This is a list of the 1987 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates. 54 players earned their 1988 PGA Tour card through Q-School in 1987. The tournament was played over 108 holes at Pine Lakes Golf Club and Matanzas Golf Club, in Palm Coast, Florida. Those earning cards split the $100,000 purse, with the winner earning $15,000.[1] John Huston was the medallist. Jim Hallet finished in second place. After several attempts in the mid-1980s, Hallet finally made it on to the PGA Tour.[2]
Several former PGA Tour winners entered the tournament trying to regain full-time status. They included Dave Eichelberger, John Fought, Barry Jaeckel, Bobby Cole, and Leonard Thompson.[3] Eichelberger and Thompson were the only ones that were successful. Fought was disqualified in the first round for signing an incorrect scorecard.[3]
| Place | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||
| 2 | 1987 Order of Merit winner on Asia Golf Circuit | |
| 3 | ||
| T4 |  Bill Buttner | |
| T6 | 2 runner-up finishes on PGA Tour | |
| Winner of 1984 U.S. Amateur, 1 PGA Tour win | ||
| T8 | ||
| Clark Burroughs | ||
| David Canipe | ||
| T12 | ||
| Bob Proben | ||
| Robert Thompson | ||
| T16 | Greg Ladehoff | |
| Joey Rassett | ||
| 3 Asia Golf Circuit wins | ||
| 2 Asia Golf Circuit wins | ||
| 2 PGA Tour wins | ||
| Paul Trittler | ||
| T22 | ||
| T24 | Michael Blackburn | |
| Harry Taylor | ||
| T30 | Mike Bender | |
| Steve Thomas | ||
| T34 |  Antonio Cerda, Jr. | |
| Richard Cromwell | ||
| Mark Maness | ||
| Brian Mogg | ||
| 1 PGA Tour win | ||
| John Snyder | ||
| T41 | ||
| Playoff loss at 1982 Walt Disney World Golf Classic | ||
| Greg Farrow | ||
| Winner of 1983 Sunnehanna Amateur | ||
| Winner of 1979 PGA Assistant Championship | ||
| T47 | Roy Biancalana | |
| 4 PGA Tour wins | ||
| Mike Hammond | ||
| Jeffrey Lankford | ||
| Winner of Magnolia State Classic | ||
| Brett Upper |