1987 European Tour: Difference between revisions

1987 European Tour season
Duration	19 March 1987 – 1 November 1987
Number of official events	27
Most wins	Ian Woosnam (4)
Order of Merit	Ian Woosnam
Golfer of the Year	Ian Woosnam
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year	Peter Baker
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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

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

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

Unofficial events

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	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	Barry Lane	n/a	New tournament
18 Oct	Suntory World Match Play Championship	England	275,000	Ian Woosnam	32	Limited-field event
8 Nov	Kirin Cup	Japan	US$950,000	Team USA	n/a	Team event
8 Nov	Kirin Cup Individual Trophy	Japan	n/a	Tom Kite	n/a
21 Nov	World Cup	United States	US$750,000	David Llewellyn and Ian Woosnam	n/a	Team event
21 Nov	World Cup Individual Trophy	United States	US$750,000	Ian Woosnam	n/a

Order of Merit

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	Ian Woosnam	253,717
2	Mark McNulty	189,304
3	Nick Faldo	181,833
4	Gordon Brand Jnr	147,787
5	Bernhard Langer	141,394
6	Seve Ballesteros	138,843
7	Peter Senior	126,091
8	Rodger Davis	122,754
9	Sam Torrance	122,556
10	Howard Clark	122,535

Awards

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

Notes

^ One further tournament was scheduled but was cancelled.
^ 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.
^ ^a ^b ^c Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.
^ Tournament initially postponed and then later cancelled due to bad weather rendering the course unplayable.^[6]^[7]

References

^ "Tour History". European Tour. Archived from the original on 4 April 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
^ 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.
^ ^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.
^ "PGA's road to Morocco". The Guardian. London, United Kingdom. 16 December 1986. p. 27. Retrieved 27 May 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1987 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
^ "Sport in brief | Golf". The Guardian. London, United Kingdom. 15 October 1987. p. 30. Retrieved 7 June 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ 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.
^ "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.
^ 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.
^ "Rookie prize pays for tour". Evening Post. Nottingham, United Kingdom. 9 December 1987. p. 18. Retrieved 20 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

Official website

[1] One further tournament was scheduled but was cancelled.

[totals-7] 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.

[unofficial-8] Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

[11] Tournament initially postponed and then later cancelled due to bad weather rendering the course unplayable.^[6]^[7]

[history-2] "Tour History". European Tour. Archived from the original on 4 April 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2023.

[3] 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.

[german-4] "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.

[5] "PGA's road to Morocco". The Guardian. London, United Kingdom. 16 December 1986. p. 27. Retrieved 27 May 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

[6] "1987 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 20 October 2023.

[9] "Sport in brief | Golf". The Guardian. London, United Kingdom. 15 October 1987. p. 30. Retrieved 7 June 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

[10] 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.

[12] "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.

[13] 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.

[14] "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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+| honoree4       =
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+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.
-The '''1987 European Tour''' was the 16th official season of [[golf]] tournaments known as the [[PGA European Tour]].
-The Order of Merit was won by Wales' [[Ian Woosnam]].
 ==Changes for 1987==
-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, England |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, England |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 [[Belgian Open (golf)|Belgian Open]], and the loss of the [[Car Care Plan International]].
+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==
-The following table lists official events during the 1987 season. 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, England |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/>
+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>
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+!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.}}
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 |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, England |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, England |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>}}
+|''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>}}
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 ==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/tourgroup/history/index.html |title=Tour History |work=[[PGA European Tour]] |accessdate=21 June 2013 |archive-date=4 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100404045237/http://www.europeantour.com/tourgroup/history/index.html |url-status=dead }}</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>
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+!Position !! Player !! Prize money ([[Pound sterling|£]])
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 |align=center|1 || {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Ian Woosnam]] || align=center|253,717
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 ==Awards==
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-!Award!!Winner
+!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>
-| [[European Tour Golfer of the Year]] || {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Ian Woosnam]]
 |-
-| [[Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year]] || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Peter Baker (golfer)|Peter Baker]]
+| [[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>
 |}
-==See also==
-*[[List of golfers with most European Tour wins]]
 ==Notes==
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 ==External links==
+*{{official site|https://www.europeantour.com/}}
-*[http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/tournament/Season=1987/index_full.html 1987 season results on the PGA European Tour website]
-*[http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/racetodubai/rankings/index.html 1987 Order of Merit on the PGA European Tour website]
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