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1987 Open Championship

Tournament Name1987 Open Championship
Dates16 - 19 July 1987
LocationScotland Gullane, Scotland
CourseMuirfield
TourPGA Tour
PGA European Tour
Par71
Yardage6,823
Field140 players, 76 after cut
Cut146 (+4)
Purse£625,000
$994,500
Winners Share£75,000
$120,000
ChampionNick Faldo
Score279 (-5)

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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.

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Nick Faldo was one of the world's best golfers from the mid-1980s until the late 1990s, famous for his precise play on the links and aloof manner during competition. A talented athlete in several sports, Faldo turned to golf in the early 1970s. He won the English Amateur and British Youth Championships in 1975, turned pro in 1976 and was chosen in 1977 for his first of many Ryder Cup teams. During the late 1980s and early 1990s he reigned as one of Europe's top golfers. As a pro golfer he won more than 40 titles, including six Majors.
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Preceded by
1987 U.S. Open		Major Championships
Succeeded by
1987 PGA Championship

First round :
# 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   69 -2
Mark Calcavecchia United States
David Graham Australia
Jay Haas United States
Bernhard Langer  
Graham Marsh Australia
Masashi Ozaki Japan
Craig Stadler United States
Gerard Taylor Australia
Tom Watson United States

Second round :
# 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 ZA 70-68=138 -4
Bernhard Langer   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

Third round :
# 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 ZA 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

Third round :
# 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 ZA 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   71-69-72-72=284

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