1987 Senior PGA Tour

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.

1987 Senior PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 7, 1987 (1987-01-07) – December 13, 1987 (1987-12-13)
Number of official events33
Most wins Chi-Chi Rodríguez (7)
Money list Chi-Chi Rodríguez
← 1986
1988 →

Schedule

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

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

Money list

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

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

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

Notes
  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
  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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