=138 JPN 1947 Tsuneyuki Nakajima68-70=138 USA Jack Nicklaus70-68=138 USA Jim Thorpe70-68=138T8 USA Ben Crenshaw67-72=139−1 USA Bob Eastwood73-66=139 USA Larry Mize71-68=139 USA Scott Simpson71-68=139 Amateurs: Alexander (+13), Parker (+13). Third round Saturday, June 20, 1987 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Tom Watson72-65-71=208−2T2 USA Keith Clearwater74-71-64=209−1 USA Scott Simpson71-68-70=2094 USA Lennie Clements70-70-70=210ET5 ESP Seve Ballesteros68-75-68=211+1 USA Ben Crenshaw67-72-72=211 FRG Bernhard Langer69-69-73=211 USA John Mahaffey72-72-67=211 USA Larry Mize71-68-72=211 USA Jim Thorpe70-68-73=211 Final round Sunday, June 21, 1987 Watson held a share of the lead after 36 holes, then took a one-shot lead over Simpson and Keith Clearwater into the final round. Clearwater, 27, shot a six-under 64 on Saturday to get into the final pair with Watson.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=d-hVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eOEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6281%2C4971008 Eugene Register-Guard Downey Mike Los Angeles Times Watson leads, by one putt June 21, 1987 1B Watson struggled out of the gate on Sunday on Olympic's difficult start; he bogeyed the first two holes and the fifth as well. Simpson birdied the first but then had three bogeys in four holes. With consecutive birdies at 8 and 9, Watson carried a one-stroke lead to the back nine. Simpson, a group ahead on the course, took the lead with a 30-footer (9 m) for birdie at 15, but Watson responded with a birdie at 14 to tie. At 16, Simpson sank a 9-footer (2.7 m) for his third straight birdie to take the lead, then Watson missed his from 12 ft to match. Simpson found a greenside bunker at 17, then hit his sand shot to 6 ft and saved par. With a par on 18, Simpson was in the clubhouse with a 68 and Watson needed a birdie to a force a Monday playoff. His 35 ft 0 on putt narrowly missed and Simpson was the champion by a stroke. In the final pairing, Clearwater had trouble both early and late and shot a 79 (+9) to fade to a tie for 31st.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WOlRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ym4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4043%2C7220902 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Parascenzo Marino Simpson takes close Open June 22, 1987 11 Seve Ballesteros finished in solo third place, his best career finish in a U.S. Open.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cuhVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eOEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6410%2C5264626 Eugene Register-Guard Associated Press Olympic magic taps Simpson's putter June 22, 1987 1Bhttps://www.si.com/vault/1987/06/29/115660/an-open-and-shut-case-scott-simpson-won-a-us-open-shootout-with-tom-watson-when-the-long-watson-putt-above-stopped-inches-short-on-the-final-hole-at-the-olympic-club An Open and Shut Case Reilly Rick Sports Illustrated June 29, 1987 20 2019-12-06 PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 USA Scott Simpson 71-68-70-68=277 −3 150,0002 USA Tom Watson 72-65-71-70=278 −2 75,0003 ESP Seve Ballesteros 68-75-68-71=282 +2 46,240T4 USA Ben Crenshaw 67-72-72-72=283 +3 24,542 FRG Bernhard Langer 69-69-73-72=283 USA Larry Mize 71-68-72-72=283 USA Curtis Strange 71-72-69-71=283 USA Bobby Wadkins 71-71-70-71=283T9 USA Lennie Clements 70-70-70-74=284 +4 15,004 JPN 1947 Tsuneyuki Nakajima 68-70-74-72=284 USA Mac O'Grady 71-69-72-72=284 USA Dan Pohl 75-71-69-69=284 USA Jim Thorpe 70-68-73-73=284 Scorecard Final round Hole 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 101112131415161718Par543444434 444343544USA Simpson −2−2−1EE+1EEEEEEE−1−2−3−3−3USA Watson −1EEE+1+1+1E−1−1−1−1−1−2−2−2−2−2 ESP Ballesteros E E +1 +2 +3 +3 +2 +1 +1 +1 E +1 +2 +2 +1 +1 +2 +2 USA Crenshaw +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +1 E +1 +2 +2 +1 +1 +2 +3 +3 FRG Langer E E E E E +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +2 +2 +1 +2 +2 +2 +3 USA Mize +1 +1 E E E +1 +1 +1 +1 E E +1 +2 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 USA Strange +3 +3 +3 +3 +4 +4 +4 +3 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +3 +3 +3 +4 +3 USA Wadkins +2 +2 +3 +3 +4 +4 +4 +4 +4 +3 +3 +3 +2 +3 +3 +3 +4 +3 USA Clements E +1 +2 +2 +3 +4 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +4 +3 +3 +4 +4 +4 USA Clearwater −1 E +2 +2 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +4 +7 +8 Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par {|class="wikitable" span = 50 style="font-size:85%; |- |style="background: Pink;" width=10| |Birdie |style="background: PaleGreen;" width=10| |Bogey |style="background: Green;" width=10| |Double bogey |style="background: Olive;" width=10| |Triple bogey+ |} Source: References External links GolfCompendium.com: 1987 U.S. Open USGA Championship Database USOpen.com – 1987 1987 37.709 -122.495 type:event title Category:U.S. Open (golf) Category:Golf tournaments in California Category:Sports competitions in San Francisco U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf)