1987 PGA Championship

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1987 PGA Championship - Wikipedia

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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, 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 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

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Bobby Wadkins	68	−4
T2	David Edwards	69	−3
T2	Fred Funk	69	−3
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
T1	Lanny Wadkins	70-70=140	−4
T3	Tim Simpson	71-70=141	−3
T3	Jeff Sluman	72-69=141	−3
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
T9	Mark McCumber	74-69=143	−1

Source:^[10]

Third round

Saturday, August 8, 1987

Place	Player	Score	To par
T1	Mark McCumber	74-69-69=212	−4
T1	D. A. Weibring	73-72-67=212	−4
T3	Raymond Floyd	70-70-73=213	−3
T3	Bobby Wadkins	68-74-71=213	−3
T5	Seve Ballesteros	72-70-72=214	−2
T5	Lanny Wadkins	70-70-74=214	−2
7	Larry Nelson	70-72-73=215	−1
T8	Ben Crenshaw	72-70-74=216	E
T8	David Frost	75-70-71=216	E
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
T1	Lanny Wadkins	70-70-74-73=287	−1	Playoff
T3	Scott Hoch	74-74-71-69=288	E	58,750
T3	D. A. Weibring	73-72-67-76=288	E	58,750
T5	Mark McCumber	74-69-69-77=289	+1	37,500
T5	Don Pooley	73-71-73-72=289	+1	37,500
T7	Ben Crenshaw	72-70-74-74=290	+2	27,500
T7	Bobby Wadkins	68-74-71-77=290	+2	27,500
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

	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

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.

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