The 1996 Senior PGA Tour was the 17th season since the Senior PGA Tour officially began in 1980 (it was renamed the Champions Tour in 2003 and PGA Tour Champions in 2016). The season consisted of 39 official money events with purses totalling $37,400,000, including four majors. Jim Colbert won the most tournaments, five. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1996 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Senior majors are shown in bold.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse ($) | Winner | Score | 1st prize ($) |
|---|
| Jan 21 | Puerto Rico Senior Tournament of Champions | Puerto Rico | 800,000 |  John Bland (2) | 207 (−9) | 151,000 |
| Feb 4 | Royal Caribbean Classic | Florida | 850,000 |  Bob Murphy (9) | 203 (−10) | 127,500 |
| Feb 11 | Greater Naples IntelliNet Challenge | Florida | 600,000 | Al Geiberger (10) | 202 (−14) | 90,000 |
| Feb 18 | GTE Suncoast Classic | Florida | 750,000 | Jack Nicklaus (9) | 211 (−2) | 112,500 |
| Feb 25 | American Express Invitational | Florida | 900,000 | Hale Irwin (3) | 197 (−19) | 135,000 |
| Mar 3 | FHP Health Care Classic | California | 800,000 | Walter Morgan (2) | 199 (−11) | 120,000 |
| Mar 17 | Toshiba Senior Classic | California | 1,000,000 | Jim Colbert (14) | 201 (−12) | 150,000 |
| Mar 31 | SBC Dominion Seniors | Texas | 650,000 | Tom Weiskopf (3) | 207 (−9) | 97,500 |
| Apr 7 | The Tradition | Arizona | 1,000,000 | Jack Nicklaus (10) | 272 (−16) | 150,000 |
| Apr 21 | PGA Seniors' Championship | Florida | 1,100,000 | Hale Irwin (4) | 280 (−8) | 198,000 |
| Apr 28 | Las Vegas Senior Classic | Nevada | 1,000,000 | Jim Colbert (15) | 207 (−9) | 150,000 |
| May 5 | PaineWebber Invitational | North Carolina | 800,000 |  Graham Marsh (2) | 206 (−10) | 120,000 |
| May 12 | Nationwide Championship | Georgia | 1,200,000 | Jim Colbert (16) | 206 (−10) | 180,000 |
| May 19 | Cadillac NFL Golf Classic | New Jersey | 950,000 | Bob Murphy (10) | 202 (−14) | 142,500 |
| May 26 | BellSouth Senior Classic at Opryland | Tennessee | 1,200,000 |  Isao Aoki (5) | 202 (−14) | 180,000 |
| Jun 2 | Bruno's Memorial Classic | Alabama | 1,050,000 | John Bland (3) | 208 (−8) | 157,500 |
| Jun 9 | Pittsburgh Senior Classic | Pennsylvania | 1,100,000 | Tom Weiskopf (4) | 205 (−11) | 165,000 |
| Jun 16 | du Maurier Champions | Canada | 1,100,000 | Charles Coody (5) | 271 (−9) | 165,000 |
| Jun 23 | Bell Atlantic Classic | Pennsylvania | 900,000 | Dale Douglass (11) | 206 (−4) | 135,000 |
| Jun 30 | Kroger Senior Classic | Ohio | 900,000 | Isao Aoki (6) | 198 (−15) | 135,000 |
| Jul 7 | U.S. Senior Open | Ohio | 1,200,000 | Dave Stockton (12) | 277 (−11) | 212,500 |
| Jul 14 | Ford Senior Players Championship | Michigan | 1,500,000 | Raymond Floyd (13) | 275 (−13) | 225,000 |
| Jul 21 | Burnet Senior Classic | Minnesota | 1,250,000 |  Vicente Fernández (1) | 205 (−11) | 187,500 |
| Jul 28 | Ameritech Senior Open | Illinois | 1,100,000 | Walter Morgan (3) | 205 (−11) | 165,000 |
| Aug 4 | VFW Senior Championship | Missouri | 800,000 | Dave Eichelberger (2) | 200 (−10) | 135,000 |
| Aug 11 | First of America Classic | Michigan | 850,000 | Dave Stockton (13) | 206 (−10) | 127,500 |
| Aug 18 | Northville Long Island Classic | New York | 800,000 | John Bland (4) | 202 (−14) | 120,000 |
| Aug 25 | Bank of Boston Senior Classic | Massachusetts | 800,000 | Jim Dent (10) | 204 (−12) | 120,000 |
| Sep 1 | Franklin Quest Championship | Utah | 800,000 | Graham Marsh (3) | 202 (−14) | 120,000 |
| Sep 8 | Boone Valley Classic | Missouri | 1,200,000 | Gibby Gilbert (5) | 203 (−10) | 180,000 |
| Sep 15 | Bank One Classic | Kentucky | 600,000 | Mike Hill (18) | 207 (−9) | 90,000 |
| Sep 22 | Brickyard Crossing Championship | Indiana | 750,000 | Jimmy Powell (4) | 134 (−10) | 112,500 |
| Sep 29 | Vantage Championship | North Carolina | 1,500,000 | Jim Colbert (17) | 204 (−9) | 225,000 |
| Oct 6 | Ralphs Senior Classic | California | 800,000 | Gil Morgan (1) | 202 (−11) | 120,000 |
| Oct 13 | The Transamerica | California | 700,000 | John Bland (5) | 204 (−12) | 105,000 |
| Oct 20 | Raley's Gold Rush Classic | California | 800,000 | Jim Colbert (18) | 202 (−14) | 120,000 |
| Oct 27 | Hyatt Regency Maui Kaanapali Classic | Hawaii | 650,000 |  Bob Charles (23) | 198 (−15) | 97,500 |
| Nov 3 | Emerald Coast Classic | Florida | 1,050,000 | Lee Trevino (27) | 207 (−3) | 157,500 |
| Nov 10 | Energizer Senior Tour Championship | South Carolina | 1,600,000 | Jay Sigel (2) | 279 (−9) | 280,000 |
Source:[1]
Leaders
Scoring Average leaders
Source:[2]
Money List leaders
| Rank | Player | Country | Earnings ($) | Events | Wins |
|---|
| 1 | Jim Colbert | United States | 1,627,890 | 32 | 5 |
| 2 | Hale Irwin | United States | 1,615,769 | 23 | 2 |
| 3 | John Bland | South Africa | 1,357,987 | 35 | 4 |
| 4 | Isao Aoki | Japan | 1,162,581 | 26 | 2 |
| 5 | Dave Stockton | United States | 1,117,685 | 29 | 2 |
Source:[3]
Career Money List leaders
| Rank | Player | Country | Earnings ($) | Wins |
|---|
| 1 | Lee Trevino | United States | 6,715,649 | 27 |
| 2 | Bob Charles | New Zealand | 6,621,207 | 23 |
| 3 | Jim Colbert | United States | 6,570,797 | 18 |
| 4 | Dave Stockton | United States | 5,781,417 | 13 |
| 5 | Chi Chi Rodriguez |  Puerto Rico | 5,696,544 | 22 |
Source:[4]