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Golf tour season
The1987 Senior PGA Tour was the eighth season of theSenior PGA Tour ,the mainprofessional golf tour in the United States for men aged 50 and over.
The following table lists official events during the 1987 season.[ 1] [ 2]
Date
Tournament
Location
Purse (US$ )
Winner[ a]
Notes
Jan 10
MONY Senior Tournament of Champions
California
100,000
Don January (22)
Feb 15
General Foods PGA Seniors' Championship
Florida
260,000
Chi-Chi Rodríguez (4)
Senior major championship
Mar 15
Del E. Webb Arizona Classic
Arizona
200,000
Billy Casper (5)
Mar 22
Vintage Chrysler Invitational
California
270,000
Bob Charles (1)
Mar 29
GTE Classic
California
275,000
Bob Charles (2)
New tournament
May 3
Sunwest Bank Charley Pride Senior Golf Classic
New Mexico
250,000
Bob Charles (3)
May 10
Vantage at The Dominion
Texas
250,000
Chi-Chi Rodríguez (5)
May 17
United Hospitals Senior Golf Championship
Pennsylvania
225,000
Chi-Chi Rodríguez (6)
May 24
Silver Pages Classic
Oklahoma
250,000
Chi-Chi Rodríguez (7)
New tournament
May 31
Denver Champions of Golf
Colorado
250,000
Bruce Crampton (8)
Jun 7
Senior Players Reunion Pro-Am
Texas
200,000
Chi-Chi Rodríguez (8)
Pro-Am
Jun 14
Mazda Senior Tournament Players Championship
Florida
400,000
Gary Player (5)
Senior PGA Tour major championship
Jun 28
Greater Grand Rapids Open
Michigan
250,000
Billy Casper (6)
Jul 5
The Greenbrier American Express Championship
West Virginia
225,000
Bruce Crampton (9)
Jul 12
U.S. Senior Open
Connecticut
300,000
Gary Player (6)
Senior major championship
Jul 19
MONY Syracuse Senior Classic
New York
250,000
Bruce Crampton (10)
Jul 26
Seniors' British Open
Scotland
£150,000
Neil Coles (n/a)
New tournamentSenior major championship [ b]
Aug 2
NYNEX/Golf Digest Commemorative
New York
250,000
Gene Littler (6)
Aug 9
Digital Seniors Classic
Massachusetts
250,000
Chi-Chi Rodríguez (9)
Aug 16
Rancho Murieta Senior Gold Rush
California
300,000
Orville Moody (3)
New tournament
Aug 23
GTE Northwest Classic
Washington
300,000
Chi-Chi Rodríguez (10)
Aug 30
Showdown Classic
Utah
300,000
Miller Barber (19)
Sep 6
Bank One Senior Golf Classic
Kentucky
225,000
Bruce Crampton (11)
Sep 13
PaineWebber World Seniors Invitational
North Carolina
250,000
Gary Player (7)
Sep 20
Crestar Classic
Virginia
325,000
Larry Mowry (1)
Sep 27
Newport Cup
Rhode Island
200,000
Miller Barber (20)
New tournament
Oct 4
Vantage Championship
North Carolina
1,000,000
Al Geiberger (1)
New tournament
Oct 11
Pepsi Senior Challenge
Georgia
250,000
Larry Mowry (2)
Oct 18
Seniors International Golf Championship
South Carolina
250,000
Al Geiberger (2)
Oct 25
Las Vegas Senior Classic
Nevada
250,000
Al Geiberger (3)
Nov 15
Fairfield Barnett Senior Classic
Florida
200,000
Dave Hill (1)
Nov 22
Gus Machado Senior Classic
Florida
300,000
Gene Littler (7)
New tournament
Dec 13
GTE Kaanapali Classic
Hawaii
300,000
Orville Moody (4)
New tournament
Themoney list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[ 3]
^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Senior PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Senior PGA Tour members.
^ Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.