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1976 PGA Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1976 |
| tour | PGA Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 45 |
| most_wins | USA Ben Crenshaw (3) |
| USA Johnny Miller (3) | |
| USA Hubert Green (3) | |
| honor1 | Money list |
| honoree1 | USA Jack Nicklaus |
| honor2 | PGA Player of the Year |
| honoree2 | USA Jack Nicklaus |
| prevseason | [1975](1975-pga-tour) |
| nextseason | [1977](1977-pga-tour) |
USA Johnny Miller (3) USA Hubert Green (3) The 1976 PGA Tour was the 61st season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the eighth season since separating from the PGA of America.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1976 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (US$) | Winner(s) | Notes | |||
| Jan 11 | NBC Tucson Open | Arizona | 200,000 | USA Johnny Miller (16) | |
| Jan 18 | Phoenix Open | Arizona | 200,000 | USA Bob Gilder (1) | |
| Jan 25 | Bing Crosby National Pro-Am | California | 185,000 | USA Ben Crenshaw (2) | Pro-Am |
| Feb 1 | Hawaiian Open | Hawaii | 230,000 | USA Ben Crenshaw (3) | |
| Feb 8 | Bob Hope Desert Classic | California | 180,000 | USA Johnny Miller (17) | Pro-Am |
| Feb 15 | Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational | California | 180,000 | USA J. C. Snead (5) | |
| Feb 22 | Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open | California | 185,000 | USA Hale Irwin (6) | |
| Mar 1 | [Tournament Players Championship](1976-tournament-players-championship) | Florida | 300,000 | USA Jack Nicklaus (60) | Special event |
| Mar 7 | Florida Citrus Open | Florida | 200,000 | USA Hale Irwin (7) | |
| Mar 14 | Doral-Eastern Open | Florida | 200,000 | USA Hubert Green (9) | |
| Mar 21 | Greater Jacksonville Open | Florida | 175,000 | USA Hubert Green (10) | |
| Mar 28 | Sea Pines Heritage Classic | South Carolina | 215,000 | USA Hubert Green (11) | Invitational |
| Apr 4 | Greater Greensboro Open | North Carolina | 230,000 | USA Al Geiberger (8) | |
| Apr 11 | **[Masters Tournament](1976-masters-tournament)** | Georgia | 200,000 | USA **Raymond Floyd** (7) | Major championship |
| Apr 11 | Magnolia Classic | Mississippi | 35,000 | USA Dennis Meyer (n/a) | Second Tour |
| Apr 18 | MONY Tournament of Champions | California | 225,000 | USA Don January (10) | Winners-only event |
| Apr 18 | Tallahassee Open | Florida | 80,000 | USA Gary Koch (1) | Alternate event |
| Apr 25 | First NBC New Orleans Open | Louisiana | 175,000 | USA Larry Ziegler (3) | |
| May 2 | Houston Open | Texas | 200,000 | USA Lee Elder (2) | |
| May 9 | Byron Nelson Golf Classic | Texas | 200,000 | USA Mark Hayes (1) | |
| May 16 | Colonial National Invitation | Texas | 200,000 | USA Lee Trevino (21) | Invitational |
| May 23 | Danny Thomas Memphis Classic | Tennessee | 200,000 | USA Gibby Gilbert (2) | |
| May 30 | Memorial Tournament | Ohio | 200,000 | USA Roger Maltbie (3) | New tournament |
| Invitational | |||||
| Jun 6 | IVB-Bicentennial Golf Classic | Pennsylvania | 200,000 | USA Tom Kite (1) | |
| Jun 13 | Kemper Open | North Carolina | 250,000 | USA Joe Inman (1) | |
| Jun 20 | **[U.S. Open](1976-u-s-open-golf)** | Georgia | 210,000 | USA **Jerry Pate** (1) | Major championship |
| Jun 27 | Western Open | Illinois | 200,000 | USA Al Geiberger (9) | |
| Jul 4 | Greater Milwaukee Open | Wisconsin | 130,000 | USA Dave Hill (13) | |
| Jul 10 | **[The Open Championship](1976-open-championship)** | England | £75,000 | USA **Johnny Miller** (18) | Major championship |
| Jul 11 | Ed McMahon-Jaycees Quad Cities Open | Illinois | 100,000 | NZL John Lister (1) | Alternate event |
| Jul 18 | American Express Westchester Classic | New York | 300,000 | AUS David Graham (2) | |
| Jul 25 | Canadian Open | Canada | 200,000 | USA Jerry Pate (2) | |
| Aug 1 | Pleasant Valley Classic | Massachusetts | 200,000 | USA Buddy Allin (5) | |
| Aug 8 | B.C. Open | New York | 200,000 | USA Bob Wynn (1) | |
| Aug 16 | **[PGA Championship](1976-pga-championship)** | Maryland | 250,000 | USA **Dave Stockton** (10) | Major championship |
| Aug 22 | Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open | Connecticut | 210,000 | USA Rik Massengale (2) | |
| Aug 29 | American Golf Classic | Ohio | 200,000 | AUS David Graham (3) | |
| Aug 29 | Buick Open | Michigan | 60,000 | USA Ed Sabo (n/a) | Second Tour |
| Sep 5 | World Series of Golf | Ohio | 400,000 | USA Jack Nicklaus (61) | Upgraded to official event |
| Limited-field event | |||||
| Sep 12 | World Open Golf Championship | North Carolina | 200,000 | USA Raymond Floyd (8) | |
| Sep 19 | Ohio Kings Island Open | Ohio | 150,000 | USA Ben Crenshaw (4) | |
| Sep 26 | Kaiser International Open Invitational | California | 175,000 | USA J. C. Snead (6) | |
| Oct 3 | Sahara Invitational | Nevada | 135,000 | USA George Archer (12) | |
| Oct 17 | San Antonio Texas Open | Texas | 125,000 | USA Butch Baird (2) | |
| Oct 24 | Southern Open | Georgia | 125,000 | USA Mac McLendon (2) | |
| Nov 1 | Pensacola Open | Florida | 125,000 | USA Mark Hayes (2) | |
| Nov 7 | Walt Disney World National Team Championship | Florida | 200,000 | USA Woody Blackburn (1) and | |
| USA Billy Kratzert (1) | Team event |
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ($) | Winner(s) | Notes | |||
| Dec 12 | [World Cup](1976-world-cup-men-s-golf) | California | 4,200 | ESP Seve Ballesteros and | |
| ESP Manuel Piñero | Team event | ||||
| [World Cup Individual Trophy](1976-world-cup-men-s-golf) | 2,100 | MEX Ernesto Pérez Acosta |
Money list
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA Jack Nicklaus | 266,438 |
| 2 | USA Ben Crenshaw | 257,759 |
| 3 | USA Hale Irwin | 252,718 |
| 4 | USA Hubert Green | 228,031 |
| 5 | USA Al Geiberger | 194,821 |
| 6 | USA J. C. Snead | 192,645 |
| 7 | USA Raymond Floyd | 178,318 |
| 8 | AUS David Graham | 176,174 |
| 9 | USA Don January | 163,622 |
| 10 | USA Jerry Pate | 153,102 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| PGA Player of the Year | USA Jack Nicklaus | |
| Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy) | USA Don January |
Notes
References
References
- "1977 PGA Tour Media Guide". PGA Tour.
- (26 December 1976). "PGA Money leaders". The Boston Globe.
- Green, Bob. (26 December 1976). "Nicklaus wins player of year, not major events". Great Falls Tribune.
- Greene, Jerry. (23 December 1976). "Golf". The Orlando Sentinel.
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