Duration | 19 March 1987 | – 1 November 1987
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Number of official events | 27 [a] |
Most wins |
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Order of Merit |
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Golfer of the Year |
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Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year |
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←
1986
1988 → |
The 1987 European Tour, titled as the 1987 PGA European Tour, [1] was the 16th season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.
The season was made up of 27 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and several non-counting "Approved Special Events". [2] [3]
There were several changes from the previous season, with the addition of the Moroccan Open [4] and the German Masters, [3] the return of the Volvo Belgian Open and the loss of the Car Care Plan International.
The following table lists official events during the 1987 season. [5]
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse ( £) |
Winner [b] |
OWGR points |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
22 Mar | Moroccan Open | Morocco | 175,000 |
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16 | New tournament |
12 Apr | Jersey Open | Jersey | 100,000 |
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16 | |
12 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$875,000 |
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100 | Major championship [c] |
19 Apr | Suze Open | France | 150,000 |
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22 | |
26 Apr | Cepsa Madrid Open | Spain | 175,000 |
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22 | |
3 May | Lancia Italian Open | Italy | 150,000 |
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18 | |
10 May | Epson Grand Prix of Europe Matchplay Championship | Wales | 250,000 |
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42 | Limited-field event |
17 May | Peugeot Spanish Open | Spain | 175,000 |
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42 | |
25 May | Whyte & Mackay PGA Championship | England | 225,000 |
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44 | |
31 May | London Standard Four Stars National Pro-Celebrity | England | 150,000 |
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16 | Pro-Am |
7 Jun | Dunhill British Masters | England | 200,000 |
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40 | |
13 Jun | Peugeot Open de France | France | 250,000 |
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38 | |
20 Jun | Volvo Belgian Open | Belgium | 150,000 |
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14 | |
21 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$825,000 |
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100 | Major championship [c] |
27 Jun | Johnnie Walker Monte Carlo Open | France | 200,000 |
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22 | |
5 Jul | Carroll's Irish Open | Ireland | 225,000 |
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44 | |
11 Jul | Bell's Scottish Open | Scotland | 200,000 |
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44 | |
19 Jul | The Open Championship | Scotland | 650,000 |
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100 | Major championship |
26 Jul | KLM Dutch Open | Netherlands | 175,000 |
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40 | |
2 Aug | Scandinavian Enterprise Open | Sweden | 200,000 |
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34 | |
9 Aug | PLM Open | Sweden | 150,000 |
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16 | |
9 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$900,000 |
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100 | Major championship [c] |
16 Aug | Benson & Hedges International Open | England | 200,000 |
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42 | |
23 Aug | Lawrence Batley International | England | 150,000 |
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22 | |
30 Aug | German Open | West Germany | 275,000 |
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38 | |
6 Sep | Ebel European Masters Swiss Open | Switzerland | 350,000 |
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42 | |
13 Sep | Panasonic European Open | England | 225,000 |
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48 | |
20 Sep | Trophée Lancôme | France | 300,000 |
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46 | Limited-field event |
11 Oct | German Masters | West Germany | 275,000 |
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46 | New tournament |
Barcelona Open | Spain | – | Cancelled [d] | – | ||
1 Nov | Portuguese Open | Portugal | 100,000 |
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12 |
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 |
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12 | |
27 Sep | Ryder Cup | United States | n/a | ![]() |
n/a | Team event |
4 Oct | Dunhill Cup | Scotland | US$1,000,000 | ![]() |
n/a | Team event |
13 Oct | Equity & Law Challenge | England | 120,000 |
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n/a | New tournament |
18 Oct | Suntory World Match Play Championship | England | 275,000 |
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32 | Limited-field event |
8 Nov | Kirin Cup | Japan | US$950,000 | ![]() |
n/a | Team event |
Kirin Cup Individual Trophy | n/a |
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n/a | |||
21 Nov | World Cup | United States | US$750,000 | ![]() ![]() |
n/a | Team event |
World Cup Individual Trophy |
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n/a |
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. [8]
Position | Player | Prize money ( £) |
---|---|---|
1 |
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253,717 |
2 |
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189,304 |
3 |
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181,833 |
4 |
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147,787 |
5 |
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141,394 |
6 |
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138,843 |
7 |
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126,091 |
8 |
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122,754 |
9 |
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122,556 |
10 |
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122,535 |
Award | Winner | Ref. |
---|---|---|
Golfer of the Year |
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[9] |
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year |
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[10] |
Duration | 19 March 1987 | – 1 November 1987
---|---|
Number of official events | 27 [a] |
Most wins |
![]() |
Order of Merit |
![]() |
Golfer of the Year |
![]() |
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year |
![]() |
←
1986
1988 → |
The 1987 European Tour, titled as the 1987 PGA European Tour, [1] was the 16th season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.
The season was made up of 27 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and several non-counting "Approved Special Events". [2] [3]
There were several changes from the previous season, with the addition of the Moroccan Open [4] and the German Masters, [3] the return of the Volvo Belgian Open and the loss of the Car Care Plan International.
The following table lists official events during the 1987 season. [5]
Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse ( £) |
Winner [b] |
OWGR points |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
22 Mar | Moroccan Open | Morocco | 175,000 |
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16 | New tournament |
12 Apr | Jersey Open | Jersey | 100,000 |
![]() |
16 | |
12 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$875,000 |
![]() |
100 | Major championship [c] |
19 Apr | Suze Open | France | 150,000 |
![]() |
22 | |
26 Apr | Cepsa Madrid Open | Spain | 175,000 |
![]() |
22 | |
3 May | Lancia Italian Open | Italy | 150,000 |
![]() |
18 | |
10 May | Epson Grand Prix of Europe Matchplay Championship | Wales | 250,000 |
![]() |
42 | Limited-field event |
17 May | Peugeot Spanish Open | Spain | 175,000 |
![]() |
42 | |
25 May | Whyte & Mackay PGA Championship | England | 225,000 |
![]() |
44 | |
31 May | London Standard Four Stars National Pro-Celebrity | England | 150,000 |
![]() |
16 | Pro-Am |
7 Jun | Dunhill British Masters | England | 200,000 |
![]() |
40 | |
13 Jun | Peugeot Open de France | France | 250,000 |
![]() |
38 | |
20 Jun | Volvo Belgian Open | Belgium | 150,000 |
![]() |
14 | |
21 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$825,000 |
![]() |
100 | Major championship [c] |
27 Jun | Johnnie Walker Monte Carlo Open | France | 200,000 |
![]() |
22 | |
5 Jul | Carroll's Irish Open | Ireland | 225,000 |
![]() |
44 | |
11 Jul | Bell's Scottish Open | Scotland | 200,000 |
![]() |
44 | |
19 Jul | The Open Championship | Scotland | 650,000 |
![]() |
100 | Major championship |
26 Jul | KLM Dutch Open | Netherlands | 175,000 |
![]() |
40 | |
2 Aug | Scandinavian Enterprise Open | Sweden | 200,000 |
![]() |
34 | |
9 Aug | PLM Open | Sweden | 150,000 |
![]() |
16 | |
9 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$900,000 |
![]() |
100 | Major championship [c] |
16 Aug | Benson & Hedges International Open | England | 200,000 |
![]() |
42 | |
23 Aug | Lawrence Batley International | England | 150,000 |
![]() |
22 | |
30 Aug | German Open | West Germany | 275,000 |
![]() |
38 | |
6 Sep | Ebel European Masters Swiss Open | Switzerland | 350,000 |
![]() |
42 | |
13 Sep | Panasonic European Open | England | 225,000 |
![]() |
48 | |
20 Sep | Trophée Lancôme | France | 300,000 |
![]() |
46 | Limited-field event |
11 Oct | German Masters | West Germany | 275,000 |
![]() |
46 | New tournament |
Barcelona Open | Spain | – | Cancelled [d] | – | ||
1 Nov | Portuguese Open | Portugal | 100,000 |
![]() |
12 |
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 |
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12 | |
27 Sep | Ryder Cup | United States | n/a | ![]() |
n/a | Team event |
4 Oct | Dunhill Cup | Scotland | US$1,000,000 | ![]() |
n/a | Team event |
13 Oct | Equity & Law Challenge | England | 120,000 |
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n/a | New tournament |
18 Oct | Suntory World Match Play Championship | England | 275,000 |
![]() |
32 | Limited-field event |
8 Nov | Kirin Cup | Japan | US$950,000 | ![]() |
n/a | Team event |
Kirin Cup Individual Trophy | n/a |
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n/a | |||
21 Nov | World Cup | United States | US$750,000 | ![]() ![]() |
n/a | Team event |
World Cup Individual Trophy |
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n/a |
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. [8]
Position | Player | Prize money ( £) |
---|---|---|
1 |
![]() |
253,717 |
2 |
![]() |
189,304 |
3 |
![]() |
181,833 |
4 |
![]() |
147,787 |
5 |
![]() |
141,394 |
6 |
![]() |
138,843 |
7 |
![]() |
126,091 |
8 |
![]() |
122,754 |
9 |
![]() |
122,556 |
10 |
![]() |
122,535 |
Award | Winner | Ref. |
---|---|---|
Golfer of the Year |
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[9] |
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year |
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[10] |