1987 Canadian Tour

1987 Canadian Tour season
DurationJune 15, 1987 (1987-06-15) – September 13, 1987 (1987-09-13)
Number of official events8
Order of MeritUnited States Jim Benepe
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The 1987 Canadian Tour was the second season of the Canadian Tour, the main professional golf tour in Canada since it was formed in 1986.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1987 season.[1]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(C$)		 Winner[a] OWGR
points
Jun 17 Labbatt's Blue Light Pro-Am Ontario 50,000 Canada Gordon Smith (2) n/a
Jun 28 Quebec Open Quebec 60,000 United States Todd Erwin (1) n/a
Jul 12 Windsor Charity Classic Ontario 60,000 Canada Daniel Talbot (1) n/a
Aug 2 Manitoba Open Manitoba 75,000 Canada Dave Barr (2) n/a
Aug 14 Alberta Open Alberta 25,000 Australia Ian Roberts (1) n/a
Aug 30 George Williams B.C. Open British Columbia 130,000 United States Jim Benepe (1) n/a
Sep 6 Payless Canadian Tournament Players Championship British Columbia 50,000 Australia Craig Parry (1) n/a
Sep 13 CPGA Championship Ontario 125,000 Canada Jerry Anderson (2) 4

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was titled as the Labbatt Order of Merit and was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Canadian dollars.[2]

Position Player Prize money (C$)
1 United States Jim Benepe 37,832
2 Canada Jerry Anderson 31,692
3 Canada Jim Rutledge 30,952
4 Canada Dave Barr 26,280
5 United States David Tentis 23,741

Notes

  1. ^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Canadian Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament.

References

  1. ^ "Canadian Tour 1987". The Province. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. March 22, 1987. p. 99. Retrieved March 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "CPGA Order of Merit". The Province. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. September 18, 1987. p. 75. Retrieved March 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.