1987 PGA Championship
Tournament information | |
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Dates | August 6–9, 1987 |
Location | PGA National Golf Club Champion Course |
Organized by | PGA of America |
Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Statistics | |
Par | 72 |
Length | 7,002 yards (6,403 m) |
Field | 150 players, 74 after cut[1] |
Cut | 151 (+7) |
Prize fund | $900,000 |
Winner's share | $150,000 |
Champion | |
Larry Nelson | |
287 (−1), playoff | |
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The 1987 PGA Championship was the 69th
In the August heat of Florida, the attendance was low.
With the win, Nelson gained an automatic bid to the Ryder Cup team in 1987, his third, bumping Don Pooley.[8] Nelson's record in that competition in late September was 0–3–1, as the U.S. lost the Cup for the first time on home soil. He lost all three pairs matches and halved his singles match.
The Champion Course hosted the Ryder Cup in
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, August 6, 1987
Place | Player | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Bobby Wadkins | 68 | −4 |
T2 | David Edwards | 69 | −3 |
Fred Funk | |||
T4 | Raymond Floyd | 70 | −2 |
Bernhard Langer | |||
Larry Nelson | |||
Curtis Strange | |||
Lanny Wadkins | |||
T9 | Bobby Clampett | 71 | −1 |
Bobby Cole | |||
Ray Freeman | |||
Dan Pohl | |||
Mike Reid | |||
Tim Simpson |
Source:[9]
Second round
Saturday, August 7, 1987
Place | Player | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|
T1 | Raymond Floyd | 70-70=140 | −4 |
Lanny Wadkins | 70-70=140 | ||
T3 | Tim Simpson | 71-70=141 | −3 |
Jeff Sluman | 72-69=141 | ||
T5 | Seve Ballesteros | 72-70=142 | −2 |
Ben Crenshaw | 72-70=142 | ||
Larry Nelson | 70-72=142 | ||
Bobby Wadkins | 68-74=142 | ||
T9 | Bobby Clampett | 71-72=143 | −1 |
Mark McCumber | 74-69=143 |
Source:[10]
Third round
Saturday, August 8, 1987
Place | Player | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|
T1 | Mark McCumber | 74-69-69=212 | −4 |
D. A. Weibring | 73-72-67=212 | ||
T3 | Raymond Floyd | 70-70-73=213 | −3 |
Bobby Wadkins | 68-74-71=213 | ||
T5 | Seve Ballesteros | 72-70-72=214 | −2 |
Lanny Wadkins | 70-70-74=214 | ||
7 | Larry Nelson | 70-72-73=215 | −1 |
T8 | Ben Crenshaw | 72-70-74=216 | E |
David Frost | 75-70-71=216 | ||
T10 | Curt Byrum | 74-75-68=217 | +1 |
Don Pooley | 73-71-73=217 | ||
Nick Price | 76-71-70=217 | ||
Curtis Strange | 70-76-71=217 |
Source:[5]
Final round
Sunday, August 9, 1987
Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|
T1 | Larry Nelson | 70-72-73-72=287 | −1 | Playoff |
Lanny Wadkins | 70-70-74-73=287 | |||
T3 | Scott Hoch | 74-74-71-69=288 | E | 58,750 |
D. A. Weibring | 73-72-67-76=288 | |||
T5 | Mark McCumber | 74-69-69-77=289 | +1 | 37,500 |
Don Pooley | 73-71-73-72=289 | |||
T7 | Ben Crenshaw | 72-70-74-74=290 | +2 | 27,500 |
Bobby Wadkins | 68-74-71-77=290 | |||
9 | Curtis Strange | 70-76-71-74=291 | +3 | 22,500 |
T10 | Seve Ballesteros | 72-70-72-78=292 | +4 | 17,000 |
David Frost | 75-70-71-76=292 | |||
Tom Kite | 72-77-71-72=292 | |||
Nick Price | 76-71-70-75=292 |
Scorecard
Birdie | Bogey | Double bogey |
Final round
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Source:[2]
Playoff
The sudden-death playoff began on the par-4 10th hole, where both missed the green. Nelson chipped to six feet (1.8 m) and Wadkins to four. First to putt, Nelson saved par but Wadkins missed his attempt to extend the playoff.[2]
Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Larry Nelson | 4 | E | 150,000 |
2 | Lanny Wadkins | x | +1 | 90,000 |
References
- ^ a b "Tournament Info for: 1987 PGA Championship". PGA.com. Retrieved September 19, 2012.
- ^ a b c "Wadkins' poor putt gives Nelson victory". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. August 10, 1987. p. 1-part 2.
- ^ Boswell, Thomas (August 10, 1987). "Nelson beats heat, pressure, Wadkins". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Washington Post). p. 1B.
- ^ a b Diaz, Jaime (August 17, 1987). "Cool customer in a hot PGA". Sports Illustrated. p. 28.
- ^ a b Boswell, Thomas (August 9, 1987). "McCumber, Weibring tied for PGA lead". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Washington Post). p. 1C.
- ^ Boswell, Thomas (August 9, 1987). "The heat isn't as bad as PGA's profit motive". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Washington Post). p. 7C.
- ^ Hackenberg, Dave (August 10, 1987). "Steady Nelson survives". Toledo Blade. Ohio. p. 24.
- ^ "Nelson joins U.S. Ryder Cup team". Toledo Blade. Ohio. August 10, 1987. p. 26.
- ^ Glick, Shav (August 7, 1987). "A rough first day at the PGA". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Washington Post). p. 1C.
- ^ Glick, Shav (August 8, 1987). "A Wadkins shares lead with Floyd". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Washington Post). p. 1C.
- ^ "1987 PGA Championship". databasegolf.com. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
External links
- PGA.com – 1987 PGA Championship