1987 European Tour
| Duration | 19 March 1987 – 1 November 1987 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 27 |
| Most wins | 4: Ian Woosnam |
| Order of Merit | Ian Woosnam |
| Golfer of the Year | Ian Woosnam |
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year |  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 | 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[b] |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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[b] |
| 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[b] |
| 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 | |
| 11 Oct | German Masters | West Germany | 275,000 | Sandy Lyle (13)
|
46 | New tournament |
| Barcelona Open | Spain | – | Cancelled[c] | – | ||
| 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 | 12-player field |
| 8 Nov | Kirin Cup | Japan | US$950,000 | Team USA
|
n/a | Team event |
| Kirin Cup Individual Trophy | n/a | 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 | 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 | Country |
|---|---|---|
| European Tour Golfer of the Year | Ian Woosnam | Wales
|
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | Peter Baker | England
|
See also
Notes
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.[4][5]
References
- ^ "PGA's road to Morocco". The Guardian. London, England. 16 December 1986. p. 27. Retrieved 27 May 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Sport in brief | Golf". The Guardian. London, England. 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, England. p. 48. Retrieved 7 June 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "Tour History". PGA European Tour. Archived from the original on 4 April 2010. Retrieved 21 June 2013.