1987 European Tour
Duration | 19 March 1987 (1987-03-19) – 1 November 1987 (1987-11-01) |
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Number of official events | 27[a] |
Most wins | ![]() |
Order of Merit | ![]() |
Golfer of the Year | ![]() |
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | ![]() |
← 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
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 |
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22 Mar | Moroccan Open | Morocco | 175,000 | ![]() | 16 | New tournament |
12 Apr | Jersey Open | Jersey | 100,000 | ![]() | 16 | |
12 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$875,000 | ![]() | 100 | Major championship[c] |
19 Apr | Suze Open | France | 150,000 | ![]() | 22 | |
26 Apr | Cepsa Madrid Open | Spain | 175,000 | ![]() | 22 | |
3 May | Lancia Italian Open | Italy | 150,000 | ![]() | 18 | |
10 May | Epson Grand Prix of Europe Matchplay Championship | Wales | 250,000 | ![]() | 42 | Limited-field event |
17 May | Peugeot Spanish Open | Spain | 175,000 | ![]() | 42 | |
25 May | Whyte & Mackay PGA Championship | England | 225,000 | ![]() | 44 | |
31 May | London Standard Four Stars National Pro-Celebrity | England | 150,000 | ![]() | 16 | Pro-Am |
7 Jun | Dunhill British Masters | England | 200,000 | ![]() | 40 | |
13 Jun | Peugeot Open de France | France | 250,000 | ![]() | 38 | |
20 Jun | Volvo Belgian Open | Belgium | 150,000 | ![]() | 14 | |
21 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$825,000 | ![]() | 100 | Major championship[c] |
27 Jun | Johnnie Walker Monte Carlo Open | France | 200,000 | ![]() | 22 | |
5 Jul | Carroll's Irish Open | Ireland | 225,000 | ![]() | 44 | |
11 Jul | Bell's Scottish Open | Scotland | 200,000 | ![]() | 44 | |
19 Jul | The Open Championship | Scotland | 650,000 | ![]() | 100 | Major championship |
26 Jul | KLM Dutch Open | Netherlands | 175,000 | ![]() | 40 | |
2 Aug | Scandinavian Enterprise Open | Sweden | 200,000 | ![]() | 34 | |
9 Aug | PLM Open | Sweden | 150,000 | ![]() | 16 | |
9 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$900,000 | ![]() | 100 | Major championship[c] |
16 Aug | Benson & Hedges International Open | England | 200,000 | ![]() | 42 | |
23 Aug | Lawrence Batley International | England | 150,000 | ![]() | 22 | |
30 Aug | German Open | West Germany | 275,000 | ![]() | 38 | |
6 Sep | Ebel European Masters Swiss Open | Switzerland | 350,000 | ![]() | 42 | |
13 Sep | Panasonic European Open | England | 225,000 | ![]() | 48 | |
20 Sep | Trophée Lancôme | France | 300,000 | ![]() | 46 | Limited-field event |
11 Oct | German Masters | West Germany | 275,000 | ![]() | 46 | New tournament |
Barcelona Open | Spain | – | Cancelled[d] | – | ||
1 Nov | Portuguese Open | Portugal | 100,000 | ![]() | 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 |
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27 Sep | Vernons Open | England | 60,000 | ![]() | 12 | |
27 Sep | Ryder Cup | United States | n/a | ![]() | n/a | Team event |
4 Oct | Dunhill Cup | Scotland | US$1,000,000 | ![]() | n/a | Team event |
13 Oct | Equity & Law Challenge | England | 120,000 | ![]() | n/a | New tournament |
18 Oct | Suntory World Match Play Championship | England | 275,000 | ![]() | 32 | Limited-field event |
8 Nov | Kirin Cup | Japan | US$950,000 | ![]() | n/a | Team event |
Kirin Cup Individual Trophy | n/a | ![]() | n/a | |||
21 Nov | World Cup | United States | US$750,000 | ![]() ![]() | n/a | Team event |
World Cup Individual Trophy | ![]() | 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 (£) |
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1 | ![]() | 253,717 |
2 | ![]() | 189,304 |
3 | ![]() | 181,833 |
4 | ![]() | 147,787 |
5 | ![]() | 141,394 |
6 | ![]() | 138,843 |
7 | ![]() | 126,091 |
8 | ![]() | 122,754 |
9 | ![]() | 122,556 |
10 | ![]() | 122,535 |
Awards
Award | Winner | Ref. |
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Golfer of the Year | ![]() | [9] |
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | ![]() | [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
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