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1987 Canadian Tour season

Duration	June 15, 1987 (1987-06-15) – September 13, 1987 (1987-09-13)
Number of official events	8
Order of Merit	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.

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

Position	Player	Prize money (C$)
1	Jim Benepe	37,832
2	Jerry Anderson	31,692
3	Jim Rutledge	30,952
4	Dave Barr	26,280
5	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.

External links

• Official website

• PGA Tour Canada
• 1987 in golf
• 1987 in Canadian sports