1987 Senior PGA Tour
The 1987 Senior PGA Tour was the eighth season since the Senior PGA Tour officially began in 1980 (it was renamed the Champions Tour in 2003 and PGA Tour Champions in 2016). The season consisted of 32 official money events with purses totalling $8,905,000, including three majors. Chi-Chi Rodríguez won the most tournaments, seven. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.
Duration | January 7, 1987 – December 13, 1987 |
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Number of official events | 32 |
Most wins | 7 ![]() |
Money leader | ![]() |
← 1986 1988 → |
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1987 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Senior majors are shown in bold.[1]
Source:[2]
Leaders
Scoring Average leaders
Rank | Player | Country | Average |
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1 | Chi-Chi Rodríguez | ![]() | 70.07 |
2 | Bob Charles | ![]() | 70.18 |
3 | Gary Player | ![]() | 70.39 |
4 | Bruce Crampton | ![]() | 70.39 |
5 | Miller Barber | ![]() | 70.71 |
Source:[3]
Money List leaders
Rank | Player | Country | Earnings ($) | Events | Wins |
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1 | Chi-Chi Rodríguez | ![]() | 509,145 | 27 | 7 |
2 | Bruce Crampton | ![]() | 437,904 | 30 | 4 |
3 | Bob Charles | ![]() | 389,437 | 27 | 3 |
4 | Orville Moody | ![]() | 355,793 | 28 | 2 |
5 | Miller Barber | ![]() | 347,571 | 31 | 2 |
Source:[4]
Career Money List leaders
Rank | Player | Country | Earnings ($) | Wins |
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1 | Miller Barber | ![]() | 1,514,541 | 20 |
2 | Don January | ![]() | 1,455,476 | 22 |
3 | Gene Littler | ![]() | 1,042,411 | 7 |
4 | Peter Thomson | ![]() | 955,718 | 11 |
5 | Chi-Chi Rodríguez | ![]() | 916,017 | 10 |
Source:[5]
Awards
Award | Winner | Country |
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Money winner (Arnold Palmer Award) | Chi-Chi Rodríguez | ![]() |
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) | Chi-Chi Rodríguez | ![]() |
References
- "1988 PGA Tour Champions Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour.
- "2014 Champions Tour Media Guide: Section 5: All-Time Records" (PDF). PGA Tour. pp. 23–24. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
- "Scoring Average – 1987 Senior PGA Tour". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
- "Money Leaders – 1987 Senior PGA Tour". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
- "Career Money Leaders – 1987 Senior PGA Tour". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 1, 2014.