The 1996 Senior PGA Tour was the 17th 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 1996 season.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(US$)WinnerNotesJan 21 Puerto Rico Senior Tournament of Champions Puerto Rico 800,000 John Bland (2) Feb 4 Royal Caribbean Classic Florida 850,000 Bob Murphy (9) Feb 11 Greater Naples IntelliNet Challenge Florida 600,000 Al Geiberger (10) Feb 18 GTE Suncoast Classic Florida 750,000 Jack Nicklaus (9) Feb 25 American Express Invitational Florida 900,000 Hale Irwin (3) New tournamentMar 3 FHP Health Care Classic California 800,000 Walter Morgan (2) Mar 17 Toshiba Senior Classic California 1,000,000 Jim Colbert (14) Mar 31 SBC Dominion Seniors Texas 650,000 Tom Weiskopf (3) Apr 7 The Tradition Arizona 1,000,000 Jack Nicklaus (10) Senior PGA Tour major championshipApr 21 PGA Seniors' Championship Florida 1,100,000 Hale Irwin (4) Senior major championshipApr 28 Las Vegas Senior Classic Nevada 1,000,000 Jim Colbert (15) May 5 PaineWebber Invitational North Carolina 800,000 Graham Marsh (2) May 12 Nationwide Championship Georgia 1,200,000 Jim Colbert (16) May 19 Cadillac NFL Golf Classic New Jersey 950,000 Bob Murphy (10) May 26 BellSouth Senior Classic Tennessee 1,200,000 Isao Aoki (5) Jun 2 Bruno's Memorial Classic Alabama 1,050,000 John Bland (3) Jun 9 Pittsburgh Senior Classic Pennsylvania 1,100,000 Tom Weiskopf (4) Jun 16 du Maurier Champions Canada 1,100,000 Charles Coody (5) Jun 23 Bell Atlantic Classic Pennsylvania 900,000 Dale Douglass (11) Jun 30 Kroger Senior Classic Ohio 900,000 Isao Aoki (6) Jul 7 U.S. Senior Open Ohio 1,200,000 Dave Stockton (12) Senior major championshipJul 14 Ford Senior Players Championship Michigan 1,500,000 Raymond Floyd (13) Senior PGA Tour major championshipJul 21 Burnet Senior Classic Minnesota 1,250,000 Vicente Fernández (1) Jul 28 Senior British Open Northern Ireland £350,000 Brian Barnes (2) Senior major championshipJul 28 Ameritech Senior Open Illinois 1,100,000 Walter Morgan (3) Aug 4 VFW Senior Championship Missouri 800,000 Dave Eichelberger (2) Aug 11 First of America Classic Michigan 850,000 Dave Stockton (13) Aug 18 Northville Long Island Classic New York 800,000 John Bland (4) Aug 25 Bank of Boston Senior Classic Massachusetts 800,000 Jim Dent (10) Sep 1 Franklin Quest Championship Utah 800,000 Graham Marsh (3) Sep 8 Boone Valley Classic Missouri 1,200,000 Gibby Gilbert (5) New tournamentSep 15 Bank One Classic Kentucky 600,000 Mike Hill (18) Sep 22 Brickyard Crossing Championship Indiana 750,000 Jimmy Powell (4) Sep 29 Vantage Championship North Carolina 1,500,000 Jim Colbert (17) Oct 6 Ralphs Senior Classic California 800,000 Gil Morgan (1) Oct 13 The Transamerica California 700,000 John Bland (5) Oct 20 Raley's Gold Rush Classic California 800,000 Jim Colbert (18) Oct 27 Hyatt Regency Maui Kaanapali Classic Hawaii 650,000 Bob Charles (25) Nov 3 Emerald Coast Classic Florida 1,050,000 Lee Trevino (27) Nov 10 Energizer Senior Tour Championship South Carolina 1,600,000 Jay Sigel (2) Tour Championship
Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the Senior PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
DateTournamentLocationPurse($)WinnersNotes Dec 8 Office Depot Father/Son Challenge Florida 860,000 Raymond Floyd andson Raymond Floyd Jr. Team event
Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
Position Player Prize money ($)1 Jim Colbert 1,627,8902 Hale Irwin 1,615,7693 John Bland 1,357,9874 Isao Aoki 1,162,5815 Dave Stockton 1,117,685
Awards AwardWinnerPlayer of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) Jim Colbert Rookie of the Year John Bland Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) Hale Irwin Comeback Player of the Year Al Geiberger
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