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2. In 1987, The Open Championship was played at Muirfield . The Open Championship was also played here in:
Muirfield — 1987
Faldo achieves his Open breakthrough
Four days of unrelentingly bad weather marred the 1987 Open at Muirfield, but marked the breakthrough of Nick Faldo into the ranks of major winners after two years of reshaping his already successful swing. Roger Davis was a lucky early starter on the first day and completed a r...
Muirfield — 1987 Results
| pos | player | ctry | r1 | r2 | r3 | r4 | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick FALDO | ENG | 68 | 69 | 71 | 71 | 279 |
| 2 | Rodger DAVIS | AUS | 64 | 73 | 74 | 69 | 280 |
| 2 | Paul AZINGER | USA | 68 | 68 | 71 | 73 | 280 |
| 4 | Ben CRENSHAW | USA | 73 | 68 | 72 | 68 | 281 |
| 4 | Payne STEWART | USA | 71 | 66 | 72 | 72 | 281 |
| 6 | David FROST | RSA | 70 | 68 | 70 | 74 | 282 |
| 7 | Tom WATSON | USA | 69 | 69 | 71 | 74 | 283 |
| 8 | Nick PRICE | ZIM | 68 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 284 |
| 8 | Ian WOOSNAM | WAL | 71 | 69 | 72 | 72 | 284 |
| 8 | Craig STADLER | USA | 69 | 69 | 71 | 75 | 284 |
