1976 PGA Tour
The 1976 PGA Tour season was played from January 8 to November 7. The season consisted of 45 official money events. Ben Crenshaw, Johnny Miller, and Hubert Green won the most tournaments, three, and there were eight first-time winners. Hubert Green's wins were in three consecutive weeks in March. Johnny Miller won the first event of the year for the third consecutive year. The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1976 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. Majors are shown in bold.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | 1st prize ($) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11 | NBC Tucson Open | Arizona |  | 274 (−14) | 40,000 | |
| Jan 18 | Phoenix Open | Arizona | | 268 (−16) | 40,000 | |
| Jan 25 | Bing Crosby National Pro-Am | California | | 281 (−7) | 37,000 | |
| Feb 1 | Hawaiian Open | Hawaii | | 270 (−18) | 46,000 | |
| Feb 8 | Bob Hope Desert Classic | California | | 344 (−16) | 36,000 | |
| Feb 15 | Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational | California | | 272 (−16) | 36,000 | |
| Feb 22 | Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open | California | | 272 (−12) | 37,000 | |
| Mar 1 | Tournament Players Championship | Florida | | 269 (−19) | 60,000 | |
| Mar 7 | Florida Citrus Open | Florida | | 270 (−18) | 40,000 | |
| Mar 14 | Doral-Eastern Open | Florida | | 270 (−18) | 40,000 | |
| Mar 21 | Greater Jacksonville Open | Florida | | 276 (−12) | 35,000 | |
| Mar 28 | Sea Pines Heritage Classic | South Carolina | | 274 (−10) | 43,000 | |
| Apr 4 | Greater Greensboro Open | North Carolina | | 268 (−16) | 46,000 | |
| Apr 11 | Masters Tournament | Georgia | | 271 (−17) | 40,000 | |
| Apr 11 | Magnolia State Classic | Mississippi | | 271 (−9) | 7,000 | Satellite event |
| Apr 18 | MONY Tournament of Champions | California | | 277 (−11) | 45,000 | |
| Apr 18 | Tallahassee Open | Florida | | 277 (−11) | 16,000 | Alternate event |
| Apr 25 | First NBC New Orleans Open | Louisiana | | 274 (−14) | 35,000 | |
| May 2 | Houston Open | Texas | | 278 (−10) | 40,000 | |
| May 9 | Byron Nelson Golf Classic | Texas | | 273 (−11) | 40,000 | |
| May 16 | Colonial National Invitation | Texas | | 273 (−7) | 40,000 | |
| May 23 | Danny Thomas Memphis Classic | Tennessee | | 273 (−15) | 40,000 | |
| May 30 | Memorial Tournament | Ohio | | 288 (E) | 40,000 | |
| Jun 6 | IVB-Bicentennial Golf Classic | Pennsylvania | | 277 (−7) | 40,000 | |
| Jun 13 | Kemper Open | North Carolina | | 277 (−11) | 50,000 | |
| Jun 20 | U.S. Open | Georgia | | 277 (−3) | 42,000 | |
| Jun 27 | Western Open | Illinois | | 288 (+4) | 40,000 | |
| Jul 4 | Greater Milwaukee Open | Wisconsin | | 270 (−18) | 26,000 | |
| Jul 10 | British Open | England | | 279 (−9) | 13,500 | |
| Jul 11 | Ed McMahon-Jaycees Quad Cities Open | Illinois |  | 268 (−16) | 20,000 | |
| Jul 18 | American Express Westchester Classic | New York | .svg.png){kind=small} | 272 (−12) | 60,000 | |
| Jul 25 | Canadian Open | Canada | | 267 (−13) | 40,000 | |
| Aug 1 | Pleasant Valley Classic | Massachusetts | | 277 (−7) | 40,000 | |
| Aug 8 | B.C. Open | New York | | 271 (−13) | 40,000 | |
| Aug 16 | PGA Championship | Maryland | | 281 (+1) | 45,000 | |
| Aug 22 | Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open | Connecticut | | 266 (−18) | 42,000 | |
| Aug 29 | American Golf Classic | Ohio | | 274 (−14) | 40,000 | |
| Sep 5 | World Series of Golf | Ohio | | 275 (−5) | 100,000 | |
| Sep 12 | World Open Golf Championship | North Carolina | | 274 (−10) | 40,000 | |
| Sep 19 | Ohio Kings Island Open | Ohio | | 271 (−9) | 30,000 | |
| Sep 26 | Kaiser International Open Invitational | California | | 274 (−14) | 35,000 | |
| Oct 3 | Sahara Invitational | Nevada | | 271 (−13) | 27,000 | |
| Oct 17 | San Antonio Texas Open | Texas | | 273 (−15) | 25,000 | |
| Oct 24 | Southern Open | Georgia | | 274 (−6) | 25,000 | |
| Nov 1 | Pensacola Open | Florida | | 275 (−9) | 25,000 | |
| Nov 7 | Walt Disney World National Team Championship | Florida | | 260 (−28) | 20,000 (each) |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Money winner | Jack Nicklaus | |
| PGA Player of the Year | Jack Nicklaus | |
| Scoring leader (Vardon Trophy) | Don January | |
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