1976 Tournament Players Championship

August 2023 1976 Tournament Players Championship February 26 – March 1, 1976 Lauderhill, Florida, U.S. Inverrary Country ClubEast Coursehttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=M9hYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RV0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6630%2C1222311 St. Petersburg Times Florida Martz Ron Golf pros create true tourney of champions February 26, 1976 9C PGA Tour 72 7128 ydhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=L_NLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=de0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3940%2C358768 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Nicklaus' seven-under 65 plenty adequate for title March 2, 1976 15 143 players, 81 after cut 145 (+1) $300,000 $60,000 USA Jack Nicklaus 269 (−19) USA#USA Florida yes Inverrary CC Location in the United States##Location in Florida 26.173 N 80.236 W type:event inline,title 1975 1977 The 1976 Tournament Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held February 26 to March 1 at Inverrary Country Club in Lauderhill, northwest of Fort Lauderdale. This was the third Tournament Players Championship;https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7UcxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DUQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2052%2C2968287 Rome News-Tribune Georgia Move over 'big four,' here comes another Biggers Don June 23, 1974 1C Jack Nicklaus won his second title, three strokes ahead of runner-up J. C. Snead,http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1976/03/02/page/37/article/jack-quiets-cynics-wins-tpc-golf Chicago Tribune Associated Press Jack quiets cynics, wins TPC golf March 2, 1976 1, sec. 4 similar to his 1974 win. Saturday was washed out by a thunderstorm; the third round was on Sunday and the final round on Monday.http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1976/02/29/page/68/article/showers-postpone-tpc Chicago Tribune UPI Showers postpone TPC February 29, 1976 9, sec. 3https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mq5hAAAAIBAJ&sjid=K-ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=4067%2C7459154 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Thunderstorm puts TPC back a day February 29, 1976 8C Defending champion Al Geiberger finished fifteen strokes back, in a tie for 24th place. The first two editions had been played in late summer, after the major championships; this year's began in late February. This was the final year the Tournament Players Championship name was attached to an established PGA Tour event. Venue This was the only Tournament Players Championship held in south Florida; the first was in Georgia and the second in Texas. It relocated to northeast Florida at Ponte Vedra Beach in 1977, where it became a standalone event for the first time. The Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches, which is currently played in the Palm Beach area since 2003, was originally hosted by Inverrary from 1972 through 1983. The tournament recognises the 1976 Players Championship winner as a winner of their tournament, as from 1974-76, an established tournament was given the title with special qualifications. Round summaries First round Thursday, February 26, 1976 Friday, February 27, 1976 PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 USA Fred Marti 66 −6 USA Jack Nicklaus T3 USA Barry Jaeckel 67 −5 USA Don January USA J. C. Snead USA Tom Watson T7 USA George Burns 68 −4 USA Dale Douglass USA Bob Gilder USA John Mahaffey USA Ed Sneed Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dNZVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=K-ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6600%2C6988433 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Marti, Nicklaus share top spot February 27, 1976 4C Second round Friday, February 27, 1976 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Don January 67-68=135 −9 T2 USA Jack Nicklaus 66-70=136 −8 USA J. C. Snead 67-69=136 T4 USA Jim Masserio 69-68=137 −7 USA Tom Watson 67-70=137T6 USA Butch Baird 71-67=138 −6 USA George Burns 71-67=138 USA Dale Douglass 68-70=138 USA Mark Hayes 71-67=138 USA Hale Irwin 70-68=138 Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ddZVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=K-ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=3070%2C7156617 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press January captures Players golf lead February 28, 1976 3B Third round Saturday, February 28, 1976 Sunday, February 29, 1976 PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 USA Jack Nicklaus 66-70-68=204 −12 USA J. C. Snead 67-69-68=204 T3 USA Roger Maltbie 70-70-65=205 −11 USA Mark Hayes 71-67-67=205 5 USA Tom Watson 67-70-70=207 −9 T6 USA Hale Irwin 70-68-70=208 −8 USA Don January 67-68-73=208 8 USA Jim Masserio 69-68-72=209 −7 T9 USA Butch Baird 71-67-72=210 −6 USA Bob Payne 69-70-71=210 Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IhMRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LOADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6795%2C97880 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press A replay of 1974 Players March 1, 1976 2C Final round Monday, March 1, 1976 PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)1 USA Jack Nicklaus 66-70-68-65=269 −19 60,0002 USA J. C. Snead 67-69-68-68=272 −16 34,200T3 USA Roger Maltbie 70-70-65-71=276 −12 17,700 USA Jim Masserio 69-68-72-67=276 5 USA Mark Hayes 71-67-67-72=277 −11 12,3006 USA Lee Elder 69-72-70-67=278 −10 10,800T7 USA Butch Baird 71-67-72-70=280 −8 9,225 USA Don January 67-68-73-72=280 T9 AUS David Graham 70-71-71-69=281 −7 7,500 ZAF 1928 Gary Player 73-70-71-67=281 USA Tom Watson 67-70-70-74=281 Source: References External links The Players Championship website Inverrary Country Club 1976 Category:1976 in golf Category:1976 in American sports Category:1976 in sports in Florida Category:February 1976 sports events in the United States Category:March 1976 sports events in the United States