1987 PGA Tour
Appearance
Duration | January 7, 1987 | – November 1, 1987
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Number of official events | 46 |
Most wins | 3: Paul Azinger Curtis Strange |
Money winner | Curtis Strange |
Player of the Year | Paul Azinger |
← 1986 1988 → |
The 1987 PGA Tour season was played from January 7 to November 1. The season consisted of 46 official money events. The season saw the debut of the Tour Championship, then sponsored by Nabisco, with the top 30 players fighting for a US$360,000 first prize and a total US$2.0 million purse. Paul Azinger and Curtis Strange won the most tournaments, three, and there were 10 first-time winners. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1987 season.[1]
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 10 | MONY Tournament of Champions | California | 500,000 | Mac O'Grady (2) | 52 | Winners-only event |
Jan 18 | Bob Hope Chrysler Classic | California | 900,000 | Corey Pavin (5) | 58 | Pro-Am |
Jan 25 | Phoenix Open | Arizona | 600,000 | Paul Azinger (1) | 54 | |
Feb 1 | AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am | California | 600,000 | Johnny Miller (24) | 60 | Pro-Am |
Feb 8 | Hawaiian Open | Hawaii | 600,000 | Corey Pavin (6) | 48 | |
Feb 15 | Shearson Lehman Brothers Andy Williams Open | California | 500,000 | George Burns (4) | 48 | |
Feb 22 | Los Angeles Open | California | 600,000 | Chen Tze-chung (1) | 48 | |
Mar 1 | Doral-Ryder Open | Florida | 1,000,000 | Lanny Wadkins (16) | 64 | |
Mar 8 | Honda Classic | Florida | 600,000 | Mark Calcavecchia (2) | 54 | |
Mar 15 | Hertz Bay Hill Classic | Florida | 600,000 | Payne Stewart (3) | 58 | |
Mar 22 | USF&G Classic | Louisiana | 500,000 | Ben Crenshaw (13) | 42 | |
Mar 29 | Tournament Players Championship | Florida | 1,000,000 | Sandy Lyle (3) | 70 | Special event |
Apr 5 | Greater Greensboro Open | North Carolina | 600,000 | Scott Simpson (3) | 46 | |
Apr 12 | Masters Tournament | Georgia | 875,000 | Larry Mize (2) | 100 | Major championship |
Apr 12 | Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic | Mississippi | 200,000 | David Ogrin (n/a) | 10 | Alternate event[b] |
Apr 19 | MCI Heritage Golf Classic | South Carolina | 650,000 | Davis Love III (1) | 50 | Invitational |
Apr 26 | Big "I" Houston Open | Texas | 600,000 | Jay Haas (6) | 50 | |
May 3 | Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational | Nevada | 1,250,000 | Paul Azinger (2) | 58 | |
May 10 | Byron Nelson Golf Classic | Texas | 600,000 | Fred Couples (3) | 48 | |
May 17 | Colonial National Invitation | Texas | 600,000 | Keith Clearwater (1) | 52 | Invitational |
May 24 | Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic | Georgia | 600,000 | Dave Barr (2) | 46 | |
May 31 | Memorial Tournament | Ohio | 850,000 | Don Pooley (2) | 60 | Invitational |
Jun 7 | Kemper Open | Maryland | 700,000 | Tom Kite (10) | 48 | |
Jun 14 | Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic | New York | 600,000 | J. C. Snead (8) | 42 | |
Jun 21 | U.S. Open | California | 825,000 | Scott Simpson (4) | 100 | Major championship |
Jun 28 | Canon Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open | Connecticut | 700,000 | Paul Azinger (3) | 42 | |
Jul 5 | Canadian Open | Canada | 600,000 | Curtis Strange (10) | 46 | |
Jul 12 | Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic | Virginia | 612,000 | Mark McCumber (5) | 38 | |
Jul 19 | Hardee's Golf Classic | Illinois | 500,000 | Kenny Knox (2) | 16 | |
Jul 19 | The Open Championship | Scotland | £650,000 | Nick Faldo (2) | 100 | Major championship |
Jul 26 | Buick Open | Michigan | 600,000 | Robert Wrenn (1) | 42 | |
Aug 2 | Federal Express St. Jude Classic | Tennessee | 725,000 | Curtis Strange (11) | 46 | |
Aug 9 | PGA Championship | Florida | 900,000 | Larry Nelson (8) | 100 | Major championship |
Aug 16 | The International | Colorado | 1,115,280 | John Cook (3) | 52 | |
Aug 23 | Beatrice Western Open | Illinois | 800,000 | D. A. Weibring (2) | 40 | |
Aug 30 | NEC World Series of Golf | Ohio | 800,000 | Curtis Strange (12) | 58 | Limited-field event |
Aug 30 | Provident Classic | Tennessee | 450,000 | John Inman (1) | 10 | Alternate event |
Sep 6 | B.C. Open | New York | 400,000 | Joey Sindelar (3) | 22 | |
Sep 13 | Bank of Boston Classic | Massachusetts | 500,000 | Sam Randolph (1) | 32 | |
Sep 21 | Greater Milwaukee Open | Wisconsin | 600,000 | Gary Hallberg (2) | 24 | |
Sep 27 | Southwest Golf Classic | Texas | 400,000 | Steve Pate (1) | 22 | |
Oct 4 | Southern Open | Georgia | 400,000 | Ken Brown (1) | 24 | |
Oct 11 | Pensacola Open | Florida | 300,000 | Doug Tewell (4) | 18 | |
Oct 18 | Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic | Florida | 600,000 | Larry Nelson (9) | 48 | |
Oct 25 | Seiko Tucson Open | Arizona | 600,000 | Mike Reid (1) | 48 | |
Nov 1 | Nabisco Championship | Texas | 2,000,000 | Tom Watson (37) | 58 | |
Nov 1 | Centel Classic | Florida | 500,000 | 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 ($) |
Winner(s) | OWGR points |
Notes |
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Sep 27 | Ryder Cup | England | n/a | Team Europe | n/a | Team event |
Nov 8 | Kirin Cup | Japan | 950,000 | Team USA | n/a | Team event |
Kirin Cup Individual Trophy | n/a | Tom Kite | n/a | |||
Nov 14 | Isuzu Kapalua International | Hawaii | 600,000 | Andy Bean | 36 | |
Nov 21 | World Cup | Hawaii | 750,000 | David Llewellyn and Ian Woosnam |
n/a | Team event |
World Cup Individual Trophy | Ian Woosnam | n/a | ||||
Nov 29 | Skins Game | California | 450,000 | Lee Trevino | n/a | Limited-field event |
Dec 6 | JCPenney Classic | Florida | 650,000 | Jane Crafter and Steve Jones |
n/a | Team event |
Dec 13 | Chrysler Team Championship | Florida | 600,000 | Mike Hulbert and Bob Tway |
n/a | Team event |
Money leaders
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[2]
Position | Player | Events | Prize money ($) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Curtis Strange | 27 | 925,941 |
2 | Paul Azinger | 27 | 822,481 |
3 | Ben Crenshaw | 24 | 638,194 |
4 | Scott Simpson | 25 | 621,032 |
5 | Tom Watson | 20 | 616,351 |
Awards
Notes
References
- ^ "1987 Schedule". PGA Tour.
- ^ "Money Leaders – 1987". PGA Tour.