1987 U.S. Women's Open: Laura Davies wins at Plainfield Country Club

Laura Davies won the 1987 U.S. Women's Open at Plainfield Country Club, Edison, New Jersey, United States with 285 (−3), beating Ayako Okamoto and JoAnne Carner in a playoff.

Updated October 23, 2026

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Dates: July 23, 1987 to July 28, 1987
Course: Plainfield Country Club, Edison, New Jersey, United States
Edition: 42nd edition
Counted as a major: yes
Format: stroke play, 4 rounds
Par: 72 · 6,284 yards
Entries: 712
Field: 153
Made the cut: 68 (cut at 152)
Purse: $325,000 · winner's share $55,000
Champion: Laura Davies · age 23 · England · born Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Champion's title: 1st title at this event · 1st major
Winning score: 72-70-72-71 = 285 (−3)
Runners-up: Ayako Okamoto, JoAnne Carner (285 each)
54-hole leader: Ayako Okamoto · Laura Davies was 1 stroke back
Playoff: 18-hole stroke-play playoff (Tuesday, July 28): Davies 71, Okamoto 73, Carner 74; 18 holes; beat Ayako Okamoto; JoAnne Carner; 18-hole total (71-73-74); Davies birdied Nos. 14 and 15 to lead by three
Low amateur: Michiko Hattori (297)
Run by: United States Golf Association

Winner and runners-up

Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par
1	Laura Davies	72	70	72	71	285	−3
T2	Ayako Okamoto	71	72	70	72	285	−3
T2	JoAnne Carner	74	70	72	69	285	−3

What happened at the 1987 U.S. Women's Open

Heavy rain postponed Sunday's play, the final round was completed on Monday, and the three-way 18-hole playoff was held on Tuesday, July 28.

In the playoff Laura Davies birdied Nos. 14 and 15 to build a three-stroke lead and shot 71 to Ayako Okamoto's 73 and JoAnne Carner's 74.

How this was built

Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's U.S. Women'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: 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).

Also from GNN's U.S. Women's Open set (entries, runners-up round by round, values the majors set does not hold).

1987 U.S. Women's Open: Laura Davies wins at Plainfield Country Club

Winner and runners-up

What happened at the 1987 U.S. Women's Open

How this was built

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