1987 European Tour

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1987 European Tour season
Duration19 March 1987 (1987-03-19) – 8 November 1987 (1987-11-08)
Number of official events27
Most wins4 – Ian Woosnam
Order of MeritIan Woosnam
Golfer of the YearIan Woosnam
Sir Henry Cotton rookie of the yearPeter Baker
← 1986
1988 →

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

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

Schedule[]

The table below shows the 1987 European Tour schedule which was made up of 27 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and several non-counting "Approved Special Events".[1][2] There were several changes from the previous season, with the addition of the Moroccan Open[3] and the German Masters,[2] the return of the Belgian Open, and the loss of the Car Care Plan International.

Dates Tournament Host country Winner[a] OWGR
points[4] 		Notes
19–22 Mar Moroccan Open Morocco England Howard Clark (9) 16 New tournament
9–12 Apr Masters Tournament United States United States Larry Mize (n/a) 100 Major championship; non-tour event[a]
8–12 Apr Jersey Open Jersey Wales Ian Woosnam (5) 16
16–19 Apr Suze Open France Spain Seve Ballesteros (34) 22
23–26 Apr Cepsa Madrid Open Spain Wales Ian Woosnam (6) 22
30 Apr – 3 May Lancia Italian Open Italy Scotland Sam Torrance (12) 18
7–10 May Epson Grand Prix of Europe Match Play Championship Wales Sweden Mats Lanner (1) 42
14–17 May Peugeot Spanish Open Spain England Nick Faldo (12) 42
22–25 May Whyte & Mackay PGA Championship England West Germany Bernhard Langer (17) 44
28–31 May London Standard Four Stars National Pro-Celebrity England Zimbabwe Mark McNulty (4) 16
4–7 Jun Dunhill British Masters England Zimbabwe Mark McNulty (5) 40
10–13 Jun Peugeot Open de France France Spain José Rivero (2) 38
17–20 Jun Volvo Belgian Open Belgium Republic of Ireland Eamonn Darcy (3) 14
18–21 Jun U.S. Open United States United States Scott Simpson (n/a) 100 Major championship; non-tour event[a]
24–27 Jun Johnnie Walker Monte Carlo Open Monaco Australia Peter Senior (2) 22
2–5 Jul Carroll's Irish Open Republic of Ireland West Germany Bernhard Langer (18) 44
8–11 Jul Bell's Scottish Open England Wales Ian Woosnam (7) 44
16–19 Jul The Open Championship Scotland England Nick Faldo (13) 100 Major championship
23–26 Jul KLM Dutch Open Netherlands Scotland Gordon Brand Jnr (5) 40
30 Jul – 2 Aug Scandinavian Enterprise Open Sweden Scotland Gordon Brand Jnr (6) 34
6–9 Aug PGA Championship United States United States Larry Nelson (n/a) 100 Major championship; non-tour event[a]
6–9 Aug PLM Open Sweden England Howard Clark (10) 16
13–16 Aug Benson and Hedges International Open England Australia Noel Ratcliffe (2) 42
20–23 Aug Lawrence Batley International England United States Mark O'Meara (n/a) 22
27–30 Aug German Open West Germany Zimbabwe Mark McNulty (6) 38
3–6 Sep Ebel European Masters Swiss Open Switzerland Sweden Anders Forsbrand (1) 42
10–13 Sep Panasonic European Open England England Paul Way (3) 48
17–20 Sep Lancome Trophy France Wales Ian Woosnam (8) 46
24–27 Sept England Wales David Llewellyn (n/a) 12 Approved special event
25–27 Sept Ryder Cup United States Europe Europe n/a Approved special event; team event
1–4 Oct Dunhill Cup Scotland England England n/a Approved special event; team event
8–11 Oct German Masters West Germany Scotland Sandy Lyle (13) 46 New tournament
12–13 Oct Equity & Law Challenge England England Barry Lane (n/a) n/a Approved special event
15–18 Oct Suntory World Match Play England Wales Ian Woosnam (n/a) 32 Approved special event
22–25 Oct Barcelona Open Spain Cancelled[b] n/a
29 Oct – 1 Nov Portuguese Open Portugal England Robert Lee (2) 12
5–8 Nov Kirin Cup Japan United States United States n/a Approved special event; team event
  1. ^ a b c d 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 since, although not official tour events at the time, they have been recognised as such retrospecively. Victories in "Approved Special Events" are not recognised as official tour wins.
  2. ^ Tournament initially postponed and then later cancelled due to bad weather rendering the course unplayable.[5][6]

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.[7]

Position Player Country Prize money (£)
1 Ian Woosnam  Wales 253,717
2 Mark McNulty  Zimbabwe 189,304
3 Nick Faldo  England 181,833
4 Gordon Brand Jnr  Scotland 147,787
5 Bernhard Langer  West Germany 141,394
6 Seve Ballesteros  Spain 138,843
7 Peter Senior  Australia 126,091
8 Rodger Davis  Australia 122,754
9 Sam Torrance  Scotland 122,556
10 Howard Clark  England 122,535

Awards[]

Award Winner Country
European Tour Golfer of the Year Ian Woosnam  Wales
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Peter Baker  England

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ "PGA's road to Morocco". The Guardian. London, England. 16 December 1986. p. 27. Retrieved 27 May 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Events | European Tour | 1987". Official World Golf Ranking. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Sport in brief | Golf". The Guardian. London, England. 15 October 1987. p. 30. Retrieved 7 June 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Tour History". PGA European Tour. Archived from the original on 4 April 2010. Retrieved 21 June 2013.

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