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1987 Senior PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 7, 1987 (1987-01-07) – December 13, 1987 (1987-12-13)
Number of official events33
Most winsUnited States Chi-Chi Rodríguez (7)
Money listUnited States Chi-Chi Rodríguez
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The 1987 Senior PGA Tour was the eighth season of the Senior PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States for men aged 50 and over.

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 1987 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)		 Winner[a] Notes
Jan 10MONY Senior Tournament of ChampionsCalifornia100,000United States Don January (22)
Feb 15General Foods PGA Seniors' ChampionshipFlorida260,000United States Chi-Chi Rodríguez (4)Senior major championship
Mar 15Del E. Webb Arizona ClassicArizona200,000United States Billy Casper (5)
Mar 22Vintage Chrysler InvitationalCalifornia270,000New Zealand Bob Charles (1)
Mar 29GTE ClassicCalifornia275,000New Zealand Bob Charles (2)New tournament
May 3Sunwest Bank Charley Pride Senior Golf ClassicNew Mexico250,000New Zealand Bob Charles (3)
May 10Vantage at The DominionTexas250,000United States Chi-Chi Rodríguez (5)
May 17United Hospitals Senior Golf ChampionshipPennsylvania225,000United States Chi-Chi Rodríguez (6)
May 24Silver Pages ClassicOklahoma250,000United States Chi-Chi Rodríguez (7)New tournament
May 31Denver Champions of GolfColorado250,000Australia Bruce Crampton (8)
Jun 7Senior Players Reunion Pro-AmTexas200,000United States Chi-Chi Rodríguez (8)Pro-Am
Jun 14Mazda Senior Tournament Players ChampionshipFlorida400,000South Africa Gary Player (5)Senior PGA Tour major championship
Jun 28Greater Grand Rapids OpenMichigan250,000United States Billy Casper (6)
Jul 5The Greenbrier American Express ChampionshipWest Virginia225,000Australia Bruce Crampton (9)
Jul 12U.S. Senior OpenConnecticut300,000South Africa Gary Player (6)Senior major championship
Jul 19MONY Syracuse Senior ClassicNew York250,000Australia Bruce Crampton (10)
Jul 26Seniors' British OpenScotland£150,000England Neil Coles (n/a)New tournament
Senior major championship[b]
Aug 2NYNEX/Golf Digest CommemorativeNew York250,000United States Gene Littler (6)
Aug 9Digital Seniors ClassicMassachusetts250,000United States Chi-Chi Rodríguez (9)
Aug 16Rancho Murieta Senior Gold RushCalifornia300,000United States Orville Moody (3)New tournament
Aug 23GTE Northwest ClassicWashington300,000United States Chi-Chi Rodríguez (10)
Aug 30Showdown ClassicUtah300,000United States Miller Barber (19)
Sep 6Bank One Senior Golf ClassicKentucky225,000Australia Bruce Crampton (11)
Sep 13PaineWebber World Seniors InvitationalNorth Carolina250,000South Africa Gary Player (7)
Sep 20Crestar ClassicVirginia325,000United States Larry Mowry (1)
Sep 27Newport CupRhode Island200,000United States Miller Barber (20)New tournament
Oct 4Vantage ChampionshipNorth Carolina1,000,000United States Al Geiberger (1)New tournament
Oct 11Pepsi Senior ChallengeGeorgia250,000United States Larry Mowry (2)
Oct 18Seniors International Golf ChampionshipSouth Carolina250,000United States Al Geiberger (2)
Oct 25Las Vegas Senior ClassicNevada250,000United States Al Geiberger (3)
Nov 15Fairfield Barnett Senior ClassicFlorida200,000United States Dave Hill (1)
Nov 22Gus Machado Senior ClassicFlorida300,000United States Gene Littler (7)New tournament
Dec 13GTE Kaanapali ClassicHawaii300,000United States Orville Moody (4)New tournament

Money list

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The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1United States Chi-Chi Rodríguez509,145
2Australia Bruce Crampton437,904
3New Zealand Bob Charles389,437
4United States Orville Moody355,793
5United States Miller Barber347,571

Awards

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AwardWinnerRef.
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award)United States Chi-Chi Rodríguez[4]

Notes

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  1. ↑ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Senior PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Senior PGA Tour members.
  2. ↑ Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

References

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  1. ↑ "1988 Senior PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  2. ↑ "2004 Champions Tour Media Guide | Tournament Chronology" (PDF). PGA Tour. pp. 219–233 (5-21–5-35 in document). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 7, 2014. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  3. ↑ "1987 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 1, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  4. ↑ "1987 Scoring average". PGA Tour. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
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