1996 PGA Tour

The 1996 PGA Tour season was played from January 4 to October 28. The season consisted of 44 official money events (plus one event cancelled due to weather). Phil Mickelson won the most tournaments, four, and there were 13 first-time winners. The season notably featured the first Tour win for Tiger Woods. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.

1996 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 4, 1996 (1996-01-04) – October 28, 1996 (1996-10-28)
Number of official events44[lower-alpha 1]
Most wins4:
Phil Mickelson
Money winner Tom Lehman
Player of the Year Tom Lehman
Rookie of the Year Tiger Woods
← 1995
1997 →

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1996 season.[1]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)		 Winner[lower-alpha 2] OWGR
points		 Notes
Jan 7Mercedes ChampionshipsCalifornia1,000,000 Mark O'Meara (11)52Winners-only event
Jan 14Nortel OpenArizona1,250,000 Phil Mickelson (6)42
Jan 21Bob Hope Chrysler ClassicCalifornia1,300,000 Mark Brooks (5)42Pro-Am
Jan 27Phoenix OpenArizona1,300,000 Phil Mickelson (7)48
Feb 4AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-AmCalifornia–Canceled[lower-alpha 3]–Pro-Am
Feb 11Buick InvitationalCalifornia1,200,000 Davis Love III (10)52
Feb 18United Airlines Hawaiian OpenHawaii1,200,000 Jim Furyk (2)38
Feb 25Nissan OpenCalifornia1,200,000 Craig Stadler (12)46
Mar 3Doral-Ryder OpenFlorida1,800,000 Greg Norman (18)68
Mar 10Honda ClassicFlorida1,300,000 Tim Herron (1)50
Mar 17Bay Hill InvitationalFlorida1,200,000 Paul Goydos (1)68Invitational
Mar 24Freeport-McDermott ClassicLouisiana1,200,000 Scott McCarron (1)42
Mar 31The Players ChampionshipFlorida3,500,000 Fred Couples (12)80Flagship event
Apr 7BellSouth ClassicGeorgia1,300,000 Paul Stankowski (1)54
Apr 14Masters TournamentGeorgia2,500,000 Nick Faldo (8)100Major championship
Apr 21MCI ClassicSouth Carolina1,400,000 Loren Roberts (3)60Invitational
Apr 28Greater Greensboro Chrysler ClassicNorth Carolina1,800,000 Mark O'Meara (12)44
May 5Shell Houston OpenTexas1,500,000 Mark Brooks (6)40
May 12GTE Byron Nelson Golf ClassicTexas1,500,000 Phil Mickelson (8)56
May 19MasterCard ColonialTexas1,500,000 Corey Pavin (14)60Invitational
May 26Kemper OpenMaryland1,500,000 Steve Stricker (1)40
Jun 2Memorial TournamentOhio1,800,000 Tom Watson (38)68Invitational
Jun 9Buick ClassicNew York1,200,000 Ernie Els (3)56
Jun 16U.S. OpenMichigan2,400,000 Steve Jones (5)100Major championship
Jun 23FedEx St. Jude ClassicTennessee1,350,000 John Cook (7)40
Jun 30Canon Greater Hartford OpenConnecticut1,500,000 D. A. Weibring (5)42
Jul 7Motorola Western OpenIllinois2,000,000 Steve Stricker (2)68
Jul 14Michelob Championship at KingsmillVirginia1,250,000 Scott Hoch (7)24
Jul 21The Open ChampionshipEngland£1,500,000 Tom Lehman (3)100Major championship
Jul 21Deposit Guaranty Golf ClassicMississippi1,000,000 Willie Wood (1)20Alternate event
Jul 28CVS Charity ClassicMassachusetts1,200,000 John Cook (8)26
Aug 4Buick OpenMichigan1,200,000 Justin Leonard (1)50
Aug 11PGA ChampionshipKentucky2,400,000 Mark Brooks (7)100Major championship
Aug 18Sprint InternationalColorado1,600,000 Clarence Rose (1)66
Aug 25NEC World Series of GolfOhio2,100,000 Phil Mickelson (9)58Limited-field event
Aug 25Greater Vancouver OpenCanada1,000,000 Guy Boros (1)22Alternate event
Sep 1Greater Milwaukee OpenWisconsin1,200,000 Loren Roberts (4)38
Sep 8Bell Canadian OpenCanada1,500,000 Dudley Hart (1)40
Sep 15Quad City ClassicIllinois1,200,000 Ed Fiori (4)32
Sep 22B.C. OpenNew York1,000,000 Fred Funk (4)28
Sep 29Buick ChallengeGeorgia1,000,000 Michael Bradley (1)26
Oct 6Las Vegas InvitationalNevada1,650,000 Tiger Woods (1)50
Oct 13LaCantera Texas OpenTexas1,200,000 David Ogrin (1)40
Oct 20Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile ClassicFlorida1,200,000 Tiger Woods (2)46
Oct 28The Tour ChampionshipOklahoma3,000,000 Tom Lehman (4)60Tour Championship

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Date Tournament Location Purse
($)		 Winner(s) OWGR
points		 Notes
Sep 15 Presidents Cup Virginia n/a Team USA n/a Team event
Nov 3 Subaru Sarazen World Open Georgia 1,900,000 Frank Nobilo 40
Nov 10 Lincoln-Mercury Kapalua International Hawaii 1,200,000 Paul Stankowski 40
Nov 15 MasterCard PGA Grand Slam of Golf Hawaii 1,000,000 Tom Lehman n/a Limited-field event
Nov 17 Franklin Templeton Shark Shootout California 1,100,000 Jay Haas and
Tom Kite		 n/a Team event
Nov 24 World Cup of Golf South Africa 1,300,000 Ernie Els and
Wayne Westner		 n/a Team event
World Cup of Golf Individual Trophy 200,000 Ernie Els n/a
Dec 1 Skins Game California 540,000 Fred Couples n/a Limited-field event
Dec 8 JCPenney Classic Florida 1,500,000 Donna Andrews and
Mike Hulbert		 n/a Team event
Dec 15 Diners Club Matches California 700,000 Tom Lehman and
Duffy Waldorf		 n/a Team event

Money leaders

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[4]

PositionPlayerEventsPrize money ($)
1 Tom Lehman221,780,159
2 Phil Mickelson211,697,799
3 Mark Brooks291,429,396
4 Steve Stricker221,383,739
5 Mark O'Meara211,255,749

Awards
AwardWinner
Money winner (Arnold Palmer Award) Tom Lehman
PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) Tom Lehman
PGA Player of the Year Tom Lehman
Rookie of the Year Tiger Woods
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) Tom Lehman
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) Tom Lehman
Comeback Player of the Year Steve Jones

Notes
  1. A further one tournament was scheduled but was canceled.
  2. The 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.
  3. Canceled after 36 holes due to weather.[2][3]

References
  1. "1996 Schedule". PGA Tour.
  2. "Weather ends Pebble Beach Pro-Am". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). Associated Press. February 5, 1996. p. 7B.
  3. "Washout forces cancellation of Pebble Beach Pro-Am". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). wire services. February 5, 1996. p. C2.
  4. "Money Leaders – 1996". PGA Tour.
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