The 2024 United States Open Championship will be the 124th U.S. Open
13 – 16 June at the Pinehurst Resort and Country Club in North Carolina
WORLD GROUP ACTION STARTS IN:
1987 U.S. Open Golf
GREAT BRITAIN
About player
| Date of birth: | 26 April 1985 |
| Birth place: | Greensboro, NC, USA |
| Plays: | Right Handed |
| Singles ranking: | 17 |
| Doubles ranking: | 196 |
KEY STATISTICS
| First year played | 2005 |
| Total nominations | 20 |
| Ties played | 19 |
| Singles W/L | 29/2 |
| Doubles W/L | 8/5 |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | June 18–21, 1987 |
| Location | San Francisco, California |
| Course(s) | Olympic Club, Lake Course |
| Organized by | USGA |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 6,709 yards (6,135 m) |
| Field | 156 players, 77 after cut |
| Cut | 147 (+7) |
| Prize fund | $825,000 |
| Winner’s share | $150,000 |
| Champion | |
| Scott Simpson | |
| 277 (−3) | |
| ← 1986 1988 → |
Course layout
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards | 533 | 394 | 223 | 438 | 457 | 437 | 288 | 132 | 433 | 3,335 | 422 | 430 | 390 | 186 | 417 | 149 | 609 | 428 | 343 | 3,374 | 6,709 |
| Par | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 70 |
Past champions in the field
Made the cut
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Watson | United States | 1982 | 72 | 65 | 71 | 70 | 278 | −2 | 2 |
| Raymond Floyd | United States | 1986 | 68 | 73 | 76 | 73 | 290 | +10 | T43 |
| Jack Nicklaus | United States | 1962, 1967, 1972, 1980 |
70 | 68 | 76 | 77 | 291 | +11 | T46 |
| David Graham | Australia | 1981 | 71 | 76 | 72 | 73 | 292 | +12 | T51 |
Missed the cut
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy North | United States | 1978, 1985 | 74 | 74 | 148 | +8 |
| Johnny Miller | United States | 1973 | 71 | 77 | 148 | +8 |
| Hale Irwin | United States | 1974, 1979 | 79 | 71 | 150 | +10 |
| Larry Nelson | United States | 1983 | 76 | 75 | 151 | +11 |
| Lee Trevino | United States | 1968, 1971 | 73 | 78 | 151 | +11 |
| Hubert Green | United States | 1977 | 77 | 75 | 152 | +12 |
| Fuzzy Zoeller | United States | 1984 | 77 | 75 | 152 | +12 |
Round summaries
First round
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Crenshaw | United States | 67 | −3 |
| T2 | Seve Ballesteros | Spain | 68 | −2 |
| Raymond Floyd | United States | |||
| Tsuneyuki Nakajima | Japan | |||
| T5 | Bernhard Langer | West Germany | 69 | −1 |
| Nick Price | Zimbabwe | |||
| Denis Watson | Zimbabwe | |||
| T8 | Jay Don Blake | United States | 70 | E |
| Lennie Clements | United States | |||
| John Cook | United States | |||
| Dale Douglass | United States | |||
| David Frost | South Africa | |||
| Sandy Lyle | Scotland | |||
| Jack Nicklaus | United States | |||
| Jim Thorpe | United States | |||
| Bob Tway | United States | |||
| Mark Wiebe | United States |
Second round
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Tom Watson | United States | 72-65=137 | −3 |
| Mark Wiebe | United States | 70-67=137 | ||
| T3 | John Cook | United States | 70-68=138 | −2 |
| Bernhard Langer | West Germany | 69-69=138 | ||
| Tsuneyuki Nakajima | Japan | 68-70=138 | ||
| Jack Nicklaus | United States | 70-68=138 | ||
| Jim Thorpe | United States | 70-68=138 | ||
| T8 | Ben Crenshaw | United States | 67-72=139 | −1 |
| Bob Eastwood | United States | 73-66=139 | ||
| Larry Mize | United States | 71-68=139 | ||
| Scott Simpson | United States | 71-68=139 |
Third round
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Watson | United States | 72-65-71=208 | −2 |
| T2 | Keith Clearwater | United States | 74-71-64=209 | −1 |
| Scott Simpson | United States | 71-68-70=209 | ||
| 4 | Lennie Clements | United States | 70-70-70=210 | E |
| T5 | Seve Ballesteros | Spain | 68-75-68=211 | +1 |
| Ben Crenshaw | United States | 67-72-72=211 | ||
| Bernhard Langer | West Germany | 69-69-73=211 | ||
| John Mahaffey | United States | 72-72-67=211 | ||
| Larry Mize | United States | 71-68-72=211 | ||
| Jim Thorpe | United States | 70-68-73=211 |
Final round
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Simpson | United States | 71-68-70-68=277 | −3 | 150,000 |
| 2 | Tom Watson | United States | 72-65-71-70=278 | −2 | 75,000 |
| 3 | Seve Ballesteros | Spain | 68-75-68-71=282 | +2 | 46,240 |
| T4 | Ben Crenshaw | United States | 67-72-72-72=283 | +3 | 24,542 |
| Bernhard Langer | West Germany | 69-69-73-72=283 | |||
| Larry Mize | United States | 71-68-72-72=283 | |||
| Curtis Strange | United States | 71-72-69-71=283 | |||
| Bobby Wadkins | United States | 71-71-70-71=283 | |||
| T9 | Lennie Clements | United States | 70-70-70-74=284 | +4 | 15,004 |
| Tsuneyuki Nakajima | Japan | 68-70-74-72=284 | |||
| Mac O’Grady | United States | 71-69-72-72=284 | |||
| Dan Pohl | United States | 75-71-69-69=284 | |||
| Jim Thorpe | United States | 70-68-73-73=284 |
Scorecard
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Simpson | −2 | −2 | −1 | E | E | +1 | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | −1 | −2 | −3 | −3 | −3 |
| Watson | −1 | E | E | E | +1 | +1 | +1 | E | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 |
| Ballesteros | E | E | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3 | +2 | +1 | +1 | +1 | E | +1 | +2 | +2 | +1 | +1 | +2 | +2 |
| Crenshaw | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +1 | E | +1 | +2 | +2 | +1 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3 |
| Langer | E | E | E | E | E | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +2 | +2 | +1 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +3 |
| Mize | +1 | +1 | E | E | E | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | E | E | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +3 |
| Strange | +3 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +3 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +4 | +3 |
| Wadkins | +2 | +2 | +3 | +3 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +2 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +4 | +3 |
| Clements | E | +1 | +2 | +2 | +3 | +4 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +4 | +3 | +3 | +4 | +4 | +4 |
| Clearwater | −1 | E | +2 | +2 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +4 | +7 | +8 |
| Birdie | Bogey | Double bogey | Triple bogey+ |