1987 du Maurier Classic: Jody Anschutz wins at Islesmere Golf Club

Jody Anschutz won the 1987 du Maurier Classic at Islesmere Golf Club, Laval, Quebec, Canada with 272 (−16), by 2 strokes over Ayako Okamoto.

Updated October 23, 2026

Every year is on the du Maurier Classic winners list.

Dates: July 9, 1987 to July 12, 1987
Course: Islesmere Golf Club, Laval, Quebec, Canada
Edition: 15th edition
Counted as a major: yes
Format: stroke play, 4 rounds
Par: 72
Purse: $400,000 · winner's share $60,000
Champion: Jody Anschutz · age 24 · United States · born Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Champion's title: 1st title at this event · 1st major
Winning score: 68-70-68-66 = 272 (−16) · won by 2 strokes
Runner-up: Ayako Okamoto (274)
54-hole leader: Ayako Okamoto · Jody Anschutz was 6 strokes back

Winner and runner-up

Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par
1	Jody Anschutz	68	70	68	66	272	−16
2	Ayako Okamoto					274

What happened at the 1987 du Maurier Classic

Jody Rosenthal shot a final-round 66 to overcome a six-stroke deficit to Ayako Okamoto and win by two.

Rosenthal's 16-under-par total set a tournament record.

How this was built

Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's du Maurier Classic data. A value no source confirmed is left out; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the organizer's own record is used.

Data: womens-golf-majors_dataset_2026-10-20.json (GNN's women's majors research set, "master" row for this year, research dated October 20, 2026).

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Wikipedia: 1987 du Maurier Classic
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