1987 European Tour
Introduction The '''1987 European Tour''', titled as the '''1987 PGA European Tour''', was the 16th season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.
Changes for 1987 The season was made up of 27 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and several non-counting "Approved Special Events".There were several changes from the previous season, with the addition of the Moroccan Open and the German Masters, the return of the Volvo Belgian Open and the loss of the Car Care Plan International.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1987 season.DateTournamentHost countryPurse(£)WinnerOWGRpointsNotes22 MarMoroccan OpenMorocco175,000 Howard Clark (9)16New tournament12 AprJersey OpenJersey100,000 Ian Woosnam (5)1612 Apr'''Masters Tournament'''United StatesUS$875,000 '''Larry Mize''' (n/a)100Major championship19 AprSuze OpenFrance150,000 Seve Ballesteros (34)2226 AprCepsa Madrid OpenSpain175,000 Ian Woosnam (6)223 MayLancia Italian OpenItaly150,000 Sam Torrance (12)1810 MayEpson Grand Prix of Europe Matchplay ChampionshipWales250,000 Mats Lanner (1)42Limited-field event17 MayPeugeot Spanish OpenSpain175,000 Nick Faldo (12)4225 MayWhyte & Mackay PGA ChampionshipEngland225,000 Bernhard Langer (17)4431 MayLondon Standard Four Stars National Pro-CelebrityEngland150,000 Mark McNulty (4)16Pro-Am7 JunDunhill British MastersEngland200,000 Mark McNulty (5)4013 JunPeugeot Open de FranceFrance250,000 José Rivero (2)3820 JunVolvo Belgian OpenBelgium150,000 Eamonn Darcy (3)1421 Jun'''U.S. Open'''United StatesUS$825,000 '''Scott Simpson''' (n/a)100Major championship27 JunJohnnie Walker Monte Carlo OpenFrance200,000 Peter Senior (2)225 JulCarroll's Irish OpenIreland225,000 Bernhard Langer (18)4411 JulBell's Scottish OpenScotland200,000 Ian Woosnam (7)4419 Jul'''The Open Championship'''Scotland650,000 '''Nick Faldo''' (13)100Major championship26 JulKLM Dutch OpenNetherlands175,000 Gordon Brand Jnr (5)402 AugScandinavian Enterprise OpenSweden200,000 Gordon Brand Jnr (6)349 AugPLM OpenSweden150,000 Howard Clark (10)169 Aug'''PGA Championship'''United StatesUS$900,000 '''Larry Nelson''' (n/a)100Major championship16 AugBenson & Hedges International OpenEngland200,000 Noel Ratcliffe (2)4223 AugLawrence Batley InternationalEngland150,000 Mark O'Meara (n/a)2230 AugGerman OpenWest Germany275,000 Mark McNulty (6)386 SepEbel European Masters Swiss OpenSwitzerland350,000 Anders Forsbrand (1)4213 SepPanasonic European OpenEngland225,000 Paul Way (3)4820 SepTrophée LancômeFrance300,000 Ian Woosnam (8)46Limited-field event11 OctGerman MastersWest Germany275,000 Sandy Lyle (13)46New tournament25 OctBarcelona OpenSpain–''Cancelled''–1 NovPortuguese OpenPortugal100,000 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.DateTournamentHost countryPurse(£)Winner(s)OWGRpointsNotes27 SepVernons OpenEngland60,000 David Llewellyn1227 SepRyder CupUnited Statesn/a Team Europen/aTeam event4 OctDunhill CupScotlandUS$1,000,000 Team Englandn/aTeam event13 OctEquity & Law ChallengeEngland120,000 Barry Lanen/aNew tournament18 OctSuntory World Match Play ChampionshipEngland275,000 Ian Woosnam32Limited-field event8 NovKirin CupJapanUS$950,000 Team USAn/aTeam eventKirin Cup Individual Trophyn/a Tom Kiten/a21 NovWorld CupUnited StatesUS$750,000 David Llewellyn and Ian Woosnamn/aTeam eventWorld Cup Individual Trophy Ian Woosnamn/a
Order of Merit 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.Position  Player  Prize money (£)1   Ian Woosnam 253,7172   Mark McNulty 189,3043   Nick Faldo 181,8334   Gordon Brand Jnr 147,7875   Bernhard Langer 141,3946   Seve Ballesteros 138,8437   Peter Senior 126,0918   Rodger Davis 122,7549   Sam Torrance 122,55610   Howard Clark 122,535
Awards AwardWinner Golfer of the Year   Ian Woosnam   Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year   Peter Baker
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