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1987 PGA Championship

Field	Value
name	1987 PGA Championship
dates	August 6–9, 1987
location	Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
course	PGA National Golf Club
Champion Course
org	PGA of America
tour	PGA Tour
par	72
yardage	7002 yd
field	150 players, 74 after cut{{cite web	url=http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=371&date=1987&tourn_name_id=2
publisher	PGA.com	title=Tournament Info for: 1987 PGA Championship	access-date=September 19, 2012}}	cut = 151 (+7)
purse	$900,000
winners_share	$150,000
champion	USA Larry Nelson
score	287 (−1), playoff
previous	[1986](1986-pga-championship)
next	[1988](1988-pga-championship)

Champion Course |USA |USA Florida The 1987 PGA Championship was the 69th PGA Championship, held August 6–9 at the Champion Course of PGA National Golf Club in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. In hot and windy conditions, Larry Nelson won his second PGA Championship in a sudden-death playoff over 1977 champion Lanny Wadkins. It was Nelson's third and final major title.

D.A. Weibring, a 54-hole co-leader, shot 76 (+4) and finished a stroke back at even-par 288. The other co-leader, Mark McCumber, posted 77 and finished in a tie for fifth. Two major champions in contention shot high scores and fell back: Seve Ballesteros (78) and Raymond Floyd (80).

In the August heat of Florida, the attendance was low. A record high temperature for the day of 97 F was recorded on Sunday. It was the second major played in Florida, following the PGA Championship in 1971, played in February at the old PGA National. Through 2021, this is the last major played in the state. The purse was the last under $1 million at the PGA Championship.

With the win, Nelson gained an automatic bid to the Ryder Cup team in 1987, his third, bumping Don Pooley. Nelson's record in that competition in late September was 0–3–1, as the U.S. lost the Cup for the first time on home soil. He lost all three pairs matches and halved his singles match.

The Champion Course hosted the Ryder Cup in 1983 and the Senior PGA Championship for 19 years (1982–2000). Since 2007, it has been the venue of The Honda Classic on the PGA Tour, played in March.

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, August 6, 1987

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	USA Bobby Wadkins	68	−4
T2	USA David Edwards	69	−3
USA Fred Funk
T4	USA Raymond Floyd	70	−2
FRG Bernhard Langer
USA Larry Nelson
USA Curtis Strange
USA Lanny Wadkins
T9	USA Bobby Clampett	71	−1
ZAF Bobby Cole
USA Ray Freeman
USA Dan Pohl
USA Mike Reid
USA Tim Simpson

Second round

Saturday, August 7, 1987

Place	Player	Score	To par
T1	USA Raymond Floyd	70-70=140	−4
USA Lanny Wadkins	70-70=140
T3	USA Tim Simpson	71-70=141	−3
USA Jeff Sluman	72-69=141
T5	ESP Seve Ballesteros	72-70=142	−2
USA Ben Crenshaw	72-70=142
USA Larry Nelson	70-72=142
USA Bobby Wadkins	68-74=142
T9	USA Bobby Clampett	71-72=143	−1
USA Mark McCumber	74-69=143

Third round

Saturday, August 8, 1987

Place	Player	Score	To par
T1	USA Mark McCumber	74-69-69=212	−4
USA D. A. Weibring	73-72-67=212
T3	USA Raymond Floyd	70-70-73=213	−3
USA Bobby Wadkins	68-74-71=213
T5	ESP Seve Ballesteros	72-70-72=214	−2
USA Lanny Wadkins	70-70-74=214
7	USA Larry Nelson	70-72-73=215	−1
T8	USA Ben Crenshaw	72-70-74=216	E
ZAF David Frost	75-70-71=216
T10	USA Curt Byrum	74-75-68=217	+1
USA Don Pooley	73-71-73=217
ZWE Nick Price	76-71-70=217
USA Curtis Strange	70-76-71=217

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Final round

Sunday, August 9, 1987

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money ($)
T1	USA Larry Nelson	70-72-73-72=287	−1	Playoff
USA Lanny Wadkins	70-70-74-73=287
T3	USA Scott Hoch	74-74-71-69=288	E	58,750
USA D. A. Weibring	73-72-67-76=288
T5	USA Mark McCumber	74-69-69-77=289	+1	37,500
USA Don Pooley	73-71-73-72=289
T7	USA Ben Crenshaw	72-70-74-74=290	+2	27,500
USA Bobby Wadkins	68-74-71-77=290
9	USA Curtis Strange	70-76-71-74=291	+3	22,500
T10	ESP Seve Ballesteros	72-70-72-78=292	+4	17,000
ZAF David Frost	75-70-71-76=292
USA Tom Kite	72-77-71-72=292
ZWE Nick Price	76-71-70-75=292

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Scorecard

	Birdie		Bogey		Double bogey

Final round

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Par	4	4	5	3	4	5	3	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	3	4	3	5
USA Nelson	−1	E	−1	−2	−2	−2	−2	−2	−2	−2	−2	−2	−2	−1	−1	E	−1	−1
USA Wadkins	−3	−1	−2	−3	−3	−3	−3	−2	−1	−1	−2	E	E	E	−1	−1	−1	−1

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

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Playoff

The sudden-death playoff began on the par-4 10th hole, where both missed the green. Nelson chipped to six feet (1.8 m) and Wadkins to four. First to putt, Nelson saved par but Wadkins missed his attempt to extend the playoff.

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	USA Larry Nelson	4	E	150,000
2	USA Lanny Wadkins	x	+1	90,000

References

(August 10, 1987). "Wadkins' poor putt gives Nelson victory". Milwaukee Sentinel.
Boswell, Thomas. (August 10, 1987). "Nelson beats heat, pressure, Wadkins". Eugene Register-Guard.
Diaz, Jaime. (August 17, 1987). "Cool customer in a hot PGA".
Boswell, Thomas. (August 9, 1987). "McCumber, Weibring tied for PGA lead". Eugene Register-Guard.
Boswell, Thomas. (August 9, 1987). "The heat isn't as bad as PGA's profit motive". Eugene Register-Guard.
Hackenberg, Dave. (August 10, 1987). "Steady Nelson survives". Toledo Blade.
(August 10, 1987). "Nelson joins U.S. Ryder Cup team". Toledo Blade.
Glick, Shav. (August 7, 1987). "A rough first day at the PGA". Eugene Register-Guard.
Glick, Shav. (August 8, 1987). "A Wadkins shares lead with Floyd". Eugene Register-Guard.
"1987 PGA Championship". databasegolf.com.

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