1987 PGA Tour

Golf tour season November 2023 1987 PGA Tour 1987 1 7 – 1987 11 1 46 USA Paul Azinger (3)USA Curtis Strange (3) Money list USA Curtis Strange PGA Player of the Year USA Paul Azinger Rookie of the Year USA Keith Clearwater 1986 1988 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.https://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/schedule.history.1987.html 1987 Schedule PGA Tour 5 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20170816013145/https://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/schedule.history.1987.html 16 August 20171988 PGA Tour Media Guide https://pgatourmedia.pgatourhq.com/static-assets/page/header/files/1988_pgatour.pdf PGA Tour 5 November 2023 DateTournamentLocationPurse(US$)WinnerThe 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.OWGRpointsNotes Jan 10 MONY Tournament of Champions California 500,000 USA Mac O'Grady (2) 52 Winners-only event Jan 18 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic California 900,000 USA Corey Pavin (5) 58 Pro-Am Jan 25 Phoenix Open Arizona 600,000 USA Paul Azinger (1) 54 Feb 1 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am California 600,000 USA Johnny Miller (24) 60 Pro-Am Feb 8 Hawaiian Open Hawaii 600,000 USA Corey Pavin (6) 48 Feb 15 Shearson Lehman Brothers Andy Williams Open California 500,000 USA George Burns (4) 48 Feb 22 Los Angeles Open California 600,000 TWN Chen Tze-chung (1) 48 Mar 1 Doral-Ryder Open Florida 1,000,000 USA Lanny Wadkins (16) 64 Mar 8 Honda Classic Florida 600,000 USA Mark Calcavecchia (2) 54 Mar 15 Hertz Bay Hill Classic Florida 600,000 USA Payne Stewart (3) 58 Mar 22 USF&G Classic Louisiana 500,000 USA Ben Crenshaw (13) 42 Mar 29 Tournament Players Championship Florida 1,000,000 SCO Sandy Lyle (3) 70 Special event Apr 5 Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina 600,000 USA Scott Simpson (3) 46 Apr 12 Masters Tournament Georgia 875,000 USA Larry Mize (2) 100 Major championship Apr 12 Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic Mississippi 200,000 USA David Ogrin (n/a) 10 Alternate eventalt Official money; unofficial win. Apr 19 MCI Heritage Golf Classic South Carolina 650,000 USA Davis Love III (1) 50 Invitational Apr 26 Big "I" Houston Open Texas 600,000 USA Jay Haas (6) 50 May 3 Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational Nevada 1,250,000 USA Paul Azinger (2) 58 May 10 Byron Nelson Golf Classic Texas 600,000 USA Fred Couples (3) 48 May 17 Colonial National Invitation Texas 600,000 USA Keith Clearwater (1) 52 Invitational May 24 Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic Georgia 600,000 CAN Dave Barr (2) 46 May 31 Memorial Tournament Ohio 850,000 USA Don Pooley (2) 60 Invitational Jun 7 Kemper Open Maryland 700,000 USA Tom Kite (10) 48 Jun 14 Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic New York 600,000 USA J. C. Snead (8) 42 Jun 21 U.S. Open California 825,000 USA Scott Simpson (4) 100 Major championship Jun 28 Canon Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open Connecticut 700,000 USA Paul Azinger (3) 42 Jul 5 Canadian Open Canada 600,000 USA Curtis Strange (10) 46 Jul 12 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic Virginia 612,000 USA Mark McCumber (5) 38 Jul 19 Hardee's Golf Classic Illinois 500,000 USA Kenny Knox (2) 16 Jul 19 The Open Championship Scotland £650,000 ENG Nick Faldo (2) 100 Major championshipunofficial Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win. Jul 26 Buick Open Michigan 600,000 USA Robert Wrenn (1) 42 Aug 2 Federal Express St. Jude Classic Tennessee 725,000 USA Curtis Strange (11) 46 Aug 9 PGA Championship Florida 900,000 USA Larry Nelson (8) 100 Major championship Aug 16 The International Colorado 1,115,280 USA John Cook (3) 52 Aug 23 Beatrice Western Open Illinois 800,000 USA D. A. Weibring (2) 40 Aug 30 NEC World Series of Golf Ohio 800,000 USA Curtis Strange (12) 58 Limited-field event Aug 30 Provident Classic Tennessee 450,000 USA John Inman (1) 10 Alternate event Sep 6 B.C. Open New York 400,000 USA Joey Sindelar (3) 22 Sep 13 Bank of Boston Classic Massachusetts 500,000 USA Sam Randolph (1) 32 Sep 21 Greater Milwaukee Open Wisconsin 600,000 USA Gary Hallberg (2) 24 Sep 27 Southwest Golf Classic Texas 400,000 USA Steve Pate (1) 22 Oct 4 Southern Open Georgia 400,000 SCO Ken Brown (1) 24 Oct 11 Pensacola Open Florida 300,000 USA Doug Tewell (4) 18 Oct 18 Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic Florida 600,000 USA Larry Nelson (9) 48 Oct 25 Seiko Tucson Open Arizona 600,000 USA Mike Reid (1) 48 Nov 1 Nabisco Championship Texas 2,000,000 USA Tom Watson (37) 58 Nov 1 Centel Classic Florida 500,000 USA 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/aEUR Team Europen/aTeam eventNov 8Kirin CupJapan950,000USA Team USAn/aTeam eventKirin Cup Individual Trophyn/aUSA Tom Kiten/aNov 14Isuzu Kapalua InternationalHawaii600,000USA Andy Bean36Nov 21World CupHawaii750,000WAL David Llewellyn andWAL Ian Woosnamn/aTeam eventWorld Cup Individual TrophyWAL Ian Woosnamn/aNov 29Skins GameCalifornia450,000USA Lee Trevinon/aLimited-field eventDec 6JCPenney ClassicFlorida650,000AUS Jane Crafter andUSA Steve Jonesn/aTeam eventDec 13Chrysler Team ChampionshipFlorida600,000USA Mike Hulbert andUSA Bob Twayn/aTeam event Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.https://www.pgatour.com/stats/stat.109.1987.html 1987 Official money PGA Tour https://web.archive.org/web/20170401065933/https://www.pgatour.com/stats/stat.109.1987.html 1 April 2017 5 November 2023https://www.newspapers.com/image/521679975/ Watson: Golf awards earned The Californian Salinas, California 2 November 1987 5 November 2023 12 (4B in paper) Newspapers.com subscription Position Player Prize money ($)1 USA Curtis Strange 925,9412 USA Paul Azinger 822,4813 USA Ben Crenshaw 638,1944 USA Scott Simpson 621,0325 USA Tom Watson 616,3516 USA Larry Mize 561,4077 AUS Greg Norman 535,4508 USA Tom Kite 525,5169 USA Chip Beck 523,00310 USA Mark Calcavecchia 522,398 Awards AwardWinnerRef. Reference(s) PGA Player of the Year USA Paul Azinger https://www.newspapers.com/image/372217017/ Watson ends 3-year slump Azinger Player of the Year Associated Press Hartford Courant Hartford, Connecticut 2 November 1987 5 November 2023 11 Newspapers.com subscription Rookie of the Year USA Keith Clearwater https://pgatourmedia.pgatourhq.com/static-assets/page/header/files/1991_pgatour.pdf 1991 PGA Tour Media Guide PGA Tour 1991 21 August 2024 59 Keith Clearwater 1987 MasterCard Rookie of the Year. Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) ZAF 1982 David Frost https://www.pgatourmediaguide.com/awards/index/byron-nelson-award 2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide Awards PGA Tour 22 October 2023https://www.newspapers.com/image/337361334/ Volunteers needed for senior classic David Alfonso The Tampa Tribune Tampa, Florida 21 November 1987 5 November 2023 14 Newspapers.com subscription Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) USA Dan Pohl https://www.newspapers.com/image/130156742/ Pohl wins Vardon Trophy with 70.25 average The Palm Beach Post West Palm Beach, Florida 3 November 1987 5 November 2023 134 (8C in paper) Newspapers.com subscription See also 1987 Senior PGA Tour Notes References External links https://www.pgatour.com/ Category:PGA Tour seasons PGA Tour PGA Tour