The 1996 PGA Tour was the 81st season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 28th season since separating from the PGA of America.

Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1996 season.

DateTournamentLocationPurse(US$)WinnerOWGRpointsNotes Jan 7 Mercedes Championships California 1,000,000 Mark O'Meara (11) 52 Winners-only event Jan 14 Nortel Open Arizona 1,250,000 Phil Mickelson (6) 42 Jan 21 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic California 1,300,000 Mark Brooks (5) 42 Pro-Am Jan 27 Phoenix Open Arizona 1,300,000 Phil Mickelson (7) 48 Feb 4 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am California – Canceled – Pro-Am Feb 11 Buick Invitational California 1,200,000 Davis Love III (10) 52 Feb 18 United Airlines Hawaiian Open Hawaii 1,200,000 Jim Furyk (2) 38 Feb 25 Nissan Open California 1,200,000 Craig Stadler (12) 46 Mar 3 Doral-Ryder Open Florida 1,800,000 Greg Norman (18) 68 Mar 10 Honda Classic Florida 1,300,000 Tim Herron (1) 50 Mar 17 Bay Hill Invitational Florida 1,200,000 Paul Goydos (1) 68 Invitational Mar 24 Freeport-McDermott Classic Louisiana 1,200,000 Scott McCarron (1) 42 Mar 31 The Players Championship Florida 3,500,000 Fred Couples (12) 80 Flagship event Apr 7 BellSouth Classic Georgia 1,300,000 Paul Stankowski (1) 54 Apr 14 Masters Tournament Georgia 2,500,000 Nick Faldo (8) 100 Major championship Apr 21 MCI Classic South Carolina 1,400,000 Loren Roberts (3) 60 Invitational Apr 28 Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic North Carolina 1,800,000 Mark O'Meara (12) 44 May 5 Shell Houston Open Texas 1,500,000 Mark Brooks (6) 40 May 12 GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic Texas 1,500,000 Phil Mickelson (8) 56 May 19 MasterCard Colonial Texas 1,500,000 Corey Pavin (14) 60 Invitational May 26 Kemper Open Maryland 1,500,000 Steve Stricker (1) 40 Jun 2 Memorial Tournament Ohio 1,800,000 Tom Watson (38) 68 Invitational Jun 9 Buick Classic New York 1,200,000 Ernie Els (3) 56 Jun 16 U.S. Open Michigan 2,400,000 Steve Jones (5) 100 Major championship Jun 23 FedEx St. Jude Classic Tennessee 1,350,000 John Cook (7) 40 Jun 30 Canon Greater Hartford Open Connecticut 1,500,000 D. A. Weibring (5) 42 Jul 7 Motorola Western Open Illinois 2,000,000 Steve Stricker (2) 68 Jul 14 Michelob Championship at Kingsmill Virginia 1,250,000 Scott Hoch (7) 24 Jul 21 The Open Championship England £1,500,000 Tom Lehman (3) 100 Major championship Jul 21 Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic Mississippi 1,000,000 Willie Wood (1) 20 Alternate event Jul 28 CVS Charity Classic Massachusetts 1,200,000 John Cook (8) 26 Aug 4 Buick Open Michigan 1,200,000 Justin Leonard (1) 50 Aug 11 PGA Championship Kentucky 2,400,000 Mark Brooks (7) 100 Major championship Aug 18 Sprint International Colorado 1,600,000 Clarence Rose (1) 66 Aug 25 NEC World Series of Golf Ohio 2,100,000 Phil Mickelson (9) 58 Limited-field event Aug 25 Greater Vancouver Open Canada 1,000,000 Guy Boros (1) 22 Alternate event Sep 1 Greater Milwaukee Open Wisconsin 1,200,000 Loren Roberts (4) 38 Sep 8 Bell Canadian Open Canada 1,500,000 Dudley Hart (1) 40 Sep 15 Quad City Classic Illinois 1,200,000 Ed Fiori (4) 32 Sep 22 B.C. Open New York 1,000,000 Fred Funk (4) 28 Sep 29 Buick Challenge Georgia 1,000,000 Michael Bradley (1) 26 Oct 6 Las Vegas Invitational Nevada 1,650,000 Tiger Woods (1) 50 Oct 13 LaCantera Texas Open Texas 1,200,000 David Ogrin (1) 40 Oct 20 Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic Florida 1,200,000 Tiger Woods (2) 46 Oct 28 The Tour Championship Oklahoma 3,000,000 Tom Lehman (4) 60 Tour Championship

Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

DateTournamentLocationPurse($)Winner(s)OWGRpointsNotesSep 15Presidents CupVirginian/a Team USAn/aTeam eventNov 3Subaru Sarazen World OpenGeorgia1,900,000 Frank Nobilo40Nov 10Lincoln-Mercury Kapalua InternationalHawaii1,200,000 Paul Stankowski40Nov 15MasterCard PGA Grand Slam of GolfHawaii1,000,000 Tom Lehmann/aLimited-field eventNov 17Franklin Templeton Shark ShootoutCalifornia1,100,000 Jay Haas and Tom Kiten/aTeam eventNov 24World Cup of GolfSouth Africa1,300,000 Ernie Els and Wayne Westnern/aTeam eventWorld Cup of Golf Individual Trophy200,000 Ernie Elsn/aDec 1Skins GameCalifornia540,000 Fred Couplesn/aLimited-field eventDec 8JCPenney ClassicFlorida1,500,000 Donna Andrews and Mike Hulbertn/aTeam eventDec 15Diners Club MatchesCalifornia700,000 Tom Lehman and Duffy Waldorfn/aTeam 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 Tom Lehman 1,780,1592 Phil Mickelson 1,697,7993 Mark Brooks 1,429,3964 Steve Stricker 1,383,7395 Mark O'Meara 1,255,7496 Fred Couples 1,248,6947 Davis Love III 1,211,1398 Brad Faxon 1,055,0509 Scott Hoch 1,039,56410 David Duval 977,079

Awards AwardWinner PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) Tom Lehman PGA Player of the Year Tom Lehman Rookie of the Year Tiger Woods Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) Tom Lehman Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) Tom Lehman Comeback Player of the Year Steve Jones

See also 1996 Nike Tour 1996 Senior PGA Tour

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