1987 PGA Tour

1987 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 7, 1987 (1987-01-07) – November 1, 1987 (1987-11-01)
Number of official events46
Most winsUnited States Paul Azinger (3)
United States Curtis Strange (3)
Money listUnited States Curtis Strange
PGA Player of the YearUnited States Paul Azinger
Rookie of the YearUnited States Keith Clearwater
← 1986
1988 →

The 1987 PGA Tour was the 72nd season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 19th season since separating from the PGA of America.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1987 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$) 		Winner[a] OWGR
points 		Notes
Jan 10 MONY Tournament of Champions California 500,000 United States Mac O'Grady (2) 52 Winners-only event
Jan 18 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic California 900,000 United States Corey Pavin (5) 58 Pro-Am
Jan 25 Phoenix Open Arizona 600,000 United States Paul Azinger (1) 54
Feb 1 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am California 600,000 United States Johnny Miller (24) 60 Pro-Am
Feb 8 Hawaiian Open Hawaii 600,000 United States Corey Pavin (6) 48
Feb 15 Shearson Lehman Brothers Andy Williams Open California 500,000 United States George Burns (4) 48
Feb 22 Los Angeles Open California 600,000 Taiwan Chen Tze-chung (1) 48
Mar 1 Doral-Ryder Open Florida 1,000,000 United States Lanny Wadkins (16) 64
Mar 8 Honda Classic Florida 600,000 United States Mark Calcavecchia (2) 54
Mar 15 Hertz Bay Hill Classic Florida 600,000 United States Payne Stewart (3) 58
Mar 22 USF&G Classic Louisiana 500,000 United States Ben Crenshaw (13) 42
Mar 29 Tournament Players Championship Florida 1,000,000 Scotland Sandy Lyle (3) 70 Special event
Apr 5 Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina 600,000 United States Scott Simpson (3) 46
Apr 12 Masters Tournament Georgia 875,000 United States Larry Mize (2) 100 Major championship
Apr 12 Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic Mississippi 200,000 United States David Ogrin (n/a) 10 Alternate event[b]
Apr 19 MCI Heritage Golf Classic South Carolina 650,000 United States Davis Love III (1) 50 Invitational
Apr 26 Big "I" Houston Open Texas 600,000 United States Jay Haas (6) 50
May 3 Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational Nevada 1,250,000 United States Paul Azinger (2) 58
May 10 Byron Nelson Golf Classic Texas 600,000 United States Fred Couples (3) 48
May 17 Colonial National Invitation Texas 600,000 United States Keith Clearwater (1) 52 Invitational
May 24 Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic Georgia 600,000 Canada Dave Barr (2) 46
May 31 Memorial Tournament Ohio 850,000 United States Don Pooley (2) 60 Invitational
Jun 7 Kemper Open Maryland 700,000 United States Tom Kite (10) 48
Jun 14 Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic New York 600,000 United States J. C. Snead (8) 42
Jun 21 U.S. Open California 825,000 United States Scott Simpson (4) 100 Major championship
Jun 28 Canon Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open Connecticut 700,000 United States Paul Azinger (3) 42
Jul 5 Canadian Open Canada 600,000 United States Curtis Strange (10) 46
Jul 12 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic Virginia 612,000 United States Mark McCumber (5) 38
Jul 19 Hardee's Golf Classic Illinois 500,000 United States Kenny Knox (2) 16
Jul 19 The Open Championship Scotland £650,000 England Nick Faldo (2) 100 Major championship[c]
Jul 26 Buick Open Michigan 600,000 United States Robert Wrenn (1) 42
Aug 2 Federal Express St. Jude Classic Tennessee 725,000 United States Curtis Strange (11) 46
Aug 9 PGA Championship Florida 900,000 United States Larry Nelson (8) 100 Major championship
Aug 16 The International Colorado 1,115,280 United States John Cook (3) 52
Aug 23 Beatrice Western Open Illinois 800,000 United States D. A. Weibring (2) 40
Aug 30 NEC World Series of Golf Ohio 800,000 United States Curtis Strange (12) 58 Limited-field event
Aug 30 Provident Classic Tennessee 450,000 United States John Inman (1) 10 Alternate event
Sep 6 B.C. Open New York 400,000 United States Joey Sindelar (3) 22
Sep 13 Bank of Boston Classic Massachusetts 500,000 United States Sam Randolph (1) 32
Sep 21 Greater Milwaukee Open Wisconsin 600,000 United States Gary Hallberg (2) 24
Sep 27 Southwest Golf Classic Texas 400,000 United States Steve Pate (1) 22
Oct 4 Southern Open Georgia 400,000 Scotland Ken Brown (1) 24
Oct 11 Pensacola Open Florida 300,000 United States Doug Tewell (4) 18
Oct 18 Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic Florida 600,000 United States Larry Nelson (9) 48
Oct 25 Seiko Tucson Open Arizona 600,000 United States Mike Reid (1) 48
Nov 1 Nabisco Championship Texas 2,000,000 United States Tom Watson (37) 58
Nov 1 Centel Classic Florida 500,000 United States Keith Clearwater (2) 10 Alternate event

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Date Tournament Location Purse
($) 		Winner(s) OWGR
points 		Notes
Sep 27 Ryder Cup England n/a Team Europe n/a Team event
Nov 8 Kirin Cup Japan 950,000 Team USA n/a Team event
Kirin Cup Individual Trophy n/a United States Tom Kite n/a
Nov 14 Isuzu Kapalua International Hawaii 600,000 United States Andy Bean 36
Nov 21 World Cup Hawaii 750,000 Wales David Llewellyn and
Wales Ian Woosnam 		n/a Team event
World Cup Individual Trophy Wales Ian Woosnam n/a
Nov 29 Skins Game California 450,000 United States Lee Trevino n/a Limited-field event
Dec 6 JCPenney Classic Florida 650,000 Australia Jane Crafter and
United States Steve Jones 		n/a Team event
Dec 13 Chrysler Team Championship Florida 600,000 United States Mike Hulbert and
United States Bob Tway 		n/a Team event

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3][4]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1 United States Curtis Strange 925,941
2 United States Paul Azinger 822,481
3 United States Ben Crenshaw 638,194
4 United States Scott Simpson 621,032
5 United States Tom Watson 616,351
6 United States Larry Mize 561,407
7 Australia Greg Norman 535,450
8 United States Tom Kite 525,516
9 United States Chip Beck 523,003
10 United States Mark Calcavecchia 522,398

Awards

Award Winner Ref.
PGA Player of the Year United States Paul Azinger [5]
Rookie of the Year United States Keith Clearwater [6]
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) South Africa David Frost [7][8]
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) United States Dan Pohl [9]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour members.
  2. ^ Official money; unofficial win.
  3. ^ Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

References

  1. ^ "1987 Schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on August 16, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  2. ^ "1988 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  3. ^ "1987 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on April 1, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  4. ^ "Watson: Golf awards earned". The Californian. Salinas, California. November 2, 1987. p. 12 (4B in paper). Retrieved November 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Watson ends 3-year slump | Azinger Player of the Year". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. Associated Press. November 2, 1987. p. 11. Retrieved November 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "1991 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. 1991. p. 59. Retrieved August 21, 2024. Keith Clearwater | 1987 MasterCard Rookie of the Year.
  7. ^ "2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide | Awards". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  8. ^ Alfonso, David (November 21, 1987). "Volunteers needed for senior classic". The Tampa Tribune. Tampa, Florida. p. 14. Retrieved November 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Pohl wins Vardon Trophy with 70.25 average". The Palm Beach Post. West Palm Beach, Florida. November 3, 1987. p. 134 (8C in paper). Retrieved November 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.