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 wins Flag of the United States.svg Chi-Chi Rodríguez (7)
Money list Flag of the United States.svg Chi-Chi Rodríguez
← 1986
1988 →

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.

Contents

Schedule

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

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)		Winner [a] Notes
Jan 10 MONY Senior Tournament of Champions California100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Don January (22)
Feb 15 General Foods PGA Seniors' Championship Florida260,000 Flag of the United States.svg Chi-Chi Rodríguez (4) Senior major championship
Mar 15 Del E. Webb Arizona Classic Arizona200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Billy Casper (5)
Mar 22 Vintage Chrysler Invitational California270,000 Flag of New Zealand.svg Bob Charles (1)
Mar 29 GTE Classic California275,000 Flag of New Zealand.svg Bob Charles (2)New tournament
May 3 Sunwest Bank Charley Pride Senior Golf Classic New Mexico250,000 Flag of New Zealand.svg Bob Charles (3)
May 10 Vantage at The Dominion Texas250,000 Flag of the United States.svg Chi-Chi Rodríguez (5)
May 17 United Hospitals Senior Golf Championship Pennsylvania225,000 Flag of the United States.svg Chi-Chi Rodríguez (6)
May 24 Silver Pages Classic Oklahoma250,000 Flag of the United States.svg Chi-Chi Rodríguez (7)New tournament
May 31 Denver Champions of Golf Colorado250,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bruce Crampton (8)
Jun 7 Senior Players Reunion Pro-Am Texas200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Chi-Chi Rodríguez (8)Pro-Am
Jun 14 Mazda Senior Tournament Players Championship Florida400,000 Flag of South Africa (1928-1994, bright version).svg Gary Player (5) Senior PGA Tour major championship
Jun 28 Greater Grand Rapids Open Michigan250,000 Flag of the United States.svg Billy Casper (6)
Jul 5 The Greenbrier American Express Championship West Virginia225,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bruce Crampton (9)
Jul 12 U.S. Senior Open Connecticut300,000 Flag of South Africa (1928-1994, bright version).svg Gary Player (6) Senior major championship
Jul 19 MONY Syracuse Senior Classic New York250,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bruce Crampton (10)
Jul 26 Seniors' British Open Scotland£150,000 Flag of England.svg Neil Coles (n/a)New tournament
Senior major championship [b]
Aug 2 NYNEX/Golf Digest Commemorative New York250,000 Flag of the United States.svg Gene Littler (6)
Aug 9 Digital Seniors Classic Massachusetts250,000 Flag of the United States.svg Chi-Chi Rodríguez (9)
Aug 16 Rancho Murieta Senior Gold Rush California300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Orville Moody (3)New tournament
Aug 23 GTE Northwest Classic Washington300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Chi-Chi Rodríguez (10)
Aug 30 Showdown Classic Utah300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Miller Barber (19)
Sep 6 Bank One Senior Golf Classic Kentucky225,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bruce Crampton (11)
Sep 13 PaineWebber World Seniors Invitational North Carolina250,000 Flag of South Africa (1928-1994, bright version).svg Gary Player (7)
Sep 20 Crestar Classic Virginia325,000 Flag of the United States.svg Larry Mowry (1)
Sep 27 Newport Cup Rhode Island200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Miller Barber (20)New tournament
Oct 4 Vantage Championship North Carolina1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Al Geiberger (1)New tournament
Oct 11 Pepsi Senior Challenge Georgia250,000 Flag of the United States.svg Larry Mowry (2)
Oct 18 Seniors International Golf Championship South Carolina250,000 Flag of the United States.svg Al Geiberger (2)
Oct 25 Las Vegas Senior Classic Nevada250,000 Flag of the United States.svg Al Geiberger (3)
Nov 15 Fairfield Barnett Senior Classic Florida200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Dave Hill (1)
Nov 22 Gus Machado Senior Classic Florida300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Gene Littler (7)New tournament
Dec 13 GTE Kaanapali Classic Hawaii300,000 Flag of the United States.svg 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]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Flag of the United States.svg Chi-Chi Rodríguez 509,145
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bruce Crampton 437,904
3 Flag of New Zealand.svg Bob Charles 389,437
4 Flag of the United States.svg Orville Moody 355,793
5 Flag of the United States.svg Miller Barber 347,571

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) Flag of the United States.svg 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.
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