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) – 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 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[lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points[4]		 Notes
19–22 Mar Moroccan Open Morocco Howard Clark (9) 16 New tournament
9–12 Apr Masters Tournament United States Larry Mize (n/a) 100 Major championship; non-tour event[lower-alpha 1]
8–12 Apr Jersey Open Jersey Ian Woosnam (5) 16
16–19 Apr Suze Open France Seve Ballesteros (34) 22
23–26 Apr Cepsa Madrid Open Spain Ian Woosnam (6) 22
30 Apr – 3 May Lancia Italian Open Italy Sam Torrance (12) 18
7–10 May Epson Grand Prix of Europe Match Play Championship Wales Mats Lanner (1) 42
14–17 May Peugeot Spanish Open Spain Nick Faldo (12) 42
22–25 May Whyte & Mackay PGA Championship England Bernhard Langer (17) 44
28–31 May London Standard Four Stars National Pro-Celebrity England Mark McNulty (4) 16
4–7 Jun Dunhill British Masters England Mark McNulty (5) 40
10–13 Jun Peugeot Open de France France José Rivero (2) 38
17–20 Jun Volvo Belgian Open Belgium Eamonn Darcy (3) 14
18–21 Jun U.S. Open United States Scott Simpson (n/a) 100 Major championship; non-tour event[lower-alpha 1]
24–27 Jun Johnnie Walker Monte Carlo Open Monaco Peter Senior (2) 22
2–5 Jul Carroll's Irish Open Republic of Ireland Bernhard Langer (18) 44
8–11 Jul Bell's Scottish Open England Ian Woosnam (7) 44
16–19 Jul The Open Championship Scotland Nick Faldo (13) 100 Major championship
23–26 Jul KLM Dutch Open Netherlands Gordon Brand, Jnr (5) 40
30 Jul – 2 Aug Scandinavian Enterprise Open Sweden Gordon Brand, Jnr (6) 34
6–9 Aug PGA Championship United States Larry Nelson (n/a) 100 Major championship; non-tour event[lower-alpha 1]
6–9 Aug PLM Open Sweden Howard Clark (10) 16
13–16 Aug Benson and Hedges International Open England Noel Ratcliffe (2) 42
20–23 Aug Lawrence Batley International England Mark O'Meara (n/a) 22
27–30 Aug German Open West Germany Mark McNulty (6) 38
3–6 Sep Ebel European Masters Swiss Open Switzerland Anders Forsbrand (1) 42
10–13 Sep Panasonic European Open England Paul Way (3) 48
17–20 Sep Lancome Trophy France Ian Woosnam (8) 46
24–27 Sept Vernons Open England David Llewellyn (n/a) 12 Approved special event
25–27 Sept Ryder Cup United States Europe n/a Approved special event; team event
1–4 Oct Dunhill Cup Scotland England n/a Approved special event; team event
8–11 Oct German Masters West Germany Sandy Lyle (13) 46 New tournament
12–13 Oct Equity & Law Challenge England Barry Lane (n/a) n/a Approved special event
15–18 Oct Suntory World Match Play England Ian Woosnam (n/a) 32 Approved special event
22–25 Oct Barcelona Open Spain Cancelled[lower-alpha 2] n/a
29 Oct – 1 Nov Portuguese Open Portugal Robert Lee (2) 12
5–8 Nov Kirin Cup Japan United States n/a Approved special event; team event
  1. 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]

PositionPlayerCountryPrize money (£)
1Ian Woosnam Wales253,717
2Mark McNulty Zimbabwe189,304
3Nick Faldo England181,833
4Gordon Brand, Jnr Scotland147,787
5Bernhard Langer West Germany141,394
6Seve Ballesteros Spain138,843
7Peter Senior Australia126,091
8Rodger Davis Australia122,754
9Sam Torrance Scotland122,556
10Howard Clark England122,535

Awards
AwardWinnerCountry
European Tour Golfer of the YearIan Woosnam Wales
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the YearPeter 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. "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. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
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