1987 European Tour
{{Short description|Golf tour season}}
{{use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox golf season
| year = 1987
| tour = European Tour
| regular_season = {{Start date|1987|3|19|df=y}} – {{end date|1987|11|1|df=y}}
| no_of_events = 27{{efn|One further tournament was scheduled but was cancelled.}}
| most_wins = {{flagicon|WAL}} Ian Woosnam (4)
| honor1 = Order of Merit
| honoree1 = {{flagicon|WAL}} Ian Woosnam
| honor2 = Golfer of the Year
| honoree2 = {{flagicon|WAL}} Ian Woosnam
| honor3 = Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year
| honoree3 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Baker
| honor4 =
| honoree4 =
| prevseason = 1986
| nextseason = 1988
}}
The 1987 European Tour, titled as the 1987 PGA European Tour,{{cite web |url=http://www.europeantour.com/tourgroup/history/index.html |title=Tour History |publisher=European Tour |access-date=17 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100404045237/http://www.europeantour.com/tourgroup/history/index.html |archive-date=4 April 2010}} 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".{{cite news |last=Davies |first=David |title=Money for European Tour raised to £6.5m |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London, United Kingdom |date=28 October 1986 |page=31 |via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/260281164/ |access-date=7 June 2020 |url-access=subscription}}
There were several changes from the previous season, with the addition of the Moroccan Open{{cite news |title=PGA's road to Morocco |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London, United Kingdom |date=16 December 1986 |page=27 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/260295190/ |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=27 May 2020 |url-access=subscription}} and the German Masters,{{cite news |title=German event lifts tour pool to record |newspaper=The Times |location=London, United Kingdom |date=18 February 1987 |page=38 |via=The Times Digital Archive |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0503132975/TTDA?u=bli_ttda&sid=TTDA&xid=c1b1746e |access-date=7 June 2020 |url-access=limited}} 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.{{cite web |title=1987 Tournament schedule |url=https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/schedule/1987/ |publisher=European Tour |access-date=20 October 2023}}
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!Date !Tournament !Host country !Purse !Winner{{efn|name=totals|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.}} !OWGR !Notes |
| 22 Mar
|Morocco |align=right|175,000 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Howard Clark (9) |align=center|16 |New tournament |
| 12 Apr
|Jersey |align=right|100,000 |{{flagicon|WAL}} Ian Woosnam (5) |align=center|16 | |
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|12 Apr |United States |align=right|US$875,000 |{{flagicon|USA}} Larry Mize (n/a) |align=center|100 |Major championship{{efn|name=unofficial|Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.}} |
| 19 Apr
|France |align=right|150,000 |{{flagicon|ESP}} Seve Ballesteros (34) |align=center|22 | |
| 26 Apr
|Spain |align=right|175,000 |{{flagicon|WAL}} Ian Woosnam (6) |align=center|22 | |
| 3 May
|Italy |align=right|150,000 |{{flagicon|SCO}} Sam Torrance (12) |align=center|18 | |
| 10 May
|Epson Grand Prix of Europe Matchplay Championship |Wales |align=right|250,000 |{{flagicon|SWE}} Mats Lanner (1) |align=center|42 |Limited-field event |
| 17 May
|Spain |align=right|175,000 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Nick Faldo (12) |align=center|42 | |
| 25 May
|Whyte & Mackay PGA Championship |England |align=right|225,000 |{{flagicon|FRG}} Bernhard Langer (17) |align=center|44 | |
| 31 May
|London Standard Four Stars National Pro-Celebrity |England |align=right|150,000 |{{flagicon|ZWE}} Mark McNulty (4) |align=center|16 |Pro-Am |
| 7 Jun
|England |align=right|200,000 |{{flagicon|ZWE}} Mark McNulty (5) |align=center|40 | |
| 13 Jun
|France |align=right|250,000 |{{flagicon|ESP}} José Rivero (2) |align=center|38 | |
| 20 Jun
|Belgium |align=right|150,000 |{{flagicon|IRL}} Eamonn Darcy (3) |align=center|14 | |
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|21 Jun |United States |align=right|US$825,000 |{{flagicon|USA}} Scott Simpson (n/a) |align=center|100 |Major championship{{efn|name=unofficial}} |
| 27 Jun
|Johnnie Walker Monte Carlo Open |France |align=right|200,000 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Peter Senior (2) |align=center|22 | |
| 5 Jul
|Ireland |align=right|225,000 |{{flagicon|FRG}} Bernhard Langer (18) |align=center|44 | |
| 11 Jul
|Scotland |align=right|200,000 |{{flagicon|WAL}} Ian Woosnam (7) |align=center|44 | |
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|19 Jul |Scotland |align=right|650,000 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Nick Faldo (13) |align=center|100 |
| 26 Jul
|Netherlands |align=right|175,000 |{{flagicon|SCO}} Gordon Brand Jnr (5) |align=center|40 | |
| 2 Aug
|Sweden |align=right|200,000 |{{flagicon|SCO}} Gordon Brand Jnr (6) |align=center|34 | |
| 9 Aug
|Sweden |align=right|150,000 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Howard Clark (10) |align=center|16 | |
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|9 Aug |United States |align=right|US$900,000 |{{flagicon|USA}} Larry Nelson (n/a) |align=center|100 |Major championship{{efn|name=unofficial}} |
| 16 Aug
|Benson & Hedges International Open |England |align=right|200,000 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Noel Ratcliffe (2) |align=center|42 | |
| 23 Aug
|Lawrence Batley International |England |align=right|150,000 |{{flagicon|USA}} Mark O'Meara (n/a) |align=center|22 | |
| 30 Aug
|West Germany |align=right|275,000 |{{flagicon|ZWE}} Mark McNulty (6) |align=center|38 | |
| 6 Sep
|Ebel European Masters Swiss Open |Switzerland |align=right|350,000 |{{flagicon|SWE}} Anders Forsbrand (1) |align=center|42 | |
| 13 Sep
|England |align=right|225,000 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Way (3) |align=center|48 | |
| 20 Sep
|France |align=right|300,000 |{{flagicon|WAL}} Ian Woosnam (8) |align=center|46 |Limited-field event |
| 11 Oct
|West Germany |align=right|275,000 |{{flagicon|SCO}} Sandy Lyle (13) |align=center|46 |New tournament |
|Spain |align=center|– |Cancelled{{efn|Tournament initially postponed and then later cancelled due to bad weather rendering the course unplayable.{{cite news |title=Sport in brief {{!}} Golf |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London, United Kingdom |date=15 October 1987 |page=30 |via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/260324242/ |access-date=7 June 2020 |url-access=subscription}}{{cite news |last=Miller |first=David |title=Threat to the welfare of golf |newspaper=The Times |location=London, United Kingdom |date=20 October 1987 |page=48 |via=The Times Digital Archive |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0503132975/TTDA?u=bli_ttda&sid=TTDA&xid=c1b1746e |access-date=7 June 2020 |url-access=limited}}}} |align=center|– | |
| 1 Nov
|Portugal |align=right|100,000 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Robert Lee (2) |align=center|12 | |
=Unofficial events=
The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
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!Date !Tournament !Host country !Purse !Winner(s) !OWGR !Notes |
| 27 Sep
|England |align=right|60,000 |{{flagicon|WAL}} David Llewellyn |align=center|12 | |
| 27 Sep
|United States |align=center|n/a |{{flagdeco|EUR}} Team Europe |align=center|n/a |Team event |
| 4 Oct
|Scotland |align=right|US$1,000,000 |{{flagdeco|ENG}} Team England |align=center|n/a |Team event |
| 13 Oct
|England |align=right|120,000 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Barry Lane |align=center|n/a |New tournament |
| 18 Oct
|Suntory World Match Play Championship |England |align=right|275,000 |{{flagicon|WAL}} Ian Woosnam |align=center|32 |Limited-field event |
| rowspan=2|8 Nov
|rowspan=2|Japan |align=right|US$950,000 |{{flagdeco|USA}} Team USA |align=center|n/a |Team event |
| Kirin Cup Individual Trophy
|align=center|n/a |{{flagicon|USA}} Tom Kite |align=center|n/a | |
| rowspan=2|21 Nov
|rowspan=2|United States |rowspan=2 align=right|US$750,000 |{{flagdeco|WAL}} David Llewellyn and |align=center|n/a |Team event |
| World Cup Individual Trophy
|{{flagicon|WAL}} Ian Woosnam |align=center|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.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/751105459/ |title=Final statistics from European and US Tours {{!}} Top European earners |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |location=London, United Kingdom |page=40 |date=17 November 1987 |access-date=20 October 2023 |url-access=subscription |via=Newspapers.com}}
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!Position !! Player !! Prize money (£) | ||
| align=center|1 | {{flagicon|WAL}} Ian Woosnam | align=center|253,717 |
| align=center|2 | {{flagicon|ZIM}} Mark McNulty | align=center|189,304 |
| align=center|3 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Nick Faldo | align=center|181,833 |
| align=center|4 | {{flagicon|SCO}} Gordon Brand Jnr | align=center|147,787 |
| align=center|5 | {{flagicon|FRG}} Bernhard Langer | align=center|141,394 |
| align=center|6 | {{flagicon|ESP}} Seve Ballesteros | align=center|138,843 |
| align=center|7 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Peter Senior | align=center|126,091 |
| align=center|8 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Rodger Davis | align=center|122,754 |
| align=center|9 | {{flagicon|SCO}} Sam Torrance | align=center|122,556 |
| align=center|10 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Howard Clark | align=center|122,535 |
Awards
Notes
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References
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External links
- {{official site|https://www.europeantour.com/}}
{{European Tour Seasons}}