1986 PGA Tour

1986 PGA Tour season

Duration	January 8, 1986 (1986-01-08) – November 2, 1986 (1986-11-02)
Number of official events	45
Most wins	Bob Tway (4)
Money list	Greg Norman
PGA Player of the Year	Bob Tway
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The 1986 PGA Tour was the 71st season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 18th season since separating from the PGA of America.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1986 season. ^{[1] [2]}

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (US$)	Winner [lower-alpha 1]	OWGR points	Notes
Jan 11	MONY Tournament of Champions	California	500,000	Calvin Peete (11)	52	Winners-only event
Jan 19	Bob Hope Chrysler Classic	California	600,000	Donnie Hammond (1)	56	Pro-Am
Jan 26	Phoenix Open	Arizona	500,000	Hal Sutton (6)	56
Feb 2	AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am	California	600,000	Fuzzy Zoeller (8)	46	Pro-Am
Feb 9	Shearson Lehman Brothers Andy Williams Open	California	450,000	Bob Tway (1)	38
Feb 16	Hawaiian Open	Hawaii	500,000	Corey Pavin (3)	54
Feb 23	Los Angeles Open	California	450,000	Doug Tewell (3)	42
Mar 2	Honda Classic	Florida	500,000	Kenny Knox (1)	42
Mar 9	Doral-Eastern Open	Florida	500,000	Andy Bean (10)	54
Mar 16	Hertz Bay Hill Classic	Florida	500,000	Dan Forsman (2)	46
Mar 23	USF&G Classic	Louisiana	500,000	Calvin Peete (12)	56
Mar 30	Tournament Players Championship	Florida	900,000	John Mahaffey (9)	68	Special event
Apr 6	Greater Greensboro Open	North Carolina	500,000	Sandy Lyle (2)	46
Apr 13	Masters Tournament	Georgia	785,000	Jack Nicklaus (73)	100	Major championship
Apr 13	Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic	Mississippi	200,000	Dan Halldorson (n/a)	10	Alternate event [lower-alpha 2]
Apr 20	Sea Pines Heritage	South Carolina	450,000	Fuzzy Zoeller (9)	50	Invitational
Apr 27	Houston Open	Texas	500,000	Curtis Strange (9)	52
May 4	Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational	Nevada	1,150,000	Greg Norman (3)	54
May 11	Byron Nelson Golf Classic	Texas	600,000	Andy Bean (11)	44
May 18	Colonial National Invitation	Texas	600,000	Dan Pohl (1)	38	Invitational
May 25	Memorial Tournament	Ohio	577,730	Hal Sutton (7)	52	Invitational
Jun 1	Kemper Open	Maryland	500,000	Greg Norman (4)	40
Jun 8	Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic	New York	600,000	Bob Tway (2)	40
Jun 15	U.S. Open	New York	700,000	Raymond Floyd (20)	100	Major championship
Jun 15	Provident Classic	Tennessee	300,000	Brad Faxon (n/a)	10	Alternate event [lower-alpha 2]
Jun 22	Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic	Georgia	500,000	Bob Tway (3)	44
Jun 29	Canadian Open	Canada	600,000	Bob Murphy (5)	40
Jul 6	Canon Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open	Connecticut	700,000	Mac O'Grady (1)	42
Jul 13	Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic	Virginia	500,000	Fuzzy Zoeller (10)	44
Jul 20	The Open Championship	Scotland	£600,000	Greg Norman (5)	100	Major championship [lower-alpha 3]
Jul 20	Hardee's Golf Classic	Illinois	400,000	Mark Wiebe (2)	20	Alternate event
Jul 27	Buick Open	Michigan	500,000	Ben Crenshaw (11)	40
Aug 3	Western Open	Illinois	500,000	Tom Kite (9)	46
Aug 11	PGA Championship	Ohio	800,000	Bob Tway (4)	100	Major championship
Aug 17	The International	Colorado	1,000,000	Ken Green (2)	58	New tournament
Aug 24	NEC World Series of Golf	Ohio	700,000	Dan Pohl (2)	56	Limited-field event
Aug 31	Federal Express St. Jude Classic	Tennessee	600,000	Mike Hulbert (1)	42
Sep 7	B.C. Open	New York	400,000	Rick Fehr (1)	20
Sep 14	Bank of Boston Classic	Massachusetts	450,000	Gene Sauers (1)	42
Sep 21	Greater Milwaukee Open	Wisconsin	400,000	Corey Pavin (4)	26
Sep 28	Southwest Golf Classic	Texas	400,000	Mark Calcavecchia (1)	22
Oct 5	Southern Open	Georgia	350,000	Fred Wadsworth (1)	20
Oct 12	Pensacola Open	Florida	300,000	Ernie Gonzalez (1)	12
Oct 19	Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic	Florida	500,000	Raymond Floyd (21)	40
Oct 26	Vantage Championship	Texas	1,000,000	Ben Crenshaw (12)	38
Nov 2	Seiko-Tucson Match Play Championship	Arizona	700,000	Jim Thorpe (3)	40	Limited-field event
Nov 2	Tallahassee Open	Florida	200,000	Mark Hayes (n/a)	10	Alternate event [lower-alpha 2]

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)	OWGR points	Notes
Jan 5	Bahamas Classic	Bahamas	300,000	Hale Irwin	n/a
Sep 1	PGA Grand Slam of Golf	Illinois	n/a	Greg Norman	n/a
Nov 8	Nissan Cup	Japan	800,000	Team Japan	n/a	Team event
	Nissan Cup Individual Trophy		n/a	Tsuneyuki Nakajima	n/a
Nov 16	Isuzu Kapalua International	Hawaii	600,000	Andy Bean	30
Nov 30	Skins Game	California	450,000	Fuzzy Zoeller	n/a	Limited-field event
Dec 7	JCPenney Classic	Florida	650,000	Juli Inkster and Tom Purtzer	n/a	Team event
Dec 14	Chrysler Team Championship	Florida	600,000	Gary Hallberg and Scott Hoch	n/a	Team event

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. ^{[3] [4]}

Position	Player	Prize money ($)
1	Greg Norman	653,296
2	Bob Tway	652,780
3	Payne Stewart	535,389
4	Andy Bean	491,938
5	Dan Pohl	463,630
6	Hal Sutton	429,434
7	Tom Kite	394,164
8	Ben Crenshaw	388,169
9	Raymond Floyd	380,508
10	Bernhard Langer	379,800

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
PGA Player of the Year	Bob Tway	[5]
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award)	Scott Hoch	[6] [7]
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy)	Scott Hoch	[8]

See also

• 1986 Senior PGA Tour

Notes

1. The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour members.
2. Official money; unofficial win.
3. Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

References

1. "1986 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 6, 2018. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
2. "1987 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
3. "1986 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on April 1, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
4. Petri, Randy (November 16, 1986). "Norman has to be player of year" . Austin American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. p. 65 (C17 in paper). Retrieved November 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Bob Tway is named PGA Player of Year" . Palm Beach Daily News. Palm Beach, Florida. November 15, 1986. p. 5. Retrieved November 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
6. "2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide | Awards". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
7. "Familiar names in the stands" . The Macon Telegraph. Macon, Georgia. November 20, 1986. p. 19 (6C in paper). Retrieved November 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Scott Hoch Wins Vardon Trophy" . Palm Beach Daily News. Palm Beach, Florida. November 6, 1986. p. 5. Retrieved November 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.

External links

• Official website