# 1987 Senior PGA Tour

The 1987 Senior PGA Tour was the eighth season of the Senior PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States for men aged 50 and over.

## Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1987 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) | Winner | Notes |
| Jan 10 | MONY Senior Tournament of Champions | California | 100,000 | Don January (22) | |
| Feb 15 | General Foods PGA Seniors' Championship | Florida | 260,000 | Chi-Chi Rodríguez (4) | Senior major championship |
| Mar 15 | Del E. Webb Arizona Classic | Arizona | 200,000 | Billy Casper (5) | |
| Mar 22 | Vintage Chrysler Invitational | California | 270,000 | Bob Charles (1) | |
| Mar 29 | GTE Classic | California | 275,000 | Bob Charles (2) | New tournament |
| May 3 | Sunwest Bank Charley Pride Senior Golf Classic | New Mexico | 250,000 | Bob Charles (3) | |
| May 10 | Vantage at The Dominion | Texas | 250,000 | Chi-Chi Rodríguez (5) | |
| May 17 | United Hospitals Senior Golf Championship | Pennsylvania | 225,000 | Chi-Chi Rodríguez (6) | |
| May 24 | Silver Pages Classic | Oklahoma | 250,000 | Chi-Chi Rodríguez (7) | New tournament |
| May 31 | Denver Champions of Golf | Colorado | 250,000 | Bruce Crampton (8) | |
| Jun 7 | Senior Players Reunion Pro-Am | Texas | 200,000 | Chi-Chi Rodríguez (8) | Pro-Am |
| Jun 14 | Mazda Senior Tournament Players Championship | Florida | 400,000 | Gary Player (5) | Senior PGA Tour major championship |
| Jun 28 | Greater Grand Rapids Open | Michigan | 250,000 | Billy Casper (6) | |
| Jul 5 | The Greenbrier American Express Championship | West Virginia | 225,000 | Bruce Crampton (9) | |
| Jul 12 | U.S. Senior Open | Connecticut | 300,000 | Gary Player (6) | Senior major championship |
| Jul 19 | MONY Syracuse Senior Classic | New York | 250,000 | Bruce Crampton (10) | |
| Jul 26 | Seniors' British Open | Scotland | £150,000 | Neil Coles (n/a) | New tournament Senior major championship |
| Aug 2 | NYNEX/Golf Digest Commemorative | New York | 250,000 | Gene Littler (6) | |
| Aug 9 | Digital Seniors Classic | Massachusetts | 250,000 | Chi-Chi Rodríguez (9) | |
| Aug 16 | Rancho Murieta Senior Gold Rush | California | 300,000 | Orville Moody (3) | New tournament |
| Aug 23 | GTE Northwest Classic | Washington | 300,000 | Chi-Chi Rodríguez (10) | |
| Aug 30 | Showdown Classic | Utah | 300,000 | Miller Barber (19) | |
| Sep 6 | Bank One Senior Golf Classic | Kentucky | 225,000 | Bruce Crampton (11) | |
| Sep 13 | PaineWebber World Seniors Invitational | North Carolina | 250,000 | Gary Player (7) | |
| Sep 20 | Crestar Classic | Virginia | 325,000 | Larry Mowry (1) | |
| Sep 27 | Newport Cup | Rhode Island | 200,000 | Miller Barber (20) | New tournament |
| Oct 4 | Vantage Championship | North Carolina | 1,000,000 | Al Geiberger (1) | New tournament |
| Oct 11 | Pepsi Senior Challenge | Georgia | 250,000 | Larry Mowry (2) | |
| Oct 18 | Seniors International Golf Championship | South Carolina | 250,000 | Al Geiberger (2) | |
| Oct 25 | Las Vegas Senior Classic | Nevada | 250,000 | Al Geiberger (3) | |
| Nov 15 | Fairfield Barnett Senior Classic | Florida | 200,000 | Dave Hill (1) | |
| Nov 22 | Gus Machado Senior Classic | Florida | 300,000 | Gene Littler (7) | New tournament |
| Dec 13 | GTE Kaanapali Classic | Hawaii | 300,000 | Orville Moody (4) | New tournament |

## Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
| 1 | Chi-Chi Rodríguez | 509,145 |
| 2 | Bruce Crampton | 437,904 |
| 3 | Bob Charles | 389,437 |
| 4 | Orville Moody | 355,793 |
| 5 | Miller Barber | 347,571 |

## Awards

| Award | Winner | Ref. |
| Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) | Chi-Chi Rodríguez | |