1987 PGA Tour

The 1987 PGA Tour season was played from January 7 to November 1. The season consisted of 46 official money events. The season saw the debut of the Tour Championship, then sponsored by Nabisco, with the top 30 players fighting for a US$360,000 first prize and a total US$2.0 million purse. Paul Azinger and Curtis Strange won the most tournaments, three, and there were 10 first-time winners. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.

1987 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 7, 1987 (1987-01-07) – November 1, 1987 (1987-11-01)
Number of official events46
Most wins3:
United States Paul Azinger
United States Curtis Strange
Money winnerUnited States Curtis Strange
Player of the YearUnited States Paul Azinger
← 1986
1988 →

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1987 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)		 Winner[lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points		 Notes
Jan 10MONY Tournament of ChampionsCalifornia500,000United States Mac O'Grady (2)52Winners-only event
Jan 18Bob Hope Chrysler ClassicCalifornia900,000United States Corey Pavin (5)58Pro-Am
Jan 25Phoenix OpenArizona600,000United States Paul Azinger (1)54
Feb 1AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-AmCalifornia600,000United States Johnny Miller (24)60Pro-Am
Feb 8Hawaiian OpenHawaii600,000United States Corey Pavin (6)48
Feb 15Shearson Lehman Brothers Andy Williams OpenCalifornia500,000United States George Burns (4)48
Feb 22Los Angeles OpenCalifornia600,000Taiwan Chen Tze-chung (1)48
Mar 1Doral-Ryder OpenFlorida1,000,000United States Lanny Wadkins (16)64
Mar 8Honda ClassicFlorida600,000United States Mark Calcavecchia (2)54
Mar 15Hertz Bay Hill ClassicFlorida600,000United States Payne Stewart (3)58
Mar 22USF&G ClassicLouisiana500,000United States Ben Crenshaw (13)42
Mar 29Tournament Players ChampionshipFlorida1,000,000Scotland Sandy Lyle (3)70Special event
Apr 5Greater Greensboro OpenNorth Carolina600,000United States Scott Simpson (3)46
Apr 12Masters TournamentGeorgia875,000United States Larry Mize (2)100Major championship
Apr 12Deposit Guaranty Golf ClassicMississippi200,000United States David Ogrin (n/a)10Alternate event[lower-alpha 2]
Apr 19MCI Heritage Golf ClassicSouth Carolina650,000United States Davis Love III (1)50Invitational
Apr 26Big "I" Houston OpenTexas600,000United States Jay Haas (6)50
May 3Panasonic Las Vegas InvitationalNevada1,250,000United States Paul Azinger (2)58
May 10Byron Nelson Golf ClassicTexas600,000United States Fred Couples (3)48
May 17Colonial National InvitationTexas600,000United States Keith Clearwater (1)52Invitational
May 24Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf ClassicGeorgia600,000Canada Dave Barr (2)46
May 31Memorial TournamentOhio850,000United States Don Pooley (2)60Invitational
Jun 7Kemper OpenMaryland700,000United States Tom Kite (10)48
Jun 14Manufacturers Hanover Westchester ClassicNew York600,000United States J. C. Snead (8)42
Jun 21U.S. OpenCalifornia825,000United States Scott Simpson (4)100Major championship
Jun 28Canon Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford OpenConnecticut700,000United States Paul Azinger (3)42
Jul 5Canadian OpenCanada600,000United States Curtis Strange (10)46
Jul 12Anheuser-Busch Golf ClassicVirginia612,000United States Mark McCumber (5)38
Jul 19Hardee's Golf ClassicIllinois500,000United States Kenny Knox (2)16
Jul 19The Open ChampionshipScotland£650,000England Nick Faldo (2)100Major championship
Jul 26Buick OpenMichigan600,000United States Robert Wrenn (1)42
Aug 2Federal Express St. Jude ClassicTennessee725,000United States Curtis Strange (11)46
Aug 9PGA ChampionshipFlorida900,000United States Larry Nelson (8)100Major championship
Aug 16The InternationalColorado1,115,280United States John Cook (3)52
Aug 23Beatrice Western OpenIllinois800,000United States D. A. Weibring (2)40
Aug 30NEC World Series of GolfOhio800,000United States Curtis Strange (12)58Limited-field event
Aug 30Provident ClassicTennessee450,000United States John Inman (1)10Alternate event
Sep 6B.C. OpenNew York400,000United States Joey Sindelar (3)22
Sep 13Bank of Boston ClassicMassachusetts500,000United States Sam Randolph (1)32
Sep 21Greater Milwaukee OpenWisconsin600,000United States Gary Hallberg (2)24
Sep 27Southwest Golf ClassicTexas400,000United States Steve Pate (1)22
Oct 4Southern OpenGeorgia400,000Scotland Ken Brown (1)24
Oct 11Pensacola OpenFlorida300,000United States Doug Tewell (4)18
Oct 18Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile ClassicFlorida600,000United States Larry Nelson (9)48
Oct 25Seiko Tucson OpenArizona600,000United States Mike Reid (1)48
Nov 1Nabisco ChampionshipTexas2,000,000United States Tom Watson (37)58
Nov 1Centel ClassicFlorida500,000United States Keith Clearwater (2)10Alternate 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 United States Tom Kite n/a
Nov 14 Isuzu Kapalua International Hawaii 600,000 United States Andy Bean 36
Nov 21 World Cup Hawaii 750,000 Wales David Llewellyn and
Wales Ian Woosnam		 n/a Team event
World Cup Individual Trophy Wales Ian Woosnam n/a
Nov 29 Skins Game California 450,000 United States Lee Trevino n/a Limited-field event
Dec 6 JCPenney Classic Florida 650,000 Australia Jane Crafter and
United States Steve Jones		 n/a Team event
Dec 13 Chrysler Team Championship Florida 600,000 United States Mike Hulbert and
United States Bob Tway		 n/a Team event

Money leaders

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3]

PositionPlayerEventsPrize money ($)
1United States Curtis Strange27925,941
2United States Paul Azinger27822,481
3United States Ben Crenshaw24638,194
4United States Scott Simpson25621,032
5United States Tom Watson20616,351

Awards
AwardWinner
Money winner (Arnold Palmer Award)United States Curtis Strange
PGA Player of the YearUnited States Paul Azinger
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy)United States Dan Pohl
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award)United States David Frost

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.

References
  1. "1987 Schedule". PGA Tour.
  2. "1988 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour.
  3. "Money Leaders – 1987". PGA Tour.
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