1987 Scottish Masters

1987 Scottish Masters

Tournament information
Dates	17–20 September 1987 (1987-09-17 – 1987-09-20)
Venue	Hospitality Inn
City	Glasgow
Country	Scotland
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Non-ranking event
Total prize fund	£50,000 [1]
Winner's share	£16,000 [2]
Highest break	Dennis Taylor  (NIR) (125) [3]
Final
Champion	Joe Johnson  (ENG)
Runner-up	Terry Griffiths  (WAL)
Score	9–7
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The 1987 Langs Scottish Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 17 and 20 September 1987 at the Hospitality Inn in Glasgow, Scotland. ^[4]

Joe Johnson won the tournament by defeating Terry Griffiths 9–7 in the final. ^[5]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: ^[3]

• Winner: £16,000
• Runner-up: £10,000
• Semi-final: £5,000
• Quarter-final: £3,125
• Highest break: £1,500
• Total: £50,000 ^[1]

Tournament draw

^[5]

	Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames				Semi-finals Best of 11 frames				Final Best of 17 Frames
	Joe Johnson  (ENG)	5
	Stephen Hendry  (SCO)	2
					Joe Johnson	6
					Cliff Thorburn	3
	Cliff Thorburn  (CAN)	5
	Dennis Taylor  (NIR)	2
									Joe Johnson	9
									Terry Griffiths	7
	Terry Griffiths  (WAL)	5
	Neal Foulds  (ENG)	4
					Terry Griffiths	6
					Jimmy White	3
	Jimmy White  (ENG)	5
	Alex Higgins  (NIR)	3

References

1. "Superkid wants Joe" . Daily Record. 5 June 1987. p. 45.
2. "Joe breaks Hearn 'grip'" . Evening Herald (Dublin). 21 September 1987. p. 41.
3. Smith, Terry, ed. (1988). "Langs Supreme Scottish Masters Results". Benson and Hedges Snooker Year (Fifth Edition). Aylesbury: Pelham Books. p. 67. ISBN   0720718309.
4. "Scottish Masters". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
5. Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 155.