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1987 PGA Tour

Golf tour season

Field	Value
year	1987
tour	PGA Tour
regular_season	–
no_of_events	46
most_wins	USA Paul Azinger (3)
USA Curtis Strange (3)
honor1	Money list
honoree1	USA Curtis Strange
honor2	PGA Player of the Year
honoree2	USA Paul Azinger
honor3	Rookie of the Year
honoree3	USA Keith Clearwater
prevseason	[1986](1986-pga-tour)
nextseason	[1988](1988-pga-tour)

USA Curtis Strange (3) The 1987 PGA Tour was the 72nd season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 19th season since separating from the PGA of America.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1987 season.

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse
(US$)	Winner	OWGR
points	Notes
Jan 10	MONY Tournament of Champions	California	500,000	USA Mac O'Grady (2)	52	Winners-only event
Jan 18	Bob Hope Chrysler Classic	California	900,000	USA Corey Pavin (5)	58	Pro-Am
Jan 25	Phoenix Open	Arizona	600,000	USA Paul Azinger (1)	54
Feb 1	AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am	California	600,000	USA Johnny Miller (24)	60	Pro-Am
Feb 8	Hawaiian Open	Hawaii	600,000	USA Corey Pavin (6)	48
Feb 15	Shearson Lehman Brothers Andy Williams Open	California	500,000	USA George Burns (4)	48
Feb 22	Los Angeles Open	California	600,000	TWN Chen Tze-chung (1)	48
Mar 1	Doral-Ryder Open	Florida	1,000,000	USA Lanny Wadkins (16)	64
Mar 8	Honda Classic	Florida	600,000	USA Mark Calcavecchia (2)	54
Mar 15	Hertz Bay Hill Classic	Florida	600,000	USA Payne Stewart (3)	58
Mar 22	USF&G Classic	Louisiana	500,000	USA Ben Crenshaw (13)	42
Mar 29	[Tournament Players Championship](1987-tournament-players-championship)	Florida	1,000,000	SCO Sandy Lyle (3)	70	Special event
Apr 5	Greater Greensboro Open	North Carolina	600,000	USA Scott Simpson (3)	46
Apr 12	[Masters Tournament](1987-masters-tournament)	Georgia	875,000	USA Larry Mize (2)	100	Major championship
Apr 12	Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic	Mississippi	200,000	USA David Ogrin (n/a)	10	Alternate event
Apr 19	MCI Heritage Golf Classic	South Carolina	650,000	USA Davis Love III (1)	50	Invitational
Apr 26	Big "I" Houston Open	Texas	600,000	USA Jay Haas (6)	50
May 3	Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational	Nevada	1,250,000	USA Paul Azinger (2)	58
May 10	Byron Nelson Golf Classic	Texas	600,000	USA Fred Couples (3)	48
May 17	Colonial National Invitation	Texas	600,000	USA Keith Clearwater (1)	52	Invitational
May 24	Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic	Georgia	600,000	CAN Dave Barr (2)	46
May 31	Memorial Tournament	Ohio	850,000	USA Don Pooley (2)	60	Invitational
Jun 7	Kemper Open	Maryland	700,000	USA Tom Kite (10)	48
Jun 14	Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic	New York	600,000	USA J. C. Snead (8)	42
Jun 21	[U.S. Open](1987-u-s-open-golf)	California	825,000	USA Scott Simpson (4)	100	Major championship
Jun 28	Canon Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open	Connecticut	700,000	USA Paul Azinger (3)	42
Jul 5	Canadian Open	Canada	600,000	USA Curtis Strange (10)	46
Jul 12	Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic	Virginia	612,000	USA Mark McCumber (5)	38
Jul 19	Hardee's Golf Classic	Illinois	500,000	USA Kenny Knox (2)	16
Jul 19	[The Open Championship](1987-open-championship)	Scotland	£650,000	ENG Nick Faldo (2)	100	Major championship
Jul 26	Buick Open	Michigan	600,000	USA Robert Wrenn (1)	42
Aug 2	Federal Express St. Jude Classic	Tennessee	725,000	USA Curtis Strange (11)	46
Aug 9	[PGA Championship](1987-pga-championship)	Florida	900,000	USA Larry Nelson (8)	100	Major championship
Aug 16	The International	Colorado	1,115,280	USA John Cook (3)	52
Aug 23	Beatrice Western Open	Illinois	800,000	USA D. A. Weibring (2)	40
Aug 30	NEC World Series of Golf	Ohio	800,000	USA Curtis Strange (12)	58	Limited-field event
Aug 30	Provident Classic	Tennessee	450,000	USA John Inman (1)	10	Alternate event
Sep 6	B.C. Open	New York	400,000	USA Joey Sindelar (3)	22
Sep 13	Bank of Boston Classic	Massachusetts	500,000	USA Sam Randolph (1)	32
Sep 21	Greater Milwaukee Open	Wisconsin	600,000	USA Gary Hallberg (2)	24
Sep 27	Southwest Golf Classic	Texas	400,000	USA Steve Pate (1)	22
Oct 4	Southern Open	Georgia	400,000	SCO Ken Brown (1)	24
Oct 11	Pensacola Open	Florida	300,000	USA Doug Tewell (4)	18
Oct 18	Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic	Florida	600,000	USA Larry Nelson (9)	48
Oct 25	Seiko Tucson Open	Arizona	600,000	USA Mike Reid (1)	48
Nov 1	Nabisco Championship	Texas	2,000,000	USA Tom Watson (37)	58
Nov 1	Centel Classic	Florida	500,000	USA Keith Clearwater (2)	10	Alternate 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](1987-ryder-cup)	England	n/a	EUR Team Europe	n/a	Team event
Nov 8	Kirin Cup	Japan	950,000	USA Team USA	n/a	Team event
Kirin Cup Individual Trophy	n/a	USA Tom Kite	n/a
Nov 14	Isuzu Kapalua International	Hawaii	600,000	USA Andy Bean	36
Nov 21	[World Cup](1987-world-cup-men-s-golf)	Hawaii	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
Nov 29	Skins Game	California	450,000	USA Lee Trevino	n/a	Limited-field event
Dec 6	JCPenney Classic	Florida	650,000	AUS Jane Crafter and
USA Steve Jones	n/a	Team event
Dec 13	Chrysler Team Championship	Florida	600,000	USA Mike Hulbert and
USA Bob Tway	n/a	Team event

Money list

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

Position	Player	Prize money ($)
1	USA Curtis Strange	925,941
2	USA Paul Azinger	822,481
3	USA Ben Crenshaw	638,194
4	USA Scott Simpson	621,032
5	USA Tom Watson	616,351
6	USA Larry Mize	561,407
7	AUS Greg Norman	535,450
8	USA Tom Kite	525,516
9	USA Chip Beck	523,003
10	USA Mark Calcavecchia	522,398

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
PGA Player of the Year	USA Paul Azinger
Rookie of the Year	USA Keith Clearwater
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award)	ZAF David Frost
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy)	USA Dan Pohl

Notes

References

"1987 Schedule". PGA Tour.
"1988 PGA Tour Media Guide". PGA Tour.
"1987 Official money". PGA Tour.
(2 November 1987). "Watson: Golf awards earned". The Californian.
(2 November 1987). "Watson ends 3-year slump {{!}} Azinger Player of the Year". Hartford Courant.
(1991). "1991 PGA Tour Media Guide". PGA Tour.
"2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide {{!}} Awards". PGA Tour.
Alfonso, David. (21 November 1987). "Volunteers needed for senior classic". The Tampa Tribune.
(3 November 1987). "Pohl wins Vardon Trophy with 70.25 average". The Palm Beach Post.

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