1987 U.S. Open Winner and Scores
The 1987 U.S. Open was the 87th time the tournament was played.
Winner: Scott Simpson, 277
Where it was played: Olympic Club in San Francisco, California
Tournament dates: June 18-21, 1987
Leader after first round: Ben Crenshaw, 67
Leader after second round: Tom Watson and Mark Wiebe, 137
Leader after third round: Tom Watson, 208
Notable Notes: Scott Simpson came from one stroke behind entering the final round to pip Tom Watson by one stroke. Watson was the third-round leader, but Simpson shot 68 in the final round to Watson's 70. The tide turned on the 14th through 16th hole, when Simpson reeled off three consecutive birdies to take the lead.
Final Scores
| Scott Simpson | 71-68-70-68—277 |
| Tom Watson | 72-65-71-70—278 |
| Seve Ballesteros | 68-75-68-71—282 |
| Bobby Wadkins | 71-71-70-71—283 |
| Ben Crenshaw | 67-72-72-72—283 |
| Larry Mize | 71-68-72-72—283 |
| Curtis Strange | 71-72-69-71—283 |
| Bernhard Langer | 69-69-73-72—283 |
| Mac O'Grady | 71-69-72-72—284 |
| Jim Thorpe | 70-68-73-73—284 |
| Tommy Nakajima | 68-70-74-72—284 |
| Lennie Clements | 70-70-70-74—284 |
| Dan Pohl | 75-71-69-69—284 |
| Isao Aoki | 71-73-70-71—285 |
| Bob Eastwood | 73-66-75-71—285 |
| Tim Simpson | 76-66-70-73—285 |
| David Frost | 70-72-71-73—286 |
| Mark Calcavecchia | 73-68-73-72—286 |
| Nick Price | 69-74-69-74—286 |
| Jumbo Ozaki | 71-69-72-74—286 |
| Jim Woodward | 71-74-72-69—286 |
| Kenny Knox | 72-71-69-74—286 |
| Jodie Mudd | 72-75-71-68—286 |
| Steve Pate | 71-72-72-72—287 |
| Danny Edwards | 72-70-72-73—287 |
| Peter Jacobsen | 72-71-71-73—287 |
| Craig Stadler | 72-68-74-73—287 |
| Don Pooley | 74-72-72-69—287 |
| Jay Don Blake | 70-75-71-71—287 |
| John Mahaffey | 72-72-67-76—287 |
| Hal Sutton | 74-70-70-74—288 |
| Tony Sills | 71-70-75-72—288 |
| Ken Green | 71-74-75-68—288 |
| Dale Douglass | 70-73-69-76—288 |
| Keith Clearwater | 74-71-64-79—288 |
| Lanny Wadkins | 73-71-72-73—289 |
| Denis Watson | 69-74-72-74—289 |
| Sandy Lyle | 70-74-72-73—289 |
| Barry Jaeckel | 73-70-72-74—289 |
| Rodger Davis | 75-68-72-74—289 |
| John Cook | 70-68-76-75—289 |
| Scott Hoch | 72-70-77-70—289 |
| Wayne Grady | 73-70-74-73—290 |
| Raymond Floyd | 68-73-76-73—290 |
| Sam Randolph | 71-71-76-72—290 |
| Ralph Landrum | 72-71-74-74—291 |
| Fred Couples | 72-71-73-75—291 |
| Roger Maltbie | 73-73-75-70—291 |
| Tom Kite | 76-69-70-76—291 |
| Jack Nicklaus | 70-68-76-77—291 |
| Joey Sindelar | 75-71-75-71—292 |
| David Graham | 71-76-72-73—292 |
| Gil Morgan | 72-71-76-73—292 |
| Greg Norman | 72-69-74-77—292 |
| David Hobby | 77-70-73-72—292 |
| Ed Dougherty | 73-67-78-74—292 |
| Mark McCumber | 72-72-69-79—292 |
| Mike Smith | 73-71-74-75—293 |
| Duffy Waldorf | 74-69-75-75—293 |
| Eddie Kirby | 73-69-75-76—293 |
| Jack Renner | 73-73-71-76—293 |
| Mark Wiebe | 70-67-77-79—293 |
| Gene Sauers | 72-69-73-79—293 |
| Bob Gilder | 72-72-70-79—293 |
| Bob Lohr | 76-67-79-71—293 |
| Mark McNulty | 73-72-73-76—294 |
| Russ Cochran | 71-69-81-73—294 |
| Jose Maria Olazabal | 76-69-76-74—295 |
| Tom Purtzer | 74-73-77-71—295 |
| Bob Tway | 70-71-79-75—295 |
| Jim Carter | 75-72-75-74—296 |
| Donnie Hammond | 75-71-76-74—296 |
| Gary Hallberg | 71-72-69-85—297 |
| David Ogrin | 74-72-74-78—298 |
| Dave Eichelberger | 72-75-77-76—300 |
| Fred Wadsworth | 75-71-77-77—300 |
| Dave Rummells | 74-73-76-78—301 |
