1976 PGA Championship

The 1976 PGA Championship was the 58th PGA Championship, played August 12–16 at Congressional Country Club (Blue Course) in Bethesda, Maryland, a suburb northwest of Washington, D.C. Held six weeks following the United States Bicentennial, it was the second major at Congressional; the U.S. Open was conducted twelve years earlier in 1964.

1976 PGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesAugust 12–16, 1976
LocationBethesda, Maryland
Course(s)Congressional Country Club
Blue Course
Organized byPGA of America
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par70
Length7,054 yards (6,450 m)[1]
Field138 players, 76 after cut[2]
Cut149 (+9)
Prize fund$250,950
Winner's share$45,000
Champion
Dave Stockton
281 (+1)
Congressional 
Country Club
Location in the United States
Congressional 
Country Club
Location in Maryland

Dave Stockton, the 1970 champion, sank a 15-foot (5 m) putt to save par on the 72nd hole to win his second PGA Championship, one stroke ahead of runners-up Raymond Floyd and Don January.[3] The final round was delayed to Monday for the first time, due to weather.[2] Stockton's final putt averted the first sudden-death playoff in major championship history,[4][5] which came a year later at the 1977 PGA Championship.

Defending champion Jack Nicklaus shot a final round 74 (+4) and finished two strokes back, in a tie for fourth. Third round leader Charles Coody shot 77 and fell into a tie for eighth.[3]

Past champions in the field

Made the cut
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Dave Stockton United States197070726970281+11
Raymond Floyd United States196972687171282+2T2
Don January United States196770697172282+2T2
Jack Nicklaus United States1963, 1971,
1973, 1975		71696974283+3T4
Gary Player South Africa1962, 197270697275286+6T13

Missed the cut
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2TotalTo par
Lee Trevino United States19747080150+10
Doug Ford United States19557773150+10
Al Geiberger United States19667872150+10
Lionel Hebert United States19577773150+10
Julius Boros United States19687279151+11
Sam Snead United States1942, 1949, 19517576151+11
Bobby Nichols United States19647479153+13
Jay Hebert United States19608376159+19
Jerry Barber United States19618083163+23

Source:[6]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, August 12, 1976

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Tom Weiskopf United States65−5
T2Tom Kite United States66−4
Gil Morgan United States
T4Charles Coody United States68−2
Lee Elder United States
Jerry McGee United States
T7Mark Hayes United States69−1
Hale Irwin United States
Mike Morley United States
Jerry Pate United States
Bob Zender United States

Source:[7]

Second round

Friday, August 13, 1976

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Gil Morgan United States66-68=134−6
2Tom Kite United States66-72=138−2
T3Don January United States70-69=139−1
Gary Player South Africa70-69=139
Tom Weiskopf United States65-74=139
T6Bill Collins United States70-70=140E
Charles Coody United States68-72=140
Ben Crenshaw United States71-69=140
Raymond Floyd United States72-68=140
Gene Littler United States71-69=140
Jerry McGee United States68-72=140
Jack Nicklaus United States71-69=140
Bob Zender United States69-71=140

Source:[6]

Third round

Saturday, August 14, 1976
Sunday, August 15, 1976

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Charles Coody United States68-72-67=207−3
T2Gil Morgan United States66-68-75=209−1
Jack Nicklaus United States71-69-69=209
4Don January United States70-69-71=210E
T5Raymond Floyd United States72-68-71=211+1
David Graham Australia70-71-70=211
Tom Kite United States66-72-73=211
Gary Player South Africa70-69-72=211
Dave Stockton United States70-72-69=211
T10Lee Elder United States68-74-70=212+2
Jerry McGee United States68-72-72=212
Tom Weiskopf United States65-74-73=212

Source:[8]

Final round

Sunday, August 15, 1976 (cancelled)
Monday, August 16, 1976

After the third round was completed on Sunday morning, the fourth round was begun but then scratched due to weather; the partial scores were cancelled with a fresh start on Monday.[9]

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Dave Stockton United States70-72-69-70=281+145,000
T2Raymond Floyd United States72-68-71-71=282+220,000
Don January United States70-69-71-72=282
T4David Graham Australia70-71-70-72=283+39,750
Jack Nicklaus United States71-69-69-74=283
Jerry Pate United States69-73-72-69=283
John Schlee United States72-71-70-70=283
T8Charles Coody United States68-72-67-77=284+46,000
Ben Crenshaw United States71-69-74-70=284
Jerry McGee United States68-72-72-72=284
Gil Morgan United States66-68-75-75=284
Tom Weiskopf United States65-74-73-72=284

Source:[5][10]

References
  1. "Grim Jack set for PGA". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. August 12, 1976. p. 12.
  2. "Tournament Info for: 1976 PGA Championship". PGA of America. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
  3. "Stockton snatches PGA". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. August 17, 1976. p. 12.
  4. Jenkins, Dan (August 23, 1976). "Swinging in the rain". Sports Illustrated. p. 8.
  5. "Stockton anticipated PGA win". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. August 17, 1976. p. D1.
  6. "Dr. Gil stakes big margin 'Don't feel any pressure'". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. August 14, 1978. p. 13.
  7. "Riled Weiskopf's 65 claims first-round PGA leadership". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. August 13, 1976. p. 27.
  8. "P.G.A. results". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. August 16, 1972. p. 13.
  9. "Nicklaus' birdie erased, fishing too". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. August 16, 1976. p. 11.
  10. "1976 PGA Championship". databasegolf.com. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
Preceded by
1976 Open Championship		 Major Championships Succeeded by
1977 Masters

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