The 1987 Senior PGA Tour was the eighth season of the Senior PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States for men aged 50 and over.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1987 season.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(US$)WinnerNotesJan 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 championshipMar 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 tournamentMay 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 tournamentMay 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-AmJun 14 Mazda Senior Tournament Players Championship Florida 400,000 Gary Player (5) Senior PGA Tour major championshipJun 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 championshipJul 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 championshipAug 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 tournamentAug 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 tournamentOct 4 Vantage Championship North Carolina 1,000,000 Al Geiberger (1) New tournamentOct 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 tournamentDec 13 GTE Kaanapali Classic Hawaii 300,000 Orville Moody (4) New tournament
Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
Position Player Prize money ($)1 Chi-Chi Rodríguez 509,1452 Bruce Crampton 437,9043 Bob Charles 389,4374 Orville Moody 355,7935 Miller Barber 347,571
Awards AwardWinnerScoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) Chi-Chi Rodríguez
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