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
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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.

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, July 23, 1987

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

Source:^[5]

Second round

Friday, July 24, 1987

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

Source:^[6][7]

Third round

Saturday, July 25, 1987

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

Source:^[7]

Final round

Monday, July 27, 1987

Play on Sunday was postponed due to heavy rain.

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

Source:^[1]

Playoff

Tuesday, July 28, 1987

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

Source:^[3]