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1987 European Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1987 |
| tour | European Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 27 |
| most_wins | WAL Ian Woosnam (4) |
| honor1 | Order of Merit |
| honoree1 | WAL Ian Woosnam |
| honor2 | Golfer of the Year |
| honoree2 | WAL Ian Woosnam |
| honor3 | Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year |
| honoree3 | ENG Peter Baker |
| prevseason | [1986](1986-european-tour) |
| nextseason | [1988](1988-european-tour) |
The 1987 European Tour, titled as the 1987 PGA European Tour, 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".
There were several changes from the previous season, with the addition of the Moroccan Open and the German Masters, 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.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (£) | Winner | OWGR | ||||
| points | Notes | |||||
| 22 Mar | Moroccan Open | Morocco | 175,000 | ENG Howard Clark (9) | 16 | New tournament |
| 12 Apr | Jersey Open | Jersey | 100,000 | WAL Ian Woosnam (5) | 16 | |
| 12 Apr | **[Masters Tournament](1987-masters-tournament)** | United States | US$875,000 | USA **Larry Mize** (n/a) | 100 | Major championship |
| 19 Apr | Suze Open | France | 150,000 | ESP Seve Ballesteros (34) | 22 | |
| 26 Apr | Cepsa Madrid Open | Spain | 175,000 | WAL Ian Woosnam (6) | 22 | |
| 3 May | Lancia Italian Open | Italy | 150,000 | SCO Sam Torrance (12) | 18 | |
| 10 May | Epson Grand Prix of Europe Matchplay Championship | Wales | 250,000 | SWE Mats Lanner (1) | 42 | Limited-field event |
| 17 May | Peugeot Spanish Open | Spain | 175,000 | ENG Nick Faldo (12) | 42 | |
| 25 May | Whyte & Mackay PGA Championship | England | 225,000 | FRG Bernhard Langer (17) | 44 | |
| 31 May | London Standard Four Stars National Pro-Celebrity | England | 150,000 | ZWE Mark McNulty (4) | 16 | Pro-Am |
| 7 Jun | Dunhill British Masters | England | 200,000 | ZWE Mark McNulty (5) | 40 | |
| 13 Jun | Peugeot Open de France | France | 250,000 | ESP José Rivero (2) | 38 | |
| 20 Jun | Volvo Belgian Open | Belgium | 150,000 | IRL Eamonn Darcy (3) | 14 | |
| 21 Jun | **[U.S. Open](1987-u-s-open-golf)** | United States | US$825,000 | USA **Scott Simpson** (n/a) | 100 | Major championship |
| 27 Jun | Johnnie Walker Monte Carlo Open | France | 200,000 | AUS Peter Senior (2) | 22 | |
| 5 Jul | Carroll's Irish Open | Ireland | 225,000 | FRG Bernhard Langer (18) | 44 | |
| 11 Jul | Bell's Scottish Open | Scotland | 200,000 | WAL Ian Woosnam (7) | 44 | |
| 19 Jul | **[The Open Championship](1987-open-championship)** | Scotland | 650,000 | ENG **Nick Faldo** (13) | 100 | Major championship |
| 26 Jul | KLM Dutch Open | Netherlands | 175,000 | SCO Gordon Brand Jnr (5) | 40 | |
| 2 Aug | Scandinavian Enterprise Open | Sweden | 200,000 | SCO Gordon Brand Jnr (6) | 34 | |
| 9 Aug | PLM Open | Sweden | 150,000 | ENG Howard Clark (10) | 16 | |
| 9 Aug | **[PGA Championship](1987-pga-championship)** | United States | US$900,000 | USA **Larry Nelson** (n/a) | 100 | Major championship |
| 16 Aug | Benson & Hedges International Open | England | 200,000 | AUS Noel Ratcliffe (2) | 42 | |
| 23 Aug | Lawrence Batley International | England | 150,000 | USA Mark O'Meara (n/a) | 22 | |
| 30 Aug | German Open | West Germany | 275,000 | ZWE Mark McNulty (6) | 38 | |
| 6 Sep | Ebel European Masters Swiss Open | Switzerland | 350,000 | SWE Anders Forsbrand (1) | 42 | |
| 13 Sep | Panasonic European Open | England | 225,000 | ENG Paul Way (3) | 48 | |
| 20 Sep | Trophée Lancôme | France | 300,000 | WAL Ian Woosnam (8) | 46 | Limited-field event |
| 11 Oct | German Masters | West Germany | 275,000 | SCO Sandy Lyle (13) | 46 | New tournament |
| 25 Oct | Barcelona Open | Spain | – | *Cancelled* | – | |
| 1 Nov | Portuguese Open | Portugal | 100,000 | ENG 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.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (£) | Winner(s) | OWGR | ||||
| points | Notes | |||||
| 27 Sep | Vernons Open | England | 60,000 | WAL David Llewellyn | 12 | |
| 27 Sep | [Ryder Cup](1987-ryder-cup) | United States | n/a | EUR Team Europe | n/a | Team event |
| 4 Oct | [Dunhill Cup](1987-dunhill-cup) | Scotland | US$1,000,000 | ENG Team England | n/a | Team event |
| 13 Oct | Equity & Law Challenge | England | 120,000 | ENG Barry Lane | n/a | New tournament |
| 18 Oct | Suntory World Match Play Championship | England | 275,000 | WAL Ian Woosnam | 32 | Limited-field event |
| 8 Nov | Kirin Cup | Japan | US$950,000 | USA Team USA | n/a | Team event |
| Kirin Cup Individual Trophy | n/a | USA Tom Kite | n/a | |||
| 21 Nov | [World Cup](1987-world-cup-men-s-golf) | United States | US$750,000 | WAL David Llewellyn and | ||
| WAL Ian Woosnam | n/a | Team event | ||||
| [World Cup Individual Trophy](1987-world-cup-men-s-golf) | WAL Ian Woosnam | n/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.
| Position | Player | Prize money (£) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WAL Ian Woosnam | 253,717 |
| 2 | ZIM Mark McNulty | 189,304 |
| 3 | ENG Nick Faldo | 181,833 |
| 4 | SCO Gordon Brand Jnr | 147,787 |
| 5 | FRG Bernhard Langer | 141,394 |
| 6 | ESP Seve Ballesteros | 138,843 |
| 7 | AUS Peter Senior | 126,091 |
| 8 | AUS Rodger Davis | 122,754 |
| 9 | SCO Sam Torrance | 122,556 |
| 10 | ENG Howard Clark | 122,535 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Golfer of the Year | WAL Ian Woosnam | |
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | ENG Peter Baker |
Notes
References
References
- "Tour History". European Tour.
- Davies, David. (28 October 1986). "Money for European Tour raised to £6.5m". The Guardian.
- (16 December 1986). "PGA's road to Morocco". The Guardian.
- (18 February 1987). "German event lifts tour pool to record". The Times.
- "1987 Tournament schedule". European Tour.
- (15 October 1987). "Sport in brief {{!}} Golf". The Guardian.
- Miller, David. (20 October 1987). "Threat to the welfare of golf". The Times.
- (17 November 1987). "Final statistics from European and US Tours {{!}} Top European earners". The Daily Telegraph.
- Moseley, Ron. (15 December 1987). "Ian is Ritz golfer of year". Reading Evening Post.
- (9 December 1987). "Rookie prize pays for tour". Evening Post.
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