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.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(US$)WinnerOWGRpointsNotes 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 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 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 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
Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
DateTournamentLocationPurse($)Winner(s)OWGRpointsNotesJan 5Bahamas ClassicBahamas300,000 Hale Irwinn/aSep 1PGA Grand Slam of GolfIllinoisn/a Greg Normann/aNov 8Nissan CupJapan800,000 Team Japann/aTeam eventNissan Cup Individual Trophyn/a Tsuneyuki Nakajiman/aNov 16Isuzu Kapalua InternationalHawaii600,000 Andy Bean30Nov 30Skins GameCalifornia450,000 Fuzzy Zoellern/aLimited-field eventDec 7JCPenney ClassicFlorida650,000 Juli Inkster and Tom Purtzern/aTeam eventDec 14Chrysler Team ChampionshipFlorida600,000 Gary Hallberg and Scott Hochn/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 Greg Norman 653,2962 Bob Tway 652,7803 Payne Stewart 535,3894 Andy Bean 491,9385 Dan Pohl 463,6306 Hal Sutton 429,4347 Tom Kite 394,1648 Ben Crenshaw 388,1699 Raymond Floyd 380,50810 Bernhard Langer 379,800
Awards AwardWinner PGA Player of the Year Bob Tway Rookie of the Year Brian Claar Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) Scott Hoch Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) Scott Hoch
See also 1986 Senior PGA Tour
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