1976 PGA Tour

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1976 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 8, 1976 (1976-01-08) – November 7, 1976 (1976-11-07)
Number of official events45
Most wins Flag of the United States.svg Ben Crenshaw (3)
Flag of the United States.svg Johnny Miller (3)
Flag of the United States.svg Hubert Green (3)
Money list Flag of the United States.svg Jack Nicklaus
PGA Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Jack Nicklaus
1975
1977

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.

Contents

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1976 season. [1]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)
Winner(s) [lower-alpha 1] Notes
Jan 11 NBC Tucson Open Arizona200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Johnny Miller (16)
Jan 18 Phoenix Open Arizona200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Gilder (1)
Jan 25 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am California185,000 Flag of the United States.svg Ben Crenshaw (2)Pro-Am
Feb 1 Hawaiian Open Hawaii230,000 Flag of the United States.svg Ben Crenshaw (3)
Feb 8 Bob Hope Desert Classic California180,000 Flag of the United States.svg Johnny Miller (17)Pro-Am
Feb 15 Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational California180,000 Flag of the United States.svg J. C. Snead (5)
Feb 22 Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open California185,000 Flag of the United States.svg Hale Irwin (6)
Mar 1 Tournament Players Championship Florida300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Nicklaus (60)Special event
Mar 7 Florida Citrus Open Florida200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Hale Irwin (7)
Mar 14 Doral-Eastern Open Florida200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Hubert Green (9)
Mar 21 Greater Jacksonville Open Florida175,000 Flag of the United States.svg Hubert Green (10)
Mar 28 Sea Pines Heritage Classic South Carolina215,000 Flag of the United States.svg Hubert Green (11)Invitational
Apr 4 Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina230,000 Flag of the United States.svg Al Geiberger (8)
Apr 11 Masters Tournament Georgia200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Raymond Floyd (7) Major championship
Apr 11 Magnolia Classic Mississippi35,000 Flag of the United States.svg Dennis Meyer (n/a)Second Tour [lower-alpha 2]
Apr 18 MONY Tournament of Champions California225,000 Flag of the United States.svg Don January (10)Winners-only event
Apr 18 Tallahassee Open Florida80,000 Flag of the United States.svg Gary Koch (1)Alternate event
Apr 25 First NBC New Orleans Open Louisiana175,000 Flag of the United States.svg Larry Ziegler (3)
May 2 Houston Open Texas200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Lee Elder (2)
May 9 Byron Nelson Golf Classic Texas200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mark Hayes (1)
May 16 Colonial National Invitation Texas200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Lee Trevino (21)Invitational
May 23 Danny Thomas Memphis Classic Tennessee200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Gibby Gilbert (2)
May 30 Memorial Tournament Ohio200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Roger Maltbie (3)New tournament
Invitational
Jun 6 IVB-Bicentennial Golf Classic Pennsylvania200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Kite (1)
Jun 13 Kemper Open North Carolina250,000 Flag of the United States.svg Joe Inman (1)
Jun 20 U.S. Open Georgia210,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Pate (1) Major championship
Jun 27 Western Open Illinois200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Al Geiberger (9)
Jul 4 Greater Milwaukee Open Wisconsin130,000 Flag of the United States.svg Dave Hill (13)
Jul 10 The Open Championship England£75,000 Flag of the United States.svg Johnny Miller (18) Major championship [lower-alpha 3]
Jul 11 Ed McMahon-Jaycees Quad Cities Open Illinois100,000 Flag of New Zealand.svg John Lister (1)Alternate event
Jul 18 American Express Westchester Classic New York300,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Graham (2)
Jul 25 Canadian Open Canada200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Pate (2)
Aug 1 Pleasant Valley Classic Massachusetts200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Buddy Allin (5)
Aug 8 B.C. Open New York200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Wynn (1)
Aug 16 PGA Championship Maryland250,000 Flag of the United States.svg Dave Stockton (10) Major championship
Aug 22 Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open Connecticut210,000 Flag of the United States.svg Rik Massengale (2)
Aug 29 American Golf Classic Ohio200,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Graham (3)
Aug 29 Buick Open Michigan60,000 Flag of the United States.svg Ed Sabo (n/a)Second Tour [lower-alpha 2]
Sep 5 World Series of Golf Ohio400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Nicklaus (61)Upgraded to official event
Limited-field event
Sep 12 World Open Golf Championship North Carolina200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Raymond Floyd (8)
Sep 19 Ohio Kings Island Open Ohio150,000 Flag of the United States.svg Ben Crenshaw (4)
Sep 26 Kaiser International Open Invitational California175,000 Flag of the United States.svg J. C. Snead (6)
Oct 3 Sahara Invitational Nevada135,000 Flag of the United States.svg George Archer (12)
Oct 17 San Antonio Texas Open Texas125,000 Flag of the United States.svg Butch Baird (2)
Oct 24 Southern Open Georgia125,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mac McLendon (2)
Nov 1 Pensacola Open Florida125,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mark Hayes (2)
Nov 7 Walt Disney World National Team Championship Florida200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Woody Blackburn (1) and
Flag of the United States.svg 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.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
($)
Winner(s)Notes
Dec 12 World Cup California4,200 Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Seve Ballesteros and
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Manuel Piñero
Team event
World Cup Individual Trophy 2,100 Flag of Mexico.svg Ernesto Pérez Acosta

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. [2]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Nicklaus 266,438
2 Flag of the United States.svg Ben Crenshaw 257,759
3 Flag of the United States.svg Hale Irwin 252,718
4 Flag of the United States.svg Hubert Green 228,031
5 Flag of the United States.svg Al Geiberger 194,821
6 Flag of the United States.svg J. C. Snead 192,645
7 Flag of the United States.svg Raymond Floyd 178,318
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Graham 176,174
9 Flag of the United States.svg Don January 163,622
10 Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Pate 153,102

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
PGA Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Jack Nicklaus [3]
Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy) Flag of the United States.svg Don January [4]

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. 1 2 Official money; unofficial win.
  3. Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

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References

  1. "1977 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  2. "PGA Money leaders" . The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. December 26, 1976. p. 92. Retrieved November 7, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Green, Bob (December 26, 1976). "Nicklaus wins player of year, not major events" . Great Falls Tribune. Great Falls, Montana. p. 17. Retrieved November 7, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Greene, Jerry (December 23, 1976). "Golf" . The Orlando Sentinel. Orlando, Florida. p. 78 (3-C in paper). Retrieved November 7, 2023 via Newspapers.com.