1987 Senior PGA Tour

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1987 Senior PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 7, 1987 (1987-01-07) – December 13, 1987 (1987-12-13)
Number of official events33
Most winsUnited States Chi-Chi Rodríguez (7)
Money listUnited States Chi-Chi Rodríguez
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The 1987 Senior PGA Tour was the eighth season of the Senior PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States for men aged 50 and over.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1987 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$) 		Winner[a] Notes
Jan 10 MONY Senior Tournament of Champions California 100,000 United States Don January (22)
Feb 15 General Foods PGA Seniors' Championship Florida 260,000 United States Chi-Chi Rodríguez (4) Senior major championship
Mar 15 Del E. Webb Arizona Classic Arizona 200,000 United States Billy Casper (5)
Mar 22 Vintage Chrysler Invitational California 270,000 New Zealand Bob Charles (1)
Mar 29 GTE Classic California 275,000 New Zealand Bob Charles (2) New tournament
May 3 Sunwest Bank Charley Pride Senior Golf Classic New Mexico 250,000 New Zealand Bob Charles (3)
May 10 Vantage at The Dominion Texas 250,000 United States Chi-Chi Rodríguez (5)
May 17 United Hospitals Senior Golf Championship Pennsylvania 225,000 United States Chi-Chi Rodríguez (6)
May 24 Silver Pages Classic Oklahoma 250,000 United States Chi-Chi Rodríguez (7) New tournament
May 31 Denver Champions of Golf Colorado 250,000 Australia Bruce Crampton (8)
Jun 7 Senior Players Reunion Pro-Am Texas 200,000 United States Chi-Chi Rodríguez (8) Pro-Am
Jun 14 Mazda Senior Tournament Players Championship Florida 400,000 South Africa Gary Player (5) Senior PGA Tour major championship
Jun 28 Greater Grand Rapids Open Michigan 250,000 United States Billy Casper (6)
Jul 5 The Greenbrier American Express Championship West Virginia 225,000 Australia Bruce Crampton (9)
Jul 12 U.S. Senior Open Connecticut 300,000 South Africa Gary Player (6) Senior major championship
Jul 19 MONY Syracuse Senior Classic New York 250,000 Australia Bruce Crampton (10)
Jul 26 Seniors' British Open Scotland £150,000 England Neil Coles (n/a) New tournament
Senior major championship[b]
Aug 2 NYNEX/Golf Digest Commemorative New York 250,000 United States Gene Littler (6)
Aug 9 Digital Seniors Classic Massachusetts 250,000 United States Chi-Chi Rodríguez (9)
Aug 16 Rancho Murieta Senior Gold Rush California 300,000 United States Orville Moody (3) New tournament
Aug 23 GTE Northwest Classic Washington 300,000 United States Chi-Chi Rodríguez (10)
Aug 30 Showdown Classic Utah 300,000 United States Miller Barber (19)
Sep 6 Bank One Senior Golf Classic Kentucky 225,000 Australia Bruce Crampton (11)
Sep 13 PaineWebber World Seniors Invitational North Carolina 250,000 South Africa Gary Player (7)
Sep 20 Crestar Classic Virginia 325,000 United States Larry Mowry (1)
Sep 27 Newport Cup Rhode Island 200,000 United States Miller Barber (20) New tournament
Oct 4 Vantage Championship North Carolina 1,000,000 United States Al Geiberger (1) New tournament
Oct 11 Pepsi Senior Challenge Georgia 250,000 United States Larry Mowry (2)
Oct 18 Seniors International Golf Championship South Carolina 250,000 United States Al Geiberger (2)
Oct 25 Las Vegas Senior Classic Nevada 250,000 United States Al Geiberger (3)
Nov 15 Fairfield Barnett Senior Classic Florida 200,000 United States Dave Hill (1)
Nov 22 Gus Machado Senior Classic Florida 300,000 United States Gene Littler (7) New tournament
Dec 13 GTE Kaanapali Classic Hawaii 300,000 United States Orville Moody (4) New tournament

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1 United States Chi-Chi Rodríguez 509,145
2 Australia Bruce Crampton 437,904
3 New Zealand Bob Charles 389,437
4 United States Orville Moody 355,793
5 United States Miller Barber 347,571

Awards

Award Winner Ref.
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) United States Chi-Chi Rodríguez [4]

Notes

  1. ^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Senior PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Senior PGA Tour members.
  2. ^ Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

References

  1. ^ "1988 Senior PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  2. ^ "2004 Champions Tour Media Guide | Tournament Chronology" (PDF). PGA Tour. pp. 219–233 (5-21–5-35 in document). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 7, 2014. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  3. ^ "1987 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 1, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  4. ^ "1987 Scoring average". PGA Tour. Retrieved December 3, 2023.

External links

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