1986 PGA Tour

Golf tour season November 2023 1986 PGA Tour 1986 1 8 – 1986 11 2 45 USA Bob Tway (4) Money list AUS Greg Norman PGA Player of the Year USA Bob Tway Rookie of the Year USA Brian Claar 1985 1987 The 1986 PGA Tour was the 71st season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 18th season since separating from the PGA of America. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1986 season.https://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/schedule.history.1986.html 1986 Tournament schedule PGA Tour 5 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20180906050525/https://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/schedule.history.1986.html 6 September 20181987 PGA Tour Media Guide https://pgatourmedia.pgatourhq.com/static-assets/page/header/files/1987_pgatour.pdf PGA Tour 5 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 11 MONY Tournament of Champions California 500,000 USA Calvin Peete (11) 52 Winners-only event Jan 19 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic California 600,000 USA Donnie Hammond (1) 56 Pro-Am Jan 26 Phoenix Open Arizona 500,000 USA Hal Sutton (6) 56 Feb 2 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am California 600,000 USA Fuzzy Zoeller (8) 46 Pro-Am Feb 9 Shearson Lehman Brothers Andy Williams Open California 450,000 USA Bob Tway (1) 38 Feb 16 Hawaiian Open Hawaii 500,000 USA Corey Pavin (3) 54 Feb 23 Los Angeles Open California 450,000 USA Doug Tewell (3) 42 Mar 2 Honda Classic Florida 500,000 USA Kenny Knox (1) 42 Mar 9 Doral-Eastern Open Florida 500,000 USA Andy Bean (10) 54 Mar 16 Hertz Bay Hill Classic Florida 500,000 USA Dan Forsman (2) 46 Mar 23 USF&G Classic Louisiana 500,000 USA Calvin Peete (12) 56 Mar 30 Tournament Players Championship Florida 900,000 USA John Mahaffey (9) 68 Special event Apr 6 Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina 500,000 SCO Sandy Lyle (2) 46 Apr 13 Masters Tournament Georgia 785,000 USA Jack Nicklaus (73) 100 Major championship Apr 13 Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic Mississippi 200,000 CAN Dan Halldorson (n/a) 10 Alternate eventalt Official money; unofficial win. Apr 20 Sea Pines Heritage South Carolina 450,000 USA Fuzzy Zoeller (9) 50 Invitational Apr 27 Houston Open Texas 500,000 USA Curtis Strange (9) 52 May 4 Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational Nevada 1,150,000 AUS Greg Norman (3) 54 May 11 Byron Nelson Golf Classic Texas 600,000 USA Andy Bean (11) 44 May 18 Colonial National Invitation Texas 600,000 USA Dan Pohl (1) 38 Invitational May 25 Memorial Tournament Ohio 577,730 USA Hal Sutton (7) 52 Invitational Jun 1 Kemper Open Maryland 500,000 AUS Greg Norman (4) 40 Jun 8 Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic New York 600,000 USA Bob Tway (2) 40 Jun 15 U.S. Open New York 700,000 USA Raymond Floyd (20) 100 Major championship Jun 15 Provident Classic Tennessee 300,000 USA Brad Faxon (n/a) 10 Alternate eventalt Jun 22 Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic Georgia 500,000 USA Bob Tway (3) 44 Jun 29 Canadian Open Canada 600,000 USA Bob Murphy (5) 40 Jul 6 Canon Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open Connecticut 700,000 USA Mac O'Grady (1) 42 Jul 13 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic Virginia 500,000 USA Fuzzy Zoeller (10) 44 Jul 20 The Open Championship Scotland £600,000 AUS Greg Norman (5) 100 Major championshipunofficial Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win. Jul 20 Hardee's Golf Classic Illinois 400,000 USA Mark Wiebe (2) 20 Alternate event Jul 27 Buick Open Michigan 500,000 USA Ben Crenshaw (11) 40 Aug 3 Western Open Illinois 500,000 USA Tom Kite (9) 46 Aug 11 PGA Championship Ohio 800,000 USA Bob Tway (4) 100 Major championship Aug 17 The International Colorado 1,000,000 USA Ken Green (2) 58 New tournament Aug 24 NEC World Series of Golf Ohio 700,000 USA Dan Pohl (2) 56 Limited-field event Aug 31 Federal Express St. Jude Classic Tennessee 600,000 USA Mike Hulbert (1) 42 Sep 7 B.C. Open New York 400,000 USA Rick Fehr (1) 20 Sep 14 Bank of Boston Classic Massachusetts 450,000 USA Gene Sauers (1) 42 Sep 21 Greater Milwaukee Open Wisconsin 400,000 USA Corey Pavin (4) 26 Sep 28 Southwest Golf Classic Texas 400,000 USA Mark Calcavecchia (1) 22 Oct 5 Southern Open Georgia 350,000 USA Fred Wadsworth (1) 20 Oct 12 Pensacola Open Florida 300,000 USA Ernie Gonzalez (1) 12 Oct 19 Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic Florida 500,000 USA Raymond Floyd (21) 40 Oct 26 Vantage Championship Texas 1,000,000 USA Ben Crenshaw (12) 38 Nov 2 Seiko-Tucson Match Play Championship Arizona 700,000 USA Jim Thorpe (3) 40 Limited-field event Nov 2 Tallahassee Open Florida 200,000 USA Mark Hayes (n/a) 10 Alternate eventalt Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official. DateTournamentLocationPurse($)Winner(s)OWGRpointsNotesJan 5Bahamas ClassicBahamas300,000USA Hale Irwinn/aSep 1PGA Grand Slam of GolfIllinoisn/aAUS Greg Normann/aNov 8Nissan CupJapan800,000JPN 1870 Team Japann/aTeam eventNissan Cup Individual Trophyn/aJPN 1870 Tsuneyuki Nakajiman/aNov 16Isuzu Kapalua InternationalHawaii600,000USA Andy Bean30Nov 30Skins GameCalifornia450,000USA Fuzzy Zoellern/aLimited-field eventDec 7JCPenney ClassicFlorida650,000USA Juli Inkster andUSA Tom Purtzern/aTeam eventDec 14Chrysler Team ChampionshipFlorida600,000USA Gary Hallberg andUSA Scott Hochn/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.109.1986.html 1986 Official money PGA Tour https://web.archive.org/web/20170401071135/https://www.pgatour.com/stats/stat.109.1986.html 1 April 2017 5 November 2023https://www.newspapers.com/image/358416658/ Norman has to be player of year Austin American-Statesman Austin, Texas Randy Petri 16 November 1986 5 November 2023 65 (C17 in paper) Newspapers.com subscription Position Player Prize money ($)1 AUS Greg Norman 653,2962 USA Bob Tway 652,7803 USA Payne Stewart 535,3894 USA Andy Bean 491,9385 USA Dan Pohl 463,6306 USA Hal Sutton 429,4347 USA Tom Kite 394,1648 USA Ben Crenshaw 388,1699 USA Raymond Floyd 380,50810 FRG Bernhard Langer 379,800 Awards AwardWinnerRef. Reference(s) PGA Player of the Year USA Bob Tway https://www.newspapers.com/image/299145262/ Bob Tway is named PGA Player of Year Palm Beach Daily News Palm Beach, Florida 15 November 1986 5 November 2023 5 Newspapers.com subscription Rookie of the Year USA Brian Claar http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1065763/2/index.htm The Power Of Love Sports Illustrated 23 March 1987 Jaime Diaz 21 August 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20100203120911/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1065763/2/index.htm 3 February 2010 With a short game still too underdeveloped to bail him out consistently, Love did well to end up 77th on the 1986 money list, with $113,245. But he did finish second to Brian Claar in the balloting for Rookie of the Year. Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) USA Scott Hoch https://www.pgatourmediaguide.com/awards/index/byron-nelson-award 2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide Awards PGA Tour 22 October 2023https://www.newspapers.com/image/848123082/ Familiar names in the stands The Macon Telegraph Macon, Georgia 20 November 1986 5 November 2023 19 (6C in paper) Newspapers.com subscription Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) USA Scott Hoch https://www.newspapers.com/image/299143054/ Scott Hoch Wins Vardon Trophy Palm Beach Daily News Palm Beach, Florida 6 November 1986 5 November 2023 5 Newspapers.com subscription See also 1986 Senior PGA Tour Notes References External links https://www.pgatour.com/ Category:PGA Tour seasons PGA Tour PGA Tour