1976 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 8, 1976 (1976-01-08) – November 7, 1976 (1976-11-07)
Number of official events45
Most winsUnited States Ben Crenshaw (3)
United States Johnny Miller (3)
United States Hubert Green (3)
Money listUnited States Jack Nicklaus
PGA Player of the YearUnited States Jack Nicklaus
← 1975
1977 →

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.[1]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)		 Winner(s)[lower-alpha 1] Notes
Jan 11NBC Tucson OpenArizona200,000United States Johnny Miller (16)
Jan 18Phoenix OpenArizona200,000United States Bob Gilder (1)
Jan 25Bing Crosby National Pro-AmCalifornia185,000United States Ben Crenshaw (2)Pro-Am
Feb 1Hawaiian OpenHawaii230,000United States Ben Crenshaw (3)
Feb 8Bob Hope Desert ClassicCalifornia180,000United States Johnny Miller (17)Pro-Am
Feb 15Andy Williams-San Diego Open InvitationalCalifornia180,000United States J. C. Snead (5)
Feb 22Glen Campbell-Los Angeles OpenCalifornia185,000United States Hale Irwin (6)
Mar 1Tournament Players ChampionshipFlorida300,000United States Jack Nicklaus (60)Special event
Mar 7Florida Citrus OpenFlorida200,000United States Hale Irwin (7)
Mar 14Doral-Eastern OpenFlorida200,000United States Hubert Green (9)
Mar 21Greater Jacksonville OpenFlorida175,000United States Hubert Green (10)
Mar 28Sea Pines Heritage ClassicSouth Carolina215,000United States Hubert Green (11)Invitational
Apr 4Greater Greensboro OpenNorth Carolina230,000United States Al Geiberger (8)
Apr 11Masters TournamentGeorgia200,000United States Raymond Floyd (7)Major championship
Apr 11Magnolia ClassicMississippi35,000United States Dennis Meyer (n/a)Second Tour[lower-alpha 2]
Apr 18MONY Tournament of ChampionsCalifornia225,000United States Don January (10)Winners-only event
Apr 18Tallahassee OpenFlorida80,000United States Gary Koch (1)Alternate event
Apr 25First NBC New Orleans OpenLouisiana175,000United States Larry Ziegler (3)
May 2Houston OpenTexas200,000United States Lee Elder (2)
May 9Byron Nelson Golf ClassicTexas200,000United States Mark Hayes (1)
May 16Colonial National InvitationTexas200,000United States Lee Trevino (21)Invitational
May 23Danny Thomas Memphis ClassicTennessee200,000United States Gibby Gilbert (2)
May 30Memorial TournamentOhio200,000United States Roger Maltbie (3)New tournament
Invitational
Jun 6IVB-Bicentennial Golf ClassicPennsylvania200,000United States Tom Kite (1)
Jun 13Kemper OpenNorth Carolina250,000United States Joe Inman (1)
Jun 20U.S. OpenGeorgia210,000United States Jerry Pate (1)Major championship
Jun 27Western OpenIllinois200,000United States Al Geiberger (9)
Jul 4Greater Milwaukee OpenWisconsin130,000United States Dave Hill (13)
Jul 10The Open ChampionshipEngland£75,000United States Johnny Miller (18)Major championship[lower-alpha 3]
Jul 11Ed McMahon-Jaycees Quad Cities OpenIllinois100,000New Zealand John Lister (1)Alternate event
Jul 18American Express Westchester ClassicNew York300,000Australia David Graham (2)
Jul 25Canadian OpenCanada200,000United States Jerry Pate (2)
Aug 1Pleasant Valley ClassicMassachusetts200,000United States Buddy Allin (5)
Aug 8B.C. OpenNew York200,000United States Bob Wynn (1)
Aug 16PGA ChampionshipMaryland250,000United States Dave Stockton (10)Major championship
Aug 22Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford OpenConnecticut210,000United States Rik Massengale (2)
Aug 29American Golf ClassicOhio200,000Australia David Graham (3)
Aug 29Buick OpenMichigan60,000United States Ed Sabo (n/a)Second Tour[lower-alpha 2]
Sep 5World Series of GolfOhio400,000United States Jack Nicklaus (61)Upgraded to official event
Limited-field event
Sep 12World Open Golf ChampionshipNorth Carolina200,000United States Raymond Floyd (8)
Sep 19Ohio Kings Island OpenOhio150,000United States Ben Crenshaw (4)
Sep 26Kaiser International Open InvitationalCalifornia175,000United States J. C. Snead (6)
Oct 3Sahara InvitationalNevada135,000United States George Archer (12)
Oct 17San Antonio Texas OpenTexas125,000United States Butch Baird (2)
Oct 24Southern OpenGeorgia125,000United States Mac McLendon (2)
Nov 1Pensacola OpenFlorida125,000United States Mark Hayes (2)
Nov 7Walt Disney World National Team ChampionshipFlorida200,000United States Woody Blackburn (1) and
United States 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.

Date Tournament Location Purse
($)		 Winner(s) Notes
Dec 12 World Cup California 4,200 Spain Seve Ballesteros and
Spain Manuel Piñero		 Team event
World Cup Individual Trophy 2,100 Mexico Ernesto Pérez Acosta

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[2]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1United States Jack Nicklaus266,438
2United States Ben Crenshaw257,759
3United States Hale Irwin252,718
4United States Hubert Green228,031
5United States Al Geiberger194,821
6United States J. C. Snead192,645
7United States Raymond Floyd178,318
8Australia David Graham176,174
9United States Don January163,622
10United States Jerry Pate153,102

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
PGA Player of the YearUnited States Jack Nicklaus[3]
Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy)United States Don January[4]

Notes

  1. ↑ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour members.
  2. 1 2 Official money; unofficial win.
  3. ↑ Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

References

  1. ↑ "1977 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  2. ↑ "PGA Money leaders". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. December 26, 1976. p. 92. Retrieved November 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Green, Bob (December 26, 1976). "Nicklaus wins player of year, not major events". Great Falls Tribune. Great Falls, Montana. p. 17. Retrieved November 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Greene, Jerry (December 23, 1976). "Golf". The Orlando Sentinel. Orlando, Florida. p. 78 (3-C in paper). Retrieved November 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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