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{{Short description|Golf tour season}}
The '''1987 European Tour''' was the sixteenth official season of [[golf]] tournaments known as the [[PGA European Tour]].
{{use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox golf season
| year = 1987
| tour = European Tour
| regular_season = {{Start date|1987|3|19|df=y}} – {{end date|1987|11|1|df=y}}
| no_of_events = 27{{efn|One further tournament was scheduled but was cancelled.}}
| most_wins = {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Ian Woosnam]] (4)
| honor1 = Order of Merit
| honoree1 = {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Ian Woosnam]]
| honor2 = Golfer of the Year
| honoree2 = {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Ian Woosnam]]
| honor3 = Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year
| honoree3 = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Peter Baker (golfer)|Peter Baker]]
| honor4 =
| honoree4 =
| prevseason = [[1986 European Tour|1986]]
| nextseason = [[1988 European Tour|1988]]
}}
The '''1987 European Tour''', titled as the '''1987 PGA European Tour''',<ref name=history>{{cite web |url=http://www.europeantour.com/tourgroup/history/index.html |title=Tour History |publisher=European Tour |access-date=17 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100404045237/http://www.europeantour.com/tourgroup/history/index.html |archive-date=4 April 2010}}</ref> was the 16th season of the [[European Tour]], the main [[professional golf tour]] in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.


==Changes for 1987==
The Order of Merit was won by Wales' [[Ian Woosnam]].
The season was made up of 27 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and several non-counting "Approved Special Events".<ref>{{cite news |last=Davies |first=David |title=Money for European Tour raised to £6.5m |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London, United Kingdom |date=28 October 1986 |page=31 |via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/260281164/ |access-date=7 June 2020 |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref name=german/>

There were several changes from the previous season, with the addition of the [[Moroccan Open]]<ref>{{cite news |title=PGA's road to Morocco |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London, United Kingdom |date=16 December 1986 |page=27 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/260295190/ |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=27 May 2020 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> and the [[German Masters (golf)|German Masters]],<ref name=german>{{cite news |title=German event lifts tour pool to record |newspaper=The Times |location=London, United Kingdom |date=18 February 1987 |page=38 |via=The Times Digital Archive |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0503132975/TTDA?u=bli_ttda&sid=TTDA&xid=c1b1746e |access-date=7 June 2020 |url-access=limited}}</ref> the return of the [[Volvo Belgian Open]] and the loss of the [[Car Care Plan International]].


==Schedule==
==Schedule==
The following table lists official events during the 1987 season.<ref>{{cite web |title=1987 Tournament schedule |url=https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/schedule/1987/ |publisher=European Tour |access-date=20 October 2023}}</ref>
The table below shows the 1987 European Tour schedule which was made up of 28 tournaments, which included the major national opens around Europe. There were several changes from the previous season, with the addition of the [[Moroccan Open]] and the [[German Masters]], the return of the [[Belgian Open (golf)|Belgian Open]], and the loss of the [[Car Care Plan International]] and the [[Sanyo Open]].


{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
!Date
|-
!Dates
!Tournament
!Tournament
!Host country
!Host country
!Purse<br>([[Pound sterling|£]])
!Winner
!Winner{{efn|name=totals|The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of European Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for European Tour members and are inclusive of the three United States-based [[Men's major golf championships|major championships]] which were included on the schedule for the first time in 1998, with earlier editions having retrospectively been recognised as official tour wins.}}
![[Official World Golf Ranking|OWGR]]<br>points
!Notes
!Notes
|-
|-
|19&ndash;22&nbsp;Mar
|22 Mar
|[[Moroccan Open]]
|[[Moroccan Open]]
|[[Morocco]]
|Morocco
|align=right|175,000
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Howard Clark (golfer)|Howard Clark]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Howard Clark (golfer)|Howard Clark]] (9)
|align=center|16
|New tournament
|New tournament
|-
|-
|8&ndash;12&nbsp;Apr
|12 Apr
|[[Jersey Open]]
|[[Jersey Open]]
|[[Jersey]]
|Jersey
|align=right|100,000
|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Ian Woosnam]]
|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Ian Woosnam]] (5)
|align=center|16
|
|
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|12 Apr
|'''[[1987 Masters Tournament|Masters Tournament]]'''
|United States
|align=right|US$875,000
|{{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Larry Mize]]''' (n/a)
|align=center|100
|[[Men's major golf championships|Major championship]]{{efn|name=unofficial|Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.}}
|-
|-
|16&ndash;19&nbsp;Apr
|19 Apr
|[[Suze Open]]
|[[Suze Open]]
|[[France]]
|France
|align=right|150,000
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Severiano Ballesteros]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Seve Ballesteros]] (34)
|align=center|22
|
|
|-
|-
|23&ndash;26&nbsp;Apr
|26 Apr
|[[Cepsa Madrid Open]]
|[[Cepsa Madrid Open]]
|[[Spain]]
|Spain
|align=right|175,000
|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Ian Woosnam]]
|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Ian Woosnam]] (6)
|align=center|22
|
|
|-
|-
|3 May
|30&nbsp;Apr&ndash;3&nbsp;May
|[[Lancia Italian Open]]
|[[Lancia Italian Open]]
|[[Italy]]
|Italy
|align=right|150,000
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Sam Torrance]]
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Sam Torrance]] (12)
|align=center|18
|
|
|-
|-
|7&ndash;10&nbsp;May
|10 May
|[[Epson Grand Prix of Europe Match Play Championship]]
|[[Epson Grand Prix of Europe Matchplay Championship]]
|[[Wales]]
|Wales
|align=right|250,000
|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Mats Lanner]]
|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Mats Lanner]] (1)
|
|align=center|42
|Limited-field event
|-
|-
|14&ndash;17&nbsp;May
|17 May
|[[Peugeot Spanish Open]]
|[[Peugeot Spanish Open]]
|[[Spain]]
|Spain
|align=right|175,000
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Nick Faldo]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Nick Faldo]] (12)
|align=center|42
|
|
|-
|-
|22&ndash;25&nbsp;May
|25 May
|[[Whyte & Mackay PGA Championship]]
|[[Whyte & Mackay PGA Championship]]
|[[England]]
|England
|align=right|225,000
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Bernhard Langer]]
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Bernhard Langer]] (17)
|align=center|44
|
|
|-
|-
|28&ndash;31&nbsp;May
|31 May
|[[London Standard Four Stars National Pro-Celebrity]]
|[[London Standard Four Stars National Pro-Celebrity]]
|[[England]]
|England
|align=right|150,000
|{{flagicon|ZWE}} [[Mark McNulty]]
|{{flagicon|ZWE}} [[Mark McNulty]] (4)
|
|align=center|16
|Pro-Am
|-
|-
|4&ndash;7&nbsp;Jun
|7 Jun
|[[Dunhill British Masters]]
|[[Dunhill British Masters]]
|[[England]]
|England
|align=right|200,000
|{{flagicon|ZWE}} [[Mark McNulty]]
|{{flagicon|ZWE}} [[Mark McNulty]] (5)
|align=center|40
|
|
|-
|-
|10&ndash;13&nbsp;Jun
|13 Jun
|[[Peugeot Open de France]]
|[[Peugeot Open de France]]
|[[France]]
|France
|align=right|250,000
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[José Rivero]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[José Rivero]] (2)
|align=center|38
|
|
|-
|-
|17&ndash;20&nbsp;Jun
|20 Jun
|[[Volvo Belgian Open]]
|[[Volvo Belgian Open]]
|[[Belgium]]
|Belgium
|align=right|150,000
|{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Eamonn Darcy]]
|{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Eamonn Darcy]] (3)
|align=center|14
|
|
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|21 Jun
|'''[[1987 U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]'''
|United States
|align=right|US$825,000
|{{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Scott Simpson (golfer)|Scott Simpson]]''' (n/a)
|align=center|100
|[[Men's major golf championships|Major championship]]{{efn|name=unofficial}}
|-
|-
|24&ndash;27&nbsp;Jun
|27 Jun
|[[Johnnie Walker Monte Carlo Open]]
|[[Johnnie Walker Monte Carlo Open]]
|France
|[[Monaco]]
|align=right|200,000
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Peter Senior]]
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Peter Senior]] (2)
|align=center|22
|
|
|-
|-
|2&ndash;5&nbsp;Jul
|5 Jul
|[[Carroll's Irish Open]]
|[[Carroll's Irish Open]]
|[[Republic of Ireland]]
|Ireland
|align=right|225,000
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Bernhard Langer]]
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Bernhard Langer]] (18)
|align=center|44
|
|
|-
|-
|11 Jul
|8&ndash;11&nbsp;July
|[[Bell's Scottish Open]]
|[[Bell's Scottish Open]]
|Scotland
|[[England]]
|align=right|200,000
|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Ian Woosnam]]
|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Ian Woosnam]] (7)
|
|align=center|44
|-
|'''16&ndash;19&nbsp;Jul'''
|'''[[The Open Championship]]'''
|'''[[Scotland]]'''
|{{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Nick Faldo]]'''
|
|
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|19 Jul
|'''[[1987 Open Championship|The Open Championship]]'''
|Scotland
|align=right|650,000
|{{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Nick Faldo]]''' (13)
|align=center|100
|[[Men's major golf championships|Major championship]]
|-
|-
|23&ndash;26&nbsp;Jul
|26 Jul
|[[KLM Dutch Open]]
|[[KLM Dutch Open]]
|[[Netherlands]]
|Netherlands
|align=right|175,000
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Gordon Brand, Jnr]]
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Gordon Brand Jnr]] (5)
|align=center|40
|
|
|-
|-
|2 Aug
|30&nbsp;Jul&ndash;2&nbsp;Aug
|[[Scandinavian Enterprise Open]]
|[[Scandinavian Enterprise Open]]
|[[Sweden]]
|Sweden
|align=right|200,000
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Gordon Brand, Jnr]]
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Gordon Brand Jnr]] (6)
|align=center|34
|
|
|-
|-
|6&ndash;9&nbsp;Aug
|9 Aug
|[[PLM Open]]
|[[PLM Open]]
|[[Sweden]]
|Sweden
|align=right|150,000
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Howard Clark (golfer)|Howard Clark]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Howard Clark (golfer)|Howard Clark]] (10)
|align=center|16
|
|
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|9 Aug
|'''[[1987 PGA Championship|PGA Championship]]'''
|United States
|align=right|US$900,000
|{{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Larry Nelson]]''' (n/a)
|align=center|100
|[[Men's major golf championships|Major championship]]{{efn|name=unofficial}}
|-
|-
|13&ndash;16&nbsp;Aug
|16 Aug
|[[Benson and Hedges International Open]]
|[[Benson & Hedges International Open]]
|[[England]]
|England
|align=right|200,000
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Noel Ratcliffe]]
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Noel Ratcliffe]] (2)
|align=center|42
|
|
|-
|-
|20&ndash;23&nbsp;Aug
|23 Aug
|[[Lawrence Batley International]]
|[[Lawrence Batley International]]
|[[England]]
|England
|align=right|150,000
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Mark O'Meara]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Mark O'Meara]] (n/a)
|align=center|22
|
|
|-
|-
|27&ndash;30&nbsp;Aug
|30 Aug
|[[German Open (golf)|German Open]]
|[[German Open (golf)|German Open]]
|[[West Germany]]
|West Germany
|align=right|275,000
|{{flagicon|ZWE}} [[Mark McNulty]]
|{{flagicon|ZWE}} [[Mark McNulty]] (6)
|align=center|38
|
|
|-
|-
|6 Sep
|3&ndash;6&nbsp;Sept
|[[Ebel European Masters Swiss Open]]
|[[Ebel European Masters Swiss Open]]
|[[Switzerland]]
|Switzerland
|align=right|350,000
|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Anders Forsbrand]]
|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Anders Forsbrand]] (1)
|align=center|42
|
|
|-
|-
|13 Sep
|10&ndash;13&nbsp;Sept
|[[Panasonic European Open]]
|[[Panasonic European Open]]
|[[England]]
|England
|align=right|225,000
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Paul Way]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Paul Way]] (3)
|align=center|48
|
|
|-
|-
|20 Sep
|17&ndash;20&nbsp;Sept
|[[Lancome Trophy]]
|[[Trophée Lancôme]]
|[[France]]
|France
|align=right|300,000
|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Ian Woosnam]]
|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Ian Woosnam]] (8)
|align=center|46
|Limited-field event
|-
|11 Oct
|[[German Masters (golf)|German Masters]]
|West Germany
|align=right|275,000
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Sandy Lyle]] (13)
|align=center|46
|New tournament
|-
|<s>25 Oct</s>
|[[Barcelona Open (golf)|Barcelona Open]]
|Spain
|align=center|–
|''Cancelled''{{efn|Tournament initially postponed and then later cancelled due to bad weather rendering the course unplayable.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sport in brief {{!}} Golf |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London, United Kingdom |date=15 October 1987 |page=30 |via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/260324242/ |access-date=7 June 2020 |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Miller |first=David |title=Threat to the welfare of golf |newspaper=The Times |location=London, United Kingdom |date=20 October 1987 |page=48 |via=The Times Digital Archive |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0503132975/TTDA?u=bli_ttda&sid=TTDA&xid=c1b1746e |access-date=7 June 2020 |url-access=limited}}</ref>}}
|align=center|–
|
|
|-
|-
|1 Nov
|8&ndash;11&nbsp;Oct
|[[German Masters]]
|[[Portuguese Open]]
|Portugal
|[[West Germany]]
|align=right|100,000
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Sandy Lyle]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Robert Lee (golfer)|Robert Lee]] (2)
|align=center|12
|
|}

===Unofficial events===
The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
!Date
!Tournament
!Host country
!Purse<br>([[Pound sterling|£]])
!Winner(s)
![[Official World Golf Ranking|OWGR]]<br>points
!Notes
|-
|27 Sep
|[[Vernons Open]]
|England
|align=right|60,000
|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[David Llewellyn (golfer)|David Llewellyn]]
|align=center|12
|
|-
|27 Sep
|[[1987 Ryder Cup|Ryder Cup]]
|United States
|align=center|n/a
|{{flagdeco|EUR}} Team Europe
|align=center|n/a
|Team event
|-
|4 Oct
|[[1987 Dunhill Cup|Dunhill Cup]]
|Scotland
|align=right|US$1,000,000
|{{flagdeco|ENG}} Team England
|align=center|n/a
|Team event
|-
|13 Oct
|[[Equity & Law Challenge]]
|England
|align=right|120,000
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Barry Lane]]
|align=center|n/a
|New tournament
|New tournament
|-
|-
|15&ndash;18&nbsp;Oct
|18 Oct
|[[Suntory World Match Play]]
|[[Suntory World Match Play Championship]]
|[[England]]
|England
|align=right|275,000
|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Ian Woosnam]]
|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Ian Woosnam]]
|align=center|32
|Limited-field event
|-
|rowspan=2|8 Nov
|[[Kirin Cup (golf)|Kirin Cup]]
|rowspan=2|Japan
|align=right|US$950,000
|{{flagdeco|USA}} Team USA
|align=center|n/a
|Team event
|-
|[[Kirin Cup (golf)|Kirin Cup Individual Trophy]]
|align=center|n/a
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Kite]]
|align=center|n/a
|
|
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|21 Nov
|29&nbsp;Oct&ndash;1&nbsp;Nov
|[[1987 World Cup (men's golf)|World Cup]]
|[[Portuguese Open]]
|rowspan=2|United States
|[[Portugal]]
|rowspan=2 align=right|US$750,000
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Robert Lee (golfer)|Robert Lee]]
|{{flagdeco|WAL}} [[David Llewellyn (golfer)|David Llewellyn]] and<br>{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Ian Woosnam]]
|align=center|n/a
|Team event
|-
|[[1987 World Cup (men's golf)|World Cup Individual Trophy]]
|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Ian Woosnam]]
|align=center|n/a
|
|
|}
|}


==Order of Merit==
==Order of Merit==
The PGA European Tour's money list was known as the "Order of Merit". It was based on prize money earned during the season and calculated in [[Pound sterling]].<ref name=history>{{cite web |url=http://www.europeantour.com/default.sps?pagegid={BE26E80B-7EF5-4AA9-84F6-6512919B75ED} |title=Tour History |work=[[PGA European Tour]] |accessdate=2010-01-17}}</ref>
The [[Harry Vardon Trophy#Winners|Order of Merit]] was titled as the '''Epson Order of Merit''' and was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in [[Pound sterling]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/751105459/ |title=Final statistics from European and US Tours {{!}} Top European earners |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |location=London, United Kingdom |page=40 |date=17 November 1987 |access-date=20 October 2023 |url-access=subscription |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!Position !! Player !! Country !! Prize money ([[Pound sterling|£]])
!Position !! Player !! Prize money ([[Pound sterling|£]])
|-
|-
|align=center|1 || [[Ian Woosnam]] ||{{WAL}} || align=center|253,717
|align=center|1 || {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Ian Woosnam]] || align=center|253,717
|-
|-
|align=center|2 || [[Mark McNulty]] ||{{ZWE}} || align=center|189,304
|align=center|2 || {{flagicon|ZIM}} [[Mark McNulty]] || align=center|189,304
|-
|-
|align=center|3 || [[Nick Faldo]] ||{{ENG}} || align=center|181,833
|align=center|3 || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Nick Faldo]] || align=center|181,833
|-
|-
|align=center|4 || [[Gordon Brand, Jnr]] ||{{SCO}} || align=center|147,787
|align=center|4 || {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Gordon Brand Jnr]] || align=center|147,787
|-
|-
|align=center|5 || [[Bernhard Langer]] ||{{FRG}} || align=center|141,394
|align=center|5 || {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Bernhard Langer]] || align=center|141,394
|-
|-
|align=center|6 || [[Severiano Ballesteros]] ||{{ESP}} || align=center|138,843
|align=center|6 || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Seve Ballesteros]] || align=center|138,843
|-
|-
|align=center|7 || [[Peter Senior]] ||{{AUS}} || align=center|126,091
|align=center|7 || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Peter Senior]] || align=center|126,091
|-
|-
|align=center|8 || [[Rodger Davis]] ||{{AUS}} || align=center|122,754
|align=center|8 || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rodger Davis]] || align=center|122,754
|-
|align=center|9 || {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Sam Torrance]] || align=center|122,556
|-
|align=center|10 || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Howard Clark (golfer)|Howard Clark]] || align=center|122,535
|}

==Awards==
{| class="wikitable"
!Award!!Winner!!{{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
|-
| [[European Tour Golfer of the Year|Golfer of the Year]] || {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Ian Woosnam]] || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/807211746/ |title=Ian is Ritz golfer of year |newspaper=Reading Evening Post |first=Ron |last=Moseley |location=Reading, United Kingdom |page=18 |date=15 December 1987 |access-date=20 October 2023 |url-access=subscription |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
|align=center|9 || [[Sam Torrance]] ||{{SCO}} || align=center|122,556
|-
|-
| [[Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year]] || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Peter Baker (golfer)|Peter Baker]] || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/804842316/ |title=Rookie prize pays for tour |newspaper=Evening Post |location=Nottingham, United Kingdom |page=18 |date=9 December 1987 |access-date=20 October 2023 |url-access=subscription |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
|align=center|10 || [[Howard Clark (golfer)|Howard Clark]] ||{{ENG}} || align=center|122,535
|}
|}


==See also==
==Notes==
{{notelist}}
*[[Golfers with most European Tour wins]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{official site|https://www.europeantour.com/}}
*[http://www.europeantour.com/default.sps?pageid=100&pagegid={BD331171-92FF-422B-9B01-24CD5B3C1874}&seasonid=24 1987 season results on the PGA European Tour website]
*[http://www.europeantour.com/publish.sps?syndicatorguid=&rmasiteinstanceguid=&pagegid={7E944807-48EC-411A-B82A-D56203FDC915}&seasonid=24 1987 Order of Merit on the PGA European Tour website]


{{European Tour Seasons}}
{{European Tour Seasons}}


[[Category:European Tour seasons]]
[[Category:1987 in golf|European Tour]]
[[Category:1987 in golf|European Tour]]
[[Category:European Tour]]
[[Category:1987 in European sport|European Tour]]

Latest revision as of 03:34, 1 June 2024

1987 European Tour season
Duration19 March 1987 (1987-03-19) – 1 November 1987 (1987-11-01)
Number of official events27[a]
Most winsWales Ian Woosnam (4)
Order of MeritWales Ian Woosnam
Golfer of the YearWales Ian Woosnam
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the YearEngland Peter Baker
← 1986
1988 →

The 1987 European Tour, titled as the 1987 PGA European Tour,[1] was the 16th season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.

Changes for 1987

[edit]

The season was made up of 27 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and several non-counting "Approved Special Events".[2][3]

There were several changes from the previous season, with the addition of the Moroccan Open[4] and the German Masters,[3] the return of the Volvo Belgian Open and the loss of the Car Care Plan International.

Schedule

[edit]

The following table lists official events during the 1987 season.[5]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(£) 		Winner[b] OWGR
points 		Notes
22 Mar Moroccan Open Morocco 175,000 England Howard Clark (9) 16 New tournament
12 Apr Jersey Open Jersey 100,000 Wales Ian Woosnam (5) 16
12 Apr Masters Tournament United States US$875,000 United States Larry Mize (n/a) 100 Major championship[c]
19 Apr Suze Open France 150,000 Spain Seve Ballesteros (34) 22
26 Apr Cepsa Madrid Open Spain 175,000 Wales Ian Woosnam (6) 22
3 May Lancia Italian Open Italy 150,000 Scotland Sam Torrance (12) 18
10 May Epson Grand Prix of Europe Matchplay Championship Wales 250,000 Sweden Mats Lanner (1) 42 Limited-field event
17 May Peugeot Spanish Open Spain 175,000 England Nick Faldo (12) 42
25 May Whyte & Mackay PGA Championship England 225,000 West Germany Bernhard Langer (17) 44
31 May London Standard Four Stars National Pro-Celebrity England 150,000 Zimbabwe Mark McNulty (4) 16 Pro-Am
7 Jun Dunhill British Masters England 200,000 Zimbabwe Mark McNulty (5) 40
13 Jun Peugeot Open de France France 250,000 Spain José Rivero (2) 38
20 Jun Volvo Belgian Open Belgium 150,000 Republic of Ireland Eamonn Darcy (3) 14
21 Jun U.S. Open United States US$825,000 United States Scott Simpson (n/a) 100 Major championship[c]
27 Jun Johnnie Walker Monte Carlo Open France 200,000 Australia Peter Senior (2) 22
5 Jul Carroll's Irish Open Ireland 225,000 West Germany Bernhard Langer (18) 44
11 Jul Bell's Scottish Open Scotland 200,000 Wales Ian Woosnam (7) 44
19 Jul The Open Championship Scotland 650,000 England Nick Faldo (13) 100 Major championship
26 Jul KLM Dutch Open Netherlands 175,000 Scotland Gordon Brand Jnr (5) 40
2 Aug Scandinavian Enterprise Open Sweden 200,000 Scotland Gordon Brand Jnr (6) 34
9 Aug PLM Open Sweden 150,000 England Howard Clark (10) 16
9 Aug PGA Championship United States US$900,000 United States Larry Nelson (n/a) 100 Major championship[c]
16 Aug Benson & Hedges International Open England 200,000 Australia Noel Ratcliffe (2) 42
23 Aug Lawrence Batley International England 150,000 United States Mark O'Meara (n/a) 22
30 Aug German Open West Germany 275,000 Zimbabwe Mark McNulty (6) 38
6 Sep Ebel European Masters Swiss Open Switzerland 350,000 Sweden Anders Forsbrand (1) 42
13 Sep Panasonic European Open England 225,000 England Paul Way (3) 48
20 Sep Trophée Lancôme France 300,000 Wales Ian Woosnam (8) 46 Limited-field event
11 Oct German Masters West Germany 275,000 Scotland Sandy Lyle (13) 46 New tournament
25 Oct Barcelona Open Spain – Cancelled[d] –
1 Nov Portuguese Open Portugal 100,000 England Robert Lee (2) 12

Unofficial events

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The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(£) 		Winner(s) OWGR
points 		Notes
27 Sep Vernons Open England 60,000 Wales David Llewellyn 12
27 Sep Ryder Cup United States n/a Team Europe n/a Team event
4 Oct Dunhill Cup Scotland US$1,000,000 Team England n/a Team event
13 Oct Equity & Law Challenge England 120,000 England Barry Lane n/a New tournament
18 Oct Suntory World Match Play Championship England 275,000 Wales Ian Woosnam 32 Limited-field event
8 Nov Kirin Cup Japan US$950,000 Team USA n/a Team event
Kirin Cup Individual Trophy n/a United States Tom Kite n/a
21 Nov World Cup United States US$750,000 David Llewellyn and
Wales Ian Woosnam 		n/a Team event
World Cup Individual Trophy Wales Ian Woosnam n/a

Order of Merit

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The Order of Merit was titled as the Epson Order of Merit and was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling.[8]

Position Player Prize money (£)
1 Wales Ian Woosnam 253,717
2 Zimbabwe Mark McNulty 189,304
3 England Nick Faldo 181,833
4 Scotland Gordon Brand Jnr 147,787
5 West Germany Bernhard Langer 141,394
6 Spain Seve Ballesteros 138,843
7 Australia Peter Senior 126,091
8 Australia Rodger Davis 122,754
9 Scotland Sam Torrance 122,556
10 England Howard Clark 122,535

Awards

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Award Winner Ref.
Golfer of the Year Wales Ian Woosnam [9]
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year England Peter Baker [10]

Notes

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  1. ^ One further tournament was scheduled but was cancelled.
  2. ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of European Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for European Tour members and are inclusive of the three United States-based major championships which were included on the schedule for the first time in 1998, with earlier editions having retrospectively been recognised as official tour wins.
  3. ^ a b c Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.
  4. ^ Tournament initially postponed and then later cancelled due to bad weather rendering the course unplayable.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "Tour History". European Tour. Archived from the original on 4 April 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  2. ^ Davies, David (28 October 1986). "Money for European Tour raised to £6.5m". The Guardian. London, United Kingdom. p. 31. Retrieved 7 June 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b "German event lifts tour pool to record". The Times. London, United Kingdom. 18 February 1987. p. 38. Retrieved 7 June 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  4. ^ "PGA's road to Morocco". The Guardian. London, United Kingdom. 16 December 1986. p. 27. Retrieved 27 May 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "1987 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Sport in brief | Golf". The Guardian. London, United Kingdom. 15 October 1987. p. 30. Retrieved 7 June 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Miller, David (20 October 1987). "Threat to the welfare of golf". The Times. London, United Kingdom. p. 48. Retrieved 7 June 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  8. ^ "Final statistics from European and US Tours | Top European earners". The Daily Telegraph. London, United Kingdom. 17 November 1987. p. 40. Retrieved 20 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Moseley, Ron (15 December 1987). "Ian is Ritz golfer of year". Reading Evening Post. Reading, United Kingdom. p. 18. Retrieved 20 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Rookie prize pays for tour". Evening Post. Nottingham, United Kingdom. 9 December 1987. p. 18. Retrieved 20 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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