1987 Senior PGA Tour

The 1987 Senior PGA Tour was the eighth season since the Senior PGA Tour officially began in 1980 (it was renamed the Champions Tour in 2003 and PGA Tour Champions in 2016). The season consisted of 32 official money events with purses totalling $8,905,000, including three majors. Chi-Chi Rodríguez won the most tournaments, seven. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.

1987 PGA Tour Champions season
DurationJanuary 7, 1987 (1987-01-07) – December 13, 1987 (1987-12-13)
Number of official events32
Most wins7 United States Chi-Chi Rodriguez
Money leaderUnited States Chi-Chi Rodriguez
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Tournament results

The following table shows all the official money events for the 1987 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Senior majors are shown in bold.[1]

DateTournamentLocationPurse ($)WinnerScore1st prize ($)
Jan 10MONY Senior Tournament of ChampionsCalifornia100,000United States Don January (22)287 (−1)30,000
Feb 15General Foods PGA Seniors' ChampionshipFlorida260,000United States Chi-Chi Rodríguez (4)282 (−6)47,000
Mar 15Del E. Webb Arizona ClassicArizona200,000United States Billy Casper (5)201 (−15)30,000
Mar 22Vintage Chrysler InvitationalCalifornia270,000New Zealand Bob Charles (1)285 (−3)40,500
Mar 29GTE ClassicCalifornia275,000New Zealand Bob Charles (2)208 (−8)41,250
May 3Sunwest Bank Charley Pride Senior Golf ClassicNew Mexico250,000New Zealand Bob Charles (3)208 (−8)37,500
May 10Vantage at The DominionTexas250,000United States Chi-Chi Rodríguez (5)203 (−13)37,500
May 17United Hospitals Senior Golf ChampionshipPennsylvania225,000United States Chi-Chi Rodríguez (6)202 (−8)33,750
May 24Silver Pages ClassicOklahoma250,000United States Chi-Chi Rodríguez (7)200 (−16)37,500
May 31Denver Champions of GolfColorado250,000Australia Bruce Crampton (8)204 (−12)37,500
Jun 7Senior Players Reunion Pro-AmTexas200,000United States Chi-Chi Rodríguez (8)201 (−15)30,093
Jun 14Mazda Senior Tournament Players ChampionshipFlorida400,000South Africa Gary Player (5)280 (−8)60,000
Jun 28Greater Grand Rapids OpenMichigan250,000United States Billy Casper (6)200 (−13)37,500
Jul 5The Greenbrier American Express ChampionshipWest Virginia225,000Australia Bruce Crampton (9)200 (−16)33,750
Jul 12U.S. Senior OpenConnecticut300,000South Africa Gary Player (6)270 (−14)47,000
Jul 19MONY Syracuse Senior ClassicNew York250,000Australia Bruce Crampton (10)197 (−19)37,500
Aug 2NYNEX/Golf Digest CommemorativeNew York250,000United States Gene Littler (6)200 (−10)37,500
Aug 9Digital Seniors ClassicMassachusetts250,000United States Chi-Chi Rodríguez (9)198 (−18)37,500
Aug 16Rancho Murieta Senior Gold RushCalifornia300,000United States Orville Moody (3)205 (−11)45,000
Aug 23GTE Northwest ClassicWashington300,000United States Chi-Chi Rodríguez (10)206 (−10)45,000
Aug 30Showdown ClassicUtah300,000United States Miller Barber (19)210 (−6)45,000
Sep 6Vantage presents Bank One Senior Golf ClassicKentucky225,000Australia Bruce Crampton (11)197 (−13)33,750
Sep 13PaineWebber World Seniors InvitationalNorth Carolina250,000South Africa Gary Player (7)207 (−9)37,500
Sep 20Crestar ClassicVirginia325,000United States Larry Mowry (1)203 (−13)48,750
Sep 27Newport CupRhode Island200,000United States Miller Barber (20)202 (−14)30,000
Oct 4Vantage ChampionshipNorth Carolina1,000,000United States Al Geiberger (1)206 (−4)135,000
Oct 11Pepsi Senior ChallengeGeorgia250,000United States Larry Mowry (2)203 (−13)37,500
Oct 18Seniors International Golf ChampionshipSouth Carolina250,000United States Al Geiberger (2)209 (−4)37,500
Oct 25Las Vegas Senior ClassicNevada250,000United States Al Geiberger (3)203 (−13)37,500
Nov 15Fairfield Barnett Senior ClassicFlorida200,000United States Dave Hill (1)202 (−14)30,000
Nov 22Gus Machado Senior ClassicFlorida300,000United States Gene Littler (7)207 (−6)45,000
Dec 13GTE Kaanapali ClassicHawaii300,000United States Orville Moody (4)132 (−12)45,000

Source:[2]

Leaders

Scoring Average leaders

RankPlayerCountryAverage
1Chi-Chi Rodríguez United States70.07
2Bob Charles New Zealand70.18
3Gary Player South Africa70.39
4Bruce Crampton Australia70.39
5Miller Barber United States70.71

Source:[3]

Money List leaders

RankPlayerCountryEarnings ($)EventsWins
1Chi-Chi Rodríguez United States509,145277
2Bruce Crampton Australia437,904304
3Bob Charles New Zealand389,437273
4Orville Moody United States355,793282
5Miller Barber United States347,571312

Source:[4]

Career Money List leaders

RankPlayerCountryEarnings ($)Wins
1Miller Barber United States1,514,54120
2Don January United States1,455,47622
3Gene Littler United States1,042,4117
4Peter Thomson Australia955,71811
5Chi-Chi Rodríguez United States916,01710

Source:[5]

Awards
AwardWinnerCountry
Money winner (Arnold Palmer Award)Chi-Chi Rodríguez United States
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award)Chi-Chi Rodríguez United States

See also

References
  1. "1988 PGA Tour Champions Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour.
  2. "2014 Champions Tour Media Guide: Section 5: All-Time Records" (PDF). PGA Tour. pp. 23–24. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
  3. "Scoring Average – 1987 Senior PGA Tour". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
  4. "Money Leaders – 1987 Senior PGA Tour". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
  5. "Career Money Leaders – 1987 Senior PGA Tour". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
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