1976 PGA Tour

Golf tour season November 2023 1976 PGA Tour 1976 1 8 – 1976 11 7 45 USA Ben Crenshaw (3)USA Johnny Miller (3)USA Hubert Green (3) Money list USA Jack Nicklaus PGA Player of the Year USA 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.1977 PGA Tour Media Guide https://pgatourmedia.pgatourhq.com/static-assets/page/header/files/1977_pgatour.pdf PGA Tour 7 November 2023 DateTournamentLocationPurse(US$)Winner(s)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.Notes Jan 11 NBC Tucson Open Arizona 200,000 USA Johnny Miller (16) Jan 18 Phoenix Open Arizona 200,000 USA Bob Gilder (1) Jan 25 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am California 185,000 USA Ben Crenshaw (2) Pro-Am Feb 1 Hawaiian Open Hawaii 230,000 USA Ben Crenshaw (3) Feb 8 Bob Hope Desert Classic California 180,000 USA Johnny Miller (17) Pro-Am Feb 15 Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational California 180,000 USA J. C. Snead (5) Feb 22 Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open California 185,000 USA Hale Irwin (6) Mar 1 Tournament Players Championship Florida 300,000 USA Jack Nicklaus (60) Special event Mar 7 Florida Citrus Open Florida 200,000 USA Hale Irwin (7) Mar 14 Doral-Eastern Open Florida 200,000 USA Hubert Green (9) Mar 21 Greater Jacksonville Open Florida 175,000 USA Hubert Green (10) Mar 28 Sea Pines Heritage Classic South Carolina 215,000 USA Hubert Green (11) Invitational Apr 4 Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina 230,000 USA Al Geiberger (8) Apr 11 Masters Tournament Georgia 200,000 USA Raymond Floyd (7) Major championship Apr 11 Magnolia Classic Mississippi 35,000 USA Dennis Meyer (n/a) Second Touralt Official money; unofficial win. Apr 18 MONY Tournament of Champions California 225,000 USA Don January (10) Winners-only event Apr 18 Tallahassee Open Florida 80,000 USA Gary Koch (1) Alternate event Apr 25 First NBC New Orleans Open Louisiana 175,000 USA Larry Ziegler (3) May 2 Houston Open Texas 200,000 USA Lee Elder (2) May 9 Byron Nelson Golf Classic Texas 200,000 USA Mark Hayes (1) May 16 Colonial National Invitation Texas 200,000 USA Lee Trevino (21) Invitational May 23 Danny Thomas Memphis Classic Tennessee 200,000 USA Gibby Gilbert (2) May 30 Memorial Tournament Ohio 200,000 USA Roger Maltbie (3) New tournamentInvitational Jun 6 IVB-Bicentennial Golf Classic Pennsylvania 200,000 USA Tom Kite (1) Jun 13 Kemper Open North Carolina 250,000 USA Joe Inman (1) Jun 20 U.S. Open Georgia 210,000 USA Jerry Pate (1) Major championship Jun 27 Western Open Illinois 200,000 USA Al Geiberger (9) Jul 4 Greater Milwaukee Open Wisconsin 130,000 USA Dave Hill (13) Jul 10 The Open Championship England £75,000 USA Johnny Miller (18) Major championshipunofficial Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win. Jul 11 Ed McMahon-Jaycees Quad Cities Open Illinois 100,000 NZL John Lister (1) Alternate event Jul 18 American Express Westchester Classic New York 300,000 AUS David Graham (2) Jul 25 Canadian Open Canada 200,000 USA Jerry Pate (2) Aug 1 Pleasant Valley Classic Massachusetts 200,000 USA Buddy Allin (5) Aug 8 B.C. Open New York 200,000 USA Bob Wynn (1) Aug 16 PGA Championship Maryland 250,000 USA Dave Stockton (10) Major championship Aug 22 Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open Connecticut 210,000 USA Rik Massengale (2) Aug 29 American Golf Classic Ohio 200,000 AUS David Graham (3) Aug 29 Buick Open Michigan 60,000 USA Ed Sabo (n/a) Second Touralt Official money; unofficial win. Sep 5 World Series of Golf Ohio 300,000 USA Jack Nicklaus (61) Upgraded to official eventLimited-field event Sep 12 World Open Golf Championship North Carolina 200,000 USA Raymond Floyd (8) Sep 19 Ohio Kings Island Open Ohio 150,000 USA Ben Crenshaw (4) Sep 26 Kaiser International Open Invitational California 175,000 USA J. C. Snead (6) Oct 3 Sahara Invitational Nevada 135,000 USA George Archer (12) Oct 17 San Antonio Texas Open Texas 125,000 USA Butch Baird (2) Oct 24 Southern Open Georgia 125,000 USA Mac McLendon (2) Nov 1 Pensacola Open Florida 125,000 USA Mark Hayes (2) Nov 7 Walt Disney World National Team Championship Florida 200,000 USA Woody Blackburn (1) andUSA 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 CupCalifornia4,200ESP 1945 Seve Ballesteros andESP 1945 Manuel PiñeroTeam eventWorld Cup Individual Trophy2,100MEX Ernesto Pérez Acosta Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.https://www.newspapers.com/image/436301445/ PGA Money leaders The Boston Globe Boston, Massachusetts 26 December 1976 7 November 2023 92 Newspapers.com subscription Position Player Prize money ($)1 USA Jack Nicklaus 266,4382 USA Ben Crenshaw 257,7593 USA Hale Irwin 252,7184 USA Hubert Green 228,0315 USA Al Geiberger 194,8216 USA J. C. Snead 192,6457 USA Raymond Floyd 178,3188 AUS David Graham 176,1749 USA Don January 163,62210 USA Jerry Pate 153,102 Awards AwardWinnerRef. Reference(s) PGA Player of the Year USA Jack Nicklaus https://www.newspapers.com/image/240279757/ Nicklaus wins player of year, not major events Great Falls Tribune Bob Green Great Falls, Montana 26 December 1976 7 November 2023 17 Newspapers.com subscription Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy) USA Don January https://www.newspapers.com/image/303529368/ Golf Jerry Greene The Orlando Sentinel Orlando, Florida 23 December 1976 7 November 2023 78 (3-C in paper) Newspapers.com subscription Notes References External links https://www.pgatour.com/ Category:PGA Tour seasons PGA Tour PGA Tour