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.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1976 season.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(US$)Winner(s)Notes Jan 11 NBC Tucson Open Arizona 200,000 Johnny Miller (16) Jan 18 Phoenix Open Arizona 200,000 Bob Gilder (1) Jan 25 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am California 185,000 Ben Crenshaw (2) Pro-Am Feb 1 Hawaiian Open Hawaii 230,000 Ben Crenshaw (3) Feb 8 Bob Hope Desert Classic California 180,000 Johnny Miller (17) Pro-Am Feb 15 Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational California 180,000 J. C. Snead (5) Feb 22 Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open California 185,000 Hale Irwin (6) Mar 1 Tournament Players Championship Florida 300,000 Jack Nicklaus (60) Special event Mar 7 Florida Citrus Open Florida 200,000 Hale Irwin (7) Mar 14 Doral-Eastern Open Florida 200,000 Hubert Green (9) Mar 21 Greater Jacksonville Open Florida 175,000 Hubert Green (10) Mar 28 Sea Pines Heritage Classic South Carolina 215,000 Hubert Green (11) Invitational Apr 4 Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina 230,000 Al Geiberger (8) Apr 11 Masters Tournament Georgia 200,000 Raymond Floyd (7) Major championship Apr 11 Magnolia Classic Mississippi 35,000 Dennis Meyer (n/a) Second Tour Apr 18 MONY Tournament of Champions California 225,000 Don January (10) Winners-only event Apr 18 Tallahassee Open Florida 80,000 Gary Koch (1) Alternate event Apr 25 First NBC New Orleans Open Louisiana 175,000 Larry Ziegler (3) May 2 Houston Open Texas 200,000 Lee Elder (2) May 9 Byron Nelson Golf Classic Texas 200,000 Mark Hayes (1) May 16 Colonial National Invitation Texas 200,000 Lee Trevino (21) Invitational May 23 Danny Thomas Memphis Classic Tennessee 200,000 Gibby Gilbert (2) May 30 Memorial Tournament Ohio 200,000 Roger Maltbie (3) New tournamentInvitational Jun 6 IVB-Bicentennial Golf Classic Pennsylvania 200,000 Tom Kite (1) Jun 13 Kemper Open North Carolina 250,000 Joe Inman (1) Jun 20 U.S. Open Georgia 210,000 Jerry Pate (1) Major championship Jun 27 Western Open Illinois 200,000 Al Geiberger (9) Jul 4 Greater Milwaukee Open Wisconsin 130,000 Dave Hill (13) Jul 10 The Open Championship England £75,000 Johnny Miller (18) Major championship Jul 11 Ed McMahon-Jaycees Quad Cities Open Illinois 100,000 John Lister (1) Alternate event Jul 18 American Express Westchester Classic New York 300,000 David Graham (2) Jul 25 Canadian Open Canada 200,000 Jerry Pate (2) Aug 1 Pleasant Valley Classic Massachusetts 200,000 Buddy Allin (5) Aug 8 B.C. Open New York 200,000 Bob Wynn (1) Aug 16 PGA Championship Maryland 250,000 Dave Stockton (10) Major championship Aug 22 Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open Connecticut 210,000 Rik Massengale (2) Aug 29 American Golf Classic Ohio 200,000 David Graham (3) Aug 29 Buick Open Michigan 60,000 Ed Sabo (n/a) Second Tour Sep 5 World Series of Golf Ohio 300,000 Jack Nicklaus (61) Upgraded to official eventLimited-field event Sep 12 World Open Golf Championship North Carolina 200,000 Raymond Floyd (8) Sep 19 Ohio Kings Island Open Ohio 150,000 Ben Crenshaw (4) Sep 26 Kaiser International Open Invitational California 175,000 J. C. Snead (6) Oct 3 Sahara Invitational Nevada 135,000 George Archer (12) Oct 17 San Antonio Texas Open Texas 125,000 Butch Baird (2) Oct 24 Southern Open Georgia 125,000 Mac McLendon (2) Nov 1 Pensacola Open Florida 125,000 Mark Hayes (2) Nov 7 Walt Disney World National Team Championship Florida 200,000 Woody Blackburn (1) and 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)NotesDec 12World CupCalifornia4,200 Seve Ballesteros and Manuel PiñeroTeam eventWorld Cup Individual Trophy2,100 Ernesto Pérez Acosta
Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
Position Player Prize money ($)1 Jack Nicklaus 266,4382 Ben Crenshaw 257,7593 Hale Irwin 252,7184 Hubert Green 228,0315 Al Geiberger 194,8216 J. C. Snead 192,6457 Raymond Floyd 178,3188 David Graham 176,1749 Don January 163,62210 Jerry Pate 153,102
Awards AwardWinner PGA Player of the Year Jack Nicklaus Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy) Don January
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