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The 1976 PGA Tour season was played from January 8 to November 7. The season consisted of 45 official money events. Ben Crenshaw 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.
[edit] 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 ($) |
| Jan 11 |
NBC Tucson Open |
Arizona |
 Johnny Miller (16) |
274 (-14) |
40,000 |
| Jan 18 |
Phoenix Open |
Arizona |
Bob Gilder (1) |
268 (-16) |
40,000 |
| Jan 25 |
Bing Crosby National Pro-Am |
California |
Ben Crenshaw (2) |
281 (-7) |
37,000 |
| Feb 1 |
Hawaiian Open |
Hawaii |
Ben Crenshaw (3) |
270 (-18) |
46,000 |
| Feb 8 |
Bob Hope Desert Classic |
California |
Johnny Miller (17) |
344 (-16) |
36,000 |
| Feb 15 |
Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational |
California |
J. C. Snead (5) |
272 (-16) |
36,000 |
| Feb 22 |
Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open |
California |
Hale Irwin (6) |
272 (-12) |
37,000 |
| Mar 1 |
Tournament Players Championship |
Florida |
Jack Nicklaus (60) |
269 (-19) |
60,000 |
| Mar 7 |
Florida Citrus Open |
Florida |
Hale Irwin (7) |
270 (-18) |
40,000 |
| Mar 14 |
Doral-Eastern Open |
Florida |
Hubert Green (9) |
270 (-18) |
40,000 |
| Mar 21 |
Greater Jacksonville Open |
Florida |
Hubert Green (10) |
276 (-12) |
35,000 |
| Mar 28 |
Sea Pines Heritage Classic |
South Carolina |
Hubert Green (11) |
274 (-10) |
43,000 |
| Apr 4 |
Greater Greensboro Open |
North Carolina |
Al Geiberger (8) |
268 (-16) |
46,000 |
| Apr 11 |
Masters |
Georgia |
Raymond Floyd (7) |
271 (-17) |
40,000 |
| Apr 18 |
MONY Tournament of Champions |
California |
Don January (10) |
277 (-11) |
45,000 |
| Apr 18 |
Tallahassee Open |
Florida |
Gary Koch (1) |
277 (-11) |
16,000 |
| Apr 25 |
First NBC New Orleans Open |
Louisiana |
Larry Ziegler (3) |
274 (-14) |
35,000 |
| May 2 |
Houston Open |
Texas |
Lee Elder (2) |
278 (-10) |
40,000 |
| May 9 |
Byron Nelson Golf Classic |
Texas |
Mark Hayes (1) |
273 (-11) |
40,000 |
| May 16 |
Colonial National Invitation |
Texas |
Lee Trevino (21) |
273 (-7) |
40,000 |
| May 23 |
Danny Thomas Memphis Classic |
Tennessee |
Gibby Gilbert (2) |
273 (-15) |
40,000 |
| May 30 |
Memorial Tournament |
Ohio |
Roger Maltbie (3) |
288 (E) |
40,000 |
| Jun 6 |
IVB-Bicentennial Golf Classic |
Pennsylvania |
Tom Kite (1) |
277 (-7) |
40,000 |
| Jun 20 |
U.S. Open |
Georgia |
Jerry Pate (1) |
277 (-3) |
42,000 |
| Jun 27 |
Western Open |
Illinois |
Al Geiberger (9) |
288 (4) |
40,000 |
| Jul 4 |
Greater Milwaukee Open |
Wisconsin |
Dave Hill (13) |
270 (-18) |
26,000 |
| Jul 10 |
British Open |
England |
Johnny Miller (18) |
279 (-9) |
13,500 |
| Jul 11 |
Ed McMahon-Jaycees Quad Cities Open |
Illinois |
 John Lister (1) |
268 (-16) |
20,000 |
| Jul 13 |
Kemper Open |
North Carolina |
Joe Inman (1) |
277 (-11) |
50,000 |
| Jul 18 |
American Express Westchester Classic |
New York |
 David Graham (2) |
272 (-12) |
60,000 |
| Jul 25 |
Canadian Open |
Canada |
Jerry Pate (2) |
267 (-13) |
40,000 |
| Aug 1 |
Pleasant Valley Classic |
Massachusetts |
Bud Allin (5) |
277 (-7) |
40,000 |
| Aug 8 |
B.C. Open |
New York |
Bob Wynn (1) |
271 (-13) |
40,000 |
| Aug 15 |
PGA Championship |
Maryland |
Dave Stockton (10) |
281 (1) |
45,000 |
| Aug 22 |
Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open |
Connecticut |
Rik Massengale (2) |
266 (-18) |
42,000 |
| Aug 29 |
American Golf Classic |
Ohio |
David Graham (3) |
274 (-14) |
40,000 |
| Sep 5 |
World Series of Golf |
Ohio |
Jack Nicklaus (61) |
275 (-5) |
100,000 |
| Sep 12 |
World Open Golf Championship |
North Carolina |
Raymond Floyd (8) |
274 (-10) |
40,000 |
| Sep 19 |
Ohio Kings Island Open |
Ohio |
Ben Crenshaw (4) |
271 (-9) |
30,000 |
| Sep 26 |
Kaiser International Open Invitational |
California |
J. C. Snead (6) |
274 (-14) |
35,000 |
| Oct 3 |
Sahara Invitational |
Nevada |
George Archer (11) |
271 (-13) |
27,000 |
| Oct 17 |
San Antonio Texas Open |
Texas |
Butch Baird (2) |
273 (-15) |
25,000 |
| Oct 24 |
Southern Open |
Georgia |
Mac McLendon (2) |
274 (-6) |
25,000 |
| Nov 1 |
Pensacola Open |
Florida |
Mark Hayes (2) |
275 (-9) |
25,000 |
| Nov 7 |
Walt Disney World National Team Championship |
Florida |
Woody Blackburn (1)
Billy Kratzert (1) |
260 (-28) |
20,000
(each) |
[edit] Awards
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