1976 PGA Championship

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1976 PGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesAugust 12–16, 1976
LocationBethesda, Maryland
38°59′46″N 77°10′34″W / 38.996°N 77.176°W / 38.996; -77.176Coordinates: 38°59′46″N 77°10′34″W / 38.996°N 77.176°W / 38.996; -77.176
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
United States Dave Stockton
281 (+1)
Location Map
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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.

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]

Course layout[]

Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Yards 403 215 453 420 409 456 166 362 602 3,486 460 395 188 445 439 554 211 411 465 3,568 7,054
Par 4 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 5 35 4 4 3 4 4 5 3 4 4 35 70

Past champions in the field[]

Made the cut[]

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 R3 R4 Total To par Finish
Dave Stockton  United States 1970 70 72 69 70 281 +1 1
Raymond Floyd  United States 1969 72 68 71 71 282 +2 T2
Don January  United States 1967 70 69 71 72 282 +2 T2
Jack Nicklaus  United States 1963, 1971,
1973, 1975		 71 69 69 74 283 +3 T4
Gary Player  South Africa 1962, 1972 70 69 72 75 286 +6 T13

Missed the cut[]

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 Total To par
Lee Trevino  United States 1974 70 80 150 +10
Doug Ford  United States 1955 77 73 150 +10
Al Geiberger  United States 1966 78 72 150 +10
Lionel Hebert  United States 1957 77 73 150 +10
Julius Boros  United States 1968 72 79 151 +11
Sam Snead  United States 1942, 1949, 1951 75 76 151 +11
Bobby Nichols  United States 1964 74 79 153 +13
Jay Hebert  United States 1960 83 76 159 +19
Jerry Barber  United States 1961 80 83 163 +23

Source:[6]

Round summaries[]

First round[]

Thursday, August 12, 1976

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Tom Weiskopf  United States 65 −5
T2 Tom Kite  United States 66 −4
Gil Morgan  United States
T4 Charles Coody  United States 68 −2
Lee Elder  United States
Jerry McGee  United States
T7 Mark Hayes  United States 69 −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

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Gil Morgan  United States 66-68=134 −6
2 Tom Kite  United States 66-72=138 −2
T3 Don January  United States 70-69=139 −1
Gary Player  South Africa 70-69=139
Tom Weiskopf  United States 65-74=139
T6 Bill Collins  United States 70-70=140 E
Charles Coody  United States 68-72=140
Ben Crenshaw  United States 71-69=140
Raymond Floyd  United States 72-68=140
Gene Littler  United States 71-69=140
Jerry McGee  United States 68-72=140
Jack Nicklaus  United States 71-69=140
Bob Zender  United States 69-71=140

Source:[6]

Third round[]

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

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Charles Coody  United States 68-72-67=207 −3
T2 Gil Morgan  United States 66-68-75=209 −1
Jack Nicklaus  United States 71-69-69=209
4 Don January  United States 70-69-71=210 E
T5 Raymond Floyd  United States 72-68-71=211 +1
David Graham  Australia 70-71-70=211
Tom Kite  United States 66-72-73=211
Gary Player  South Africa 70-69-72=211
Dave Stockton  United States 70-72-69=211
T10 Lee Elder  United States 68-74-70=212 +2
Jerry McGee  United States 68-72-72=212
Tom Weiskopf  United States 65-74-73=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]

Place Player Country Score To par Money ($)
1 Dave Stockton  United States 70-72-69-70=281 +1 45,000
T2 Raymond Floyd  United States 72-68-71-71=282 +2 20,000
Don January  United States 70-69-71-72=282
T4 David Graham  Australia 70-71-70-72=283 +3 9,750
Jack Nicklaus  United States 71-69-69-74=283
Jerry Pate  United States 69-73-72-69=283
John Schlee  United States 72-71-70-70=283
T8 Charles Coody  United States 68-72-67-77=284 +4 6,000
Ben Crenshaw  United States 71-69-74-70=284
Jerry McGee  United States 68-72-72-72=284
Gil Morgan  United States 66-68-75-75=284
Tom Weiskopf  United States 65-74-73-72=284

Source:[5][10]

References[]

  1. ^ "Grim Jack set for PGA". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. August 12, 1976. p. 12.
  2. ^ a b "Tournament Info for: 1976 PGA Championship". PGA of America. Archived from the original on August 9, 2012. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
  3. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "Stockton anticipated PGA win". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. August 17, 1976. p. D1.
  6. ^ a b "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.

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