1987 Senior PGA Tour

1987 Senior PGA Tour season

Duration	January 7, 1987 (1987-01-07) – December 13, 1987 (1987-12-13)
Number of official events	33
Most wins	Chi-Chi Rodríguez (7)
Money list	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 [lower-alpha 1]	Notes
Jan 10	MONY Senior Tournament of Champions	California	100,000	Don January (22)
Feb 15	General Foods PGA Seniors' Championship	Florida	260,000	Chi-Chi Rodríguez (4)	Senior major championship
Mar 15	Del E. Webb Arizona Classic	Arizona	200,000	Billy Casper (5)
Mar 22	Vintage Chrysler Invitational	California	270,000	Bob Charles (1)
Mar 29	GTE Classic	California	275,000	Bob Charles (2)	New tournament
May 3	Sunwest Bank Charley Pride Senior Golf Classic	New Mexico	250,000	Bob Charles (3)
May 10	Vantage at The Dominion	Texas	250,000	Chi-Chi Rodríguez (5)
May 17	United Hospitals Senior Golf Championship	Pennsylvania	225,000	Chi-Chi Rodríguez (6)
May 24	Silver Pages Classic	Oklahoma	250,000	Chi-Chi Rodríguez (7)	New tournament
May 31	Denver Champions of Golf	Colorado	250,000	Bruce Crampton (8)
Jun 7	Senior Players Reunion Pro-Am	Texas	200,000	Chi-Chi Rodríguez (8)	Pro-Am
Jun 14	Mazda Senior Tournament Players Championship	Florida	400,000	Gary Player (5)	Senior PGA Tour major championship
Jun 28	Greater Grand Rapids Open	Michigan	250,000	Billy Casper (6)
Jul 5	The Greenbrier American Express Championship	West Virginia	225,000	Bruce Crampton (9)
Jul 12	U.S. Senior Open	Connecticut	300,000	Gary Player (6)	Senior major championship
Jul 19	MONY Syracuse Senior Classic	New York	250,000	Bruce Crampton (10)
Jul 26	Seniors' British Open	Scotland	£150,000	Neil Coles (n/a)	New tournament Senior major championship [lower-alpha 2]
Aug 2	NYNEX/Golf Digest Commemorative	New York	250,000	Gene Littler (6)
Aug 9	Digital Seniors Classic	Massachusetts	250,000	Chi-Chi Rodríguez (9)
Aug 16	Rancho Murieta Senior Gold Rush	California	300,000	Orville Moody (3)	New tournament
Aug 23	GTE Northwest Classic	Washington	300,000	Chi-Chi Rodríguez (10)
Aug 30	Showdown Classic	Utah	300,000	Miller Barber (19)
Sep 6	Bank One Senior Golf Classic	Kentucky	225,000	Bruce Crampton (11)
Sep 13	PaineWebber World Seniors Invitational	North Carolina	250,000	Gary Player (7)
Sep 20	Crestar Classic	Virginia	325,000	Larry Mowry (1)
Sep 27	Newport Cup	Rhode Island	200,000	Miller Barber (20)	New tournament
Oct 4	Vantage Championship	North Carolina	1,000,000	Al Geiberger (1)	New tournament
Oct 11	Pepsi Senior Challenge	Georgia	250,000	Larry Mowry (2)
Oct 18	Seniors International Golf Championship	South Carolina	250,000	Al Geiberger (2)
Oct 25	Las Vegas Senior Classic	Nevada	250,000	Al Geiberger (3)
Nov 15	Fairfield Barnett Senior Classic	Florida	200,000	Dave Hill (1)
Nov 22	Gus Machado Senior Classic	Florida	300,000	Gene Littler (7)	New tournament
Dec 13	GTE Kaanapali Classic	Hawaii	300,000	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	Chi-Chi Rodríguez	509,145
2	Bruce Crampton	437,904
3	Bob Charles	389,437
4	Orville Moody	355,793
5	Miller Barber	347,571

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award)	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

• Official website