The 1996 Nike Tour was the seventh season of the Nike Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1996 season.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(US$)WinnerNotesFeb 25 Nike San Jose Open California 200,000 Larry Silveira (1) Mar 3 Nike Inland Empire Open California 200,000 Jim Estes (1) Mar 17 Nike Monterrey Open Mexico 225,000 David Berganio Jr. (1) Mar 31 Nike Louisiana Open Louisiana 250,000 Paul Stankowski (1) Apr 7 Nike Tallahassee Open Florida 200,000 P. J. Cowan (1) Apr 14 Nike South Carolina Classic South Carolina 200,000 Dave Rummells (1) Apr 21 Nike Alabama Classic Alabama 200,000 P. H. Horgan III (3) Apr 28 Nike Shreveport Open Louisiana 200,000 Tim Loustalot (2) May 12 Nike Mississippi Gulf Coast Classic Mississippi 200,000 Joe Durant (1) May 19 Nike Carolina Classic North Carolina 200,000 Glen Hnatiuk (3) May 26 Nike Greater Greenville Classic South Carolina 200,000 Michael Christie (2) Jun 2 Nike Dominion Open Virginia 200,000 Olin Browne (4) Jun 9 Nike Cleveland Open Ohio 200,000 Greg Twiggs (1) Jun 16 Nike Knoxville Open Tennessee 200,000 Eric Johnson (1) Jun 23 Nike Ozarks Open Missouri 200,000 Stewart Cink (1) Jun 30 Nike Dakota Dunes Open South Dakota 250,000 Gary Webb (1) Jul 14 Nike Buffalo Open New York 200,000 Jimmy Green (1) Jul 21 Nike Philadelphia Classic Pennsylvania 200,000 Brett Quigley (1) Jul 28 Nike Miami Valley Open Ohio 200,000 J. P. Hayes (1) Aug 4 Nike Gateway Classic Missouri 200,000 Tim Conley (2) Aug 11 Nike Omaha Classic Nebraska 200,000 Rocky Walcher (1) New tournamentAug 18 Nike Wichita Open Kansas 200,000 Rick Cramer (1) Aug 25 Nike Permian Basin Open Texas 200,000 Michael Christie (3) Sep 8 Nike Colorado Classic Colorado 200,000 Stewart Cink (2) New tournamentSep 14 Nike Utah Classic Utah 200,000 Michael Christie (4) Sep 22 Nike Boise Open Idaho 250,000 Matt Gogel (1) Sep 29 Nike Tri-Cities Open Washington 200,000 Phil Tataurangi (1) Oct 6 Nike Olympia Open Washington 200,000 Michael Clark II (1) New tournamentOct 20 Nike Tour Championship Georgia 250,000 Stewart Cink (3) Tour Championship
Money list
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. The top 10 players on the money list earned status to play on the 1997 PGA Tour.
Position Player Prize money ($)1 Stewart Cink 251,6992 Michael Christie 193,9713 Joe Durant 159,3864 David Berganio Jr. 146,0475 Brett Quigley 123,763
Awards AwardWinner Player of the Year Stewart Cink
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