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.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(US$)WinnerOWGRpointsNotes 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 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.
DateTournamentLocationPurse($)Winner(s)OWGRpointsNotesSep 27Ryder CupEnglandn/a Team Europen/aTeam eventNov 8Kirin CupJapan950,000 Team USAn/aTeam eventKirin Cup Individual Trophyn/a Tom Kiten/aNov 14Isuzu Kapalua InternationalHawaii600,000 Andy Bean36Nov 21World CupHawaii750,000 David Llewellyn and Ian Woosnamn/aTeam eventWorld Cup Individual Trophy Ian Woosnamn/aNov 29Skins GameCalifornia450,000 Lee Trevinon/aLimited-field eventDec 6JCPenney ClassicFlorida650,000 Jane Crafter and Steve Jonesn/aTeam eventDec 13Chrysler Team ChampionshipFlorida600,000 Mike Hulbert and Bob Twayn/aTeam event
Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
Position Player Prize money ($)1 Curtis Strange 925,9412 Paul Azinger 822,4813 Ben Crenshaw 638,1944 Scott Simpson 621,0325 Tom Watson 616,3516 Larry Mize 561,4077 Greg Norman 535,4508 Tom Kite 525,5169 Chip Beck 523,00310 Mark Calcavecchia 522,398
Awards AwardWinner PGA Player of the Year Paul Azinger Rookie of the Year Keith Clearwater Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) David Frost Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) Dan Pohl
See also 1987 Senior PGA Tour
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