1987 PGA Championship

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1987 PGA Championship
Tournament information
Dates August 6–9, 1987
Location Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
Course(s) 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, 73 after cut[1]
Cut 151 (+7)
Prize fund $900,000
Winner's share $150,000
Champion
United States Larry Nelson
287 (–1), playoff
PGA National is located in USA
PGA National
PGA National
Location in the United States

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, 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.[5] A record high temperature for the day of 97 °F (36 °C) was recorded on Sunday.[6] It was the second major played in Florida, following the PGA Championship in 1971, played in February at the old PGA National. Through 2013, 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.[7] Nelson's record in that 1987 competition 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.

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 R3 R4 Total To par Finish
Larry Nelson  United States 1981 70 72 73 72 287 –1 1
Lanny Wadkins  United States 1977 70 70 74 73 287 –1 2
Raymond Floyd  United States 1969, 1982 70 70 73 80 293 +5 T14
Jack Nicklaus  United States 1963, 1971,
1973, 1975, 1980
76 73 74 73 296 +8 T24
Hal Sutton  United States 1983 73 74 74 76 297 +9 T28
Bob Tway  United States 1986 78 71 76 75 300 +12 T47
Hubert Green  United States 1985 74 73 80 74 301 +13 T56
John Mahaffey  United States 1978 77 72 77 80 306 +18 T65

Missed the cut

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 Total To par
David Graham  Australia 1979 79 75 154 +10
Dave Stockton  United States 1970, 1976 79 80 159 +15
Lee Trevino  United States 1974, 1984 WD

Source:[8]

Final leaderboard

Sunday, August 9, 1987

Place Player Country Score To par Money ($)
T1 Larry Nelson  United States 70-72-73-72=287 –1 Playoff
Lanny Wadkins  United States 70-70-74-73=287
T3 Scott Hoch  United States 74-74-71-69=288 E 58,750
D. A. Weibring  United States 73-72-67-76=288
T5 Mark McCumber  United States 74-69-69-77=289 +1 37,500
Don Pooley  United States 73-71-73-72=289
T7 Ben Crenshaw  United States 72-70-74-74=290 +2 27,500
Bobby Wadkins  United States 68-74-71-77=290
9 Curtis Strange  United States 70-76-71-74=291 +3 22,500
T10 Seve Ballesteros  Spain 72-70-72-78=292 +4 17,000
David Frost  South Africa 75-70-71-76=292
Tom Kite  United States 72-77-71-72=292
Nick Price  Zimbabwe 76-71-70-75=292

source:[1][8]

Scorecard

Birdie Bogey Double bogey

Final round

Hole  1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9  10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Par 4 4 5 3 4 5 3 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 3 4 3 5
United States Nelson –1 E –1 –2 –2 –2 –2 –2 –2 –2 –2 –2 –2 –1 –1 E –1 –1
United States Wadkins –3 –1 –2 –3 –3 –3 –3 –2 –1 –1 –2 E E E –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]

Place Player Country Score To par Money ($)
1 Larry Nelson  United States 4 E 150,000
2 Lanny Wadkins  United States x +1 90,000

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Preceded by Major Championships Succeeded by
1988 Masters

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