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:
Paul Azinger
Curtis Strange
Money winner Curtis Strange
Player of the Year Paul Azinger
← 1986
1988 →

Schedule

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

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

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

Awards
AwardWinner
Money winner (Arnold Palmer Award) Curtis Strange
PGA Player of the Year Paul Azinger
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) Dan Pohl
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) 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. "Money Leaders – 1987". PGA Tour.
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