1987 PGA Tour of Australia

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1987 PGA Tour of Australia season
Duration27 November 1986 (1986-11-27) – 30 November 1987 (1987-11-30)
Number of official events15
Most wins Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Senior (3)
Order of Merit Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Senior
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The 1987 PGA Tour of Australia was the 16th season on the PGA Tour of Australia, the main professional golf tour in Australia since it was formed in 1973.

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Schedule

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

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(A$)		Winner [a] OWGR
points		Notes
30 Nov Air New Zealand Shell Open New ZealandNZ$150,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rodger Davis (6)20
7 Dec Nissan-Mobil New Zealand Open New ZealandNZ$120,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rodger Davis (7)20
26 Jan U-Bix Classic [b] Australian Capital Territory100,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Senior (4)12
1 Feb Foster's Tattersall Tasmanian Open Tasmania75,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brian Jones (4)12
8 Feb Robert Boyd Transport Australian Match Play Championship Victoria100,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ian Baker-Finch (6)14
15 Feb Australian Masters Victoria300,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman (21)40
22 Feb Robert Boyd Transport Victorian Open Victoria110,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Roger Mackay (1)22
29 Feb Rich River Classic New South Wales75,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Senior (5)10
11 Oct Konica Queensland Open Queensland75,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Graham (5)10
18 Oct Queensland PGA Championship Queensland75,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Senior (6)10
25 Oct National Panasonic New South Wales Open New South Wales150,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Parry (1)18
1 Nov ESP Australian PGA Championship New South Wales170,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Roger Mackay (2)16
15 Nov West End South Australian Open South Australia100,000 Ulster Banner.svg Ronan Rafferty (1)12
22 Nov National Panasonic Western Australian Open Western Australia80,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gerry Taylor (1)12
30 Nov National Panasonic Australian Open Victoria300,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman (22)40

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars. [2]

PositionPlayerPrize money (A$)
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Senior 94,492
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Roger Mackay 73,994
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rodger Davis 70,465
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Vaughan Somers 57,165
5 Flag of the United States.svg Mike Colandro 49,731

Notes

  1. ↑ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour of Australia events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour of Australia members.
  2. ↑ incorporating the New South Wales PGA Championship.

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References

  1. ↑ McCormack, Mark H. (1988). Ebel World of Professional Golf 1988 . Collins Willow. pp. 232–244, 447–458. ISBN   0002182831 . Retrieved 8 November 2023– via Archive.org.
  2. ↑ "Curtis Strange första stora segern | Penningligan" [Curtis Strange's first big win | Money list]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 1. January 1988. p. 71. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
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