The 1987 U.S. Open was the 87th U.S. Open, held June 18–21 at the Olympic Club in

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. Scott Simpson passed and held off 1982 champion Tom Watson on the Lake Course to win his only

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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

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; both were won by one stroke.

Course layout

Olympic Club - Lake Course Lengths of the course for previous major championships: *, par 70 - 1966 U.S. Open *, par 70 - 1955 U.S. Open

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Missed the cut

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Round summaries

First round

''Thursday, June 18, 1987''

Second round

''Friday, June 19, 1987'' Amateurs:

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(+13), Parker (+13).

Third round

''Saturday, June 20, 1987''

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. 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 to match. Simpson found a greenside bunker at 17, then hit his sand shot to 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 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. Seve Ballesteros finished in solo third place, his best career finish in a U.S. Open.

Scorecard

''Final round'' ''Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par'' : Source:

References

External links

GolfCompendium.com: 1987 U.S. OpenUSGA Championship Database
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