1987 PGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesAugust 6–9, 1987
LocationPalm Beach Gardens, Florida
Course(s)PGA National Golf Club
Champion Course
Organized byPGA of America
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length7,002 yards (6,403 m)
Field150 players, 74 after cut[1]
Cut151 (+7)
Prize fund$900,000
Winner's share$150,000
Champion
United States Larry Nelson
287 (−1), playoff
PGA National is located in the United States
PGA National
PGA National
Location in the United States
PGA National is located in Florida
PGA National
PGA National
Location in Florida

The 1987 PGA Championship was the 69th PGA Championship, held August 6–9 at the Champion Course of PGA National Golf Club in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. In hot and windy conditions, Larry Nelson won his second PGA Championship in a sudden-death playoff over 1977 champion Lanny Wadkins.[2][3][4] It was Nelson's third and final major title.

D.A. Weibring, a 54-hole co-leader,[5] shot 76 (+4) and finished a stroke back at even-par 288. The other co-leader, Mark McCumber, posted 77 and finished in a tie for fifth. Two major champions in contention shot high scores and fell back: Seve Ballesteros (78) and Raymond Floyd (80).

In the August heat of Florida, the attendance was low.[4][6] A record high temperature for the day of 97 °F (36 °C) was recorded on Sunday.[7] It was the second major played in Florida, following the PGA Championship in 1971, played in February at the old PGA National. Through 2021, this is the last major played in the state. The purse was the last under $1 million at the PGA Championship.

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 1983 and the Senior PGA Championship for 19 years (1982–2000). Since 2007, it has been the venue of The Honda Classic on the PGA Tour, played in March.

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, August 6, 1987

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States Bobby Wadkins68−4
T2United States David Edwards69−3
United States Fred Funk
T4United States Raymond Floyd70−2
West Germany Bernhard Langer
United States Larry Nelson
United States Curtis Strange
United States Lanny Wadkins
T9United States Bobby Clampett71−1
South Africa Bobby Cole
United States Ray Freeman
United States Dan Pohl
United States Mike Reid
United States Tim Simpson

Source:[9]

Second round

Saturday, August 7, 1987

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1United States Raymond Floyd70-70=140−4
United States Lanny Wadkins70-70=140
T3United States Tim Simpson71-70=141−3
United States Jeff Sluman72-69=141
T5Spain Seve Ballesteros72-70=142−2
United States Ben Crenshaw72-70=142
United States Larry Nelson70-72=142
United States Bobby Wadkins68-74=142
T9United States Bobby Clampett71-72=143−1
United States Mark McCumber74-69=143

Source:[10]

Third round

Saturday, August 8, 1987

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1United States Mark McCumber74-69-69=212−4
United States D. A. Weibring73-72-67=212
T3United States Raymond Floyd70-70-73=213−3
United States Bobby Wadkins68-74-71=213
T5Spain Seve Ballesteros72-70-72=214−2
United States Lanny Wadkins70-70-74=214
7United States Larry Nelson70-72-73=215−1
T8United States Ben Crenshaw72-70-74=216E
South Africa David Frost75-70-71=216
T10United States Curt Byrum74-75-68=217+1
United States Don Pooley73-71-73=217
Zimbabwe Nick Price76-71-70=217
United States Curtis Strange70-76-71=217

Source:[5]

Final round

Sunday, August 9, 1987

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
T1United States Larry Nelson70-72-73-72=287−1Playoff
United States Lanny Wadkins70-70-74-73=287
T3United States Scott Hoch74-74-71-69=288E58,750
United States D. A. Weibring73-72-67-76=288
T5United States Mark McCumber74-69-69-77=289+137,500
United States Don Pooley73-71-73-72=289
T7United States Ben Crenshaw72-70-74-74=290+227,500
United States Bobby Wadkins68-74-71-77=290
9United States Curtis Strange70-76-71-74=291+322,500
T10Spain Seve Ballesteros72-70-72-78=292+417,000
South Africa David Frost75-70-71-76=292
United States Tom Kite72-77-71-72=292
Zimbabwe Nick Price76-71-70-75=292

Source:[1][11]

Scorecard

Birdie Bogey Double bogey

Final round

Hole 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 101112131415161718
Par445345344454443435
United States Nelson−1E−1−2−2−2−2−2−2−2−2−2−2−1−1E−1−1
United States Wadkins−3−1−2−3−3−3−3−2−1−1−2EEE−1−1−1−1

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]

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1United States Larry Nelson4E150,000
2United States Lanny Wadkinsx+190,000

References

  1. 1 2 "Tournament Info for: 1987 PGA Championship". PGA.com. Retrieved September 19, 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 "Wadkins' poor putt gives Nelson victory". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. August 10, 1987. p. 1-part 2.
  3. ↑ Boswell, Thomas (August 10, 1987). "Nelson beats heat, pressure, Wadkins". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Washington Post). p. 1B.
  4. 1 2 Diaz, Jaime (August 17, 1987). "Cool customer in a hot PGA". Sports Illustrated. p. 28.
  5. 1 2 Boswell, Thomas (August 9, 1987). "McCumber, Weibring tied for PGA lead". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Washington Post). p. 1C.
  6. ↑ Boswell, Thomas (August 9, 1987). "The heat isn't as bad as PGA's profit motive". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Washington Post). p. 7C.
  7. ↑ Hackenberg, Dave (August 10, 1987). "Steady Nelson survives". Toledo Blade. Ohio. p. 24.
  8. ↑ "Nelson joins U.S. Ryder Cup team". Toledo Blade. Ohio. August 10, 1987. p. 26.
  9. ↑ Glick, Shav (August 7, 1987). "A rough first day at the PGA". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Washington Post). p. 1C.
  10. ↑ Glick, Shav (August 8, 1987). "A Wadkins shares lead with Floyd". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. (Washington Post). p. 1C.
  11. ↑ "1987 PGA Championship". databasegolf.com. Retrieved August 19, 2013.

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