1987 U.S. Women's Open
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, and she became the fourth international winner of the championship.
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.
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, July 23, 1987
Place | Player | Score | To par |
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T1 | ![]() |
69 | −3 |
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3 | ![]() |
70 | −2 |
T4 | ![]() |
71 | −1 |
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T7 | ![]() |
72 | E |
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Second round
Friday, July 24, 1987
Place | Player | Score | To par |
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1 | ![]() |
72-70=142 | −2 |
T2 | ![]() |
71-72=143 | −1 |
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71-72=143 | ||
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71-72=143 | ||
T5 | ![]() |
69-75=144 | E |
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71-72=144 | ||
T7 | ![]() |
72-73=145 | +1 |
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76-69=145 | ||
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69-76=145 | ||
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76-69=145 | ||
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73-72=145 | ||
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74-71=145 | ||
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72-73=145 |
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Third round
Saturday, July 25, 1987
Place | Player | Score | To par |
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1 | ![]() |
71-72-70=213 | −3 |
2 | ![]() |
72-70-72=214 | −2 |
3 | ![]() |
76-69-70=215 | −1 |
T4 | ![]() |
74-70-72=216 | E |
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74-73-69=216 | ||
T6 | ![]() |
75-71-71=217 | +1 |
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75-71-71=217 | ||
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71-72-74=217 | ||
T9 | ![]() |
72-74-72=218 | +2 |
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75-73-70=218 | ||
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71-72-75=218 |
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Final round
Monday, July 27, 1987
Play on Sunday was postponed due to heavy rain.
Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
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T1 | ![]() |
72-70-72-71=285 | −3 | Playoff |
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71-72-70-72=285 | |||
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74-70-72-69=285 | |||
T4 | ![]() |
75-73-70-71=289 | +1 | 13,461 |
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71-72-74-72=289 | |||
T6 | ![]() |
76-69-74-71=290 | +2 | 9,741 |
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74-73-69-74=290 | |||
8 | ![]() |
76-69-70-76=291 | +3 | 8,390 |
T9 | ![]() |
70-79-73-70=292 | +4 | 7,111 |
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75-71-71-75=292 | |||
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75-71-71-75=292 |
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Playoff
Tuesday, July 28, 1987
Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
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1 | ![]() |
71 | −1 | 55,000 |
T2 | ![]() |
73 | +1 | 23,824 |
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74 | +2 |
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