1996 PGA Tour

Golf tour season November 2023 1996 PGA Tour 1996 1 4 – 1996 10 28 44One further tournament was scheduled but was canceled. USA Phil Mickelson (4) Money list USA Tom Lehman Player of the Year USA Tom Lehman PGA Player of the Year USA Tom Lehman Rookie of the Year USA Tiger Woods 1995 1997 The 1996 PGA Tour was the 81st season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 28th season since separating from the PGA of America. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1996 season.https://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/schedule.history.1996.html 1996 Tournament schedule PGA Tour 2 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20180907101012/https://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/schedule.history.1996.html 7 September 20181997 PGA Tour Media Guide https://pgatourmedia.pgatourhq.com/static-assets/page/header/files/1997_pgatour.pdf PGA Tour 2 November 2023 DateTournamentLocationPurse(US$)WinnerThe 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.OWGRpointsNotes Jan 7 Mercedes Championships California 1,000,000 USA Mark O'Meara (11) 52 Winners-only event Jan 14 Nortel Open Arizona 1,250,000 USA Phil Mickelson (6) 42 Jan 21 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic California 1,300,000 USA Mark Brooks (5) 42 Pro-Am Jan 27 Phoenix Open Arizona 1,300,000 USA Phil Mickelson (7) 48 Feb 4 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am California – CanceledCanceled after 36 holes due to weather.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=g64sAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JxUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1748%2C1739659 Wilmington Morning Star Wilmington, North Carolina Associated Press Weather ends Pebble Beach Pro-Am February 5, 1996 8 (7B in paper) 2 November 2023 – Pro-Am Feb 11 Buick Invitational California 1,200,000 USA Davis Love III (10) 52 Feb 18 United Airlines Hawaiian Open Hawaii 1,200,000 USA Jim Furyk (2) 38 Feb 25 Nissan Open California 1,200,000 USA Craig Stadler (12) 46 Mar 3 Doral-Ryder Open Florida 1,800,000 AUS Greg Norman (18) 68 Mar 10 Honda Classic Florida 1,300,000 USA Tim Herron (1) 50 Mar 17 Bay Hill Invitational Florida 1,200,000 USA Paul Goydos (1) 68 Invitational Mar 24 Freeport-McDermott Classic Louisiana 1,200,000 USA Scott McCarron (1) 42 Mar 31 The Players Championship Florida 3,500,000 USA Fred Couples (12) 80 Flagship event Apr 7 BellSouth Classic Georgia 1,300,000 USA Paul Stankowski (1) 54 Apr 14 Masters Tournament Georgia 2,500,000 ENG Nick Faldo (8) 100 Major championship Apr 21 MCI Classic South Carolina 1,400,000 USA Loren Roberts (3) 60 Invitational Apr 28 Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic North Carolina 1,800,000 USA Mark O'Meara (12) 44 May 5 Shell Houston Open Texas 1,500,000 USA Mark Brooks (6) 40 May 12 GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic Texas 1,500,000 USA Phil Mickelson (8) 56 May 19 MasterCard Colonial Texas 1,500,000 USA Corey Pavin (14) 60 Invitational May 26 Kemper Open Maryland 1,500,000 USA Steve Stricker (1) 40 Jun 2 Memorial Tournament Ohio 1,800,000 USA Tom Watson (38) 68 Invitational Jun 9 Buick Classic New York 1,200,000 ZAF Ernie Els (3) 56 Jun 16 U.S. Open Michigan 2,400,000 USA Steve Jones (5) 100 Major championship Jun 23 FedEx St. Jude Classic Tennessee 1,350,000 USA John Cook (7) 40 Jun 30 Canon Greater Hartford Open Connecticut 1,500,000 USA D. 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Weibring (5) 42 Jul 7 Motorola Western Open Illinois 2,000,000 USA Steve Stricker (2) 68 Jul 14 Michelob Championship at Kingsmill Virginia 1,250,000 USA Scott Hoch (7) 24 Jul 21 The Open Championship England £1,500,000 USA Tom Lehman (3) 100 Major championship Jul 21 Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic Mississippi 1,000,000 USA Willie Wood (1) 20 Alternate event Jul 28 CVS Charity Classic Massachusetts 1,200,000 USA John Cook (8) 26 Aug 4 Buick Open Michigan 1,200,000 USA Justin Leonard (1) 50 Aug 11 PGA Championship Kentucky 2,400,000 USA Mark Brooks (7) 100 Major championship Aug 18 Sprint International Colorado 1,600,000 USA Clarence Rose (1) 66 Aug 25 NEC World Series of Golf Ohio 2,100,000 USA Phil Mickelson (9) 58 Limited-field event Aug 25 Greater Vancouver Open Canada 1,000,000 USA Guy Boros (1) 22 Alternate event Sep 1 Greater Milwaukee Open Wisconsin 1,200,000 USA Loren Roberts (4) 38 Sep 8 Bell Canadian Open Canada 1,500,000 USA Dudley Hart (1) 40 Sep 15 Quad City Classic Illinois 1,200,000 USA Ed Fiori (4) 32 Sep 22 B.C. Open New York 1,000,000 USA Fred Funk (4) 28 Sep 29 Buick Challenge Georgia 1,000,000 USA Michael Bradley (1) 26 Oct 6 Las Vegas Invitational Nevada 1,650,000 USA Tiger Woods (1) 50 Oct 13 LaCantera Texas Open Texas 1,200,000 USA David Ogrin (1) 40 Oct 20 Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic Florida 1,200,000 USA Tiger Woods (2) 46 Oct 28 The Tour Championship Oklahoma 3,000,000 USA Tom Lehman (4) 60 Tour Championship Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official. DateTournamentLocationPurse($)Winner(s)OWGRpointsNotesSep 15Presidents CupVirginian/aUSA Team USAn/aTeam eventNov 3Subaru Sarazen World OpenGeorgia1,900,000NZL Frank Nobilo40Nov 10Lincoln-Mercury Kapalua InternationalHawaii1,200,000USA Paul Stankowski40Nov 15MasterCard PGA Grand Slam of GolfHawaii1,000,000USA Tom Lehmann/aLimited-field eventNov 17Franklin Templeton Shark ShootoutCalifornia1,100,000USA Jay Haas andUSA Tom Kiten/aTeam eventNov 24World Cup of GolfSouth Africa1,300,000ZAF Ernie Els andZAF Wayne Westnern/aTeam eventWorld Cup of Golf Individual Trophy200,000ZAF Ernie Elsn/aDec 1Skins GameCalifornia540,000USA Fred Couplesn/aLimited-field eventDec 8JCPenney ClassicFlorida1,500,000USA Donna Andrews andUSA Mike Hulbertn/aTeam eventDec 15Diners Club MatchesCalifornia700,000USA Tom Lehman andUSA Duffy Waldorfn/aTeam event Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.https://www.pgatour.com/stats/stat.109.1996.html 1996 Official money PGA Tour https://web.archive.org/web/20141010160240/https://www.pgatour.com/stats/stat.109.1996.html 10 October 2014 2 November 2023 Position Player Prize money ($)1 USA Tom Lehman 1,780,1592 USA Phil Mickelson 1,697,7993 USA Mark Brooks 1,429,3964 USA Steve Stricker 1,383,7395 USA Mark O'Meara 1,255,7496 USA Fred Couples 1,248,6947 USA Davis Love III 1,211,1398 USA Brad Faxon 1,055,0509 USA Scott Hoch 1,039,56410 USA David Duval 977,079 Awards AwardWinnerRef. Reference(s) PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) USA Tom Lehman https://www.newspapers.com/image/614152761/ Lehman is voted top player of '96; Woods top rookie York Sunday News York, Pennsylvania 12 January 1997 2 November 2023 32 (C12 in paper) Newspapers.com subscription PGA Player of the Year USA Tom Lehman https://www.newspapers.com/image/590364149/ Lehman Best Of Best; Woods Best Of Youngest On Tour Tyler Morning Telegraph Tyler, Texas 30 October 1996 2 November 2023 25 (5 in paper) Newspapers.com subscription Rookie of the Year USA Tiger Woods Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) USA Tom Lehman Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) USA Tom Lehman Comeback Player of the Year USA Steve Jones See also 1996 Nike Tour 1996 Senior PGA Tour Notes References External links https://www.pgatour.com/ Category:PGA Tour seasons PGA Tour PGA Tour