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1987 PGA Championship

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.

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
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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 edit

First round edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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

Source:[1][11]

Scorecard edit

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
  Nelson −1 E −1 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −1 −1 E −1 −1
  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 edit

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 edit

  1. ^ a b "Tournament Info for: 1987 PGA Championship". PGA.com. Retrieved September 19, 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b Diaz, Jaime (August 17, 1987). "Cool customer in a hot PGA". Sports Illustrated. p. 28.
  5. ^ a b 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.

External links edit

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