1987 PGA Tour

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.

1987 PGA Tour season

Duration	January 7, 1987 (1987-01-07) – November 1, 1987 (1987-11-01)
Number of official events	46
Most wins	Paul Azinger (3) Curtis Strange (3)
Money list	Curtis Strange
PGA Player of the Year	Paul Azinger
Rookie of the Year	Keith Clearwater
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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	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[c]
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
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 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	Curtis Strange	925,941
2	Paul Azinger	822,481
3	Ben Crenshaw	638,194
4	Scott Simpson	621,032
5	Tom Watson	616,351
6	Larry Mize	561,407
7	Greg Norman	535,450
8	Tom Kite	525,516
9	Chip Beck	523,003
10	Mark Calcavecchia	522,398

Awards

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

See also

• 1987 Senior PGA Tour

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.

External links

• Official website