1987 European Tour

The 1987 European Tour was the 16th official season of golf tournaments known as the PGA European Tour.

1987 European Tour season
Duration19 March 1987 (1987-03-19) – 1 November 1987 (1987-11-01)
Number of official events27[lower-alpha 1]
Most wins4:
Ian Woosnam
Order of Merit Ian Woosnam
Golfer of the Year Ian Woosnam
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Peter Baker
← 1986
1988 →

The Order of Merit was won by Wales' Ian Woosnam.

Changes for 1987

There were several changes from the previous season, with the addition of the Moroccan Open[1] and the German Masters,[2] the return of the Belgian Open, and the loss of the Car Care Plan International.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1987 season. The season was made up of 27 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and several non-counting "Approved Special Events".[3][2]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(£)		 Winner[lower-alpha 2] OWGR
points		 Notes
22 Mar Moroccan Open Morocco 175,000 Howard Clark (9) 16 New tournament
12 Apr Jersey Open Jersey 100,000 Ian Woosnam (5) 16
12 Apr Masters Tournament United States US$875,000 Larry Mize (n/a) 100 Major championship[lower-alpha 3]
19 Apr Suze Open France 150,000 Seve Ballesteros (34) 22
26 Apr Cepsa Madrid Open Spain 175,000 Ian Woosnam (6) 22
3 May Lancia Italian Open Italy 150,000 Sam Torrance (12) 18
10 May Epson Grand Prix of Europe Matchplay Championship Wales 250,000 Mats Lanner (1) 42
17 May Peugeot Spanish Open Spain 175,000 Nick Faldo (12) 42
25 May Whyte & Mackay PGA Championship England 225,000 Bernhard Langer (17) 44
31 May London Standard Four Stars National Pro-Celebrity England 150,000 Mark McNulty (4) 16
7 Jun Dunhill British Masters England 200,000 Mark McNulty (5) 40
13 Jun Peugeot Open de France France 250,000 José Rivero (2) 38
20 Jun Volvo Belgian Open Belgium 150,000 Eamonn Darcy (3) 14
21 Jun U.S. Open United States US$825,000 Scott Simpson (n/a) 100 Major championship[lower-alpha 3]
27 Jun Johnnie Walker Monte Carlo Open France 200,000 Peter Senior (2) 22
5 Jul Carroll's Irish Open Ireland 225,000 Bernhard Langer (18) 44
11 Jul Bell's Scottish Open Scotland 200,000 Ian Woosnam (7) 44
19 Jul The Open Championship Scotland 650,000 Nick Faldo (13) 100 Major championship
26 Jul KLM Dutch Open Netherlands 175,000 Gordon Brand Jnr (5) 40
2 Aug Scandinavian Enterprise Open Sweden 200,000 Gordon Brand Jnr (6) 34
9 Aug PLM Open Sweden 150,000 Howard Clark (10) 16
9 Aug PGA Championship United States US$900,000 Larry Nelson (n/a) 100 Major championship[lower-alpha 3]
16 Aug Benson & Hedges International Open England 200,000 Noel Ratcliffe (2) 42
23 Aug Lawrence Batley International England 150,000 Mark O'Meara (n/a) 22
30 Aug German Open West Germany 275,000 Mark McNulty (6) 38
6 Sep Ebel European Masters Swiss Open Switzerland 350,000 Anders Forsbrand (1) 42
13 Sep Panasonic European Open England 225,000 Paul Way (3) 48
20 Sep Trophée Lancôme France 300,000 Ian Woosnam (8) 46
11 Oct German Masters West Germany 275,000 Sandy Lyle (13) 46 New tournament
25 Oct Barcelona Open Spain – Cancelled[lower-alpha 4] –
1 Nov Portuguese Open Portugal 100,000 Robert Lee (2) 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
27 Sep Vernons Open England 60,000 David Llewellyn 12
27 Sep Ryder Cup United States n/a Team Europe n/a Two 12-man teams
4 Oct Dunhill Cup Scotland US$1,000,000 Team England n/a Team event
13 Oct Equity & Law Challenge England 120,000 Barry Lane n/a New tournament
18 Oct Suntory World Match Play Championship England 275,000 Ian Woosnam 32 12-player field
8 Nov Kirin Cup Japan US$950,000 Team USA n/a Team event
Kirin Cup Individual Trophy n/a Tom Kite n/a
21 Nov World Cup United States US$750,000 David Llewellyn and
Ian Woosnam		 n/a Team event
World Cup Individual Trophy Ian Woosnam n/a

Order of Merit

The PGA European Tour's money list was known as the "Order of Merit". It was based on prize money earned during the season and calculated in Pound sterling.[6]

PositionPlayerPrize money
(£)
1 Ian Woosnam253,717
2 Mark McNulty189,304
3 Nick Faldo181,833
4 Gordon Brand Jnr147,787
5 Bernhard Langer141,394
6 Seve Ballesteros138,843
7 Peter Senior126,091
8 Rodger Davis122,754
9 Sam Torrance122,556
10 Howard Clark122,535

Awards
AwardWinner
European Tour Golfer of the Year Ian Woosnam
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Peter Baker

See also

Notes
  1. A further one tournament was scheduled but was cancelled.
  2. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names show the number of official career wins they had on the European Tour up to and including that event. Totals are only shown for members of the European Tour 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. Victories in "Approved Special Events" are not recognised as official tour wins.
  3. Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.
  4. Tournament initially postponed and then later cancelled due to bad weather rendering the course unplayable.[4][5]

References
  1. "PGA's road to Morocco". The Guardian. London, England. 16 December 1986. p. 27. Retrieved 27 May 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "German event lifts tour pool to record". The Times. London, England. 18 February 1987. p. 38. Retrieved 7 June 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  3. Davies, David (28 October 1986). "Money for European Tour raised to £6.5m". The Guardian. London, England. p. 31. Retrieved 7 June 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Sport in brief | Golf". The Guardian. London, England. 15 October 1987. p. 30. Retrieved 7 June 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Miller, David (20 October 1987). "Threat to the welfare of golf". The Times. London, England. p. 48. Retrieved 7 June 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  6. "Tour History". PGA European Tour. Archived from the original on 4 April 2010. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
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