1986 Senior PGA Tour

1986 Senior PGA Tour season

Duration	January 8, 1986 (1986-01-08) – November 23, 1986 (1986-11-23)
Number of official events	28
Most wins	Bruce Crampton (7)
Money list	Bruce Crampton
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The 1986 Senior PGA Tour was the seventh season of the Senior PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States for men aged 50 and over.

Schedule

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

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (US$)	Winner [lower-alpha 1]	Notes
Jan 11	MONY Senior Tournament of Champions	California	100,000	Miller Barber (18)
Feb 9	Treasure Coast Classic	Florida	225,000	Charles Owens (1)
Feb 16	General Foods PGA Seniors' Championship	Florida	250,000	Gary Player (2)	Senior major championship
Mar 16	Del E. Webb Senior PGA Tour Roundup	Arizona	200,000	Charles Owens (2)
Mar 23	Vintage Invitational	California	300,000	Dale Douglass (1)
Mar 30	Johnny Mathis Seniors Classic	California	250,000	Dale Douglass (2)
May 4	Sunwest Bank Charley Pride Senior Golf Classic	New Mexico	250,000	Gene Littler (4)	New to Senior PGA Tour
May 11	Benson & Hedges Invitational	Texas	250,000	Bruce Crampton (1)
May 18	United Hospitals Senior Golf Championship	Pennsylvania	200,000	Gary Player (3)
Jun 1	Denver Post Champions of Golf	Colorado	250,000	Gary Player (4)
Jun 8	Senior Players Reunion Pro-Am	Texas	175,000	Don January (19)	Pro-Am
Jun 22	Senior Tournament Players Championship	Ohio	300,000	Chi-Chi Rodríguez (1)	Senior PGA Tour major championship
Jun 29	U.S. Senior Open	Ohio	275,000	Dale Douglass (3)	Senior major championship
Jul 13	The Greenbrier American Express Championship	West Virginia	200,000	Don January (20)
Jul 20	Greater Grand Rapids Open	Michigan	250,000	Jim Ferree (1)	New tournament
Jul 27	MONY Syracuse Senior's Pro Golf Classic	New York	200,000	Bruce Crampton (2)
Aug 3	Merrill Lynch/Golf Digest Commemorative	New York	250,000	Lee Elder (7)
Aug 10	Digital Seniors Classic	Massachusetts	200,000	Chi-Chi Rodríguez (2)
Aug 17	GTE Northwest Classic	Washington	250,000	Bruce Crampton (3)	New tournament
Aug 31	Bank One Senior Golf Classic	Kentucky	200,000	Gene Littler (5)
Sep 14	United Virginia Bank Seniors	Virginia	300,000	Chi-Chi Rodríguez (3)
Sep 21	PaineWebber World Seniors Invitational	North Carolina	200,000	Bruce Crampton (4)
Oct 12	Fairfield Barnett Classic	Florida	175,000	Dale Douglass (4)
Oct 19	Cuyahoga Seniors International	South Carolina	200,000	Butch Baird (1)
Oct 26	Pepsi Senior Challenge	Georgia	250,000	Bruce Crampton (5)	New tournament
Nov 2	Seiko-Tucson Senior Match Play Championship	Arizona	300,000	Don January (21)
Nov 9	Las Vegas Senior Classic	Nevada	250,000	Bruce Crampton (6)	New tournament
Nov 23	Shearson-Lehman Brothers Senior Classic	Florida	200,000	Bruce Crampton (7)	New tournament

Money list

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

Position	Player	Prize money ($)
1	Bruce Crampton	454,299
2	Chi-Chi Rodríguez	399,172
3	Dale Douglass	309,760
4	Don January	299,795
5	Gary Player	291,190

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award)	Chi-Chi Rodríguez	[4]

Notes

1. The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Senior PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Senior PGA Tour members.

References

1. "1987 Senior PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
2. "2004 Champions Tour Media Guide | Tournament Chronology" (PDF). PGA Tour. pp. 219–233 (5-21–5-35 in document). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 7, 2014. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
3. "1986 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 1, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
4. "1986 Scoring average". PGA Tour. Retrieved December 3, 2023.

External links

• Official website