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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. 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/>


{| 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{{efn|name=totals|The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names show the number of official career wins they had on the European Tour up to and including that event. Totals are only shown for members of the European Tour and are inclusive of the three United States-based [[Men's major golf championships|major championships]] since, although not official tour events at the time, they have been recognised as such retrospecively. Victories in "Approved Special Events" are not recognised as official tour wins.}}
!Winner{{efn|name=totals|The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names show the number of official career wins they had on the European Tour up to and including that event. Totals are only shown for members of the European Tour 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. Victories in "Approved Special Events" are not recognised as official tour wins.}}
![[Official World Golf Ranking|OWGR]]<br>points<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.owgr.com/events?pageNo=1&pageSize=400&tour=Eur&year=1987 |title=Events {{!}} European Tour {{!}} 1987 |website=Official World Golf Ranking |accessdate=26 April 2020}}</ref>
![[Official World Golf Ranking|OWGR]]<br>points
!Notes
!Notes
|-
|-
|19–22 Mar
|22 Mar
|[[Moroccan Open]]
|[[Moroccan Open]]
|[[Morocco]]
|Morocco
|align=right|175,000
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Howard Clark (golfer)|Howard Clark]] (9)
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Howard Clark (golfer)|Howard Clark]] (9)
|align=center|16
|align=center|16
|New tournament
|New tournament
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
|9–12 Apr
|'''[[Masters Tournament]]'''
|[[United States]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Larry Mize]]''' (n/a)
|align=center|100
|[[Men's major golf championships|Major championship]]; non-tour event{{efn|name=totals}}
|-
|-
|8–12 Apr
|12 Apr
|[[Jersey Open]]
|[[Jersey Open]]
|[[Jersey]]
|Jersey
|align=right|100,000
|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Ian Woosnam]] (5)
|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Ian Woosnam]] (5)
|align=center|16
|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.}}
|-
|-
|16–19 Apr
|19 Apr
|[[Suze Open]]
|[[Suze Open]]
|[[France]]
|France
|align=right|150,000
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Seve Ballesteros]] (34)
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Seve Ballesteros]] (34)
|align=center|22
|align=center|22
|
|
|-
|-
|23–26 Apr
|26 Apr
|[[Cepsa Madrid Open]]
|[[Cepsa Madrid Open]]
|[[Spain]]
|Spain
|align=right|175,000
|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Ian Woosnam]] (6)
|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Ian Woosnam]] (6)
|align=center|22
|align=center|22
|
|
|-
|-
|30 Apr – 3 May
|3 May
|[[Lancia Italian Open]]
|[[Lancia Italian Open]]
|[[Italy]]
|Italy
|align=right|150,000
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Sam Torrance]] (12)
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Sam Torrance]] (12)
|align=center|18
|align=center|18
|
|
|-
|-
|7–10 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]] (1)
|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Mats Lanner]] (1)
|align=center|42
|align=center|42
|
|
|-
|-
|14–17 May
|17 May
|[[Peugeot Spanish Open]]
|[[Peugeot Spanish Open]]
|[[Spain]]
|Spain
|align=right|175,000
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Nick Faldo]] (12)
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Nick Faldo]] (12)
|align=center|42
|align=center|42
|
|
|-
|-
|22–25 May
|25 May
|[[Whyte & Mackay PGA Championship]]
|[[Whyte & Mackay PGA Championship]]
|[[England]]
|England
|align=right|225,000
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Bernhard Langer]] (17)
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Bernhard Langer]] (17)
|align=center|44
|align=center|44
|
|
|-
|-
|28–31 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]] (4)
|{{flagicon|ZWE}} [[Mark McNulty]] (4)
|align=center|16
|align=center|16
|
|
|-
|-
|4–7 Jun
|7 Jun
|[[Dunhill British Masters]]
|[[Dunhill British Masters]]
|[[England]]
|England
|align=right|200,000
|{{flagicon|ZWE}} [[Mark McNulty]] (5)
|{{flagicon|ZWE}} [[Mark McNulty]] (5)
|align=center|40
|align=center|40
|
|
|-
|-
|10–13 Jun
|13 Jun
|[[Peugeot Open de France]]
|[[Peugeot Open de France]]
|[[France]]
|France
|align=right|250,000
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[José Rivero]] (2)
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[José Rivero]] (2)
|align=center|38
|align=center|38
|
|
|-
|-
|17–20 Jun
|20 Jun
|[[Volvo Belgian Open]]
|[[Volvo Belgian Open]]
|[[Belgium]]
|Belgium
|align=right|150,000
|{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Eamonn Darcy]] (3)
|{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Eamonn Darcy]] (3)
|align=center|14
|align=center|14
|
|
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|18–21 Jun
|21 Jun
|'''[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]'''
|'''[[1987 U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]'''
|[[United States]]
|United States
|align=right|US$825,000
|{{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Scott Simpson (golfer)|Scott Simpson]]''' (n/a)
|{{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Scott Simpson (golfer)|Scott Simpson]]''' (n/a)
|align=center|100
|align=center|100
|[[Men's major golf championships|Major championship]]; non-tour event{{efn|name=totals}}
|[[Men's major golf championships|Major championship]]{{efn|name=unofficial}}
|-
|-
|24–27 Jun
|27 Jun
|[[Johnnie Walker Monte Carlo Open]]
|[[Johnnie Walker Monte Carlo Open]]
|France
|[[Monaco]]
|align=right|200,000
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Peter Senior]] (2)
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Peter Senior]] (2)
|align=center|22
|align=center|22
|
|
|-
|-
|2–5 Jul
|5 Jul
|[[Carroll's Irish Open]]
|[[Carroll's Irish Open]]
|[[Republic of Ireland]]
|Ireland
|align=right|225,000
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Bernhard Langer]] (18)
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Bernhard Langer]] (18)
|align=center|44
|align=center|44
|
|
|-
|-
|8–11 Jul
|11 Jul
|[[Bell's Scottish Open]]
|[[Bell's Scottish Open]]
|Scotland
|[[England]]
|align=right|200,000
|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Ian Woosnam]] (7)
|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Ian Woosnam]] (7)
|align=center|44
|align=center|44
|
|
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|16–19 Jul
|19 Jul
|'''[[The Open Championship]]'''
|'''[[1987 Open Championship|The Open Championship]]'''
|[[Scotland]]
|Scotland
|align=right|650,000
|{{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Nick Faldo]]''' (13)
|{{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Nick Faldo]]''' (13)
|align=center|100
|align=center|100
|[[Men's major golf championships|Major championship]]
|[[Men's major golf championships|Major championship]]
|-
|-
|23–26 Jul
|26 Jul
|[[KLM Dutch Open]]
|[[KLM Dutch Open]]
|[[Netherlands]]
|Netherlands
|align=right|175,000
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Gordon Brand Jnr]] (5)
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Gordon Brand Jnr]] (5)
|align=center|40
|align=center|40
|
|
|-
|-
|30 Jul – 2 Aug
|2 Aug
|[[Scandinavian Enterprise Open]]
|[[Scandinavian Enterprise Open]]
|[[Sweden]]
|Sweden
|align=right|200,000
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Gordon Brand Jnr]] (6)
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Gordon Brand Jnr]] (6)
|align=center|34
|align=center|34
|
|
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
|6–9 Aug
|'''[[PGA Championship]]'''
|[[United States]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Larry Nelson]]''' (n/a)
|align=center|100
|[[Men's major golf championships|Major championship]]; non-tour event{{efn|name=totals}}
|-
|-
|6–9 Aug
|9 Aug
|[[PLM Open]]
|[[PLM Open]]
|[[Sweden]]
|Sweden
|align=right|150,000
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Howard Clark (golfer)|Howard Clark]] (10)
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Howard Clark (golfer)|Howard Clark]] (10)
|align=center|16
|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}}
|-
|-
|13–16 Aug
|16 Aug
|[[Benson and Hedges International Open]]
|[[Benson & Hedges International Open]]
|[[England]]
|England
|align=right|200,000
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Noel Ratcliffe]] (2)
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Noel Ratcliffe]] (2)
|align=center|42
|align=center|42
|
|
|-
|-
|20–23 Aug
|23 Aug
|[[Lawrence Batley International]]
|[[Lawrence Batley International]]
|[[England]]
|England
|align=right|150,000
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Mark O'Meara]] (n/a)
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Mark O'Meara]] (n/a)
|align=center|22
|align=center|22
|
|
|-
|-
|27–30 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]] (6)
|{{flagicon|ZWE}} [[Mark McNulty]] (6)
|align=center|38
|align=center|38
|
|
|-
|-
|3–6 Sep
|6 Sep
|[[Ebel European Masters Swiss Open]]
|[[Ebel European Masters Swiss Open]]
|[[Switzerland]]
|Switzerland
|align=right|350,000
|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Anders Forsbrand]] (1)
|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Anders Forsbrand]] (1)
|align=center|42
|align=center|42
|
|
|-
|-
|10–13 Sep
|13 Sep
|[[Panasonic European Open]]
|[[Panasonic European Open]]
|[[England]]
|England
|align=right|225,000
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Paul Way]] (3)
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Paul Way]] (3)
|align=center|48
|align=center|48
|
|
|-
|-
|17–20 Sep
|20 Sep
|[[Lancome Trophy]]
|[[Trophée Lancôme]]
|[[France]]
|France
|align=right|300,000
|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Ian Woosnam]] (8)
|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Ian Woosnam]] (8)
|align=center|46
|align=center|46
|
|
|-
|-
|11 Oct
|24–27 Sept
|[[Vernons Open]]
|[[England]]
|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[David Llewellyn (golfer)|David Llewellyn]] (n/a)
|align=center|12
|Approved special event
|-
|25–27 Sept
|[[Ryder Cup]]
|[[United States]]
|{{flagicon|EUR}} Europe
|align=center|n/a
|Approved special event; team event
|-
|1–4 Oct
|[[Dunhill Cup]]
|[[Scotland]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} England
|align=center|n/a
|Approved special event; team event
|-
|8–11 Oct
|[[German Masters (golf)|German Masters]]
|[[German Masters (golf)|German Masters]]
|[[West Germany]]
|West Germany
|align=right|275,000
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Sandy Lyle]] (13)
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Sandy Lyle]] (13)
|align=center|46
|align=center|46
|New tournament
|New tournament
|-
|12–13 Oct
|[[Equity & Law Challenge]]
|[[England]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Barry Lane]] (n/a)
|align=center|n/a
|Approved special event
|-
|15–18 Oct
|[[Suntory World Match Play]]
|[[England]]
|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Ian Woosnam]] (n/a)
|align=center|32
|Approved special event
|-
|-
|<s>22–25 Oct</s>
|<s>25 Oct</s>
|[[Barcelona Open (golf)|Barcelona Open]]
|[[Barcelona Open (golf)|Barcelona Open]]
|[[Spain]]
|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, 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>}}
|align=center|n/a
|align=center|–
|
|
|-
|-
|29 Oct – 1 Nov
|1 Nov
|[[Portuguese Open]]
|[[Portuguese Open]]
|[[Portugal]]
|Portugal
|align=right|100,000
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Robert Lee (golfer)|Robert Lee]] (2)
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Robert Lee (golfer)|Robert Lee]] (2)
|align=center|12
|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
|-
|18 Oct
|[[Suntory World Match Play Championship]]
|England
|align=right|275,000
|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Ian Woosnam]]
|align=center|32
|12-player field
|-
|-
|5–8 Nov
|rowspan=2|8 Nov
|[[Four Tours World Championship|Kirin Cup]]
|[[Kirin Cup (golf)|Kirin Cup]]
|[[Japan]]
|rowspan=2|Japan
|align=right|US$950,000
|{{flagicon|USA}} United States
|{{flagdeco|USA}} Team USA
|align=center|n/a
|align=center|n/a
|Team event
|Approved special event; team event
|-
|[[Kirin Cup (golf)|Kirin Cup Individual Trophy]]
|align=center|n/a
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Kite]]
|align=center|n/a
|
|}
|}


Revision as of 15:04, 24 April 2022

1987 European Tour season
Duration19 March 1987 (1987-03-19) – 1 November 1987 (1987-11-01)
Number of official events27
Most wins4:
Wales Ian Woosnam
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 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[1] and the German Masters,[2] the return of the 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".[3][2]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(£) 		Winner[a] 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[b]
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
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
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[b]
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[b]
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
11 Oct German Masters West Germany 275,000 Scotland Sandy Lyle (13) 46 New tournament
25 Oct Barcelona Open Spain – Cancelled[c] –
1 Nov Portuguese Open Portugal 100,000 England 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 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 12-player field
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

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.[6]

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

Awards

Award Winner Country
European Tour Golfer of the Year Ian Woosnam  Wales
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Peter Baker  England

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names show the number of official career wins they had on the European Tour up to and including that event. Totals are only shown for members of the European Tour 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. Victories in "Approved Special Events" are not recognised as official tour wins.
  2. ^ a b c Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.
  3. ^ Tournament initially postponed and then later cancelled due to bad weather rendering the course unplayable.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "PGA's road to Morocco". The Guardian. London, England. 16 December 1986. p. 27. Retrieved 27 May 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b "German event lifts tour pool to record". The Times. London, England. 18 February 1987. p. 38. Retrieved 7 June 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  3. ^ Davies, David (28 October 1986). "Money for European Tour raised to £6.5m". The Guardian. London, England. p. 31. Retrieved 7 June 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Sport in brief | Golf". The Guardian. London, England. 15 October 1987. p. 30. Retrieved 7 June 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Miller, David (20 October 1987). "Threat to the welfare of golf". The Times. London, England. p. 48. Retrieved 7 June 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  6. ^ "Tour History". PGA European Tour. Archived from the original on 4 April 2010. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
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