1986 Senior PGA Tour
The 1986 Senior PGA Tour was the seventh season since the Senior PGA Tour officially began in 1980 (it was renamed the Champions Tour in 2003 and PGA Tour Champions in 2016). The season consisted of 28 official money events with purses totalling $6,450,000, including three majors. Bruce Crampton won the most tournaments, seven. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results[]
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1986 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Senior majors are shown in bold.
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse ($) | Winner | Score | 1st prize ($) |
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Jan 11 | MONY Senior Tournament of Champions | California | 100,000 | Miller Barber (18) | 282 (−6) | 30,000 |
Feb 9 | Treasure Coast Classic | Florida | 225,000 | Charles Owens (1) | 202 (−14) | 33,750 |
Feb 16 | General Foods PGA Seniors' Championship | Florida | 250,000 | Gary Player (2) | 281 (−7) | 45,000 |
Mar 16 | Del E. Webb Senior PGA Tour Roundup | Arizona | 200,000 | Charles Owens (2) | 202 (−14) | 30,000 |
Mar 23 | The Vintage Invitational | California | 300,000 | Dale Douglass (1) | 272 (−16) | 40,500 |
Mar 30 | Johnny Mathis Seniors Classic | California | 250,000 | Dale Douglass (2) | 202 (−14) | 37,500 |
May 4 | Sunwest Bank Charley Pride Senior Golf Classic | New Mexico | 250,000 | Gene Littler (4) | 202 (−14) | 37,500 |
May 11 | Benson & Hedges Invitational | Texas | 250,000 | Bruce Crampton (1) | 202 (−14) | 37,500 |
May 18 | United Hospitals Senior Golf Championship | Pennsylvania | 200,000 | Gary Player (3) | 206 (−4) | 30,000 |
Jun 1 | Denver Post Champions of Golf | Colorado | 250,000 | Gary Player (4) | 208 (−8) | 37,500 |
Jun 8 | Senior Players Reunion Pro-Am | Texas | 175,000 | Don January (19) | 203 (−13) | 26,250 |
Jun 22 | Senior Tournament Players Championship | Ohio | 300,000 | Chi-Chi Rodríguez (1) | 206 (−10) | 45,000 |
Jun 29 | U.S. Senior Open | Ohio | 275,000 | Dale Douglass (3) | 279 (−9) | 42,500 |
Jul 13 | The Greenbrier American Express Championship | West Virginia | 200,000 | Don January (20) | 207 (−9) | 30,000 |
Jul 20 | Greater Grand Rapids Open | Michigan | 250,000 | Jim Ferree (1) | 204 (−9) | 37,500 |
Jul 27 | MONY Syracuse Senior's Pro Golf Classic | New York | 200,000 | Bruce Crampton (2) | 206 (−10) | 30,000 |
Aug 3 | Merrill Lynch/Golf Digest Commemorative | New York | 250,000 | Lee Elder (7) | 199 (−11) | 37,500 |
Aug 10 | Digital Seniors Classic | Massachusetts | 200,000 | Chi-Chi Rodríguez (2) | 203 (−13) | 30,000 |
Aug 17 | GTE Northwest Classic | Washington | 250,000 | Bruce Crampton (3) | 210 (−6) | 37,500 |
Aug 31 | Bank One Senior Golf Classic | Kentucky | 200,000 | Gene Littler (5) | 201 (−12) | 30,000 |
Sep 14 | United Virginia Bank Seniors | Virginia | 300,000 | Chi-Chi Rodríguez (3) | 202 (−14) | 45,000 |
Sep 21 | PaineWebber World Seniors Invitational | North Carolina | 200,000 | Bruce Crampton (4) | 279 (−9) | 30,021 |
Oct 12 | Fairfield Barnett Classic | Florida | 175,000 | Dale Douglass (4) | 203 (−13) | 26,250 |
Oct 19 | Cuyahoga Seniors International | South Carolina | 200,000 | Butch Baird (1) | 210 (−3) | 30,000 |
Oct 26 | Pepsi Senior Challenge | Georgia | 250,000 | Bruce Crampton (5) | 136 (−8) | 37,500 |
Nov 2 | Seiko-Tucson Match Play Championship | Arizona | 300,000 | Don January (21) | 70–71 | 75,000 |
Nov 9 | Las Vegas Senior Classic | Nevada | 250,000 | Bruce Crampton (6) | 206 (−10) | 37,500 |
Nov 23 | Shearson-Lehman Brothers Senior Classic | Florida | 200,000 | Bruce Crampton (7) | 200 (−16) | 30,000 |
Source:[1]
Leaders[]
Scoring Average leaders
Rank | Player | Country | Average |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Chi-Chi Rodríguez | United States | 69.65 |
2 | Bruce Crampton | Australia | 69.89 |
3 | Gary Player | South Africa | 69.94 |
4 | Dale Douglass | United States | 70.16 |
5 | Bob Charles | New Zealand | 70.32 |
Source:[2]
Money List leaders
Rank | Player | Country | Earnings ($) | Events | Wins |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bruce Crampton | Australia | 454,299 | 27 | 7 |
2 | Chi-Chi Rodríguez | United States | 399,172 | 25 | 3 |
3 | Dale Douglass | United States | 309,760 | 23 | 4 |
4 | Don January | United States | 299,795 | 19 | 3 |
5 | Gary Player | South Africa | 291,190 | 17 | 3 |
Source:[3]
Career Money List leaders
Rank | Player | Country | Earnings ($) | Wins |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Don January | United States | 1,338,791 | 21 |
2 | Miller Barber | United States | 1,166,970 | 18 |
3 | Peter Thomson | Australia | 838,535 | 11 |
4 | Gene Littler | United States | 749,216 | 5 |
5 | Lee Elder | United States | 720,164 | 7 |
Source:[4]
Awards[]
Award | Winner | Country |
---|---|---|
Money winner (Arnold Palmer Award) | Bruce Crampton | Australia |
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) | Chi-Chi Rodríguez | United States |
See also[]
- Champions Tour awards
- Champions Tour records
References[]
- ^ "2014 Champions Tour Media Guide: Section 5: All-Time Records" (PDF). PGA Tour. p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
- ^ "Scoring Average – 1986 Senior PGA Tour". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
- ^ "Money Leaders – 1986 Senior PGA Tour". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
- ^ "Career Money Leaders – 1986 Senior PGA Tour". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
External links[]
- PGA Tour Champions seasons
- 1986 in golf