1987 European Tour

Golf tour season October 2023 1987 European Tour 1987 3 19 y – 1987 11 1 y 27One further tournament was scheduled but was cancelled. WAL Ian Woosnam (4) Order of Merit WAL Ian Woosnam Golfer of the Year WAL Ian Woosnam Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year ENG Peter Baker 1986 1988 The 1987 European Tour, titled as the 1987 PGA European Tour,http://www.europeantour.com/tourgroup/history/index.html Tour History European Tour 17 October 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20100404045237/http://www.europeantour.com/tourgroup/history/index.html 4 April 2010 was the 16th season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972. Changes for 1987 The season was made up of 27 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and several non-counting "Approved Special Events".Davies David Money for European Tour raised to £6.5m The Guardian London, United Kingdom 28 October 1986 31 Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/image/260281164/ 7 June 2020 subscription There were several changes from the previous season, with the addition of the Moroccan OpenPGA's road to Morocco The Guardian London, United Kingdom 16 December 1986 27 https://www.newspapers.com/image/260295190/ Newspapers.com 27 May 2020 subscription and the German Masters,German event lifts tour pool to record The Times London, United Kingdom 18 February 1987 38 The Times Digital Archive https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0503132975/TTDA?u=bli_ttda&sid=TTDA&xid=c1b1746e 7 June 2020 limited the return of the Volvo Belgian Open and the loss of the Car Care Plan International. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1987 season.1987 Tournament schedule https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/schedule/1987/ European Tour 20 October 2023 DateTournamentHost countryPurse(£)Winnertotals The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of European Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for European Tour members and are inclusive of the three United States-based major championships which were included on the schedule for the first time in 1998, with earlier editions having retrospectively been recognised as official tour wins.OWGRpointsNotes22 MarMoroccan OpenMorocco175,000ENG Howard Clark (9)16New tournament12 AprJersey OpenJersey100,000WAL Ian Woosnam (5)1612 AprMasters TournamentUnited StatesUS$875,000USA Larry Mize (n/a)100Major championshipunofficial Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.19 AprSuze OpenFrance150,000ESP Seve Ballesteros (34)2226 AprCepsa Madrid OpenSpain175,000WAL Ian Woosnam (6)223 MayLancia Italian OpenItaly150,000SCO Sam Torrance (12)1810 MayEpson Grand Prix of Europe Matchplay ChampionshipWales250,000SWE Mats Lanner (1)42Limited-field event17 MayPeugeot Spanish OpenSpain175,000ENG Nick Faldo (12)4225 MayWhyte & Mackay PGA ChampionshipEngland225,000FRG Bernhard Langer (17)4431 MayLondon Standard Four Stars National Pro-CelebrityEngland150,000ZWE Mark McNulty (4)16Pro-Am7 JunDunhill British MastersEngland200,000ZWE Mark McNulty (5)4013 JunPeugeot Open de FranceFrance250,000ESP José Rivero (2)3820 JunVolvo Belgian OpenBelgium150,000IRL Eamonn Darcy (3)1421 JunU.S. OpenUnited StatesUS$825,000USA Scott Simpson (n/a)100Major championshipunofficial27 JunJohnnie Walker Monte Carlo OpenFrance200,000AUS Peter Senior (2)225 JulCarroll's Irish OpenIreland225,000FRG Bernhard Langer (18)4411 JulBell's Scottish OpenScotland200,000WAL Ian Woosnam (7)4419 JulThe Open ChampionshipScotland650,000ENG Nick Faldo (13)100Major championship26 JulKLM Dutch OpenNetherlands175,000SCO Gordon Brand Jnr (5)402 AugScandinavian Enterprise OpenSweden200,000SCO Gordon Brand Jnr (6)349 AugPLM OpenSweden150,000ENG Howard Clark (10)169 AugPGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$900,000USA Larry Nelson (n/a)100Major championshipunofficial16 AugBenson & Hedges International OpenEngland200,000AUS Noel Ratcliffe (2)4223 AugLawrence Batley InternationalEngland150,000USA Mark O'Meara (n/a)2230 AugGerman OpenWest Germany275,000ZWE Mark McNulty (6)386 SepEbel European Masters Swiss OpenSwitzerland350,000SWE Anders Forsbrand (1)4213 SepPanasonic European OpenEngland225,000ENG Paul Way (3)4820 SepTrophée LancômeFrance300,000WAL Ian Woosnam (8)46Limited-field event11 OctGerman MastersWest Germany275,000SCO Sandy Lyle (13)46New tournament25 OctBarcelona OpenSpain–CancelledTournament initially postponed and then later cancelled due to bad weather rendering the course unplayable.Sport in brief Golf The Guardian London, United Kingdom 15 October 1987 30 Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/image/260324242/ 7 June 2020 subscriptionMiller David Threat to the welfare of golf The Times London, United Kingdom 20 October 1987 48 The Times Digital Archive https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0503132975/TTDA?u=bli_ttda&sid=TTDA&xid=c1b1746e 7 June 2020 limited–1 NovPortuguese OpenPortugal100,000ENG Robert Lee (2)12 Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official. DateTournamentHost countryPurse(£)Winner(s)OWGRpointsNotes27 SepVernons OpenEngland60,000WAL David Llewellyn1227 SepRyder CupUnited Statesn/aEUR Team Europen/aTeam event4 OctDunhill CupScotlandUS$1,000,000ENG Team Englandn/aTeam event13 OctEquity & Law ChallengeEngland120,000ENG Barry Lanen/aNew tournament18 OctSuntory World Match Play ChampionshipEngland275,000WAL Ian Woosnam32Limited-field event8 NovKirin CupJapanUS$950,000USA Team USAn/aTeam eventKirin Cup Individual Trophyn/aUSA Tom Kiten/a21 NovWorld CupUnited StatesUS$750,000WAL David Llewellyn andWAL Ian Woosnamn/aTeam eventWorld Cup Individual TrophyWAL Ian Woosnamn/a Order of Merit The Order of Merit was titled as the Epson Order of Merit and was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling.https://www.newspapers.com/image/751105459/ Final statistics from European and US Tours Top European earners The Daily Telegraph London, United Kingdom 40 17 November 1987 20 October 2023 subscription Newspapers.com Position Player Prize money (£)1 WAL Ian Woosnam 253,7172 ZIM Mark McNulty 189,3043 ENG Nick Faldo 181,8334 SCO Gordon Brand Jnr 147,7875 FRG Bernhard Langer 141,3946 ESP Seve Ballesteros 138,8437 AUS Peter Senior 126,0918 AUS Rodger Davis 122,7549 SCO Sam Torrance 122,55610 ENG Howard Clark 122,535 Awards AwardWinnerRef. Reference(s) Golfer of the Year WAL Ian Woosnam https://www.newspapers.com/image/807211746/ Ian is Ritz golfer of year Reading Evening Post Ron Moseley Reading, United Kingdom 18 15 December 1987 20 October 2023 subscription Newspapers.com Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year ENG Peter Baker https://www.newspapers.com/image/804842316/ Rookie prize pays for tour Evening Post Nottingham, United Kingdom 18 9 December 1987 20 October 2023 subscription Newspapers.com Notes References External links https://www.europeantour.com/ Category:European Tour seasons European Tour European Tour