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The 1987 PGA Tour season was played from January 7 to November 1. The season consisted of 46 official money events. 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.
[edit] Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1987 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
| Date |
Tournament |
Location |
Winner |
Score |
1st Prize ($) |
| Jan 10 |
MONY Tournament of Champions |
California |
 Mac O'Grady (2) |
278 (-10) |
90,000 |
| Jan 18 |
Bob Hope Chrysler Classic |
California |
Corey Pavin (5) |
341 (-19) |
162,000 |
| Jan 25 |
Phoenix Open |
Arizona |
Paul Azinger (1) |
268 (-16) |
108,000 |
| Feb 1 |
AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am |
California |
Johnny Miller (24) |
278 (-10) |
108,000 |
| Feb 8 |
Hawaiian Open |
Hawaii |
Corey Pavin (6) |
270 (-18) |
108,000 |
| Feb 15 |
Shearson Lehman Brothers Andy Williams Open |
California |
George Burns (4) |
266 (-22) |
90,000 |
| Feb 22 |
Los Angeles Open |
California |
 T. C. Chen (1) |
275 (-9) |
108,000 |
| Mar 1 |
Doral-Ryder Open |
Florida |
Lanny Wadkins (16) |
277 (-11) |
180,000 |
| Mar 8 |
Honda Classic |
Florida |
Mark Calcavecchia (2) |
279 (-9) |
108,000 |
| Mar 15 |
Hertz Bay Hill Classic |
Florida |
Payne Stewart (3) |
264 (-20) |
108,000 |
| Mar 22 |
USF&G Classic |
Louisiana |
Ben Crenshaw (13) |
268 (-20) |
90,000 |
| Mar 29 |
Tournament Players Championship |
Florida |
 Sandy Lyle (3) |
274 (-14) |
180,000 |
| Apr 5 |
Greater Greensboro Open |
North Carolina |
Scott Simpson (3) |
282 (-6) |
108,000 |
| Apr 12 |
Masters |
Georgia |
Larry Mize (2) |
285 (-3) |
162,000 |
| Apr 19 |
MCI Heritage Golf Classic |
South Carolina |
Davis Love III (1) |
271 (-13) |
117,000 |
| Apr 26 |
Big "I" Houston Open |
Texas |
Jay Haas (6) |
276 (-12) |
108,000 |
| May 3 |
Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational |
Nevada |
Paul Azinger (2) |
271 (-17) |
225,000 |
| May 10 |
Byron Nelson Golf Classic |
Texas |
Fred Couples (3) |
266 (-14) |
108,000 |
| May 17 |
Colonial National Invitation |
Texas |
Keith Clearwater (1) |
266 (-14) |
108,000 |
| May 24 |
Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic |
Georgia |
 Dave Barr (2) |
265 (-23) |
108,000 |
| May 31 |
Memorial Tournament |
Ohio |
Don Pooley (2) |
272 (-16) |
140,000 |
| Jun 7 |
Kemper Open |
Maryland |
Tom Kite (10) |
270 (-14) |
126,000 |
| Jun 14 |
Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic |
New York |
J. C. Snead (8) |
276 (-8) |
108,000 |
| Jun 21 |
U.S. Open |
California |
Scott Simpson (4) |
277 (-3) |
150,000 |
| Jun 28 |
Canon Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open |
Connecticut |
Paul Azinger (3) |
269 (-15) |
126,000 |
| Jul 5 |
Canadian Open |
Canada |
Curtis Strange (10) |
276 (-12) |
108,000 |
| Jul 12 |
Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic |
Virginia |
Mark McCumber (5) |
267 (-17) |
110,160 |
| Jul 19 |
Hardee's Golf Classic |
Illinois |
Kenny Knox (2) |
265 (-15) |
90,000 |
| Jul 19 |
British Open |
Scotland |
 Nick Faldo (2) |
279 (-5) |
120,000 |
| Jul 26 |
Buick Open |
Michigan |
Robert Wrenn (1) |
262 (-26) |
108,000 |
| Aug 2 |
Federal Express St. Jude Classic |
Tennessee |
Curtis Strange (11) |
275 (-13) |
130,328 |
| Aug 9 |
PGA Championship |
Florida |
Larry Nelson (8) |
287 (-1) |
150,000 |
| Aug 16 |
The International |
Colorado |
John Cook (3) |
16 (Stableford) |
180,000 |
| Aug 23 |
Beatrice Western Open |
Illinois |
D. A. Weibring (2) |
207 (-9) |
144,000 |
| Aug 30 |
NEC World Series of Golf |
Ohio |
Curtis Strange (12) |
275 (-5) |
144,000 |
| Aug 30 |
Provident Classic |
Tennessee |
John Inman (1) |
265 (-15) |
81,000 |
| Sep 6 |
B.C. Open |
New York |
Joey Sindelar (3) |
266 (-18) |
72,000 |
| Sep 13 |
Bank of Boston Classic |
Massachusetts |
Sam Randolph (1) |
199 (-14) |
90,000 |
| Sep 21 |
Greater Milwaukee Open |
Wisconsin |
Gary Hallberg (2) |
269 (-19) |
108,000 |
| Sep 27 |
Southwest Golf Classic |
Texas |
Steve Pate (1) |
273 (-15) |
72,000 |
| Oct 4 |
Southern Open |
Georgia |
Ken Brown (1) |
266 (-14) |
72,000 |
| Oct 11 |
Pensacola Open |
Florida |
Doug Tewell (4) |
269 (-15) |
54,000 |
| Oct 18 |
Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic |
Florida |
Larry Nelson (9) |
268 (-20) |
108,000 |
| Oct 25 |
Seiko Tucson Open |
Arizona |
Mike Reid (1) |
268 (-20) |
108,000 |
| Nov 1 |
Centel Classic |
Florida |
Keith Clearwater (2) |
278 (-10) |
90,000 |
| Nov 1 |
Nabisco Championship |
Texas |
Tom Watson (37) |
268 (-12) |
360,000 |
[edit] Leaders
Scoring Average leaders
Full 1987 Scoring Average List
Money List leaders
Full 1987 Official Money List
Career Money List leaders
| Rank |
Player |
Country |
Earnings ($) |
Wins |
| 1 |
Jack Nicklaus |
United States |
4,976,980 |
73 |
| 2 |
Tom Watson |
United States |
4,701,629 |
37 |
| 3 |
Tom Kite |
United States |
3,445,007 |
10 |
| 4 |
Raymond Floyd |
United States |
3,372,339 |
21 |
| 5 |
Lee Trevino |
United States |
3,315,502 |
29 |
Full 1987 Career Official Money List
[edit] Awards
[edit] External links
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