1987 U.S. Open: Scott Simpson wins at Olympic Club
Scott Simpson won the 1987 U.S. Open at Olympic Club in San Francisco, California with 277 (−3), by 1 stroke over Tom Watson.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 1987 in the U.S. Open room, or every year on the U.S. Open winners list.
- Dates
- June 18, 1987 to June 21, 1987
- Course
- Olympic Club, San Francisco, California
- Edition
- 87th U.S. Open
- Champion
- Scott Simpson · USA · born San Diego, California, USA
- Champion's title
- 1st U.S. Open title
- Winning score
- 277 (−3) · won by 1 stroke
- Runner-up
- Tom Watson
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Simpson | 277 | −3 |
| 2 | Tom Watson |
What happened at the 1987 U.S. Open
Simpson beat Watson by one.
How this was built
Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's U.S. Open data. A value no source confirmed is left out; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the organizer's own record is used.
Data: us-open-years.json (the U.S. Open room's data); dates from GNN's U.S. Open final-day dates table (Wikipedia infoboxes).