1987 PGA Championship

August 2023 1987 PGA Championship August 6–9, 1987 Palm Beach Gardens, Florida PGA National Golf ClubChampion Course PGA of America PGA Tour 72 7002 yd 150 players, 74 after cuthttp://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=371&date=1987&tourn_name_id=2 PGA.com Tournament Info for: 1987 PGA Championship September 19, 2012 151 (+7) $900,000 $150,000 USA Larry Nelson 287 (−1), playoff 1986 1988 USA 1 PGA National 26.829 -80.141 Location in the United States 5 240 USA Florida 1 PGA National 26.829 -80.141 Location in Florida 5 180 The 1987 PGA Championship was the 69th PGA Championship, held August 6–9 at the Champion Course of PGA National Golf Club in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. In hot and windy conditions, Larry Nelson won his second PGA Championship in a sudden-death playoff over 1977 champion Lanny Wadkins.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XolQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kRIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4858%2C2394326 Milwaukee Sentinel Associated Press Wadkins' poor putt gives Nelson victory August 10, 1987 1-part 2https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5e5VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=guEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6239%2C2402338 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon (Washington Post) Boswell Thomas Nelson beats heat, pressure, Wadkins August 10, 1987 1Bhttps://www.si.com/vault/1987/08/17/115938/cool-customer-in-a-hot-pga-larry-nelson-calmly-coped-with-searing-weather-to-beat-lanny-wadkins-in-a-playoff-for-his-third-major-title Sports Illustrated Diaz Jaime Cool customer in a hot PGA August 17, 1987 28 It was Nelson's third and final major title. D.A. Weibring, a 54-hole co-leader,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5O5VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=guEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6355%2C2245643 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon (Washington Post) Boswell Thomas McCumber, Weibring tied for PGA lead August 9, 1987 1C shot 76 (+4) and finished a stroke back at even-par 288. The other co-leader, Mark McCumber, posted 77 and finished in a tie for fifth. Two major champions in contention shot high scores and fell back: Seve Ballesteros (78) and Raymond Floyd (80). In the August heat of Florida, the attendance was low.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5O5VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=guEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6854%2C2271874 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon (Washington Post) Boswell Thomas The heat isn't as bad as PGA's profit motive August 9, 1987 7C A record high temperature for the day of 97 F was recorded on Sunday.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=h0NPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8wIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4672%2C7270943 Toledo Blade Ohio Hackenberg Dave Steady Nelson survives August 10, 1987 24 It was the second major played in Florida, following the PGA Championship in 1971, played in February at the old PGA National. Through 2021, this is the last major played in the state. The purse was the last under $1 million at the PGA Championship. With the win, Nelson gained an automatic bid to the Ryder Cup team in 1987, his third, bumping Don Pooley.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=h0NPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8wIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7108%2C7282342 Toledo Blade Ohio Nelson joins U.S. Ryder Cup team August 10, 1987 26 Nelson's record in that competition in late September was 0–3–1, as the U.S. lost the Cup for the first time on home soil. He lost all three pairs matches and halved his singles match. The Champion Course hosted the Ryder Cup in 1983 and the Senior PGA Championship for 19 years (1982–2000). Since 2007, it has been the venue of The Honda Classic on the PGA Tour, played in March. Round summaries First round Thursday, August 6, 1987 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Bobby Wadkins 68 −4 T2 USA David Edwards 69 −3 USA Fred FunkT4 USA Raymond Floyd 70 −2 FRG Bernhard Langer USA Larry Nelson USA Curtis Strange USA Lanny Wadkins T9 USA Bobby Clampett 71 −1 ZAF 1982 Bobby Cole USA Ray Freeman USA Dan Pohl USA Mike Reid USA Tim Simpson Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4u5VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=guEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6159%2C1535764 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon (Washington Post) Glick Shav A rough first day at the PGA August 7, 1987 1C Second round Saturday, August 7, 1987 PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 USA Raymond Floyd 70-70=140 −4 USA Lanny Wadkins 70-70=140 T3 USA Tim Simpson 71-70=141 −3 USA Jeff Sluman 72-69=141T5 ESP Seve Ballesteros 72-70=142 −2 USA Ben Crenshaw 72-70=142 USA Larry Nelson 70-72=142 USA Bobby Wadkins 68-74=142 T9 USA Bobby Clampett 71-72=143 −1 USA Mark McCumber 74-69=143 Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4-5VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=guEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5990%2C1753916 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon (Washington Post) Glick Shav A Wadkins shares lead with Floyd August 8, 1987 1C Third round Saturday, August 8, 1987 PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 USA Mark McCumber 74-69-69=212 −4 USA D. A. Weibring 73-72-67=212T3 USA Raymond Floyd 70-70-73=213 −3 USA Bobby Wadkins 68-74-71=213 T5 ESP Seve Ballesteros 72-70-72=214 −2 USA Lanny Wadkins 70-70-74=214 7 USA Larry Nelson 70-72-73=215 −1T8 USA Ben Crenshaw 72-70-74=216 E ZAF 1982 David Frost 75-70-71=216T10 USA Curt Byrum 74-75-68=217 +1 USA Don Pooley 73-71-73=217 ZWE Nick Price 76-71-70=217 USA Curtis Strange 70-76-71=217 Source: Final round Sunday, August 9, 1987 PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)T1 USA Larry Nelson 70-72-73-72=287 −1 Playoff USA Lanny Wadkins 70-70-74-73=287 T3 USA Scott Hoch 74-74-71-69=288 E 58,750 USA D. A. Weibring 73-72-67-76=288T5 USA Mark McCumber 74-69-69-77=289 +1 37,500 USA Don Pooley 73-71-73-72=289T7 USA Ben Crenshaw 72-70-74-74=290 +2 27,500 USA Bobby Wadkins 68-74-71-77=2909 USA Curtis Strange 70-76-71-74=291 +3 22,500T10 ESP Seve Ballesteros 72-70-72-78=292 +4 17,000 ZAF 1982 David Frost 75-70-71-76=292 USA Tom Kite 72-77-71-72=292 ZWE Nick Price 76-71-70-75=292 Source:1987 PGA Championship http://www.databasegolf.com/tourneys/tournament_byyear.htm?yr=1987&tid=22 August 19, 2013 databasegolf.com Scorecard BirdieBogeyDouble bogey Final round Hole 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 101112131415161718Par445345344 454443435USA Nelson −1E−1−2−2−2−2−2−2−2−2−2−2−1−1E−1−1USA Wadkins −3−1−2−3−3−3−3−2−1−1−2EEE−1−1−1−1 Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par Source: Playoff The sudden-death playoff began on the par-4 10th hole, where both missed the green. Nelson chipped to six feet (1.8 m) and Wadkins to four. First to putt, Nelson saved par but Wadkins missed his attempt to extend the playoff. PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 USA Larry Nelson 4E150,0002 USA Lanny Wadkins x +190,000 References 2 External links PGA.com – 1987 PGA Championship 1987 26.829 -80.141 type:event title Category:PGA Championship Category:Golf tournaments in Florida PGA Championship PGA Championship PGA Championship