1987 PGA Championship

The 1987 PGA Championship was the 69th PGA Championship, held August 6–9 at the Champion Course of PGA National Golf Club in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. In hot and windy conditions, Larry Nelson won his second PGA Championship in a sudden-death playoff over 1977 champion Lanny Wadkins.[2][3][4] It was Nelson's third and final major title.

1987 PGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesAugust 6–9, 1987
LocationPalm Beach Gardens, Florida
Course(s)PGA National Golf Club
Champion Course
Organized byPGA of America
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length7,002 yards (6,403 m)
Field150 players, 74 after cut[1]
Cut151 (+7)
Prize fund$900,000
Winner's share$150,000
Champion
Larry Nelson
287 (−1), playoff
PGA National
Location in the United States
PGA National
Location in Florida

D.A. Weibring, a 54-hole co-leader,[5] shot 76 (+4) and finished a stroke back at even-par 288. The other co-leader, Mark McCumber, posted 77 and finished in a tie for fifth. Two major champions in contention shot high scores and fell back: Seve Ballesteros (78) and Raymond Floyd (80).

In the August heat of Florida, the attendance was low.[4][6] A record high temperature for the day of 97 °F (36 °C) was recorded on Sunday.[7] It was the second major played in Florida, following the PGA Championship in 1971, played in February at the old PGA National. Through 2021, this is the last major played in the state. The purse was the last under $1 million at the PGA Championship.

With the win, Nelson gained an automatic bid to the Ryder Cup team in 1987, his third, bumping Don Pooley.[8] Nelson's record in that competition in late September was 0–3–1, as the U.S. lost the Cup for the first time on home soil. He lost all three pairs matches and halved his singles match.

The Champion Course hosted the Ryder Cup in 1983 and the Senior PGA Championship for 19 years (1982–2000). Since 2007, it has been the venue of The Honda Classic on the PGA Tour, played in March.

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, August 6, 1987

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Bobby Wadkins68−4
T2 David Edwards69−3
Fred Funk
T4 Raymond Floyd70−2
Bernhard Langer
Larry Nelson
Curtis Strange
Lanny Wadkins
T9 Bobby Clampett71−1
Bobby Cole
Ray Freeman
Dan Pohl
Mike Reid
Tim Simpson

Source:[9]

Second round

Saturday, August 7, 1987

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1 Raymond Floyd70-70=140−4
Lanny Wadkins70-70=140
T3 Tim Simpson71-70=141−3
Jeff Sluman72-69=141
T5 Seve Ballesteros72-70=142−2
Ben Crenshaw72-70=142
Larry Nelson70-72=142
Bobby Wadkins68-74=142
T9 Bobby Clampett71-72=143−1
Mark McCumber74-69=143

Source:[10]

Third round

Saturday, August 8, 1987

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1 Mark McCumber74-69-69=212−4
D. A. Weibring73-72-67=212
T3 Raymond Floyd70-70-73=213−3
Bobby Wadkins68-74-71=213
T5 Seve Ballesteros72-70-72=214−2
Lanny Wadkins70-70-74=214
7 Larry Nelson70-72-73=215−1
T8 Ben Crenshaw72-70-74=216E
David Frost75-70-71=216
T10 Curt Byrum74-75-68=217+1
Don Pooley73-71-73=217
Nick Price76-71-70=217
Curtis Strange70-76-71=217

Source:[5]

Final round

Sunday, August 9, 1987

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
T1 Larry Nelson70-72-73-72=287−1Playoff
Lanny Wadkins70-70-74-73=287
T3 Scott Hoch74-74-71-69=288E58,750
D. A. Weibring73-72-67-76=288
T5 Mark McCumber74-69-69-77=289+137,500
Don Pooley73-71-73-72=289
T7 Ben Crenshaw72-70-74-74=290+227,500
Bobby Wadkins68-74-71-77=290
9 Curtis Strange70-76-71-74=291+322,500
T10 Seve Ballesteros72-70-72-78=292+417,000
David Frost75-70-71-76=292
Tom Kite72-77-71-72=292
Nick Price76-71-70-75=292

Source:[1][11]

Scorecard
Birdie Bogey Double bogey

Final round

Hole 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 101112131415161718
Par445345344454443435
Nelson−1E−1−2−2−2−2−2−2−2−2−2−2−1−1E−1−1
Wadkins−3−1−2−3−3−3−3−2−1−1−2EEE−1−1−1−1

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Source:[2]

Playoff

The sudden-death playoff began on the par-4 10th hole, where both missed the green. Nelson chipped to six feet (1.8 m) and Wadkins to four. First to putt, Nelson saved par but Wadkins missed his attempt to extend the playoff.[2]

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1 Larry Nelson4E150,000
2 Lanny Wadkinsx+190,000

References
  1. "Tournament Info for: 1987 PGA Championship". PGA.com. Retrieved September 19, 2012.
  2. "Wadkins' poor putt gives Nelson victory". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. August 10, 1987. p. 1-part 2.
  3. Boswell, Thomas (August 10, 1987). "Nelson beats heat, pressure, Wadkins". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Washington Post). p. 1B.
  4. Diaz, Jaime (August 17, 1987). "Cool customer in a hot PGA". Sports Illustrated. p. 28.
  5. Boswell, Thomas (August 9, 1987). "McCumber, Weibring tied for PGA lead". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Washington Post). p. 1C.
  6. Boswell, Thomas (August 9, 1987). "The heat isn't as bad as PGA's profit motive". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Washington Post). p. 7C.
  7. Hackenberg, Dave (August 10, 1987). "Steady Nelson survives". Toledo Blade. Ohio. p. 24.
  8. "Nelson joins U.S. Ryder Cup team". Toledo Blade. Ohio. August 10, 1987. p. 26.
  9. Glick, Shav (August 7, 1987). "A rough first day at the PGA". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Washington Post). p. 1C.
  10. Glick, Shav (August 8, 1987). "A Wadkins shares lead with Floyd". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Washington Post). p. 1C.
  11. "1987 PGA Championship". databasegolf.com. Retrieved August 19, 2013.

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