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.

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 T1 Dot Germain69−3 Bonnie Lauer3 Kathy Postlewait70−2T4 Ayako Okamoto71 −1 Sandra Palmer Jody RosenthalT7 Amy Alcott72 E Marci Bozarth Laura Davies Tammie Green Deb Richard Source:

Second round Friday, July 24, 1987 Place Player Score To par 1 Laura Davies72-70=142−2 T2 Ayako Okamoto71-72=143 −1 Sandra Palmer71-72=143 Jody Rosenthal71-72=143 T5 Dot Germain 69-75=144 E Nancy Lopez 71-72=144 T7 Marci Bozarth 72-73=145 +1 Debbie Massey76-69=145 Bonnie Lauer69-76=145 Martha Nause76-69=145 Dottie Pepper73-72=145 Cindy Rarick74-71=145 Deb Richard72-73=145 Source:

Third round Saturday, July 25, 1987 Place Player Score To par 1 Ayako Okamoto71-72-70=213 −32 Laura Davies72-70-72=214−2 3 Martha Nause76-69-70=215−1T4 JoAnne Carner74-70-72=216E Deedee Roberts 74-73-69=216T6 Rosie Jones75-71-71=217 +1 Sally Quinlan75-71-71=217 Jody Rosenthal71-72-74=217 T9 Tammie Green72-74-72=218+2 Betsy King75-73-70=218 Sandra Palmer71-72-75=218 Source:

Final round Monday, July 27, 1987

Play on Sunday was postponed due to heavy rain. Place Player Score To par Money ($)T1 Laura Davies72-70-72-71=285−3Playoff Ayako Okamoto71-72-70-72=285 JoAnne Carner74-70-72-69=285 T4 Betsy King75-73-70-71=289+113,461 Jody Rosenthal71-72-74-72=289 T6 Debbie Massey76-69-74-71=290+29,741 Deedee Roberts74-73-69-74=290 8 Martha Nause76-69-70-76=291+38,390 T9 Kathy Postlewait70-79-73-70=292+47,111 Rosie Jones75-71-71-75=292 Sally Quinlan75-71-71-75=292 Source:

Playoff Tuesday, July 28, 1987 PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 Laura Davies 71 −155,000T2 Ayako Okamoto 73 +123,824 JoAnne Carner 74 +2 Source:

References

External links U.S. Women's Open - past champions - 1987